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Waywroth Academy #1
Wayward One
He’ll protect her with every vicious bone in his body.
During her ten years at the prestigious Waywroth Academy, Sera Miller clung to a strict code of propriety to shield herself from rumors that she isn’t an orphan at all. She’s a bastard. Now she wishes she had never allowed her friends to talk her into snooping into the mysterious source of her tuition.
Her benefactor isn’t the unknown father she dreamed of one day meeting, but Fletcher Thomas—underworld tycoon, gambling den owner, and a man so dangerously mesmerizing that he could spark the scandal Sera has worked so hard to avoid.
Fletcher is only two steps away from leaving the life of crime he inherited from his father. First he plans to join an aboveboard railroad consortium, then claim the one thing his ill-gotten gains have kept safe all these years—Sera.
With every wicked caress, Sera fights harder to remember society’s rules and reject the painful memories his touch resurrects. Accepting Fletcher’s love means accepting her past—a risk too great for a woman who has always lived in the shadows. No matter how safe she feels in his arms.
Warning: This book contains a do-gooder heroine, an accidentally charming hero with tendencies toward caveman-itis, inappropriate household décor and fabulous sex against a wall.
During her ten years at the prestigious Waywroth Academy, Sera Miller clung to a strict code of propriety to shield herself from rumors that she isn’t an orphan at all. She’s a bastard. Now she wishes she had never allowed her friends to talk her into snooping into the mysterious source of her tuition.
Her benefactor isn’t the unknown father she dreamed of one day meeting, but Fletcher Thomas—underworld tycoon, gambling den owner, and a man so dangerously mesmerizing that he could spark the scandal Sera has worked so hard to avoid.
Fletcher is only two steps away from leaving the life of crime he inherited from his father. First he plans to join an aboveboard railroad consortium, then claim the one thing his ill-gotten gains have kept safe all these years—Sera.
With every wicked caress, Sera fights harder to remember society’s rules and reject the painful memories his touch resurrects. Accepting Fletcher’s love means accepting her past—a risk too great for a woman who has always lived in the shadows. No matter how safe she feels in his arms.
Warning: This book contains a do-gooder heroine, an accidentally charming hero with tendencies toward caveman-itis, inappropriate household décor and fabulous sex against a wall.
253 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 5, 2013
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Lorelie Brown
15 books138 followersAfter a semi-nomadic childhood throughout California, Lorelie Brown spent high school in Orange County before joining the US Army. After traveling the world from South Korea to Italy, she’s settled north of Chicago. Because going from California warmth to northern snow seemed like the proper order of events...
Lorelie has three active sons and a tiny shih-tzu who thinks he’s son number three—not four, he’s too important to be the baby. Writing romance helps her escape a house full of testosterone.
In her immense free time (hah!) Lorelie co-writes contemporary erotic romance under the name Katie Porter. You can find out more about the “Vegas Top Guns” and “Club Devant” series at www.KatiePorterBooks.com or at @MsKatiePorter. You can also contact Lorelie on Twitter @LorelieBrown.
Lorelie has three active sons and a tiny shih-tzu who thinks he’s son number three—not four, he’s too important to be the baby. Writing romance helps her escape a house full of testosterone.
In her immense free time (hah!) Lorelie co-writes contemporary erotic romance under the name Katie Porter. You can find out more about the “Vegas Top Guns” and “Club Devant” series at www.KatiePorterBooks.com or at @MsKatiePorter. You can also contact Lorelie on Twitter @LorelieBrown.
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February 8, 2013
Sera and Fletcher
Loved this one. It had all the wonderful angst I want in my historical romances. Full review on Fiction Vixen Book Reviews
Sera Miller has spent ten years knowing she is a bastard however someone is paying her tuition to a prestigious school. Before she takes a big step in her life and accepts a teaching position at the school she wants to know who her benefactor is. With a little searching she learns it is Fletcher Thomas, a man from her past. His father and her mother had been lovers once upon a time.
Fletcher’s father was the king of the underworld and when he died Fletcher took over. But the only thing Fletcher wants is Sera. He uses his considerable wealth to store her away for a time when he will be respectable and then he will make her his wife. For ten years Fletcher hides from Sera until he is caught at the gates of the school observing her.
Perhaps he should give in to the temptation. Bestow the money upon her personally. Few things in his life actually posed such a temptation. If he wanted liquor, he drank it. If he wanted women, he took them. If he needed money, he made it- by fair or foul means. The idea that there was something he could not touch petted his fur the wrong direction.
Once Sera finds out who he is, she refuses to take charity any longer. She installs herself in his house for the purpose of furthering his goal of becoming good. She will be a companion to someone he brings in and she will redecorate his house and tidy up his affairs. Neither of them expect the passion to take over their daily lives. Because Fletcher must have her he offers marriage years before he wants to and Sera accepts.
There were several times throughout the book that I really disliked Sera. I want to pound my kindle on the wall in reaction to her. She was so closed off and unwilling to grab ahold of what was being offered to her. She was so afraid to indulge in the passion between them because she didn’t want to become like her mother and lose the small hold on respectability she might have. She takes it so far that they can only have sex at night and in the dark. It was stifling and staid. I almost didn’t like her but her emotions and actions were so true to the story. They created such wonderful angst and I crave angst in my historical romance. I didn’t feel as if she were being too stubborn because just at the moment where I was ready to give up on her she would do the unexpected.
Fletcher was perfect. How can you complain about a man who has spent 10 years trying to divest himself of his father’s sins in order to be worthy of the woman he wants? I found myself wavering on whether I wanted him to actually go good or not. At one point, he questions if Sera will ever love him if he isn’t successful with being on the straight and narrow. I kind of wanted to know the answer to that. I wanted her to be forced to love him for who he was and not what he could be. He had been working his whole life to obtain respectability for her, what did she ever do for him? My one complaint about the book stems from this issue. The issue of respectability cleared up a little too easily and we were never allowed to see if Sera would love Fletcher for just being Fletcher.
I found after I had started Wayward One that Lorelie Brown is part of the Katie Porter writing pair. Having just read a Katie Porter book I was completely amazed that I didn’t see any similarity in that book and this one. There were two totally different writing styles and voices. If you do or don’t like Katie Porter don’t let that change your thoughts on this book. If you want a wonderfully written historical romance filled with good angst and two complex individuals that are perfect for each other, well this is the book for you. Final grade- A-
Favorite Quote:
He lowered his head near. She stared out at the room beyond his wide shoulder. Chairs, a few tables. Everything draped in soft cloths to conceal the awkward limbs of the furniture. She’d had tea in this room, sat with Victoria and Lottie as they laughed and played at embroidery.
Now she was getting rogered against the wall.
Rating: A-
Loved this one. It had all the wonderful angst I want in my historical romances. Full review on Fiction Vixen Book Reviews
Sera Miller has spent ten years knowing she is a bastard however someone is paying her tuition to a prestigious school. Before she takes a big step in her life and accepts a teaching position at the school she wants to know who her benefactor is. With a little searching she learns it is Fletcher Thomas, a man from her past. His father and her mother had been lovers once upon a time.
Fletcher’s father was the king of the underworld and when he died Fletcher took over. But the only thing Fletcher wants is Sera. He uses his considerable wealth to store her away for a time when he will be respectable and then he will make her his wife. For ten years Fletcher hides from Sera until he is caught at the gates of the school observing her.
Perhaps he should give in to the temptation. Bestow the money upon her personally. Few things in his life actually posed such a temptation. If he wanted liquor, he drank it. If he wanted women, he took them. If he needed money, he made it- by fair or foul means. The idea that there was something he could not touch petted his fur the wrong direction.
Once Sera finds out who he is, she refuses to take charity any longer. She installs herself in his house for the purpose of furthering his goal of becoming good. She will be a companion to someone he brings in and she will redecorate his house and tidy up his affairs. Neither of them expect the passion to take over their daily lives. Because Fletcher must have her he offers marriage years before he wants to and Sera accepts.
There were several times throughout the book that I really disliked Sera. I want to pound my kindle on the wall in reaction to her. She was so closed off and unwilling to grab ahold of what was being offered to her. She was so afraid to indulge in the passion between them because she didn’t want to become like her mother and lose the small hold on respectability she might have. She takes it so far that they can only have sex at night and in the dark. It was stifling and staid. I almost didn’t like her but her emotions and actions were so true to the story. They created such wonderful angst and I crave angst in my historical romance. I didn’t feel as if she were being too stubborn because just at the moment where I was ready to give up on her she would do the unexpected.
Fletcher was perfect. How can you complain about a man who has spent 10 years trying to divest himself of his father’s sins in order to be worthy of the woman he wants? I found myself wavering on whether I wanted him to actually go good or not. At one point, he questions if Sera will ever love him if he isn’t successful with being on the straight and narrow. I kind of wanted to know the answer to that. I wanted her to be forced to love him for who he was and not what he could be. He had been working his whole life to obtain respectability for her, what did she ever do for him? My one complaint about the book stems from this issue. The issue of respectability cleared up a little too easily and we were never allowed to see if Sera would love Fletcher for just being Fletcher.
I found after I had started Wayward One that Lorelie Brown is part of the Katie Porter writing pair. Having just read a Katie Porter book I was completely amazed that I didn’t see any similarity in that book and this one. There were two totally different writing styles and voices. If you do or don’t like Katie Porter don’t let that change your thoughts on this book. If you want a wonderfully written historical romance filled with good angst and two complex individuals that are perfect for each other, well this is the book for you. Final grade- A-
Favorite Quote:
He lowered his head near. She stared out at the room beyond his wide shoulder. Chairs, a few tables. Everything draped in soft cloths to conceal the awkward limbs of the furniture. She’d had tea in this room, sat with Victoria and Lottie as they laughed and played at embroidery.
Now she was getting rogered against the wall.
Rating: A-
April 28, 2019
Review originally posted here: http://thebookpushers.com/2013/02/05/...
Publisher: Samhain
Publish Date: Feb 5th
How I got this book: ARC from the author
He’ll protect her with every vicious bone in his body.
During her ten years at the prestigious Waywroth Academy, Sera Miller clung to a strict code of propriety to shield herself from rumors that she isn’t an orphan at all. She’s a bastard. Now she wishes she had never allowed her friends to talk her into snooping into the mysterious source of her tuition.
Her benefactor isn’t the unknown father she dreamed of one day meeting, but Fletcher Thomas—underworld tycoon, gambling den owner, and a man so dangerously mesmerizing that he could spark the scandal Sera has worked so hard to avoid.
Fletcher is only two steps away from leaving the life of crime he inherited from his father. First he plans to join an aboveboard railroad consortium, then claim the one thing his ill-gotten gains have kept safe all these years—Sera.
With every wicked caress, Sera fights harder to remember society’s rules and reject the painful memories his touch resurrects. Accepting Fletcher’s love means accepting her past—a risk too great for a woman who has always lived in the shadows. No matter how safe she feels in his arms.
Warning: This book contains a do-gooder heroine, an accidentally charming hero with tendencies toward caveman-itis, inappropriate household décor and fabulous sex against a wall.
This blurb came from the author’s website.
According to one version of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a trope is a common or overused theme or device. Common or overused they might be most of us have several we enjoy reading or watching. One of mine happens to be that of the unknown benefactor–provided they aren’t a sleaze-ball but the hero. So when I saw the blurb for Wayward One my inner book heart gave a jump for joy. My inner book heart was even happier when I finished reading because I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Sera and Fletcher had spent most of their lifetimes trying to make up for their past or to change their present so the past would not matter in the future. Sera was hoping that she could find answers to her past which would wipe out the stigma of not knowing who her father was to the girls of polite society. Fletcher wanted to distance himself from his father’s legacy and find legitimacy in polite society, and the final touch would be marrying Sera.
Fletcher was trying to do the right thing. He rescued Sera from a pretty bad life on the streets and set her up to receive an education and polishing fit for any society lady. He also had a plan to become a legitimate member of society but until he could establish a legal base for his income he couldn’t completely separate himself from the underworld. Fletcher was so incredibly patient and loving despite the world he grew up in. He didn’t know how society did things or what a loving relationship looked like but he knew what it should be, and that he would try to get it. Fletcher also tried to keep his part of the underworld as clean as possible but he still had to demonstrate that he was not weak to those around him. Fletcher’s growth was more of understanding the role society’s rules played and how you could be yourself while still appearing to conform. I was most impressed by his dedication to his plan and to Sera. He wanted her in his life but he wanted her happiness even more.
Sera epitomized staunch propriety. The other students at her boarding school were cruel as only girls can be to another girl. In her defense Sera pulled the rules and trapping of society around her so no one could tell from the outside that she did not have a respectable background. After finding out that her unknown benefactor was not her unknown father, and certainly wasn’t a noble man, she was determined to make the best of her education which meant staying away from Fletcher–until she realized that Fletcher was equally determined. I absolutely loved it when Sera turned the tables on him and moved in to uphold her side of their bargain. Sera did have a long way to go emotionally before she was ready to admit that society’s rules didn’t have to go down to her very drops of blood.
Brown did a wonderful job of developing two characters who appeared so very different on the outside and yet fit together so nicely. They both wanted someone to love them unconditionally which, given society at that time, could only come from someone who had a common background. About 80% of the way in, I had to tweet that Brown was trying to rip my heart out. I felt so bad for both Fletcher and Sera as they struggled to deal with what they had, what they thought they should have, and how it should be expressed. Without spoiling anything, I think Brown provided a very satisfactory groveling scene.
Sera and Fletcher were wonderful to read. Their interactions with each other and the supporting characters were very telling about who they were on the inside. They also had some truly lovely chemistry together. It was very enjoyable to have my favorite underused trope, in an historical, with unusual characters and a great groveling scene. I did figure out who the bad guy was rather early on but Brown included some other enjoyable twists that I did not expect. Overall I enjoyed reading Wayward One. I hope that Brown provides stories for Sera’s two girlfriends because they are rather unconventional themselves.
I give Wayward One an A-
Publisher: Samhain
Publish Date: Feb 5th
How I got this book: ARC from the author
He’ll protect her with every vicious bone in his body.
During her ten years at the prestigious Waywroth Academy, Sera Miller clung to a strict code of propriety to shield herself from rumors that she isn’t an orphan at all. She’s a bastard. Now she wishes she had never allowed her friends to talk her into snooping into the mysterious source of her tuition.
Her benefactor isn’t the unknown father she dreamed of one day meeting, but Fletcher Thomas—underworld tycoon, gambling den owner, and a man so dangerously mesmerizing that he could spark the scandal Sera has worked so hard to avoid.
Fletcher is only two steps away from leaving the life of crime he inherited from his father. First he plans to join an aboveboard railroad consortium, then claim the one thing his ill-gotten gains have kept safe all these years—Sera.
With every wicked caress, Sera fights harder to remember society’s rules and reject the painful memories his touch resurrects. Accepting Fletcher’s love means accepting her past—a risk too great for a woman who has always lived in the shadows. No matter how safe she feels in his arms.
Warning: This book contains a do-gooder heroine, an accidentally charming hero with tendencies toward caveman-itis, inappropriate household décor and fabulous sex against a wall.
This blurb came from the author’s website.
According to one version of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a trope is a common or overused theme or device. Common or overused they might be most of us have several we enjoy reading or watching. One of mine happens to be that of the unknown benefactor–provided they aren’t a sleaze-ball but the hero. So when I saw the blurb for Wayward One my inner book heart gave a jump for joy. My inner book heart was even happier when I finished reading because I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Sera and Fletcher had spent most of their lifetimes trying to make up for their past or to change their present so the past would not matter in the future. Sera was hoping that she could find answers to her past which would wipe out the stigma of not knowing who her father was to the girls of polite society. Fletcher wanted to distance himself from his father’s legacy and find legitimacy in polite society, and the final touch would be marrying Sera.
Fletcher was trying to do the right thing. He rescued Sera from a pretty bad life on the streets and set her up to receive an education and polishing fit for any society lady. He also had a plan to become a legitimate member of society but until he could establish a legal base for his income he couldn’t completely separate himself from the underworld. Fletcher was so incredibly patient and loving despite the world he grew up in. He didn’t know how society did things or what a loving relationship looked like but he knew what it should be, and that he would try to get it. Fletcher also tried to keep his part of the underworld as clean as possible but he still had to demonstrate that he was not weak to those around him. Fletcher’s growth was more of understanding the role society’s rules played and how you could be yourself while still appearing to conform. I was most impressed by his dedication to his plan and to Sera. He wanted her in his life but he wanted her happiness even more.
Sera epitomized staunch propriety. The other students at her boarding school were cruel as only girls can be to another girl. In her defense Sera pulled the rules and trapping of society around her so no one could tell from the outside that she did not have a respectable background. After finding out that her unknown benefactor was not her unknown father, and certainly wasn’t a noble man, she was determined to make the best of her education which meant staying away from Fletcher–until she realized that Fletcher was equally determined. I absolutely loved it when Sera turned the tables on him and moved in to uphold her side of their bargain. Sera did have a long way to go emotionally before she was ready to admit that society’s rules didn’t have to go down to her very drops of blood.
Brown did a wonderful job of developing two characters who appeared so very different on the outside and yet fit together so nicely. They both wanted someone to love them unconditionally which, given society at that time, could only come from someone who had a common background. About 80% of the way in, I had to tweet that Brown was trying to rip my heart out. I felt so bad for both Fletcher and Sera as they struggled to deal with what they had, what they thought they should have, and how it should be expressed. Without spoiling anything, I think Brown provided a very satisfactory groveling scene.
Sera and Fletcher were wonderful to read. Their interactions with each other and the supporting characters were very telling about who they were on the inside. They also had some truly lovely chemistry together. It was very enjoyable to have my favorite underused trope, in an historical, with unusual characters and a great groveling scene. I did figure out who the bad guy was rather early on but Brown included some other enjoyable twists that I did not expect. Overall I enjoyed reading Wayward One. I hope that Brown provides stories for Sera’s two girlfriends because they are rather unconventional themselves.
I give Wayward One an A-
February 17, 2013
Why I read it: I received a review copy from the author.
What it's about: (from Goodreads): He’ll protect her with every vicious bone in his body.
During her ten years at the prestigious Waywroth Academy, Sera Miller clung to a strict code of propriety to shield herself from rumors that she isn’t an orphan at all. She’s a bastard. Now she wishes she had never allowed her friends to talk her into snooping into the mysterious source of her tuition.
Her benefactor isn’t the unknown father she dreamed of one day meeting, but Fletcher Thomas—underworld tycoon, gambling den owner, and a man so dangerously mesmerizing that he could spark the scandal Sera has worked so hard to avoid.
Fletcher is only two steps away from leaving the life of crime he inherited from his father. First he plans to join an aboveboard railroad consortium, then claim the one thing his ill-gotten gains have kept safe all these years—Sera.
With every wicked caress, Sera fights harder to remember society’s rules and reject the painful memories his touch resurrects. Accepting Fletcher’s love means accepting her past—a risk too great for a woman who has always lived in the shadows. No matter how safe she feels in his arms.
What worked for me (and what didn't): I liked the idea of this book but the reality turned out to be less than I had hoped. My main issue was that Fletcher had decided that he would marry Sera when she was 11 and he was 17. At that age, it wasn't quite so distasteful I guess, but the book commences 10 years later, when Fletcher sees Sera again for the first time since he sent her (anonymously) to school. So he's now 27 and his image of her is as an 11 year old girl and he plans to marry her. And that was kind of icky to me. Sure Fletcher finds the 21 year old Sera very attractive but at least up until the halfway point of the book, he repeatedly reflects back on his longstanding plans. It would have worked better for me if he had've thought something like - "I thought I'd marry her when she grew up but now that I've seen her and it's not just an abstract idea, I reckon I'm a genius". But instead, Fletcher kept harking back to his plans, plans he made with Sera was only a child and, as unfair as that maybe, it did give me the icks.
Fletcher is a criminal trying to go straight. His desire is to be respectable and his plans for Sera were (in retrospect) more about gaining his respectability than lust (lust - and later, love - were just happy bonuses). Sera is an orphan with an unknown benefactor, who is extremely conscious that she must stick to all the rules of propriety at all times because he background renders her suspect in society. Nevertheless, when Fletcher advises her that she is to be given a significant financial endowment so she will not have to work (his plans are 2 years away from fruition) she takes the somewhat extraordinary step of moving in with him (insisting on an old relative to be present so she can ostensibly be a paid companion). She will help him with etiquette lessons and to remodel his gaudy house so that he will be more readily accepted in society.
Those bits felt like an excuse to get the characters together in close quarters. I will admit the first half of the book didn't capture my attention well, but things really picked up in the second half. Sera and Fletcher's interactions, particularly once they were in the same house were fun and sexy and enjoyable. And, there was an event which surprised and pleased me and which meant the conflict between the couple became more about Sera's idea of what is "right and good" and Fletcher teaching her that what's between consenting adults is nothing to do with propriety at all.
The villain of the piece was fairly one dimensional and obvious and that subplot didn't add much to the story in my opinion. Happily, Sera was able to assist Fletcher even more than they had thought, by unexpected means. I seem to be an outlier I'm afraid, but this was just okay for me, the enjoyment of the second half of the book balancing out my lack of interest at the beginning.
Grade: C
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What it's about: (from Goodreads): He’ll protect her with every vicious bone in his body.
During her ten years at the prestigious Waywroth Academy, Sera Miller clung to a strict code of propriety to shield herself from rumors that she isn’t an orphan at all. She’s a bastard. Now she wishes she had never allowed her friends to talk her into snooping into the mysterious source of her tuition.
Her benefactor isn’t the unknown father she dreamed of one day meeting, but Fletcher Thomas—underworld tycoon, gambling den owner, and a man so dangerously mesmerizing that he could spark the scandal Sera has worked so hard to avoid.
Fletcher is only two steps away from leaving the life of crime he inherited from his father. First he plans to join an aboveboard railroad consortium, then claim the one thing his ill-gotten gains have kept safe all these years—Sera.
With every wicked caress, Sera fights harder to remember society’s rules and reject the painful memories his touch resurrects. Accepting Fletcher’s love means accepting her past—a risk too great for a woman who has always lived in the shadows. No matter how safe she feels in his arms.
What worked for me (and what didn't): I liked the idea of this book but the reality turned out to be less than I had hoped. My main issue was that Fletcher had decided that he would marry Sera when she was 11 and he was 17. At that age, it wasn't quite so distasteful I guess, but the book commences 10 years later, when Fletcher sees Sera again for the first time since he sent her (anonymously) to school. So he's now 27 and his image of her is as an 11 year old girl and he plans to marry her. And that was kind of icky to me. Sure Fletcher finds the 21 year old Sera very attractive but at least up until the halfway point of the book, he repeatedly reflects back on his longstanding plans. It would have worked better for me if he had've thought something like - "I thought I'd marry her when she grew up but now that I've seen her and it's not just an abstract idea, I reckon I'm a genius". But instead, Fletcher kept harking back to his plans, plans he made with Sera was only a child and, as unfair as that maybe, it did give me the icks.
Fletcher is a criminal trying to go straight. His desire is to be respectable and his plans for Sera were (in retrospect) more about gaining his respectability than lust (lust - and later, love - were just happy bonuses). Sera is an orphan with an unknown benefactor, who is extremely conscious that she must stick to all the rules of propriety at all times because he background renders her suspect in society. Nevertheless, when Fletcher advises her that she is to be given a significant financial endowment so she will not have to work (his plans are 2 years away from fruition) she takes the somewhat extraordinary step of moving in with him (insisting on an old relative to be present so she can ostensibly be a paid companion). She will help him with etiquette lessons and to remodel his gaudy house so that he will be more readily accepted in society.
Those bits felt like an excuse to get the characters together in close quarters. I will admit the first half of the book didn't capture my attention well, but things really picked up in the second half. Sera and Fletcher's interactions, particularly once they were in the same house were fun and sexy and enjoyable. And, there was an event which surprised and pleased me and which meant the conflict between the couple became more about Sera's idea of what is "right and good" and Fletcher teaching her that what's between consenting adults is nothing to do with propriety at all.
The villain of the piece was fairly one dimensional and obvious and that subplot didn't add much to the story in my opinion. Happily, Sera was able to assist Fletcher even more than they had thought, by unexpected means. I seem to be an outlier I'm afraid, but this was just okay for me, the enjoyment of the second half of the book balancing out my lack of interest at the beginning.
Grade: C
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February 27, 2013
Seraphina (Sera) Miller has known life as the poorest of the poor. Sera has been given the opportunity to be groomed into a lady at Waywroth Academy. Sera is every inch the lady in Fletcher Thomas's eyes. Fletcher has been secretly given Sera the opportunities she wouldn't have otherwise. Fletcher and Sera knew each other as children but Fletcher has never forgotten her. Sera hopes to get a job at Waywroth Academy as one of the teachers. When Fletcher learns of Sera plans he moves to change them fast. Fletcher hopes to make himself suitable to society by going legit. He's been working hard to make that happen but he's missing something valuable Sera. Sera sees the disaster that Fletcher's home is in and moves mountains to fix everything that is wrong. Sera helps Fletcher see how out of control things are in his home. Rick Raverst doesn't like the idea of Fletcher going to legit. He especially doesn't like Sera because of how she influences Fletcher's behavior. Fletcher has be trying to get into Lord Linsley's railroad consortium for a very long time. Fletcher surprises Sera with her mother's locket and touch by his thoughtfulness. Will Sera let Fletcher into her heart? Can Fletcher admit his feelings and dreams to Sera? What does Rick Raverst fear? Will Lord Linsley admit Fletcher into the railroad consortium? What is special about the locket? Your answers await you in Wayward One.
Wayward One is the most aptly named book title I've seen in a while. From beginning to end this book rocked as a page turner that you had to know what happened next. I was constantly telling myself just one more page and chapter through out the whole book. Historial romance novels have always been a favorite genre of mine since I could read Harlequin novels. I loved all of the characters presented but I have to admit that Sera's character is my favorite. Sera's personality of having to control everything in her life is so relatable to modern times and families. Every plot point and mystery only added to the fun of reading this book. I will continue reading this genre and author's works. I look forward to the next work presented by this author.
Wayward One is the most aptly named book title I've seen in a while. From beginning to end this book rocked as a page turner that you had to know what happened next. I was constantly telling myself just one more page and chapter through out the whole book. Historial romance novels have always been a favorite genre of mine since I could read Harlequin novels. I loved all of the characters presented but I have to admit that Sera's character is my favorite. Sera's personality of having to control everything in her life is so relatable to modern times and families. Every plot point and mystery only added to the fun of reading this book. I will continue reading this genre and author's works. I look forward to the next work presented by this author.
May 10, 2019
Waste of time. Overall I felt the story was lacking and the relationship rather flat. The author's style of writing was also a bit rough at the beginning and left me floundering on whether I wanted to continue reading or not. All Fletcher can talk about in the beginning in how Sera is going to be his wife one day. We get it dude, you don't have to mention it every five sentences. And then Sera's "hang up" is never really explained (you get a little bit of a deeper peak at the very end of the book, but still not enough for us to really understand where she's coming from) thus making the reader think the problem is a quick solve and we end up rolling our eyes at how dramatic everything is. I won't be reading more from this author.
May 19, 2017
Me costó leer esta historia, tal vez no era su momento. No me engancho en gran medida, salvó pequeñas partes.
Básicamente la leí porque no me gusta dejar libros a medias. Y me da algo de pena, porque me encanta este género., pero bue' que le vamos a hacer.
Básicamente la leí porque no me gusta dejar libros a medias. Y me da algo de pena, porque me encanta este género., pero bue' que le vamos a hacer.
August 24, 2017
Interesting, enjoyable. The power dynamic felt quite unbalanced and therefore uncomfortable to me - with age, wealth and power gap between the two is huge.
Bought from kobo
Bought from kobo
September 25, 2018
El libro al inicio te llama al leerlo pero ( y teniendo buenos personajes) se pone obvio y se convierte en un libro aburrido. Una lastima
July 10, 2021
I always love reading about this time in history. This was an unusual story, but enjoyable nonetheless.
March 9, 2022
Very fun dynamic between these two! Bit of a unique take on a historical, and I really enjoyed the characters.
March 31, 2022
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October 18, 2022
The vastness of women’s uneducation and repression is absolutely ridiculous. I know it must to be true to some extent, but this book is the most extreme example I’ve read. This chick is the worst. I hate books with unlikable heroines. I end up feeling sorry for the man, thinking they deserve better.
January 5, 2023
Why do I keep reading terrible books with problematic men? Why?? 2023 New Year’s resolution is: stop torturing myself. There are better romances out there
June 7, 2023
Good enough to buy the rest of series
September 29, 2023
What can I say absolutely marvellous, got everything a must read
March 13, 2013
When a young lady freshly finished with her education standing at the brink of adulthood goes searching for the benefactor who paid for her board and tuition, she receives a shocking answer that sets her life on a new path. Seraphina has worked hard the last ten years to turn herself into a lady and hide her origins from the world of polite society under an armor made up of restraint and rules. She was always made to feel the position of just not quite being good enough to pass for a gentlewoman by everyone except her two closest friends who are aristocrats by birth. Now that their time at school is finished, Sera is determined to find out who has been her secret benefactor with dreams that it is the father who never came to claim her when her mother died. Instead of a father, Sera finds an old childhood friend and protector, Fletcher Thomas.
Fletcher began looking after Seraphina when she was six years old to his twelve. Her mother was his crime lord father's mistress and they died together in a fire. When Fletcher inherited his father's fortune and dark empire, his first thought was to take care of Sera and save her from the desolate life she would have as a penniless orphan. He secretly made sure she was sent to the best boarding school and that she was educated to be a lady. Fletcher made his own plans all around the idea of becoming a gentleman of legitimate business and claiming Sera as the lady wife who would help him leave his sordid life behind.
Unfortunately, he had set backs in business and is unable to claim Sera when he wants to, but suddenly there she is at his door having tracked him down through his payments to her school. Sera is all that he could hope for in her cool, calm lady ways. He can see her distaste for the home he had built and thought was decorated in the style of those of the rank he hoped to join. But Sera can save him.
Once she gets over the shock of Fletcher being her benefactor, Sera tells him that she will no longer be a charity case and wishes to earn her way. Fletcher blocks all her attempts to work genteel jobs so she comes up with a compromise. She will take on the task of improving him so that he can land the railway deal with the earl. Fletcher reluctantly agrees to this with an agenda of his own. With Sera living under his roof and setting him and his home in order, he can work on her and persuade her to marry him.
But that's when things get interesting, suddenly somebody doesn't want Sera there and incidents start happening that frighten her. The more dangerous event is the strong attraction Sera has for Fletcher. It scares her because it makes her lose control and losing her control is something she refuses to do even if it costs her a chance at happiness.
I really enjoyed this story from the very beginning. The strength of the story is the well written characters. Fletcher is primal and raw, but he wants to be a better man and rise above his origins. He wants Sera, his angel. Sera is also those things (well not the part about being a man) though she locks it all down tight beneath the hard won ladylike veneer and rules she bracketed around herself. Sera wants Fletcher as much as he wants her, but she is confused and scared. I love how they both grow in this story.
The story is told against a historical backdrop that is rather unique in ways. It includes the ballroom and drawing room of polite society, it includes the slums and rookeries of east end London, but what is unique is that it also includes a glimpse into the lifestyle of those in transition between the two. I thought the author did a great job making all of this feel authentic and vibrant like the characters. Because of this backdrop and the background of the main characters, the story has a darker, grittier taste to it than the average historical romance which I found a refreshing change.
All in all, it was a really good read. I recommend this historical romance to those who can appreciate a sensual and dangerous bad boy hero and a heroine that is just awakening to who she is and what she wants.
Fletcher began looking after Seraphina when she was six years old to his twelve. Her mother was his crime lord father's mistress and they died together in a fire. When Fletcher inherited his father's fortune and dark empire, his first thought was to take care of Sera and save her from the desolate life she would have as a penniless orphan. He secretly made sure she was sent to the best boarding school and that she was educated to be a lady. Fletcher made his own plans all around the idea of becoming a gentleman of legitimate business and claiming Sera as the lady wife who would help him leave his sordid life behind.
Unfortunately, he had set backs in business and is unable to claim Sera when he wants to, but suddenly there she is at his door having tracked him down through his payments to her school. Sera is all that he could hope for in her cool, calm lady ways. He can see her distaste for the home he had built and thought was decorated in the style of those of the rank he hoped to join. But Sera can save him.
Once she gets over the shock of Fletcher being her benefactor, Sera tells him that she will no longer be a charity case and wishes to earn her way. Fletcher blocks all her attempts to work genteel jobs so she comes up with a compromise. She will take on the task of improving him so that he can land the railway deal with the earl. Fletcher reluctantly agrees to this with an agenda of his own. With Sera living under his roof and setting him and his home in order, he can work on her and persuade her to marry him.
But that's when things get interesting, suddenly somebody doesn't want Sera there and incidents start happening that frighten her. The more dangerous event is the strong attraction Sera has for Fletcher. It scares her because it makes her lose control and losing her control is something she refuses to do even if it costs her a chance at happiness.
I really enjoyed this story from the very beginning. The strength of the story is the well written characters. Fletcher is primal and raw, but he wants to be a better man and rise above his origins. He wants Sera, his angel. Sera is also those things (well not the part about being a man) though she locks it all down tight beneath the hard won ladylike veneer and rules she bracketed around herself. Sera wants Fletcher as much as he wants her, but she is confused and scared. I love how they both grow in this story.
The story is told against a historical backdrop that is rather unique in ways. It includes the ballroom and drawing room of polite society, it includes the slums and rookeries of east end London, but what is unique is that it also includes a glimpse into the lifestyle of those in transition between the two. I thought the author did a great job making all of this feel authentic and vibrant like the characters. Because of this backdrop and the background of the main characters, the story has a darker, grittier taste to it than the average historical romance which I found a refreshing change.
All in all, it was a really good read. I recommend this historical romance to those who can appreciate a sensual and dangerous bad boy hero and a heroine that is just awakening to who she is and what she wants.
July 30, 2018
Review also posted on Book Lovin' Mamas
I seriously want to gush over the cover for a minute before I go into my review.
The cover alone had me sold on reading this book. I love the colors chosen for the cover and how the cover models are placed....and the dress, of course, is GORGEOUS!!!
Sera Miller had a very rough life when she was younger and when her mother passed away, she went off to Waywroth Academy where she learned how to become a very proper woman and to keep herself from being disgraced from society. She never knew who took care of the expense of going to the Academy and when she finds who the person is that helped her...she is more in shock than ever.
Digger, otherwise known as Fletcher Thomas now has always felt compelled to protect and look after Sera. He has known for a while and all he wants is for her to be happy and be loved. He knows he did bad things when he was younger, but he's trying to make up for it.
He wants to help Sera further than giving money for her to attend school and now he wants her to help him be accepted into society as well.
When Sera decides to help she is thrown into a world where she's not used to and a world where she wanted to avoid at all cost. Fletcher keeps being a very difficult man to be with and she cannot help, but start to really have feelings for him.
She's even threatening in Fletcher's home to leave, but she has no idea who the culprit is.
It's going to be very difficult for Sera to keep herself proper around the handsome Fletcher, especially when he tends to be there for her whenever she needs him the most.
Lorelei Brown gives you a historical romance that has a lot of angst, romance, and sweetness.
She gives you two characters that you will be rooting to get together because they are made for each other. They have known each other for a while and it also helps when you have the sexy Fletcher trying everything to let Sera know he loves her and then Sera trying to fight her feelings, but she just cannot after so long. It's inevitable. =)
Fletcher is definitely a character who I adore a lot of in the story. He had his bad ways, but when he was around Sera, he was different. He stole my heart and when the steaminess happens between him and Sera....yeah...he kind of stole my heart more.
Sera got on my nerves during certain parts of the book, especially towards the ending. She kind of overreacted over something and I felt bad for poor Fletcher. Although, Sera did have qualities I loved about her. She could be difficult at times because she was all about not being snubbed by society...but she did put Fletcher in his place several times in the book when he truly needed someone to.
Overall this book definitely was a very enjoyable and sexy book from the very talented Lorelei Brown, who readers know her as Katie Porter. I had a hard time in certain parts, but other times I had to keep turning the page on my iPad. I am a sucker for a historical romance book though because I love when an author can make me feel like I am back in time and that is what Lorelei Brown did.
I look forward to reading more of Lorelei Brown's books in the very near future.
I give "Wayward One" 4 full moons and highly recommend it to historical romance readers out there.
I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
I seriously want to gush over the cover for a minute before I go into my review.
The cover alone had me sold on reading this book. I love the colors chosen for the cover and how the cover models are placed....and the dress, of course, is GORGEOUS!!!
Sera Miller had a very rough life when she was younger and when her mother passed away, she went off to Waywroth Academy where she learned how to become a very proper woman and to keep herself from being disgraced from society. She never knew who took care of the expense of going to the Academy and when she finds who the person is that helped her...she is more in shock than ever.
Digger, otherwise known as Fletcher Thomas now has always felt compelled to protect and look after Sera. He has known for a while and all he wants is for her to be happy and be loved. He knows he did bad things when he was younger, but he's trying to make up for it.
He wants to help Sera further than giving money for her to attend school and now he wants her to help him be accepted into society as well.
When Sera decides to help she is thrown into a world where she's not used to and a world where she wanted to avoid at all cost. Fletcher keeps being a very difficult man to be with and she cannot help, but start to really have feelings for him.
She's even threatening in Fletcher's home to leave, but she has no idea who the culprit is.
It's going to be very difficult for Sera to keep herself proper around the handsome Fletcher, especially when he tends to be there for her whenever she needs him the most.
Lorelei Brown gives you a historical romance that has a lot of angst, romance, and sweetness.
She gives you two characters that you will be rooting to get together because they are made for each other. They have known each other for a while and it also helps when you have the sexy Fletcher trying everything to let Sera know he loves her and then Sera trying to fight her feelings, but she just cannot after so long. It's inevitable. =)
Fletcher is definitely a character who I adore a lot of in the story. He had his bad ways, but when he was around Sera, he was different. He stole my heart and when the steaminess happens between him and Sera....yeah...he kind of stole my heart more.
Sera got on my nerves during certain parts of the book, especially towards the ending. She kind of overreacted over something and I felt bad for poor Fletcher. Although, Sera did have qualities I loved about her. She could be difficult at times because she was all about not being snubbed by society...but she did put Fletcher in his place several times in the book when he truly needed someone to.
Overall this book definitely was a very enjoyable and sexy book from the very talented Lorelei Brown, who readers know her as Katie Porter. I had a hard time in certain parts, but other times I had to keep turning the page on my iPad. I am a sucker for a historical romance book though because I love when an author can make me feel like I am back in time and that is what Lorelei Brown did.
I look forward to reading more of Lorelei Brown's books in the very near future.
I give "Wayward One" 4 full moons and highly recommend it to historical romance readers out there.
I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
August 16, 2014
WAYWARD ONE is a different historical romance than what I’ve been reading lately, and I mean that in a good way. It’s a bit darker storyline without really being dark. This book, although unexpected for me, was a good mix of sexy and emotion with an interesting storyline. A story that kept you turning the pages.
Our hero, Fletcher Thomas, is a man who has made his fortune by not so traditional means (ie underworld) and he’s not necessarily a respected member of London society. Sera Miller has grown up at a boarding school, knowing she was an orphan, and without knowing who her benefactor was. She’s now the epitome of proper. Sometimes way too much for my liking.
Fletcher finally reveals himself as Sera’s benefactor and the true reason why he was doing it was very romantic. See, Sera’s mother used to be Fletcher’s fathers’ “lady of the night” and, as kids, Fletcher and Sera spent time together. One could say he fell in love then and always wanted to take care of her. And that’s what he’s been doing for years, from afar. That is until she would be of age and he could snatch her up and marry her. In his mind, she could make him better.
I really liked Fletcher, he’s the good bad guy. He’s wanted so bad to fit in and to be part of society that he doesn’t quite understand it really isn’t all that’s cracked up to be, nor that it may not be a good fit for him.
The connection between Fletcher and Sera was a bit lacking at first for me but it slowly developed and when I wasn’t wanting to club her to snap out of her tidy ways, then they were actually fun together. There’s nothing better than seeing the oh-so-proper Sera get all hot and bothered in the most inappropriate places because she couldn’t fight her attraction to Fletcher.
There’s even a bit of action in this book adding a nice layer to the story. There’s the issue of Sera’s mother and Fletcher’s fathers’ death. We get to find out the truth about that and how this was still affecting their lives today.
I am extremely happy I gave this book a try. I’ve loved the author’s work while being one half of Katie Porter and wasn’t sure how that would relate to her historicals. This is not a Katie Porter book, I was happy to see a distinct voice coming through WAYWARD ONE. But at the same time, I’ll definitely have another author that I need to read from now on.
Favorite Quotes:
“I die with wanting you, every day.”
“I can’t wait to unwrap you.”
*Review copy provided by author
February 3, 2013
I will warn you I tend to be a bit biased when it comes to Lorelei’s books whether they are just her or her collaboration with another author that results in the naughtiness of Katie Porter. I did receive this one from Lorelei but as always she doesn’t ask me to write nice reviews or honestly even to review the books. I just love them enough to let you know that this is a really nice book full of snark, heat and enough love to make you smile.
Sera has always held out hope that the benefactor paying for her schooling is actually her father taking care of a bastard daughter. She’s held out hope that she isn’t an orphan but in one moment finds out the man paying her bills is a bit of a rogue. He runs gambling halls and other scandalous enterprises which of course will not do. She sets out to find out why he is paying for her to make her way but ends up getting more than she bargained for when she also gets persuaded (hmmm more like persuades him) to put things to rights in his household so he can live more like a respectable gentleman than rogue. She’s uptight, judgmental and very stuck in appearances to society but under all this is a woman who has a heart of gold with a streak of rebelliousness that fits our hero perfectly.
Fletcher… sigh… Fletcher… He’s not an easy man to pin down. I mean we have a man who operates on the dark side of society due to his birthright. We have a man that takes care of his people and wants to better their positions. We have a man who is such a sweetheart to Sera even to the point of holding himself away from her as to not taint her with his current enterprises. He wants her so much not only for the air of respectability but ultimately for the woman she is under all the prim and proper. He’s attempting to finally come out from under his dad’s reputation and make his world in the respectable parts of society but has his best laid plans thrown for a bit of a loop when Sera takes matters in to her own hands. These two are definitely meant for one another and the snark that goes between them was fun to read and enjoy.
There is a bit of heat in this but not too much to override the sweet story of two people finding something precious that makes them perfectly suited for their times and environment. They are a fun pair to read and I thank Lorelei for giving me the chance to do so.
As always… She can give me more any time as I will be happy to head back to this period and little group she has created.
Sera has always held out hope that the benefactor paying for her schooling is actually her father taking care of a bastard daughter. She’s held out hope that she isn’t an orphan but in one moment finds out the man paying her bills is a bit of a rogue. He runs gambling halls and other scandalous enterprises which of course will not do. She sets out to find out why he is paying for her to make her way but ends up getting more than she bargained for when she also gets persuaded (hmmm more like persuades him) to put things to rights in his household so he can live more like a respectable gentleman than rogue. She’s uptight, judgmental and very stuck in appearances to society but under all this is a woman who has a heart of gold with a streak of rebelliousness that fits our hero perfectly.
Fletcher… sigh… Fletcher… He’s not an easy man to pin down. I mean we have a man who operates on the dark side of society due to his birthright. We have a man that takes care of his people and wants to better their positions. We have a man who is such a sweetheart to Sera even to the point of holding himself away from her as to not taint her with his current enterprises. He wants her so much not only for the air of respectability but ultimately for the woman she is under all the prim and proper. He’s attempting to finally come out from under his dad’s reputation and make his world in the respectable parts of society but has his best laid plans thrown for a bit of a loop when Sera takes matters in to her own hands. These two are definitely meant for one another and the snark that goes between them was fun to read and enjoy.
There is a bit of heat in this but not too much to override the sweet story of two people finding something precious that makes them perfectly suited for their times and environment. They are a fun pair to read and I thank Lorelei for giving me the chance to do so.
As always… She can give me more any time as I will be happy to head back to this period and little group she has created.
February 10, 2013
“Of both of them, he was by far the better person.”
Fletcher was one of the most honest heroes I’ve read about. He was who he was: a poor man with no title made rich by his father’s criminal dealings. He wanted a better life for himself and for Sera and he would do anything to get it. Protecting her and providing her with what she needs was all that he lived for. Once he reinstated himself into her life, it didn’t take him long to realize that she was more than just an ideal for him. He fell in love with her and would lay the world at her feet if she’d only ask.
Sera was more difficult for me to like. She seemed way more down to earth with her friends at the Academy. Once she immersed herself into Fletcher’s life and home, she became so uptight. She was completely unwilling to explore any of her feelings for him, deeming them improper.
However (mostly thanks to Fletcher) this book is a very satisfying read full of angst and emotion.
Full review can be read here.
Fletcher was one of the most honest heroes I’ve read about. He was who he was: a poor man with no title made rich by his father’s criminal dealings. He wanted a better life for himself and for Sera and he would do anything to get it. Protecting her and providing her with what she needs was all that he lived for. Once he reinstated himself into her life, it didn’t take him long to realize that she was more than just an ideal for him. He fell in love with her and would lay the world at her feet if she’d only ask.
Sera was more difficult for me to like. She seemed way more down to earth with her friends at the Academy. Once she immersed herself into Fletcher’s life and home, she became so uptight. She was completely unwilling to explore any of her feelings for him, deeming them improper.
However (mostly thanks to Fletcher) this book is a very satisfying read full of angst and emotion.
Full review can be read here.
September 25, 2014
The first book in the Waywroth Academy series by new-to-me author Lorelie Brown, this is a very impressive and original working class romance set in Victorian England, about two childhood friends who find love and acceptance in society, with themselves, as well as with each other.
At first, the premise of a young lady (the daughter of a woman who felt she had no choice but to become a whore to survive) clinging to society’s strictures for proper etiquette and decorum despite her wildly passionate feelings for her childhood friend (a man raised in the streets but who has loved the heroine forever) might seem unrealistic to our twenty-first century sensibilities. But the only way that Seraphina (Sera) can even fathom acceptance by the ton is to marry Fletcher yet restrain her love and attraction for him to the bedroom; she holds herself back from all other affection. Fletcher desires a passionate wife in the bedroom (and elsewhere, of course) and a proper society wife, but above all else, he also hopes for her love.
For my full review on my historical romance and history blog: http://bit.ly/1CmYeet
At first, the premise of a young lady (the daughter of a woman who felt she had no choice but to become a whore to survive) clinging to society’s strictures for proper etiquette and decorum despite her wildly passionate feelings for her childhood friend (a man raised in the streets but who has loved the heroine forever) might seem unrealistic to our twenty-first century sensibilities. But the only way that Seraphina (Sera) can even fathom acceptance by the ton is to marry Fletcher yet restrain her love and attraction for him to the bedroom; she holds herself back from all other affection. Fletcher desires a passionate wife in the bedroom (and elsewhere, of course) and a proper society wife, but above all else, he also hopes for her love.
For my full review on my historical romance and history blog: http://bit.ly/1CmYeet
May 14, 2016
THE ONLY REASON I GAVE THIS A 3 STARS WAS BECAUSE I LIKED THE HERO & THE SEX
There isn't much to recommend about the plot. It was safe and honestly boring.
OUR HERO:
Fletcher was from the slums of his time, and he eventually makes his way to the top however he is still not considered respectable ton. I enjoyed how devoted he was to his wife and how frustrated when she was such a prude and self-righteous about loving him and making love as a couple.
OUR HEROINE:
She annoyed me towards the end. Hell, she was so self- righteous about love making being seen as UNPURE just because she desires her husband. Sex must be done in the dark and only at night. What?! And getting caught by her friend while she was having make up sex with her husband turned her into an annoying prude indeed.
OVERALL:
This story PISSED me off. There was potential...seeing how enigmatic Fletcher was at the beginning. However I felt lost throughout the entire story mostly. I don't know wtf is going on, except for the passion between the H/h.
SAVE YOUR TIME. MOVE ON TO ANOTHER STORY!
There isn't much to recommend about the plot. It was safe and honestly boring.
OUR HERO:
Fletcher was from the slums of his time, and he eventually makes his way to the top however he is still not considered respectable ton. I enjoyed how devoted he was to his wife and how frustrated when she was such a prude and self-righteous about loving him and making love as a couple.
OUR HEROINE:
She annoyed me towards the end. Hell, she was so self- righteous about love making being seen as UNPURE just because she desires her husband. Sex must be done in the dark and only at night. What?! And getting caught by her friend while she was having make up sex with her husband turned her into an annoying prude indeed.
OVERALL:
This story PISSED me off. There was potential...seeing how enigmatic Fletcher was at the beginning. However I felt lost throughout the entire story mostly. I don't know wtf is going on, except for the passion between the H/h.
SAVE YOUR TIME. MOVE ON TO ANOTHER STORY!
March 17, 2016
Creo que todo libro es buenos, cada libro encuentra a la persona que lo amara, y lamento decir que no fui la persona adecuada para este libro. Cuando leí la sinopsis me atrajo mucho, esperaba mucho mas de lo que recibí... para comenzar cometí el error de no darme cuenta antes que era de época, ese tipo de libros casi no me gustan, lo leí igual porque ya lo había comenzado y no me gustaba la idea de no terminarlo. Creo que no me gusto porque la protagonista se restringe mucho, en esa época las apariencias lo eran todo, por lo que la protagonista no se dejaba ser. Me gusto de cierto modo Fletcher porque tuvo la paciencia para esperar por su chica, y lo mejor es que intenta ser un mejor hombre para ella. Le falto un poco al final, siento que el inicio fue mucho de lo mismo y al final en unas pocas paginas quiso finalizar como una gran historia.
Lo siento mucho por colocarle 1 estrella pero no era el indicado para mi.
Lo siento mucho por colocarle 1 estrella pero no era el indicado para mi.
August 14, 2016
Sera had been an orphan of the streets and Fletcher the son of one of the den owners. When she was still very young Fletcher protected her and then found a way to send her to school for young women. All this time Sera thought she probably was illegitimate and her father was paying.
It is just as Sera is going to graduate and look for a job that she runs into Fletcher by accident and remembers him. Meanwhile someone is trying to hurt her. Not too hard to guess who, but the way was harder to figure out.
It is just as Sera is going to graduate and look for a job that she runs into Fletcher by accident and remembers him. Meanwhile someone is trying to hurt her. Not too hard to guess who, but the way was harder to figure out.
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February 8, 2013Even though I like the hero Fletcher, something was missing in the first quarter of the book to keep me interested. I felt bored by the set up.
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