The Scoundrel in Her Bed: A Sin for All Seasons Novel: 3 (Sins for All Seasons)

I liked this book so much that I went and order the rest of the series from Lorraine Heath's SINS FOR ALL SEASONS

I felt for the lead characters and their young love, but lost respect for both as the story progressed. The lead female was forced to suffer too much alone and took too much blame on herself. At first I loved the lead male (he was faithful and not your typical man whore), but sadly, that changes. During their separation she stays chaste, while he sleeps with other women (sarcasm - of course he has needs - in these novels only men have needs that require them to sleep with countless other women, while females obviously don’t have needs and if they do they should take care of it themselves!). He has no right to ask if she’s been with others (when he has been with other women). Really hated how accepting the women in this book are about men ‘sowing their wild oats ‘. Getting really tired of the line “the others meant nothing, it was only a physical need”. Again, women have needs to, but they don’t get to act on them! Give me a H who can be faithful, and can control his ‘needs’ like women are expected to do.Did not like the ending...hero doubted his supposed love for the heroine because she was determined to get her stolen daughter back. If that is the case, he never really loved her to begin with.

Sem dúvida o livro é adorável. A série dos irmãos Trewlove está sendo publicada no Brasil pela Harlequin, mas a curiosidade foi tanta que não suportei, tive que comprar o e-book em inglês. Eu adorei a história, Lorraine Heath é uma das minhas autoras preferidas neste gênero. Percebo com base na outra série dela (Os sedutores de Havisham, a qual a editora Gutenberg está enrolando para lançar o último) que sempre tem uma trama mais tensa no meio da série, para algumas pessoas pode ser incômodo ter momentos tão melancólicos, mas gosto da maneira como ela faz as abordagens. Porém gosto é gosto. Há outros romances que estão em alta, e que não me agradaram. Estou adorando acompanhar a família Trewlove. Provavelmente verei muitas críticas sobre o fato do Finn ser um pouco mais velho que a Lavínia, sobre como se deu a primeira vez dos dois, mas procuro pensar e repensar, afinal os jovens erram, ele errou e ela também, e as intervenções externas trouxeram resultados catastróficos para a vida de ambos. Desde o livro 2 da série (O amor de um Duque) o Finn despertou minha curiosidade, ele pareceu ser um pouco mais sensível que o Aiden ou Mick. Outro personagem que espero ansiosamente que tenha uma bela história é o Ben (Fera), ele é doce, querido, sempre observador. Vamos aguardar! Comprarei o livros físicos conforme forem lançados aqui no Brasil.

This book I could not put down. I was waiting for this book, the story of Finn and Vivi and it was worth the wait. Tugged at my heartstrings for most of the story. Wonderfully written.

Enjoyable reading

Back and forth between past and present reflects the romance and conflict. Knowing (and guessing from clues the author has given) certain elements the characters don’t ratcheted up the tension. But nothing was drawn out too long. The outcome, as with the previous book, was a bit far-fetched and the final resolution good but not great. Both Finn and Vivi are admirable characters who’ve both suffered much, but neither are anything particularly special. This book takes place immediately after the previous, and I would recommend reading them in order. This isn’t a book that stands very well on its own (though you could), as the stories are rather intertwined (which I enjoy in this series).