Seduce Me at Sunrise (The Hathaways, #2) in Alpha Heroes & Spitfire Heroines

Mar 20, 2009 Shawna rated it it was amazing

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Re-read Oct'2019:

This is such an emotional read and will forever remain one of my absolute, all-time favorite historical romances! Still big 5++ stars!!

Original read/review Jun'2010:

5++ stars – Historical Romance

Forever together and yet always apart.....

WOW, just WOW! I absolutely loved this! Seduce Me At Sunrise is a beautiful, evocative, sensual, moving, and lush romance of forbidden love, powerful yearning, and long-denied desire between two star-crossed souls. Although dark, cold, ha ...more

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Feb 03, 2009 Dina rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-romance, to-blog

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. After being seriously disappointed with Mine Till Midnight, the 1st book in this series, I´m happy to see things get back on track with Seduce Me at Sunrise. :)

I loved Merripen since he was introduced in the previous book and, thankfully, I still love him after reading his own book. He was tortured, brooding and fierce, just the way I like it. ;) He could have been less stubborn and I almost hated him when he didn´t rise to defend Win´s honor at the Hunt´s ball, but I easily "forgave" him for th ...more

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Jun 25, 2009 Lisa Kay rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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The match lit by the passionate Win!
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★★★★½ (This is a review of the audiobook.) This was a “re-read via audio” for me. I can’t believe how much I had forgotten about Kev and Win’s love story. I have always enjoyed the appearance of these two in the other books in the Hathaways series more than in their own volume. However, on listening to the elegant Rosalyn Landor narrator this one, it is kicked up a ½ star. She is so versatile on the voices and the infection of tones and nuances for the many dr ...more

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Jun 23, 2009 Nisha rated it it was amazing

Shelves: re-read, super-large-family-series, historicalromance, childhood-connection

Clearly, I failed to read this book properly, the first time around. I'm not sure why, since it was wonderfully written and I loved all the characters. I think its because of the romance between Kev and Win. It was so frustrating, because they were already in love, but Kev kept back out.

Anyway, this story is about the 2nd Hathaway sister, Win, who has always been in love with Kev Merripen, the gypsy boy the family had adopted 12 years ago. Kev also loved her, but kept it restrained, in case his Clearly, I failed to read this book properly, the first time around. I'm not sure why, since it was wonderfully written and I loved all the characters. I think its because of the romance between Kev and Win. It was so frustrating, because they were already in love, but Kev kept back out.

Anyway, this story is about the 2nd Hathaway sister, Win, who has always been in love with Kev Merripen, the gypsy boy the family had adopted 12 years ago. Kev also loved her, but kept it restrained, in case his passion for her would hurt her. Anyway, Win, suffering from the aftereffects of scarlet fever, decides that the only way that she can be with Kev is by healing herself, even if that meant leaving England to do so. We get some flashbacks, which were highly informative about Kev's and Win's past. When they are finally reunited, Kev transforms into an even more miserably boorish hero, than his normal self, as he kisses Win, and rejects her soon after. Even when there is another suitor on the horizon, Kev fails to man up to claim Win. But, as a decent romance should, he eventually figures the error of his ways and shocks us with the most sensational claiming ever written by LK.

Both Win and Kev are surprising in this book. They seem almost above the normal sins of man in the earlier book, but their love scenes are ridiculously sensual and breathtaking. And since they are such opposites, yet mostly reserved, their passion was shockingly sizzling. The only problem for me was that I didn't relate exactly to Win and Kev was not my type. Too broody, though I enjoy the Cam and Leo's teasing toward him. Like during the wedding.

My favorite scene was actually the seemingly demure, Win's, when she threatens to burn down a wardrobe.

"I have a matchbox, Julian," she said. "Tell me what to give Mr. Rohan, or I'll set the wardrobe on fire."
"You wouldn't dare," Harrow cried.
"Win," Leo said, "you'll burn the entire damned house down, just after it's been rebuilt. Give me the bloody matchbox."
She shook her head resolutely.
"Are we starting a new springtime ritual?" Leo demanded. "The annual burning-of-the-manse? Come to your senses, Win."

I didn't realize that she was such a badass, until that moment. Well, that, and when Kev acts all bipolar.

The main reason I like reading this book was because the foreplay between Leo and Miss Marks begins. I love their tension and I can't wait until their book. Leo's heart and body is healing and I know that this book was when I started falling for him.

There is also some extra plot about learning about Cam and Kev's history, which is nice. As well, as the tragically creepy Doctor Harrow.

Overall, it was not the romance that makes this a strong novel, but the further character building which made this such a great read. I love the Hathaways and I'm sure all of you would feel the same. ...more

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Jun 27, 2009 Jena rated it really liked it

Shelves: childhood-friends, angst, unrequited-love, stunningly-beautiful-heroine, besotted-hero, jealous-freak, beautiful-heroine, secret-love, h-with-illness

Reread 2021
From 3 stars to 4 stars,
because this is so much better than books I’ve been giving 3 stars lately.

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Feb 17, 2009 joy in wonderland rated it really liked it

Shelves: romantic-novels

"i adore win, i don't usually go for the heroine but here, i do! she was brave and beautiful!"

i enjoy reading this, though there was this part where i have my patience check 'coz kev was really beyond wanting her so much, loving her so much, yet not reaching out for her (even when she herself declare how much she love him)---then when somebody try to... he acts as if he owns her!? now, now, that's romantic but then i goes like that for almost 3/4 of the book... hmmm so yeah but then all in a ...more

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