The Pleasure of Your Kiss is one of the most enjoyable romances that I have read in a long time. Ashton Burke, a famous adventurer/bachelor, is asked by his estranged brother to rescue his brother's fiancee from a harem where she is being held captive. Ashton agrees but when he arrives at the stronghold where she is being kept he comes to realize that it is his secret childhood love Clarinda Cardew that he has been sent to rescue. Of course, old feelings between Ashton and Clarinda bubble to the surface while they try to figure out a way to escape.
Whew! That may sound like the most convoluted summary ever but the author actually does quite well with it. I found myself instantly immersed in the story and I didn't want to put the book down. What I really liked about this book was how daring the author was with the storyline choices that she made. I never knew what was going to happen next or how there could ever possibly be a happy ending for the two main characters. I mean, Clarinda the main character, was being kept in a sultan's harem for crying out loud. It helped to keep me on my toes which I really enjoyed. The romance and chemistry between Ashton and Clarinda was super steamy....especially the scene where they were locked in a tower together for the night. The ending of the book went a little bit faster than I would have liked but it was a solid ending in my opinion. I was just left wanting more but it looks like there is going to be another book in the future featuring Ashton's brother. I'm going to be looking forward to getting my hands on that one when it comes out!
All in all, this was a really great romance read! This was my first time reading this author but I'm going to be reading more by her for sure. In fact, I think I'm off to look at her back list of books right now :) Highly recommended especially to fans of historical romance!
Bottom Line: A steamy romance that was completely unpredictable. I loved it!
Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this book from the publisher for a blog tour. I'm behind as always so my thoughts on this one are a bit late :)
Love me some steamy romances and I think it's great that you weren't really sure how it was all going to turn out!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty cover. And I saw this authors name somewhere...I cant remember where now.
ReplyDeleteThe book does sound good! Sounds like quite a complicated little romantic story.
I'm not a huge romance fan, so I will probably shy away from this one. I was really glad to see you read My Cousin Rachel!! One of my favorites. In fact, for my Brit Lit class last semester, I did an entire blog/final paper on du Maurier! She is tops in my book!
ReplyDeleteOkay that's it. I'm reading this one. It has been on my radar for a while and hoped to 'get to it someday' but now I want to read it RIGHT NOW. I've only read one other book by Teresa Medeiros--The Devil Wears Plaid--and I really loved it. It's historical also, but a medieval romance! So romantic.
ReplyDeleteStaci- I love a good steamy romance as well!!!
ReplyDeleteNaida- It was a really good read. If you get the chance then you should definitely pick it up. I think that you would enjoy it!
Stephanie- I'm so glad to hear that you enjoyed My Cousin Rachel as much as I did!!! She is tops in my book as well :)
Christine- I wish I would have known that you wanted to read this one...I could have sent you my copy. I already passed it on though so I hope that you get the chance to read it soon!