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Some Enchanted Evening (2007)

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0061259462 (ISBN13: 9780061259463)
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avon

Some Enchanted Evening (2007) - Plot & Excerpts

A sweet story of a Princess, one of three sisters actually, who escapes with her youngest sister from their war-torn, tiny kingdom after the death of the King, their father and the disappearance of their grandmother. Because of the deceit of a close advisor, the sisters are left to fend for themselves in a foreign country, and Clarice becomes the mastermind behind a scheme to peddle their royal, family secrets to the beauty achieved by Princesses. During her attempts to sell these unique beauty creams, she runs into the dangerous and mysterious Robert MacKenzie, Earl of Hepburn. She resistingly becomes a guest of MacKenzie Manor and is pressured into becoming a most key figure in Lord Hepburn's plans for revenge on an old enemy from his days in the military. Their time spent together works on the resisting hearts of both Clarice and Robert who have been ruled all their lives not by their hearts but by their duty, responsibilities, and honor. To their ultimate surprise, love blooms and breaks through the cold walls of duty and honor that have surrounded both hearts. But does it happen too late for either Clarice or Robert to claim this love? While the story was enjoyable, the love scenes between Robert and Clarice were lacking and left the reader wanting more. The feelings of lust and love were described as "burning" and "intense," but were rather quickly over without really describing the intense depths of this passion. To say it is so is one thing, but to feel it is quite another. Therefore, none of these types of scenes in this story will linger in my mind. This is one of those books that had the potential to go from good to great with a little more description and depth. The ending was a little too quickly and neatly wrapped up also. Without giving too much away, let me just say that the reunion of the hero and heroine seemed a little to "fairy-tale" to be interesting, i.e. "....and everyone lives happily everafter." Ultimately, this story earns only an average rating from me.

The three princesses of Beaumontagne have been lost for years. People are after them, wishing both harm and rescue, and they are trying to stay one step ahead. Clarice and Amy have been running a racket selling "royal secret" creams and unguents to make the less than fair townsfolk beautiful. But Clarice gets more than she bargains for when they ride into Freya Crags. The Earl of Hepburn is as handsome as he is tortured. Yeah, they're totally going to fall in love.The main plot, as well as a couple of subplots involving a Colonel who tortured Hepburn while in his regiment and a magistrate Clarice is on run from, are compelling and suspenseful. The sexual tension between to two crackles, but when they actually get down to it, the descriptions are laughable. Seriously, I had to skip those parts as I would chuckle aloud, then my husband would ask what was funny and I'd read it to him, and neither of us could go back to reading soon because we were laughing too hard. However, besides that it was a delightful novel and I'm looking forward to Amy's story next.

What do You think about Some Enchanted Evening (2007)?

This is the first in a trilogy about the Princesses of Beaumontagne. It is historical romantic fiction with the first novel set in Scotland in 1808. As with all of Dodd's female characters, Clarice is smart, independent, and fun to spend time with. Robert, the male lead, is dark and troubled after his years of war. With the help of Clarice and his sister Millicent he finds he can be the man he once was. Clarice is the middle sister and since their exile from Beaumontagne has been guardian to her youngest sister, Amy. Clarice and Amy have survived by peddling royal secret formulation cosmetics and skin creams, a creative and noble alternative to prostitution. When they enter the town of Freya Crags they meet many interesting people, including Robert the Earl, and the adventure begins.
—Shea

Setelah membaca "candle in The Window", membaca buku ini serasa minum es teh manis setelah makan kue triple coklat-nya Harvest, ga berasa.Jalan ceritanya agak membingungkan, terkesan ada intrik, tapi ternyata intrik yg ada cuma begitu doang. Emosi Clarice terhadap Hapburn maupun sebaliknya juga kurang terasa, terkesan terburu2. Gw malah lebih suka dengan karakter Amy, lebih hidup, lebih ada emosinya n membuat gw makin penasaran dengan kisah dibuku berikutnya. Ntah memang terjemahannya yang kurang sreg, atau memang penulisan aslinya seperti ini, krn gw kurang menikmati dalam membaca buku ini, hingga akhirnya banyak yang gw skip, gw hanya membaca bagian percakapan aja. Sedih jg sebenernya baca novel dgn cara seperti ini, tapi mo gimana lagi klo ga bisa menikmati :(
—Sari

I wanted to give this book only 2 stars, really. The story itself offers little. But Christina Dodd's writing made the book an easy read. I did not struggle to stay focused so I just quickly went through the story. I like both lead characters, Clarice and Robert. Clarice the princess is definitely better portrayed than Robert. Robert, other than his brooding war veteran image, has no shape. I feel like I don't know him even at the end of the book. The plotline is simple. Princess in exile meets Scottish war veteran Lord. Seriously Robert could have been English or Chinese, it would not have made any difference. It is definitely not a Scottish/highland romance. Robert blackmailed Clarice into doing something for him so that he could take revenge on an despicable man who was his commanding officer (or something like that) in the war. In the process they had sex and somehow fell in love. But Clairce had to return to her country, duty calls. Robert let her go only to find Clarice return later, because true love conquers all. I do not have problems with the fairy tale storyline. It is silly, but once in a while I do not mind a fairy tale. But I had trouble understanding why they behaved the way they did. I don't know why Robert decided to seduce Clarice. I don't know why Clarice let him have sex with her. I don't know what Robert thought having Clarice pretend to be the Spanish woman would achieve. I don't know why Clarice decided to be Robert's lover for as long as it was possible. There was literally no relationship development. We were told they were attracted to each other then they had sex. Love and possessiveness, we were also told. None of which I was convinced of. Because I like Christina Dodd's writing I am going 3 generous stars. If it was any lesser writer this book would have been 2 stars.
—Zoe

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