Viscount and the Vixen
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After observing firsthand the devastation that loving and losing has had on his father, Killian St.
John, Viscount Locksley, has sworn never to fall in love, However, upon learning that his father plans to remarry, Locke is determined to prevent the nuptials even if he has to marry the golddigger himself.
I had eagerly anticipated Locke's story given his heartbreaking backstory, Unfortunately, this book contains a trope that I find extremely problematic, namely that the heroine .
While Heath provides sympathetic reasons for Portia's decisions and ultimately resolves the issue of , it is difficult to reconcile her deceit, which undermines an otherwise lovely romance.
Putting this aside, Locke and Portia's lovehate relationship with its snarky banter and intense intimacy is a delight, They are both lost souls who find each other in their darkest moments and bring out the light in one another, Of course, the road to their happiness is difficult and beset with misconceptions and complications,
While the trope might be a deal breaker for many readers it was almost a DNF for me, I am glad that I was able to move past it, even if not, to finish the story as the HEA is ultimately worth it.
NO M E G U S T Ó ! ! !
NADA
NADITA
NOTHING
No sé si era un No eres tú soy yo pero esta historia no era para mí.
No me gustó la historia para nada y la protagonista no ayudó a eso, desde el primer momento en que apareció para mí ya era insoportable.
El desarrollo del romance fue nulo,
La actitud de los protas de ella ya amé una vez no quiero volver amar,
Él nunca amaré a nadie,
Asssh que flojerita.
Todavía en ese punto de la historia estaba por darle,omáximo pero se revelaron los secretos de ella y el engaño y para mí eso es BIG FAT NOT.
Ni el epílogo pudo salvarlo,
Hasta pereza me da hacer una reseña,
Así que BAAAAIS. Puntuación:,estrellas.
Principio costoso en el que no tuve mucha adoración por los protagonistas pero luego la parte final lo compensa todo,
Lee la reseña en: sitelink blogspot. com/ This was not among my favorite Heath books, There were two more major things working against it,
. Because one of the main characters is the heros elderly father, the narration was much more difficult to listen to than the previous stories, The voice used for him was raspy and scratchy and not easy on the ears,
. The “big secret” the heroine has was apparent from the very beginning to me, Heath stories tend to have some amount of big reveal, a measure of alarm, Much of the time this works in the storys favor, adding a sense of excitement or drama, but it felt wrong here to me, The understanding and acceptance of the hero of the secret felt too quick as a result, .stars
I'm sorry in advance but I won't go into the plot because it's late and I'm feeling lazy and there are so many reviews that cover it anyway.
Finally finished this,
And nope, nopdety, nope, nope, nope, Lorraine Heath's story telling isn't working for me,
I really do appreciate the different and difficult tropes she uses, At least, she comes up with aspects ofth century moral codes that leaves her main characters in almost impossible situations, Her stories are far from being formulaic,
Nor do I judge Portia's actions,
I can't and I won't apply myst century sensibilities on situations that were completely different back then, especially as a woman.
That being said, the tropes she uses could/would have me bawling, if not for her story telling, As I was reading this, I constantly thought of Courtney Milan's sitelinkThe Heiress Effect, While completely different in terms of setup and situation, the main problem life as a woman in theth century, and the limited possibilities women had was the same, or at least similar.
sitelinkThe Heiress Effect is one of the very, very few books where I cried my eyes out and I really do cry very rarely when reading a book, as hard as it tries to pull at my heartstrings.
The Viscount and the Vixen considering the trope could have had the same effect on me, alas it left me utterly cold and detached.
It's readable, and I'm sure that many will love it, and already do, I, however, didn't/couldn't connect to Portia and Locke, Although, steamier than most of the books I've read so far by LH, the transition from sexual attraction to love felt forced and clinical, And I think it's her story telling, Or maybe how her characters interact, That could be another reason, I'm still not sure what it is,
My comparison to sitelinkThe Heiress Effect is based on the differences in story telling, and it may seem unfair that I'm doing it.
But here's the thing: While one book creates a similar atmosphere of need for desperate measures, it's still able to go beyond the tragic circumstances and creates a growing intimacy between the main characters that had me laughing and crying at the same time.
And all this with minimal physical contact for the bigger part of the story, The other, The Viscount and the Vixen, is pressing me into feeling sorry for the characters or that's how I perceived it while Portia and Locke get all hot and bothered with each other, and I kept wondering what else there was apart from the sexual attraction.
I love my books steamy, but it's not a main criteria at all, I want to understand why two people fall in love, I want to understand the reasons what makes one particular person so much more special to the other than anyone else,
Sadly, Lorraine Heath's books always leave me in the same dilemma, The writing is superb, but her stories don't touch me, considering the themes she's using, . .
Contains mature themes
This is the third book in series entitled: 'A Hellions of Havisham' featuring Viscount Locksley and Portia Gadstone, This series contains such unique storylines that they cannot fail to impress unless of course the reader is entirely opposed to the sensual content,
Love begets madness, Viscount Locksley watched it happen to his father after his cherished wifes death, But when his sire arranges to marry flamehaired fortune hunter Portia Gadstone, Locke is compelled to take drastic measures to stop the stunning beauty from taking advantage of the marquess.
A marriage of mutual pleasure could be convenient, indeed, . . as long as inconvenient feelings dont interfere,
Lorraine Heath is a very accomplish storyteller, The storyline in the first book of 'The Hellions of Havisham' provided a very entertaining read,
This story started out very oddly, but soon proves with patience, faith, and love you really can conquer more than you can ever imagine.
These compassionate individuals are living proof,
Desperation forced Portia to agree to marry a madman, The arrangement will offer the protection she needs, Or so she believes until the marquesss distractingly handsome son peruses the fine print, . . and takes his fathers place!
Now the sedateand, more importantly, secureunion Portia planned has been tossed in favor of one simmering with wicked temptation and potential heartbreak.
Because as she begins to fall for her devilishly seductive husband, her dark secrets surface and threaten to ruin them bothunless Locke is willing to risk all and open his heart to love.
This is NOT a clean series, Although not clean and wholesome, the sexual scenes are not as descriptive as some other books out there, Those who actually prefer steamy to clean and sweet might not view it as flawed, So if you like a sexfree book this is not it, If you enjoy their inclusion in your reads, jump into this book,
If you prefer clean and sweet reads, avoid this book, It is not fair to an author when readers provide bad reviews about steamy scenes if they know they are included in advance, I have been guilty of this offense myself, It takes a lot of time and effort for an author to research and write each book, And there are readers who prefer the material included in this one to a clean and wholesome read, However, I actually prefer the latter, However, due to this aspect, I recommend it with reservations,
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I thought I could do this one because I enjoy Heath's writing but my personal dislike issues got in the way, Not a fan of secret trying to pass off as hero's baby angst, instalust, or first chapter starting off like this:
Leaning forward, he dug his elbows into his thighs.
“Im simply striving to determine why a woman as young and lovely as yourself would be willing to lie on her back so a man as shriveled as my father can slide on top of her.
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“Locke!” his father bellowed, “Youve gone too far. Get the hell out. ”
“Its quite all right, my lord,” she said calmly, never taking her challenging gaze from Lockes, not flinching, not blushing, not so much as arching a thinly shaped eyebrow at him.
“I dont see that your fathers preferred position for coupling is really any of your concern, Perhaps he will take me standing while coming in at me from behind, Or on my knees. Or upside down. But I assure you, he will not be shriveled, ”
Then she slowly lowered those damned whiskey eyes to his lap, and he cursed his cocks betrayal, With startling detail, images of him with her in all those positions had flown through his mind, Hed grown so hard and aching that he couldnt have gotten up and walked out if he wanted,
In a contemporary,
would love this heroine's response, in historical, just not what I am personally looking for, I am very conflicted about this book, I adoredof it: the setup was humorous, the heroine unusual in her self determination, the prickly hero, and their intense but emotional romance, This was well on its way to being astar read, . . and then the hero learns something about the heroine and he says some unforgivable things, Yet, he suddenly has a grand epiphany and the heroine takes him back with NO discussion on what he said, I am LIVID at this, like LIVID! He said cutting things that compounded what the heroine already feels and he did it merely to hurt her.
And then suddenly! I don't really think that, I hope she'll take me back, AND SHE DOES! With no discussion about what he said,
To be fair, the epilogue was lovely as readers get to see them as an established couple but it wasn't enough for me to forgive the hero for what he said.
I'm angry at this book for ruining itself for me!Estrellitas, Estaba deseando leer este libro desde que descubrí los dos primeros, que en su momento me encantaron, Por lo mismo crecían mis ansias por conocer la historia de Locke, y aunque me ha gustado un pelín menos que los anteriores, lo he disfrutado un montón.
Mi problema últimamente con los libros es que apenas tengo tiempo para leer y me duran una vida, así que cuando puedo ponerme lo considero un regalo.
Por eso y a pesar de los nueve días que llevo con “El vizconde y la cazafortunas” haya hecho que el libro me gustara más todavía.
Qué puedo deciros Que al igual que en otros libros Lorraine Heath ha vuelto a arriesgar trayendo una protagonista un tanto atípica y con un oscuro y secreto pasado que sería mejor que no conocieran Locke y su padre, el marqués de Marsden.
Lo que ocurre en ésta novela es lo siguiente, el marqués loco de Marsden desea volver a casarse para procurar un heredero de recambio, ya que su hijo no parece dispuesto a casarse, así que pone un anuncio en el periódico en que busca una esposa Quién querría casarse con el marqués loco
Portia Gadstone está en un buen lío y necesita protección y seguridad, si para ello debe casarse con un hombre que le triplica la edad y no hará muchas preguntas mejor, pero no puede ser un hombre cualquiera, debe ser alguien con título.
Así es como responde al anuncio del marqués de Marsden y llega a Havisham Hall dispuesta a cumplir con su papel de procurarle un heredero, pero todo se complica cuando se pone en medio su hijo, el vizconde Locksley, que no está dispuesto a que su padre cometa semejante locura casándose con una cazafortunas.
El marqués de Marsden es muy claro, firmó un convenio con Portia que debe cumplirse, y si Portia no se casa con uno, lo hará con otro.
Así es como Locke se sacrifica por su padre, y Portia se ve obligada a casarse con ése atractivo y huraño hombre que le ha dejado bien claro que no se fía un pelo de ella, y que ni mucho menos se enamorará de ella ni acabará loco por amor como su padre, él solo quiere a su esposa para disfrutar de ella en la cama.
De modo que tenemos un libro de matrimonio de conveniencia, uno de mis temas favoritos en novela romántica, pues siempre me ha fascinado como dos desconocidos, o no tan desconocidos, se ven obligados a casarse y deben aprender a amarse.
En el caso de Locke y Portia saben lo que hay y no esperan amor, él quiere la pasión que puede proporcionarle su hermosa esposa y ella quiere la seguridad y protección que su título y apellido puede darle, so pena de descubrir sus horrorosos secretos.
Aunque como se verá más adelante y a pesar de sus infructuosos esfuerzos, nuestros protagonistas acabarán perdidamente enamorados antes de lo que pensaban, pues no hay nada mejor que compartir el espacio y la pasión para conocerse y caer en las redes, sobre todo si el marqués de Marsden está detrás de todo para que su hijo pueda perpetuar su linaje.
Sólo hay una cosa que podría empañar la vida que están construyendo Locke y Portia, y es el secreto que ella guarda, y que podría destruir la vida que están construyendo juntos.
En este caso Lorraine Heath arriesga con una originalidad que ralla la de las novelas anteriores, por eso mismo me ha gustado y he llegado a creerme su historia juntos.
Lo mejor de la novela han sido los personajes, en un principio Portia no me gustaba por sus motivos mercenarios, esto nunca suele gustarme en un protagonista, pero ha ido cambiando o madurando según pasaban los capítulos, y al final, cuando se descubre todo puedes entender el por qué hizo lo que hizo.
En cuanto a Locke no decepciona, es un hombre muy de los de Lorraine Heath, un hombre oscuro que no desea amor, pero que en el fondo guarda tanta pasión y necesidad como la que tenía su padre.
Pero sin duda, el mejor personaje de todo el libro ha sido el marqués de Marsden, en el fondo éste anciano ha sido el gran protagonista de la serie, el marqués que enloqueció por amor al perder a su esposa, y que no descansará hasta afianzar su linaje para poder reunirse con su esposa.
Con él, creo que la autora ha sabido darle el destino que merecía y me ha gustado mucho,
Con todo esto, me gustaría saber si sería capaz de leerme el relato corto del marqués de Marsden y su esposa, pero conociendo el trágico final de ella, no sé si sería capaz de disfrutarlo.
Recomiendo el libro si eres muy fan de Lorraine Heath y desde luego si has leído los anteriores libros de la serie, “El vizconde y la cazafortunas” no decepciona, aunque diría que no está a la altura de los primeros, pero es una buena lectura que entretiene bastante, y sólo por los capítulos donde aparece el marqués de Marsden, o los amigos de Locke, Ashe y Greyling con sus esposas, merece la pena.
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