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Untouched

by Anna Campbell (Goodreads Author)

3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 · rating details · 1,201 ratings · 164 reviews

"I am many things," Lord Sheene said. "Kind is not one of them."

Beautiful Grace Paget has no reason not to believe these words. After all, she was kidnapped, spirited away to a remote country manor, and told she is to grant this man his every desire . . . or lose her life. But Grace is no common trollop. So she risks everything to save her virtue by planning a daring escap...more

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Published November 27th 2007 by Avon

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Mar 04, 2010 Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of powerful historical romance stories

Shelves: virgin-hero, historical-romance, owned-copy, captive-kidnapped, hero-to-die-for, heroine-i-adore, hot-and-steamy-romance, favorites, favorite-or-autobuy-author, stellar-love-story, tortured-hero, tormented-heroine, widow, nerd-prof-scientist-genius-geek

Thank you for writing this book, Ms. Campbell. I loved it, from beginning to end. I am an unashamed lover of virgin heroes, and Matthew is going near the top of my list. Matthew truly was a hero to die for. His passion, his integrity, his intelligence, his innocence, his anguish. Oh, my goodness. I am so in love with this man. And reading his story, and how he meets Grace, was such a wonderful experience for me. Why we love books is so unique to each reader. There is no formula for a perfect boo...more Thank you for writing this book, Ms. Campbell. I loved it, from beginning to end. I am an unashamed lover of virgin heroes, and Matthew is going near the top of my list. Matthew truly was a hero to die for. His passion, his integrity, his intelligence, his innocence, his anguish. Oh, my goodness. I am so in love with this man. And reading his story, and how he meets Grace, was such a wonderful experience for me. Why we love books is so unique to each reader. There is no formula for a perfect book. But, in the right hands, and with the right elements, a story can earn a place on a reader's keeper shelf, and in her heart. This is what happened with this book.

Ms. Campbell proved to me that a virgin hero is a fantastic lead for a story. I have never felt that experience made a better lover. The best lover is the one who cares for your needs and wants to please and take care of you. That sees you as an individual and wants to make each moment with you special. That you are the only person in the world that he wants to be with. Matthew showed this so well. I liked that their first time together was realistic. I would expect no less. But after that, and before that, he makes up for it. I knew that he wanted nothing more than to please Grace and to show her how much he loved her in every way possible.

Matthew was so tortured, but he never came off as weak to me. He had the strong will and the strong nature of a survivor. His keen mind is continually used and enhanced, to become a formidable weapon that he uses to protect Grace, although he is at a physical disadvantage. In my mind, brute strength will fail the user. But a strong mind, a strong spirit, will always prevail. That was the case with Matthew. It's fairly obvious, but I loved this man!!!

Although I gush and sigh over heroes, and a great hero is a huge draw for me as a reader, a well-written heroine is equally crucial for this reader. I want to believe in the love that the couple finds together, and it requires strength of character in a heroine for me to do so. I found this in Grace. Grace is a woman who embodies the elements of womanhood that I find so powerful. She has suffered much in her life. She made mistakes, but she moved forward and accepted the consequences of her choices in life. She realized that she was spoiled and expected the world to bow to her, in her youth. But as she matured, she realized that she had to make lemonade out of lemons. Although she has a very passionate heart, she values herself not to give herself away lightly or to sell herself cheaply. She was well named, because I did see a lot of grace in her.

Grace was put in a truly harrowing position in this novel. She was threatened with death and brutal rape. But instead of curling up into a ball of misery, she kept searching for a solution to her problems. I loved that she saw the beauty in Matthew. She fell in love with him, and wasn't going to let him give up on a chance of freedom. She was willing to make some tough choices for him. And despite the fact that she raised to believe it was wrong to give herself to him sexually as his mistress, her love inspired her to make the choice of her heart. Despite her love for him, she was willing to let him go, to live his life and discover what life outside of the prison he had lived in for most of his adulthood, had to offer. In a nutshell, Grace was a wonderful heroine.

Anna Campbell knows how to write romance, in my book. She can write a love story that will break your heart, but also blister the pages with passion. And the depths of the storytelling are such that you feel so enriched by reading her books. I found this book so delightfully sensual and thrilling. Each scene between Grace and Matthew was full of the delightful anticipation of when their passion for each other would culminate. Ms. Campbell did a fantastic job of building the attraction between Grace and Matthew. It would be easy to say that Matthew would have felt a burning, relentless passion for just about any woman, as a healthy young man who had been sexually unawakened before Grace. Maybe I could say that for another book that was not as well-written as this book. But, in Untouched, there was no question that what Matthew felt for Grace was unique and special. The love scenes were fantastically written, and I still replay those interactions, and all the moments between Matthew and Grace in my head. I know this is a book I will pull off my shelf for rereads many times.

I thought that the transformation of Grace's feelings for Matthew was so well-done. She starts out in fear of him, trying her best to keep her distance. But gradually, his beauty, his appeal breaks down her defences. I got the impression that his soul was calling out to hers. Call me sappy, I care not. Yes, there is the great peril that she is in, should he not take her as his mistress. But the way Ms. Campbell wrote this, showed that her decision to become his lover evolved out of her passion for Matthew, not out of desperate calculation.

I thought that the romance so delectable in this story. It was full of strong, earthy passion, but there was also a purity to it. I felt as though Matthew and Grace were soulmates. They were alone and had suffered so much, until the evil machinations of Matthew's uncle led to their meeting and getting to know each other. The menace and the peril that Matthew and Grace dealt with was so apparent, that I held my breath in expectation of how things would end. I hoped that Grace and Matthew would find their happy ending they both deserved, and I was well-rewarded.

I can only speak for myself, but I was blown away by this book. It was such an enriching experience to read this story. This is my third book to read by this author, and I am convinced that historical romance is blessed by her presence. For the third time, I was captivated, and the world fell away. I didn't want to do anything but read the book. Even if that meant I was missing out on a meal or sleep, in the meantime. Simply put, Anna Campbell writes the kind of stories that take me away, and make me believe in the intense promise of love. And that is why I read romance. This book definitely goes on my keeper shelf.(less)

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Dec 30, 2009 Karen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009-reads

The Marquess of Sheene has been locked away in his country estate by his uncle for 11 years (since the age of 14). His uncle wanted to control his money and the power of the marquisette, and the only way to do that was to control Matthew Lansdowne. To that end, Matthew's uncle captures a loose woman and locks her away with him for his "pleasure". The only problem with that is that the loose woman that they capture isn't that at all, she's recently widowed Grace Paget.

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Dec 05, 2010 UniquelyMoi *Dhestiny* BlithelyBookish rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Anyone who likes angst ridden historical romance.

Recommended to UniquelyMoi *Dhestiny* BlithelyBookish by: Ms. Danielle, in whose recommendations I've never been disappoin

Shelves: 2010-reads, author-anna-campbell, historical, historical-romance, historical-romance-stand-alones, romance-historical, captive-kidnapped, reviewed-by-me, recd-by-friends, virginal-hero, 4-5-stars, standalone, starts-with-u-thru-w

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After reading Claiming the Courtesan, I rushed out and bought all of Anna Campbell’s books and I’m glad I did! Untouched is another unique story told only the way Ms. Campbell can tell them.

Matthew, Lord Sheene is a wonderful man who has been held captive under the guise of insanity by his greedy uncle John since he was 14 years old. Claiming that due to a serious illness Matthew is no longer able to care for himself and is prone to ‘fits’, his uncle was able t...more

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Jul 13, 2009 Adrienne rated it 4 of 5 stars

I was so looking forward to reading the story of Matthew and Grace and I wasn't disappointed. The relationship between Matthew and and Grace is one of captive and captive, Grace kidapped as whore for Matthew and Matthew as part of a nefarious plot by a relative. At first Matthew refuses to beleive that Grace is nothing more than what he has been told...despite her protestations. Here things could have become very exasperating but Matthew is quick to realize the truth, however, he is quite aware...more

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Jun 18, 2008 Readdiction rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Historical Romance Lovers!

Recommended to Readdiction by: Amazon Discussion on Celibate heroes

Shelves: tearjerker, keepers, historicalromance, virginhero

A riveting romance featuring an emotionally and physically tortured hero trapped in his own home by his uncle's insatiable greed. Also a victim of the uncle's terrible scheme is the undeniably brave and beautiful heroine who is kidnapped to fulfill the hero's every desire when she is mistaken for a prostitute.
The love story is beautifully written and the interactions between the h/h sizzles! What was so endearing was the fact that not only was the hero a virgin (and remained faithful during a ye...more

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May 20, 2012 Tai the Lioness rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 19th-century, 2012, diff-between-being-alive-and-living, domestic-violence, favorite-heros-my-husbands, favorites, favorites-of-all-time, fucked-up-situation, great-sex, hero-royalty, hero-self-made-success, heroines-bad-past-suffering-abused, impending-poverty, instant-chemistry, kidnapping, life-and-death, morbid, nerds-beauty-and-the-geek, no-comic-relief, proved-me-wrong-romance, ptsd-suffering-scarred-heroes, purest-love, rough-road-to-hea, second-chance-at-love, second-marriage, setting-europe, strong-best-heroines, struggle, tears-tears-tears, theme-loyalty, truth-vs-reality, virgin-man, beta-hero

Untouched by Anna Campbell: A Glittering 5 star read that will stick with me for a long long time. Poignant and Beautiful

Overall thoughts How do I accurately portray via Review how much beauty this book encompasses. With its intriguing cover and novel description, I decided to give this book a try. I haven't read any romance books in a while, much less Historical, and I needed something good. I had never read anything by this, splendid, author and so I was unsure. Truth is, I didn't have much ho...more

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Apr 30, 2009 Eastofoz rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-regency

3.5 stars for this one and a bit disappointing compared to Campbell’s previous stellar novel Claiming the Courtesan.

The dark feel of the Regency Noir is certainly there, there’s some harsh, graphic violence (leaving you wondering if this is a romance novel at all) as well as the stock creepy characters but the main thing that was missing was the emotional connection between the h/h –I for one didn’t really feel it. I also have to say that I don’t like this kind of hero at all so I may not be th...more 3.5 stars for this one and a bit disappointing compared to Campbell’s previous stellar novel Claiming the Courtesan.

The dark feel of the Regency Noir is certainly there, there’s some harsh, graphic violence (leaving you wondering if this is a romance novel at all) as well as the stock creepy characters but the main thing that was missing was the emotional connection between the h/h –I for one didn’t really feel it. I also have to say that I don’t like this kind of hero at all so I may not be the best judge of the story. His “alphaness” was missing I thought. The last three pages were what gave it the extra half star. It’s too bad Matthew couldn’t have been more like this earlier on –that would’ve made for a great story. Given however the kind of hero that he was (can’t say otherwise it’d be a big spoiler) I can understand why he was this way. The book in a way reminded me of the old Brooke Shields movie “Blue Lagoon”.

The steam is a bit staid and at times some of the situations felt like a YA novel. It was hard to believe that they loved each other so much but again the way the h/h were I guess it could be plausible which is why the YA novel comes to mind. Campbell does an amazing job though with the regional accents of some of the bad guys adding to the dark/evil atmosphere of the novel. The crudeness gets under your skin making you shudder with an ew or an eesh more than once. Something interesting that I’ve never seen in a romance novel was how the heroine was left, um, euh, “unfulfilled” by the hero’s attempt at “sexual prowess”. Usually the heroine has seen all the gods in the heavens and then some so this was an interesting take on the initial steam scenes. The reader is really left with a “what the ?!*$%*?!” feel after the deed is all said and done.

I didn’t like how the heroine left the hero at one point. Her reason for keeping her distance was very magnanimous but very stupid too. She barely wanted to let him kiss her after a long separation which I found annoying.

So the writing is generally good, though there could have been some more dialog and fewer extremes one right after another (when everything is too intense all the time nothing seems special in the end), you can really picture the surroundings and the foreboding atmosphere, but the essential romance part is somewhat on the weak side.
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Dec 08, 2010 Quinn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: regency-victorian-romance, i-own

At 14 years of age, Matthew, Lord Sheene, was locked away as a lunatic by his uncle. After suffering 11 years of isolation, torture and humiliation, Matthew is losing the will to go on. However, in order to retain control of the vast family fortune, his uncle, must ensure Matthew remains alive.

He orders his men to obtain a whore for Matthew in an attempt to reinstate his will to live. Grace Paget, shabbily dressed and wandering alone near the docks at night, is an easy target for the uncle’s men...more

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Dec 01, 2008 Alaine rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: lovers of Historical Romance

Recommended to Alaine by: Sheree

Shelves: romance-historical

This book was a little bit different from the usual historical romance novel. It had an unusual plot and the main characters where not 'typical'. The author really built up the sexual tension between the main characters to fever pitch and their first encounter was more believable than many I've read. I enjoyed the plot, with the main character being locked up and held prisoner for being mad. The setting of the book is Somerset England in 1822. A time period I haven't read much about. The 'hook'...more

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Feb 23, 2010 Linds rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 1800-s, england, historical-romance, oppression, read-in-2010, regency, romance

Oh, I loved this book. What a great hero, it kept me engaged from the first chapter. Read this! Intense and dark and romantic.

The hero Matthew is a marquis that has been unjustly diagnosed by bribed doctors as a lunatic. He has been in an isolated small manor as a prisoner since he was 14. He's now 25 and it is after a near successful escape attempt. If he escapes his uncle will lose control of the finances so his uncle comes up with a plan: He hopes by putting a woman in with Matthew he will be...more

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Mar 11, 2009 Fani rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-historical, angsty, hero-is-tortured, abduction-amnesia, 2009-purchase, hero-is-besotted, mystery-subplot, heroine-i-disliked, beta-hero, hero-is-shy-or-vulnerable, crappy-ending, paperbacks-read, heroine-is-cold-hearted, she-did-a-bad-bad-thing, widow-widower

I liked this book but to be honest I expected more than that. I liked the author's writing style, the dark atmosphere and the tortured hero. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for the heroine. She actualy pouted and finally lashed out like a harpy to the hero, for not satisfying her sexually(!) after their first time together. Her actions and attitude towards the end didn't help with the negative impression I already formed for her.

Besides these facts, the story was original, the plot intriguin...more

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Apr 25, 2012 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, kindle, ok-romance

Matthew Lansdowne, the Marquess of Sheene, is insane. At least, that's what his uncle would have the world believe, allowing the evil Lord John to control his nephew's estates. In an attempt to keep the Marquess docile and controllable, Lord John has two thugs kidnap a prostitute to service the Marquess. Unfortunately, they instead kidnap recently widowed Grace, who is not a prostitute and has no desire to do any such thing. She is locked away with the Marquess and ordered to seduce him or be ki...more

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Feb 18, 2009 chanceofbooks rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009-read

I love how unusual this story is. Campbell really pushes the traditional boundaries of Regency with a most unusual hero and plotline. I wish more authors would try to break out of the mold with non-traditional heroes. I found this through a blog discussion of virgin heroes, and this is one of the best "virgin hero" books I have read. My only nitpicks are that the pacing felt a bit slow, and I didn't really care for the repetition in descriptions. However, I'd be interested in trying her other of...more

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Oct 11, 2012 Cristina Contilli added it · review of another edition

Un romance con due protagonisti insoliti, una ragazza di famiglia nobile che sposando una persona di condizione sociale inferiore ha perso tutti i suoi privilegi e da anni non ha più rapporti con la propria famiglia d'origine ed un giovane anche lui di famiglia nobile che è stato gravemente malato all'età di 14 anni e che da allora viene fatto passare per pazzo dallo zio che allora divenne il suo tutore e che in questo modo può disporre come vuole del suo ingente patrimonio... queste due persone...more

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Jul 06, 2012 Jilly rated it 3 of 5 stars

Okay I have to admit that originally I ordered this book from PBS because I liked the sound of it. I mean if you want interesting fluff go for the book that says, " told she is to grant this man his every desire." Hello, that sounds intriguing. Honestly, I should have known better. I wouldn't say Anna Campbell is a bad writer but the story comes off as being a little more dangerous in the description as it is in the actual pages.

Anna Campbell is a very new author to me and while I was somewhat d...more

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Jun 14, 2012 Becky rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-historical, light-reads

Meh. I read this one back to back after Campbell's Midnight's Wild Passion and was pretty disappointed. I liked MWP much better.

For much of the book, the prose was eye-rolling and cringe-inducing. Way too flowery, whimsical and 16-yr-old daydream sort of stuff. I like love scenes, but toward the end I simply skimmed them to avoid the poetic waxing.

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May 07, 2012 Dea Natassya rated it 3 of 5 stars

aku agak bingung mau kasi rating 3/4...
oke, aku sempet baca versi indo-nya tapi eneg sama terjemahannya (sorry buat penerbit tapi ini kenyataan) akhirnya aku baca versi inggrisnya.
aku suka banget sama jalan ceritanya yang beda sama cerita HR yang pernah aku baca. menarik, tapi tokoh-tokohnya itu bikin geregetan.
tokoh utama perempuan disini adalah Grace Paget, seorang janda muda yang diceritain cantik banget sampe-sampe setiap cowok yang ngeliat dia seakan-akan pengen merkosa dia. dia diculik p...more aku agak bingung mau kasi rating 3/4...
oke, aku sempet baca versi indo-nya tapi eneg sama terjemahannya (sorry buat penerbit tapi ini kenyataan) akhirnya aku baca versi inggrisnya.
aku suka banget sama jalan ceritanya yang beda sama cerita HR yang pernah aku baca. menarik, tapi tokoh-tokohnya itu bikin geregetan.
tokoh utama perempuan disini adalah Grace Paget, seorang janda muda yang diceritain cantik banget sampe-sampe setiap cowok yang ngeliat dia seakan-akan pengen merkosa dia. dia diculik pas di perjalanan mau ke rumah sepupunya karena dikira seorang prostitute dan dibius. terus pas bangun dia ketemu sama sang tokoh cowoknya, Matthew atau Lord Sheene.
Lord Sheene disini diceritain dipenjara sama pamannya sendiri yang gila harta dari dia umur 14 tahun sampe dia umur 25 tahun (gila banget bisa sampe 11 tahun) gara-gara pas kecil dia pernah demam tinggi dan dikira mengalami gangguan kejiwaan oleh pamannya.
waktu mereka ketemu, Lord Sheene curiga Grace itu prostitute yang dikirim pamannya buat ngerayu dia supaya dia ngelupain keinginannya buat melanjutkan gelar Marquiss Of Shanne yg dia dapet dari ayahnya. aku agak bingung kenapa buat ngejaga Matthew, pamannya sampe pake kirim perempuan segala... oke, yang menarik disini si Matthew masih virgin (haha) meski entah kenapa dia jadi keliatan berpengalaman setelah 'sekali mencoba' dengan Grace.
awalnya, Matthew ga percaya sama Grace meski Grace terus ngeyakinin Matthew kalo dia seorang janda terhormat yang masih berkabung (well, kata berkabung itu masih dipertanyakan kebenarannya) dan terjadilah hubungan tarik-ulur yang untungnya aja ga bertele-tele. aku agak ga suka sama karakter Grace disini yang agak cengeng...uh, Matthew juba, dia lemah ya jadi cowok.. kenapa rela-rela aja dikurung segitu lamanya...mungkin karena adanya kecocokan karakter, aku jadi bisa ngerasain chemistry yang aneh di antara mereka berdua.
overall jalan ceritanya ga biasa (menarik, cuma agak ga masuk akal tapi layak dibaca kok) semuanya tergantung selera pribadi, aku emang ga suka sama karakter tokoh novel yang lemah (tokoh yang paling aku suka disini malah Wolfram, anjing peliharaan Matthew yang super setia), meski begitu aku suka adegan pas Grace nolongin Matthew berkat pertolongan keluarganya yang rupanya bangsawan berpengaruh... epilognya juga sweet and sweaty (haha)

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Mar 17, 2012 Felita rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance, adult

ini salah satu novel historical romance yg ga biasa dalam hal cerita. romance sih romance tapi agak "plain". bahkan utk karakter tokoh utamanya.

cerita dimulai sadarnya Grace dalam sebuah ruangan dimana dirinya menjadi tawanan. rencana mw ke rumah sepupu malah diculik preman. kenapa ? karena si penculiknya mengira Grace seorang wanita "malam".-sampai di sini, cerita masih nyambung.

ketakutan grace bertambah mulai dari permintaannya kepada Lord Sheene utk dilepaskan tidak digubris sampai kegagalann...more ini salah satu novel historical romance yg ga biasa dalam hal cerita. romance sih romance tapi agak "plain". bahkan utk karakter tokoh utamanya.

cerita dimulai sadarnya Grace dalam sebuah ruangan dimana dirinya menjadi tawanan. rencana mw ke rumah sepupu malah diculik preman. kenapa ? karena si penculiknya mengira Grace seorang wanita "malam".-sampai di sini, cerita masih nyambung.

ketakutan grace bertambah mulai dari permintaannya kepada Lord Sheene utk dilepaskan tidak digubris sampai kegagalannya melarikan diri, bertemu dg preman yg menculiknya, yg berniat "main" dg tubuh grace. beruntung lord sheene menyelamatkan grace. setelah berkenalan dg lord sheene, barulah grace mengetahui identitas lord sheene dan kenapa dia menjadi tawanan oleh pamannya sendiri.

nah, di sini ada hal yg sangat mengganjal.kenapa pengarang membuat si sheene ini menjadi pria yg lemah fisik ? padahal dia sangat menyukai berkebun (pasti sering mencangkul tanah dong) dan dia mempunyai seekor anjing (yang menurutku bisa aja digunakan utk melarikan diri). walopun digambarkan dg wajah tampan, tapi tetap aja lemah. di sisi lain, sang pengarang memfokuskan pada "kuatnya" pendirian sheene. upaya yg tak terlalu berhasil.karena dalam cerita tidak terlalu dijelaskan dalam hal apa si sheene ini membangkang terhadap sang paman. dan pendiriannya utk tidak mendekati grace pun luluh sebagaimana cerita romance lainnya.

mengenai grace, karakternya jg timpang sebelah. dia sadar salah memilih suami dan sabar menjalankan kehidupan miskinnya di desa (padahal anak orang kaya).sifat bertanggung jawab-terhadap-pilihan-sendiri ini, timpang dg rasa gengsi utk tidak menguhubungi orang tuanya selama dua tahun.well,apa jelasnya dia mempertahankan isolasi dirinya terhadap keluarga-sama sekali ga dijelasin.

cerita romance ini kupikir cocok bagi pembaca yg hanya ingin mencari unsur romance tanpa memperhatikan hal lain. jelas terlihat dari grace yang diculik utk jd wanita simpanan seorang lord muda yg tampan.apalagi sang lord masih "baru" dlm hal wanita.sedangkan sisa ceritanya mirip dengan cerita happy ending lainnya.(less)

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Jun 16, 2011 Netha rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance, oak-tree

maaf untuk anne campbell, ini buku pertama dia yg kubaca & itupun baca terbitan oak tree jadi aq nilainya dari yg diterjemahkan oak tree dulu ya.
tar deh baru nyoba baca novel aslinya baru aq ngasih penilaian lagi.

novel terjemahan oak tree ini jauh lebih parah dibandingkan liz carlyle yg woman of virtue.
kalo mo jujur nih novel kayak novel stensilan yg dibungkus rapi & dikasih bandrol harga mahal.
mahal & mengecewakan pdhl covernya bagus & menawan.

secara keseluruhan menurutku ke 2 t...more

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Mar 20, 2010 June rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorite-heroes, historical-romance, virgin-or-near-virgin-heroes, anna-campbell

Anna Campbell writes interesting historical romance novels with a little different plot (they may be considered even a little dark). I have thoroughly enjoyed both novels I have read written by her. I deffinitely will read more by Anan Campbell.

I absolutely love the hero Matthew, Marquess of Sheene (25). He has been held prisoner against his will for 11 years (since he was 14) and he is still a virgin (that must be a 1st for historical romance). His captors send in Grace Paget(25) a recent widow...more

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Oct 15, 2011 Katherine St. Vincent rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance

Grace Paget, janda muda yang diculik oleh Lord John (paman Matthew), terkejut karena tugasnya untuk merayu Matthew, Lord Sheene supaya menjadi sepasang kekasih. Walau awalnya hubungan mereka dengan enggan, namun dalam waktu 5 hari sudah timbul percikan api asmara. Grace yang lugu namun penasaran, tertarik pada ketampanan dan kemudaan Matthew. Maka Grace merayu Matthew yang masih perjaka, untuk tidur bersama. Ternyata setelah tidur bersama ini, ikatan mereka makin kuat, terutama di pihak Matthew....more

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May 27, 2010 Slavena rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: no one

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Shelves: historical-romance, bad-hr

I created a thread in the HR forums about a book similar to Flowers from the storm because I really liked it. My thread was hijacked by someone requesting a tortured hero suggestion, two people suggested this book, so I said well may be I will give it a try it may be as good as Flowers from the storm………not likely, not even close. Untouched is indeed about torture but it isn’t the hero it is the reader. I was so disappointed, I am not sure why people even rated it high, the first 15 chapters were...more I created a thread in the HR forums about a book similar to Flowers from the storm because I really liked it. My thread was hijacked by someone requesting a tortured hero suggestion, two people suggested this book, so I said well may be I will give it a try it may be as good as Flowers from the storm………not likely, not even close. Untouched is indeed about torture but it isn’t the hero it is the reader. I was so disappointed, I am not sure why people even rated it high, the first 15 chapters were repetition of the same exact things “You lie to me”, “No, I don’t”, “Ok now I believe you”, “Well now I don’t” , “I want you but I know you don’t want me (from both chars)”. Come on I was agitated I had to skip some, If you read chapter 1-3 you can skip to 16 at that point comes the struggle “I will sleep with you”, “Oh no I won’t” at the end the deed is done and repeated for a few chapters and then there is nothing to write about so we need to somehow come to a big melodrama and eventually send off the heroine out of the “prison”, which was somehow impossible to escape from before but now it isnt?!?!? Some blah blah 4 months pass and she is back to rescue him. She loves him but she is refusing that love because it isn’t right, if I had a paperback in my hands I will probably have shredded it at this point or threw it somewhere however I do value my iphone and will not possibly do such a vile deed to it, all I did was squeeze it a bit, couldn’t help that much. At the end after 5 pages of “wait”. “no you can’t do this” he asks her to wait 1year for him to prove that all he wants is her. I started thinking we all know this is a HEA book, is there a minimum of pages you need to scribble to publish it, because the book could have ended without this last part, although at the end the book did feel unfinished to me. I have so much to say about the story and how unbelievable it all is but I am exhausted from simply reading it. (less)

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Jul 10, 2012 Maddie rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Lovers of great romance novels

Recommended to Maddie by: found it on my nook

Shelves: romance-books-i-love

I LOVED this romance novel by Anna Campbell! It is a touching, sexy, gorgeously sensual, haunting, suspenseful, and beautiful love story and I couldn't put it down. I won't go in to a long description but basically the story is about Matthew, a titled member of the British aristocracy who is deemed "insane" by his horrible uncle so that the uncle can be in charge of his vast fortune. Matthew's uncle basically holds him prisoner in the carriage house of one of Matthew's estates all the while beat...more

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Apr 26, 2012 ♠ Sharon is an emotional book junkie ♠ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2012

Matthew Lansdowne lost both his parents and was under his Uncle's care when he was afflicted with a fever that caused him to go mad. Power and money hungry Uncle, Lord John, took the opportunity to declare Matthew insane and keep him prisoner. For reasons unexplained, the Uncle has his henchmen kidnapped a supposed prostitute and bring her to Matthew to deflower. Grace is not a prostitute but in order to save her life she has to sleep with Matthew.

I just want to thank my friend, Heather C., for...more

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Apr 08, 2013 Dangermousie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: aaangst, horrible-childhood-of-h-h, hurt-comfort, perfect, period-romance, romance, virgin-hero

I finally found a book version of the popular 'aliens made us do it' trope. Well, if by aliens we mean 'evil Uncle trying to steal inheritance.'

I am currently obsessed with Anna Campbell's Untouched. This, just like Captive of Sin, seems to indicate she is really really into hurt/comfort fantasies extraordinaire (CoS was pretty much one giant h/c fantasy), and thus a lady after my own heart.

In Untouched, our heroine, Grace Paget, a 25-yr-old widow, is having the worst luck ever - she is mistake...more

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Dec 09, 2012 Joy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Oh my I haven't been able to put it down. So intense. I've become so jaded like many of the heroes in romance that when I read something different I almost become giddy with joy. Such a refreshing change.

"I am many things," Lord Sheene said. "Kind is not one of them."

It's obvious he doesn't see himself as I do.

(view spoiler)...more Oh my I haven't been able to put it down. So intense. I've become so jaded like many of the heroes in romance that when I read something different I almost become giddy with joy. Such a refreshing change.

"I am many things," Lord Sheene said. "Kind is not one of them."

It's obvious he doesn't see himself as I do.

(view spoiler)

Great book, wonderful book.

I see mention of Claiming the Courtesan but after reading the reviews and a particularly disturbing theme I'll give that one a pass but I'm certainly interested in reading something else by this author.
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May 21, 2011 Soteria rated it 3 of 5 stars

Aku baru aja menyelesaikan membaca buku ini kemarin malam. Sebenarnya mau kukasih 4 bintang,tapi karena aku kurang begitu suka dengan karakter Matthew yang (menurutku) agak "lemah",maka aku berhenti di penilaian 3 bintang aja.
Cerita ini mengangkat tema yang agak kurang biasa,yaitu penyekapan seorang Marquiss sejak dari umur 14 tahun karena Marquiss itu terbukti gila atau mengalami gangguan syaraf. Awalnya aku juga ragu waktu membaca ringkasan ceritanya dibelakang buku. Matthew yang dicap sebagai...more Aku baru aja menyelesaikan membaca buku ini kemarin malam. Sebenarnya mau kukasih 4 bintang,tapi karena aku kurang begitu suka dengan karakter Matthew yang (menurutku) agak "lemah",maka aku berhenti di penilaian 3 bintang aja.
Cerita ini mengangkat tema yang agak kurang biasa,yaitu penyekapan seorang Marquiss sejak dari umur 14 tahun karena Marquiss itu terbukti gila atau mengalami gangguan syaraf. Awalnya aku juga ragu waktu membaca ringkasan ceritanya dibelakang buku. Matthew yang dicap sebagai orang tidak waras oleh pamannya sendiri dan "dirawat" dengan perlakuan yang tidak berperikemanusiaan,merupakan pribadi yang lain dengan tokoh HR di buku manapun yang pernah kubaca. Matthew tidak kuat ataupun percaya diri,bahkan dia juga tidak memiliki sedikit keinginan untuk melawan tindakan semena-mena paman nya yg ingin menguasai hartanya. Selama bertahun-tahun dia dikurung dan disiksa secara psikis maupun fisik oleh paman-nya,dan memang mencoba melarikan diri walaupun akhirnya tidak berhasil. Mungkin hal itu yang membuat Matthew menjadi sinis terhadap apapun dan siapapun. Dan, aku tidak menyukai sikapnya ini,apalagi menurutku Matthew juga sangat lemah dan kurang bersikap seperti layaknya laki2. Tak bisa disalahkan juga karena dia telah dikurung begitu lama tanpa pernah bertemu siapapun kecuali 3 penjaga nya yang juga jarang berkomunikasi dengannya.

Kemunculan Grace Paget,yang digambarkan sebagai seorang janda yg lumayan cantik, ternyata membuat Matthew berubah. Walaupun pertemuan mereka juga sangat tidak biasa,karena Grace diculik oleh suruhan paman Matthew untuk dijadikan sebagai "teman tidur"nya agar Matthew mau menjadi anak penurut dan melupakan keinginannya melanjutkan gelar Marquiss Of Shanne yg didapatnya dari ayahnya. Menurutku rencana pamannya ini juga rada aneh,menculik perempuan (yang dikiranya wanita panggilan) dan membuat perempuan itu agar mau merayu Matthew sehingga keponakannya bisa melupakan hasrat atau keinginan apapun untuk pergi melarikan diri dari kurungan-nya sehingga gelar Marquiss akan jatuh ketangan-nya. Kalau memang hampir semua orang percaya bahwa Matthew itu gila,dan sudah banyak dokter yang menyatakan seperti itu (atas bayaran pamannya sendiri tentunya),kenapa harus repot2 mencarikan wanita untuk Matthew? Toh keponakannya itu juga tidak akan bisa jauh2 melarikan diri dari kurungannya. Tapi karena tema cerita ini memang seperti itu,jadi ya aku mengikuti jalan ceritanya aja lah.

Memang sempat lama terjadi tarik ulur antara Matthew dan Grace sebelum akhirnya mereka menjadi kekasih. Cerita cinta diantara mereka menurutku juga kurang greget. Karena Mattew seumur-umur juga belum pernah ketemu perempuan lagi sejak dia mulai disekap oleh pamannya waktu berumur 14 tahun,jadi perasaan dia kepada Grace mnurutku lebih karena Grace adalah perempuan pertama yang dia lihat,jadi Matthew lalu jatuh cinta kepada Grace. Tidak ada saingan cinta disini,karena Matthew dan Grace dikurung didalam sebuah rumah besar selama hampir sebulan (kalau g salah ingat),jadi ya memang cuman ada mereka berdua dan dialog sebagian besar ya dari mereka berdua,makanya agak sedikit kurang ramai menurutku ^^

Tapi secara keseluruhan seh ceritanya lumayan bagus,aku cukup menikmatinya. Dan aku tidak menyesal juga sudah membacanya. :))(less)

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Jan 08, 2013 Anna D. rated it 4 of 5 stars

I couldn’t wholeheartedly enjoy this book because the H/h were held prisoners in 95% of the book. I think that’s the only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars. I mean, how could I enjoy their love story when I – just as they did – felt their powerlessness. It wasn’t until the very end that I could relax. On the other hand, it made their interactions, feelings, heartache, and joy more intensified. I actually also didn’t like that Matthew had to wait a whole year before they could get together. I...more

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Aug 04, 2011 Cindy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Books where the hero is a virgin came up in a group I am in and this was one of the books in that list.. Matthew, the Marquess of Sheene parents died when he was a boy. His uncle who becomes his guardian decided to declare the boy insane and have him forever locked up so he could have control of his estate.. 14 years later his uncle decides Matthew needs a woman hoping it will keep him happy and from anymore escape attempts. So the uncle has two if his henchmen kidnapp what they thought was a wh...more

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Jan 24, 2012 Babyfishmouth rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, kindle

This was recommended to me when I was searching for a book with strong romantic/sexual tension.
It definitely had that, at least in the first half of the book, but it was a just a bit too heavy handed. So much repetition in the internal thoughts of both Matthew and Grace. Lust. Hunger. Desire. Hunger. Lust. Desire. Those words were in just about every sentence and while it worked to build up the anticipation of when they'd finally give into to their impulses, it was also somewhat distracting.

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I've always been a voracious reader! I write Regency historical romance for Grand Central Publishing and Avon. My multi award-winning books include CLAIMING THE COURTESAN, UNTOUCHED, TEMPT THE DEVIL, CAPTIVE OF SIN, MY RECKLESS SURRENDER and MIDNIGHT'S WILD PASSION.

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