Desire in the Sun

First of all, I despised the prejudice in this novel. But, yes it was a lot tamer than what ACTUALLY happened during that period. Delilah Remy falls in lust with the mustachioed lothario, Jocelyn San Pietro upon first glance and is completely infatuated by his shameless flirting and tender kissing after one magical walk. Oh, bother he's 1/8th African, and property of her (crazy) great-aunt! Lilah has to forget about that, but. . . Her crazy-aunt has him beaten and sold, thus leading Lilah to beg her (crazy) fiancee into purchasing Joss "for her (yes, again he is: crazy) father" (more like for some serious sexin' on Miss Lilah's part). Joss wants to wake up from this horrible nightmare, after all he is an English business man and the impressive captain of his own ship, that just happens to be of a mixed background. So? Why is he forced into this world? After a shipwreck things get steamy (and banter-y) as Lilah falls in love with her proud and intelligent slave boy and Joss, sans the mustache and any proper clothing can't help but be touched by the pampered princess' courage, compassion, and enticing body parts. Then, her father and yes, crazy-stepmother join the picture with the fiancee in the backing and annoy the hell out of me. But, it isn't the unbearable annoyance of horribly written characters, more like the annoyance of taxing, repressive, somewhat one-dimensional individuals (we only view them through Lilah's dimensions, except for the fiancee). Although Lilah loves her family with a tender loyalty and they are only viewed through her rose-impaired vision, however Robards makes it obvious that they're manipulative and selfish creatures (even though Lilah bypasses that fact until the very end, she constantly longs to believe in their goodness). This one is a definite keeper. Villains you love to hate (not very engaging though), interesting leads, and amazing chemistry. My favorite from Robards.

This was so great!! I read it over and over again! Ms. Robards is a terrific author. I am in the middle of To Trust a Stranger right now and it is wonderful!! I started reading her books because she is from Louisville Ky. which is onlu a few min. away from where I live and I think that her books are well written and contain great plots and story lines. I suggest that evryone needs to read her books if you are looking for adventure and romance!!

out of all the books I have read by Karen Robards, this must be one of the best. The plot was an intricate one, weaved around a handsome rake with a chip on his shoulder, a beautiful lady who has a temper, isolated beaches and a tempestuous love on the sunny island of Barbados...What more could you want, really?

I have read all of Karen Robards' books and of her historical romances Desire in the Sun is the cream of the crop. The characters are believeable and react to problems appropretly. Leila is young and she acts like a young woman without the benifit of worldly experience. Joss is one of Robards best male characters he has a reason to hate Leila but he still has the capacity to love her.

This is the first book by Karen Robards that I read and I loved it! Karen Robards has done a wonderful job of creating memorable characters and an interesting plot. Lilah and Joss show that love shows no boundries. I reccomend this book to anyone who likes romance stories with a plot to it.