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A London Regency Romance Suspense Tale #2
Unveiling Love: Episode II
Romantic Suspense in the courtrooms and hidden places of Romantic Regency England
Barrington Norton has always despised lies and has formed his life upon a foundation of truth. Yet, discovering the truth of Amora's past sends him to the breaking point. How can he ever make amends for not believing her? Will she ever love him as she once did?
Amora Norton is tired, tired of fighting for her marriage and her sanity. Now that she understands how fleeting Barrington's love is, she wants none of it. It may be better off being alone than living with pity. Having lost all, can she find herself?
Nonetheless, a serial abductor is at large, awakening to existence of the one that got away. Only a united couple can put an end to his reign of terror.
This is the second Regency Romance of four.
Dear Lovely Reader,
Unveiling Love is a serialized historical romance or soap opera told in episodes. Each episode averages three to ten chapters, about 18,000 to 40,000 words. Each episode resolves one issue. Emotional cliffhangers may be offered, but the plot, the action of the episode, will be complete in resolving this issue.
My promise to you is that the action will be compelling, the romance passionate, and the journey like nothing you've read before. I will tell you in the forward the length. This episode, Episode II, is eleven chapters long, 40,000 words. Enjoy this Regency Romance
Vanessa Riley
Barrington Norton has always despised lies and has formed his life upon a foundation of truth. Yet, discovering the truth of Amora's past sends him to the breaking point. How can he ever make amends for not believing her? Will she ever love him as she once did?
Amora Norton is tired, tired of fighting for her marriage and her sanity. Now that she understands how fleeting Barrington's love is, she wants none of it. It may be better off being alone than living with pity. Having lost all, can she find herself?
Nonetheless, a serial abductor is at large, awakening to existence of the one that got away. Only a united couple can put an end to his reign of terror.
This is the second Regency Romance of four.
Dear Lovely Reader,
Unveiling Love is a serialized historical romance or soap opera told in episodes. Each episode averages three to ten chapters, about 18,000 to 40,000 words. Each episode resolves one issue. Emotional cliffhangers may be offered, but the plot, the action of the episode, will be complete in resolving this issue.
My promise to you is that the action will be compelling, the romance passionate, and the journey like nothing you've read before. I will tell you in the forward the length. This episode, Episode II, is eleven chapters long, 40,000 words. Enjoy this Regency Romance
Vanessa Riley
200 pages, Paperback
First published February 22, 2016
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September 23, 2016
This is my first episodic book.
Vanessa Riley's writing seemed much better in Episode 2 than in Episode 1 or maybe I just became accustomed to it...lol.
Book two got deep and I found myself down in the dumps just like main character Mrs. Amora Horton and her handsome and intelligent husband Barrington. Yet, I couldn't wait to see what happened. Lots of mystery going on in the plot with lots of questions. Even lots of wanting to slap a particular someone.
So I find that I am not a fan of episodic books. I am a greedy reader and I want the whole plot to be resolved in one sitting. So because I need to see how things get resolved, I can't help but get to the next book. So in essence, the Evil Genius known as Episodic Novels has caught me in its snares.
Off to Episode 3...*sighs and shrugs*
Vanessa Riley's writing seemed much better in Episode 2 than in Episode 1 or maybe I just became accustomed to it...lol.
Book two got deep and I found myself down in the dumps just like main character Mrs. Amora Horton and her handsome and intelligent husband Barrington. Yet, I couldn't wait to see what happened. Lots of mystery going on in the plot with lots of questions. Even lots of wanting to slap a particular someone.
So I find that I am not a fan of episodic books. I am a greedy reader and I want the whole plot to be resolved in one sitting. So because I need to see how things get resolved, I can't help but get to the next book. So in essence, the Evil Genius known as Episodic Novels has caught me in its snares.
Off to Episode 3...*sighs and shrugs*
March 16, 2020
Great continuation
This love story and mystery of Amora and Barr is fascinating. It’s hard to put down and has me craving more and more each chapter. I’m grateful that it’s written about mixed race couples as well in the Regency era, it gives a side of history we done get to see that often. So much angst and love, yet these two can’t seem to understand that they actually do need each other.
This love story and mystery of Amora and Barr is fascinating. It’s hard to put down and has me craving more and more each chapter. I’m grateful that it’s written about mixed race couples as well in the Regency era, it gives a side of history we done get to see that often. So much angst and love, yet these two can’t seem to understand that they actually do need each other.
February 18, 2017
Two months to woo a wife, find a missing person, and capture a killer was an incredibly short period of time.
Barrington Norton has cases to investigate and a reputation to maintain as a barrister in the English courts—particularly as a barrister of mixed ethnicity. Hence, more than love is at stake in the midst of the ominous trouble brewing between him and Amora, his wife. They'll have to decide how much (or how little) their marriage matters in the grand scheme in Unveiling Love, a Regency suspense tale by author Vanessa Riley.
Episode II of this story picks up right where Episode I left off, so I was all in as soon as I started reading. I found the second episode to be somewhat darker than the first as it deals with the effects of events as traumatic as war. Although I felt some of Barrington and Amora's discussion became a bit redundant, I liked to see them digging into the complexities of their marriage, where easy answers and quick fixes may not be available.
There's a minor aspect of the plot that didn't quite line up to me, and there are small errors and inconsistencies in the writing. Also, in both episodes, it seems the narrator may be less than impartial about the story's villains, perhaps calling them names too often. The antagonists begin to seem less authentic that way, like wicked caricatures.
Still, the author's style is sensitive, evocative, and poetic in its imagery. There's an aching kind of beauty in even the dark images. And as much as Barrington and Amora frustrate me sometimes, I can't help but to forgive them because they're not clueless or just being dramatic. They're aware of themselves, which keeps them interesting.
I'm looking forward to moving on to Episode III.
Barrington Norton has cases to investigate and a reputation to maintain as a barrister in the English courts—particularly as a barrister of mixed ethnicity. Hence, more than love is at stake in the midst of the ominous trouble brewing between him and Amora, his wife. They'll have to decide how much (or how little) their marriage matters in the grand scheme in Unveiling Love, a Regency suspense tale by author Vanessa Riley.
Episode II of this story picks up right where Episode I left off, so I was all in as soon as I started reading. I found the second episode to be somewhat darker than the first as it deals with the effects of events as traumatic as war. Although I felt some of Barrington and Amora's discussion became a bit redundant, I liked to see them digging into the complexities of their marriage, where easy answers and quick fixes may not be available.
There's a minor aspect of the plot that didn't quite line up to me, and there are small errors and inconsistencies in the writing. Also, in both episodes, it seems the narrator may be less than impartial about the story's villains, perhaps calling them names too often. The antagonists begin to seem less authentic that way, like wicked caricatures.
Still, the author's style is sensitive, evocative, and poetic in its imagery. There's an aching kind of beauty in even the dark images. And as much as Barrington and Amora frustrate me sometimes, I can't help but to forgive them because they're not clueless or just being dramatic. They're aware of themselves, which keeps them interesting.
I'm looking forward to moving on to Episode III.
March 15, 2016
Unveiling Love: A Regency Romance (A London Regency Romantic Suspense Tale Book 2) written by Vanessa Riley, is a great second episode to this series. We are following Amora and Barrington Norton through the struggles that they finally figured out they had in the first episode and now Amora has come to the point that she is tired of fighting for her marriage and her sanity, but Barrington wants to fight enough for both of them. Can they actually make this work? I wanted to reach into the book and cheer them on while they endure each day of struggles. Can’t wait to read the next episode of this story and find out how they end up and if this monster who has caused these problems is finally caught or if they will have to deal with these struggles the rest of their married life. I was gifted this book in exchange for my honest review.
December 26, 2016
Gettin better
So this second book in the series is a little better, giving more incite into a puzzling heroine and her tight-ass barrister husband. Again, understanding the setting is Regency Era England just after Prince Edward's passing when the country is in mourning, it is very difficult to feel empathy for either H or h in this drama. The writing leaves too many questions. If the characters had a more solid descriptive base from the beginning, I would feel more invested in this intriguing plot.
So this second book in the series is a little better, giving more incite into a puzzling heroine and her tight-ass barrister husband. Again, understanding the setting is Regency Era England just after Prince Edward's passing when the country is in mourning, it is very difficult to feel empathy for either H or h in this drama. The writing leaves too many questions. If the characters had a more solid descriptive base from the beginning, I would feel more invested in this intriguing plot.
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