Fallen Angel

This book had its moments but was rather far fetched and neither leading character had much to recommend them so it became hard to remain interested in their fate.

I am not fond of writing online reviews as it takes too much time and thought to come up with anything worth "penning". Elizabeth is my favorite romance author, she appeals to a niche group, she is also not for the faint-hearted. Read Cherished, To Love an Earl aka The Passionate Prude, Highland Fire, etc. You will quickly see a pattern; the men are libertines, the women are prudes although passionate by nature, and confusion and conflict runs wild in her stories (as do all but her writing is superior to your average romance writer). If forced seduction is not your cup of tea, don't even touch her books, as I've said, this is not for the faint-hearted. And if you want to read books that are pc, then you need to go somewhere else. This is fantasy and fantasy is not about reality, it is about taking the good parts of reality without the bad parts, therefore, you can be "forced" to say yes to seduction without really being "forced", get my drift? In modern day, most men will not "forcefully seduce" a woman, the line is very clearly and finely drawn. A no is a no, but that is because nowadays women are not "sexually oppressed". Imagine being told all your life sex is wrong, it will probably be hard for you to say "Take me" when you are morally bound to be prudish. So now you understand why "forced seduction" is not only "NOT RAPE" but its existence is imperative to drive the two historical h/h to the present day age of sexual liberation. So enjoy Deveryn and Maddy! They are really fun to read.

I've only read a couple of romantic novels and had almost given up on the entire genre until I read this book. The author writes the book with great style so you feel as though the book hasn't been written for a fifth grader (as many of the romance novels are written at the fifth grade reading level...I'm a teacher so I know). Ms. Thornton develops a passion between the two main characters with a dilemma that makes you want to throw the novel at Maddy, the main character, for being so ridiculous, as often 19 yr. olds are, but at the same time, you fall in love with both Maddy and Deveryn that you have to read to find out if Maddy will give in to her heart. The romantic scenes are protrayed in a matter that is relevant to the book. The author adds the scenes to express their love, not to just through in some porn. Great book and I can't wait to read more by the author!

Deveryn - it was a name that Madeleina (Maddy) Sinclair would hate forever. It was the name of the man who had cuckolded her father's young wife and disgraced him to the point that he took his own life. Through blinding tears she raced through the moors to find her childhood friend Malcolm and spotting the back of his golden head blindly rushed into his arms. Jason Verney, Viscount Deveryn did not know who this strange tiny force was that clung to him so forcefully but he did know that she felt wonderful and the sweet little lips were too much of a temptation not to kiss. To this unorthodox beginning would herald their tempestuous relationship. Deveryn, who was a known reprobate, whose fickleness with ladies and light skirts was renowned in the fashionable ton circles, had never been in love, nor did he ever expect to find it in Inverness, Scotland of all places. But he was so taken with the spirited minx that rushed into his arms and begged to be kissed that he knew at once that she was to be his forevermore.Maddy felt the same for this golden man. Jason Verney was his name and even in those first moments, a stranger and knowing she shouldn't be with him, she felt it was right - until a stableboy came in to call for Lord Deveryn. The name struck terror in her heart that this might be the man she had sworn revenge upon for her father's disgrace. The battle in her heart was monumental as she tried to deny her love for the man they referred to as the `fallen angel'. Oftentimes, it is hard to be objective, particularly when the hero in a novel is such a possessive, arrogant `brat'! It is coup for the author though that can elicit such a response from the reader on the strength of her writing. If it were not for the fact that Jason truly was in love with Maddy you would really despise his arrogant possessiveness that bordered on cruelty. Maddy on the other hand, waffled from sensual passion to guilt over the betrayal she thought she was doing to her father's memory. Suffice it to say, the relationship was complex and the reader will be thoroughly immersed in this stormy battle of the sexes as love will overcome all obstacles. There is a tremendous amount of historical references sprinkled throughout this novel which I found to be a thoroughly engrossing read and it is quite a sensual read as well though not for the timid who may be shocked by scenes that could be construed as rape.

If there was one man Madeleina never wanted to lay eyes on, it was the scoundrel who'd seduced her fashionable young stepmother and disgraced her beloved father. The spirited Scottish lass knew his name: Deveryn. Then she met dashing Jason Verney, and as he waltzed her into his strong embrace and piled her with practiced charms, Madeleina forgot about scandals and betrayals. She was too besotted to ask the young man his full name and too much in love to guess that Jason was really Viscount Deveryn, known to London as The Fallen Angel.Jason Verney, Viscount Deveryn, changed mistresses more often than he changed his snowy cravat, but the profligate peer had never been smitten with love - until he met Madeleina Sinclair. The worldly reprobate couldn't believe his reeling senses when he first kissed the mischievous young chatelaine of Drumoak Castle. If he could trick her into a clandestine marriage, he could possess her virgin beauty and her castle as well. He expected the spirited minx's pulse to race in response to his burning kisses, but he never guessed that innocent Madeleina could foil his devious scheme......by fair means or foul. He never dreamed that she could capture the heart and clip the wing of her infamous, sensuous Fallen Angel.