"There are times when good things can come from bad."

Beatrice Shelton has been abused and almost raped. The key word is "almost", but it makes no difference to her father, who considers her a fallen woman. This is the straw that broke the camel's back and sends Beatrice running away from home into the snow. Which is how she ends up in the path of Sir Harold Boyd, on his way to Montvale House for a visit. Finding a woman almost frozen arouses the hero in Harold -- it also arouses something else, which he finds very difficult to keep under control. Control it he will, though, because he finds himself with feelings for this woman like none he's ever experienced.

I found this to be a satisfactory story with some very hot, sensual sex scenes, but also a itty, bitty bit of good plot. I really liked this hero. I was a bit disappointed in the way the hero choose to warm up the heroine. Guess I've read too many stories with that particular plot twist. It also rather bothered me that once again you have a mean and evil father, who just happens to also be a Vicar. Yet I am still eager to read the next in the series. These stories are the type where you can't read just one!

Sensuality--NC17. Masturbation; oral sex; crude language; descriptive sex; sex toys; consensual spanking and bondage. Monogamous relationship. Sexually explicit scenes: 2.

Reviewed by Flora Bell
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted November 9, 2002

Summary

Tales of the Beau Monde - Book II (short story) Harry Boyd, Earl of Dunsmere, is a Corinthian, Rake and highly regarded lover, known for his hot lust rather than his warm heart. Rescuing a damsel in distress is quite out of character for the earl. But then again, Harry is about to learn that nothing is ordinary about Miss Beatrice... Rated NC-17 by Ellora's Cave.