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255th out of 263 books
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47 voters
Tempting
by
Hope Tarr (Goodreads Author)
Set in Victorian England, TEMPTING is the story of aspiring Member of Parliament, Simon Belleville, and Christine Tremayne, a former dairymaid whom dire circumstances have landed in the attic of a Covent Garden brothel. As Simon soon discovers, polishing this roughly hewn diamond into a gem of a lady is no small feat, especially with the opposing political party sniffing f...more
Mass Market Paperback, 308 pages
Published
August 27th 2002
by Jove
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Peri masali okumak istiyorsaniz tam size göre bir roman. Sonsuz Kitaba tesekkürler bizi Deanne Gist'ten sonra Hope Tarr ile tanıstirdigi icin.... Belki çok özgün bir hikaye degildi ama kesinlikle çok seveceginiz bir hikayesi vardi Simon Belleville ve Christine Tremayne çiftinin karsilasip tanışmalari cok sıradışı oldu...Simon Kraliyetin Ahlak Komisyonunda sorumlu başkandi görevi genelevleri kapatmak idi. Kapattıgı evlerin birinin tavan arasında cok genc ve masum görünümlü bir kıza rastladı. Bir...more
Hope Tarr’s Tempting was published in 2002 by Jove and now Hope has self-published Tempting for .99 cents. This is now my favorite book by Tarr set in the Victorian era with a Jewish hero who becomes a very rich and powerful man and falls for a poor, country girl who was tricked into forced into a brothel.
Simon Belleville blames himself for the rape of his sister by two men when they were teenagers. His sister’s mind became broken because of it and she lives in a fantasy world. Simon is a self m...more
Simon Belleville blames himself for the rape of his sister by two men when they were teenagers. His sister’s mind became broken because of it and she lives in a fantasy world. Simon is a self m...more
What a lovely book. The H/h characters are drawn out at a slow steady pace. Their mistakes with each other and how they handled them only made me like them more. Simon is a delicious paradox. There is plenty of backstory necessary to the H/h character but the focus is on this couple's inevitable fall into love, which is written so convincingly that even the few predictable plot turns are blithely forgiven by this girl. Such a great surprise as I bought it on a whim b/c it was only $0.99 (as of 6...more
First by this author and I look forward to reading more. The initial, very harsh scene put me off a bit, but the unusual background of the main character and the glimpses into the Jewish community of London, while taking only a sliver of space in the book, were nonetheless fascinating. I suspect the open-mindedness of the step-father and a few others was actually in itself very unusual and probably unlikely, but I enjoyed reading about it anyway. Likewise I'm not sure how effective the curing of...more
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This was my first book by this author but it definitely won't be my last. I really enjoyed this delightful story and the author's writing style -- and the age difference (15 years) didn't turn me off either, as it sometimes does. A very strong female lead who overcame great hurdles while standing her ground. Would highly recommend this book to historical readers.
Don't let the blurb fool you. This isn't really that much of a Pygmalion story.
I put this down several times to pick up some other reads. I did finish, but there wasn't much joy in the finish.
Can't put my finger on it, quite. Perhaps it was just that there were so many tropes woven together in the novel that it became more about them than the characters.
I put this down several times to pick up some other reads. I did finish, but there wasn't much joy in the finish.
Can't put my finger on it, quite. Perhaps it was just that there were so many tropes woven together in the novel that it became more about them than the characters.
I really enjoyed this book. The characters were interesting and well developed and the story pulled me along. I enjoyed the Victorian setting as well. A definite keeper!
Very nice little Victoria romance. I enjoyed the book but didn't love it. Would probably try out this author again.
While I'm not a huge fan of having an "ex" in the picture, even as "just friends", I have to say I really enjoyed this one. Full review to follow, but 4/5 stars.
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I suppose you could say I've always been a dreamer. In my mind's eye, I can still see my first-grade teacher shaking her head and scolding, “Hope, stop daydreaming and pay attention!”
I tried, really I did. But how could the dreary assignment on the chalkboard begin to lure me away from the dashing Disney fairy-tale figures populating my head? Cinderella and Prince Charming, Snow White and Prince C...more
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I tried, really I did. But how could the dreary assignment on the chalkboard begin to lure me away from the dashing Disney fairy-tale figures populating my head? Cinderella and Prince Charming, Snow White and Prince C...more
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