TITLE: In The Flesh
AUTHOR: Portia Da Costa
PUBLICATION DATE: 03/27/12
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BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Society already believes she’s a scarlet woman.
Why not become one?
Posing nude to appease her now ex-fiancé perhaps wasn’t the most prudent idea Beatrice Weatherly has ever had. With the photographs scrutinized up and down the ton and her brother running them into debt, Beatrice’s hopes of making a respectable marriage are dashed.
After one glance at Beatrice’s infamous racy cabinet cards, wealthy, powerful Edward Ellsworth Ritchie is soon obsessed with Beatrice’s voluptuous figure. His indecent proposal—one month of hedonistic servitude in exchange for enough money to pay her brother’s debts—is one she can hardly refuse.
Determined not to let the rogue best her, Beatrice sets out for the infamous House of Madame Chamfleur to learn how to appease Edward’s well-known appetite. Soon the couple is playing out exquisite fantasies…and feeling emotion that goes deeper than flesh. But Edward harbors a shocking secret, and Beatrice must decide if she’s prepared to give up everything for a man who can offer her nothing, but who means everything.
REVIEW PROVIDED BY: Kimberly Wise NUMBER OF STARS: 3 Stars
REVIEW:
While I could explain the premise of the book in my own words I really do not think I need to since the synopsis is very clear. This book falls under erotica with the era of historical romance. This is the 5th in the “The Ladies Sewing Club” series. But it stands alone and need not be read in order.
The story is interesting. And even if it was just set as a historical and not erotica it would be interesting. Beatrice has overcome a lot of scandal and figures why not enjoy being a scarlet woman if she is going to have the title anyway yet she is naive in the act of it. Ritchie has become obsessed with her and wants her in his bed. But it is not just about Beatrice and Edward but a number of secondary characters each with their own erotic scenes.
While the story is good, the thing about this book is the author seems desperate to try to use “big” words. Words that even in their own sentences sound out of place. Yes, of course, some words are from that era and while we know what they mean they are no longer part of our daily vocabulary but it is almost like the author had a thesaurus next to her to see what words she could come up with. It is extremely distracting from the story. And the overuse of the word f*** is distracting as well. Once again I understand there are times the word can be used but really it becomes vulgar and unneeded. If you can get past that then you can enjoy the book for the story alone but it can be difficult at times.
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