The Passion (Notorious)

THE SEDUCTION by NICOLE JORDAN was a magnum opus - and now THE PASSION continues to enthrall with her unrivalled passionate style and a tenacious love between Lady Aurora Demming and Nicholas Sabine. In terms of sensuality, THE PASSION is overshadowed by her more indulgent style in The Seduction, but in THE PASSION, Ms. Jordan more than redeems herself in her narrative and the poetic journal entry of a tragic love paean left behind by Sabine's mother which makes the read more personal and erotic.Struggling between passion and decorum, Lady Aurora Demming braves the wrath of her abusive father to wed to Nicholas, who is to be gullotined for a naval crime. The wedding was a marriage of convenience and lasted only for a day - but little did she know that Sabine had escaped execution. He returns to stake his claim on Aurora, but Aurora will not allow passion to rule over her when the clamoured independence and security she sought so hard for could be abandoned for reckless passion to Nicholas. As usual, both Aurora and Nicholas are characters which are flawed and fiercely protective of their loved ones. It's a passionate tour de force with moments of poignancy, especially when the dilemma was waged in Aurora's head and how she convinced herself to follow her heart.THE PASSION still manages to scorch but compared to THE SEDUCTION, it lacks the former's sensitivity and avant-garde fiery scenes. Nicole Jordan with her deft characterization, opens up the story with a journal and that is very refreshing. The readers are held captivated by the intense dialogue and tight pacing, and will most certainly relish in Aurora's go for a stake in a heart-wrenching passion with Nicholas. THE PASSION is still undoubtedly one of the best in spicy narration. For all its breathtaking passion, one of the journal entry sums up my verdict: There is no escape from the shackles and bonds of THE PASSION.

At a friends reccomendation I purchased the last Nicole Jordan "Seduction." I liked it enough to purchase "The Passion." Wow, what a difference one books make. This is a powerful book, both in the "steam" factor and in the story and plot factor. I have never read an erotic romance that had a better story based upon love and respect. The two character Aurora and Nicholas, draw you into their pain and confusion over this new passion. This book in fact brings to mind "The Duke and I" by Julia Quinn. This is much more steamy, but the story is as fresh as "Duke." Get a big cup of coffee on a cold winter night and enjoy this wonderful story! Good Reading!

In 1813 in St. Kitts, British West Indies, English visitor Lady Aurora Demming objects to the military's treatment of condemned prisoner Nicholas Sabine. The English know him as the pirate Captain Saber while the Americans consider the merchant fleet owner a privateer.Nicholas worries about what will happen to his half-sister Raven. He persuades Aurora to marry him, consummate their vows, and serve as Raven's guardian as the latter makes her London debut. With the urging of her cousin and his wife, Aurora agrees to this one-day marriage of convenience as opposed to marrying her father's choice of spouse, the arrogant, odious Duke of Halford. However, neither Nicholas nor Aurora expected him to survive the gallows and come to England to claim his bride.With over a dozen best-selling historical romances, readers know Nicole Jordan is a sure winner for readers who like their romances a little spicy. THE PASSION is a seductive tale that contains all the fire and conflict the audience expects from a novel written by this talented author. The story line centers on two strong charcaters struggling between their love for one another and the War of 1812 interfering with their relationship. Ms. Jordan has written one of the best romances of her career.Harriet Klausner

"The Passion" by Nicole JordanThis story takes you on a passionate ride! The scenes Nicole Jordan presents are breathtaking, poetic, beautiful, erotic, intoxicating, bold, and passionate! The reader learns about Aurora and Nicholas as they learn about and discover each other as well as about themselves. Their fire is ignited from the very beginning of the book as Aurora and Nicholas gaze into one another's eyes, then fire becomes a roaring blaze when they kiss. When they realize passion and love are one in the same the fire is fueled uncontrollably! Both characters are strong individuals that have and can endure what life expects of and deals them. They learn about true courage, commitment, desire, passion, and love. Aurora has always been what society expects of a "proper" woman, but yearned to be passionately free. Nicholas is a man who chose to be free from society's expectations and lives life to the fullest. They are separated for a short period of time after their wedding night, and each discovers something different. After reading an erotic journal that Nicholas entrusts to her, Aurora believes she has learned all she needs to know about desire, passion and love but feels she should never open the heart to love because it will only be broken. And vows she will never allow that to happen to her. Nicholas discovers differently. During their time apart he realizes that his feelings for Aurora are stronger than any he has ever felt for a woman. He thinks at first those feelings are simply desire and lust. However, after spending time and getting to know her he realizes he wants Aurora's heart and now must convince her. The book is heart wrenching, suspenseful, surprising, & tearful from it's beginning to it's VERY passionate ending! This is book two in "The Notorious" series by Nicole Jordan. I highly recommend this book as well as book one in the series, "The Seduction"! Nicole Jordan is an amazingly talented author and you will not be disappointed.

I LOVED this book. From the beautiful Prologue, until the very end, you are given a story with wonderful main characters, great secondary characters (Nicole makes secondary characters as fun and interesting to read about as the main one's), a wonderful story, and some really sensual love scenes. Nicole's writing at times, seems poetic, and the lush love scenes are so beautiful, they leave you breathless. The Passion starts off exciting and is a thrill from beginning to end. I couldn't put it down.Lady Aurora Demming meets Nicholas Sabine as he is about to go to the gallows. They make a pact, and share a glorious night of passion before he is to be hung. Aurora marries Nicholas to avoid marrying the man her father betrothed her to, and Nicholas marries Aurora so that she can become the guardian of his sister. You'll enjoy the story of Aurora and Nicholas, and their sensual journey to love. I did.