More and More

I had not read any of Ms. Cameron's novels before but now I am hooked. This novel was surprisingly sensual for the time period (1800's) but not implausible. At the same time, it was very funny in a natural and realistic kind of way. After reading this book, my spirits were uplifted but I didn't want it to end. (Four hundred and some pages are not enough.) I hope Ms. Cameron continues with stories about the other tenants of Number 7.

This was my first Stella Cameron historical. Now I'm going to find all the rest. The love story is interesting because there isn't silly fighting. Although the hero and heroine aren't a natural pair, they want each other so much. Very sexy. I loved all the characters, including mean old Spivey, and the mystery grabbed me without interfering with what was happening between Ross and Finch.

I'm still laughing over this one. It's not slapstick--that bores me--but there's the kind of humor that sneaks up and keeps you chuckling. Ross and Finch are the best kind of hero and heroine. He's strong but not so pushy you want to shake him, and she has a lot to learn but she's smart. They are sensual and touching together And the other characters in Mayfair Square are great. I hope we get to know more about some of them. Ms. Cameron's books are keepers for me.

Ross, Viscount Killrood, is a man with a mission. He's sworn his allegiance to a cause that allows no room for family or love, no matter how interesting he finds his neighbor's sister. Finch More is a spinster whose time for love has come and gone. At 29 she's firmly on the shelf, boarding with her brother in a room at Mayfield Square and finding simple pleasure helping him run an import business. As the book opens, however, Finch finds herself in trouble, accosted by a strange man issuing oblique warnings. From the moment Ross forces her to tell him about the encounter, their fate is sealed. Ross's work may have instigated the danger, but Finch and her brother are right in the thick of it, and Ross and Finch will have to work together if they want to keep Finch's brother--and themselves--alive.Ross and Finch are a wonderful couple. Sharp and intelligent, funny and lusty. One of the things I like best about this book is that practically from the first confrontation between Ross and Finch, they are together-- physically in each others presence as well as emotionally "a couple," whether they're ready to admit it or not. Their attraction to one another is palpable, and their love scenes are incredible sensual. In fact, this book has some of the steamiest non-consummated love scenes I've ever read. What makes these two really click for me though, is that beyond finding it difficult to keep their hands off each other, they actually like one another. Their friendship is real and fairly leaps off the page. The book also has a nice hook in the form of an arrogant, self-important busybody who we know only through journal entries, and who has determined to get these two together. Part of fun of this book is figuring out just how this person fits into the equation. Read this book. You'll fall in love with Ross and Finch, and when you're done you'll be left anxiously waiting for the next couple to emerge from Mayfield Square. Just be sure to begin reading with a long stretch of free time ahead of you; you won't want to put it down.

In 1820 London, Latimer More, a lover of antiquities, opens up More and More Importers with his spinster sister Finch. Though they struggle financially, the duo seems happy with their business. That begins to change when two men accost Finch, demanding to know more about the tigers. She has no idea what they are talking about and suffers minor injuries that her sibling fails to notice. However, Ross, Lord Kilrood observes and confronts Finch. Ross wonders if his thirst for adventure has placed the Mores in danger. He soon knows it has when an assailant kidnaps Latimer. Feeling guilty that his business with the Sheik of Ranthus started the trouble in Mayfair Square, Ross agrees to assist Finch in her quest to rescue her brother. While working in tandem and with the push of a mysterious being secretly residing at 7 Mayfair Square, Ross and Finch fall in love. However, he is an adventurer and she is on the shelf. MORE AND MORE is an exciting blending of elements from several other sub-genres that successfully spice up this rousing Regency romance. The story line is filled with action, mystery, and strange happenings and essences. The lead protagonists are warm, witty, and frightened by love. Stella Cameron is more than a contender; she is one of the champions of historical romance.Harriet Klausner