Seduced By His Touch

Sure, it's formulaic, but I love this formula. Plain, insecure heroine is deceived by dashing lord who must marry her for money. Plenty of angst. I thought she gave in a little too easily when the shit hit the fan but still, it wasn't as if I didn't see the HEA coming. We were privy to his inner monologue, she was not. I would have roasted him over the fire. But of course I liked it. (3.5 stars)

First read in February 2012, re-read December 2016. Bumped up to four stars for the angst!

Sure, it's formulaic, but I love this formula. Plain, insecure heroine is deceived by dashing lord who must marry her for money. Plenty of angst. I thought she gave in a little too easily when the shit hit the fan but still, it wasn't as if I didn't see the HEA coming. We were privy to his inner monologue, she was not. I would have roasted him over the fire. But of course I liked it. (3.5 stars)

First read in February 2012, re-read December 2016. Bumped up to four stars for the angst!

I thought this book started out interesting with the heroines father blackmailing the H to marry his daughter.Its an old plot as far as regencies go but done well it can be good. H starts to pop up wherever the h goes,and I could really symphatize with her confusion at suddenly being chased by such an eligible bachelor. Up to this point I was enjoying the book.

Then things got racy...I felt he fell a little to conveniently for her and after she agreed to marry him they did little but have sex and nothing else.I mean a little steaminess is good in a romance,but the H got me wondering if he was some kind of sex-addict...hrm Since everytime the h wanted to talk with the H,he initiated sex. Thats not the sign of a healthy relationship IMO

Ive show more read worse and Ive read better...but this book just becomes kind of "meh" halfway through. show less

Outside of some paranormal romances and the (very) occasional contemporary, I don't read too much from the romance genre. In fact, I had all but shunned anything resembling an historical romance. Whenever the genre came to mind, all that I could imagine was ripped bodices, heaving bosoms, petticoats and engorged members. I'll admit, this was particularly unfair of me since I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to any other genre. So, when Avon sent this book along to me I didn't even intend to read it, let alone review it. In a fit of boredom I decided to pick it up and, I have to say, Ms. Warren's Seduced by His Touch has made me take a second look at the historicals that I've grossly ignored.

Due to my inexperience with the genre, my show more opinions don't reflect much knowledge about this sort of writing. As a novice though, I can speak to those who are of the same mind that I was pre-Seduced. My advice to historical newbies - at least give it a try.

This novel trumps most of the paranormal and contemporary romances that I've read - ever. From what I gather, the premise of the plain spinster and the charming rake is a recurring theme amongst the genre, maybe even an overused one. I can attest to that much since I went on a historical romance binge immediately after finishing this one. Despite this though, the story was rather engrossing. I didn't put it down once after I started.
The heroine Grace is a refreshing character. Not only is she intelligent and talented, but she also isn't one of those whining bores who are too caught up with their spinster status to be endearing to the reader. She may not be completely happy, but she at least seems content with her life before the hero, Jack, waltzes in.

Like Grace, there's more to Jack as well. Sure, he's a bit of a slut prior to the infamous bet with Grace's father, but he's also kind and (apart from having to hide the truth behind their meeting) pretty honest. Although the circumstances of his courtship of Grace aren't to his liking, his reservations become all but non-existent once he sets eyes on her. Every romantic overture he makes comes from a place of genuine attraction. Their relationship evolves realistically and, over the course of the novel, produces plenty of funny, sexy, and touching moments. I definitely shed a tear or two during the latter half of the story. To my surprise, I also found myself quite turned on a time or two throughout.

I was glad to find that the sex scenes were pretty darned near perfect. They weren't overly sweet, nor were they vulgar. Warren also managed create just the right amount of them and placed them at appropriate points in the tale so that they never hindered the storytelling...

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skimmed a lot. no real conflicts. Big Misunderstanding. characters were flat and one dimensional.