The Seduction of Lord Stone (Dashing Widows, #1)

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For this reckless widow, love is the most dangerous game of all Caroline, Lady Beaumont, arrives in London seeking excitement after ten dreary years of marriage and an even drearier year of mourning That means conquering society, dancing like there s no tomorrow, and taking a lover to provide passion without promises Promises, in this dashing widow s dictionary, equal prison So what is an adventurous lady to do when she loses her heart to a notorious rake who, for the first time in his life, wants forever Devilish Silas Nash, Viscount Stone is in love at last with a beautiful, headstrong widow bent on playing the field Worse, she s enlisted his help to set her up with his disreputable best friend No red blooded man takes such a challenge lying down, and Silas schemes to seduce his darling into his arms, warm, willing and besotted But will his passionate plots come undone against a woman determined to act the mistress, but never the wife Best Read The Seduction of Lord Stone (Dashing Widows, #1) [ By ] Anna Campbell [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr In her search for a loverthe lover wants love.I absolutely loved this story The Seduction of Lord Stone is going on my favourite short stories shelf It packed a punch Everything I love about Recency historical romances was included A scene at the ball, riding in Hyde Park, a picnic by the Thames, th...why don t we all leave our old, sad days behind Why don t we all become dashing widowsAnna Campbell s charming, new The Dashing Widows series features three, young, widowed friends Caroline, Lady Beaumont, Fenella, Lady Deerham and Helena, Countess of Crewe who decide they need a little adventure in their lives and this is Caroline s story I feel like I ve been locked away in the dark all my life I ve spent twenty eight years waiting I ve never had a chance to laugh and dance and cwhy don t we all leave our old, sad days behind Why don t we all become dashing widowsAnna Campbell s charming, new Th...I really did not like this book I went into liking the ideabut then it all kind of went downhill for me after the prologue.My first inclination that I wasn t going to enjoy this book was Silas, Lord Stone At first, he seems innocuousbut he really didn t sit right with me He straight up admits that he only befriended Caroline, formed a friendship with her and got her to smile, with the end goal of having her in his bed I justwhat the hell is this Nice Guy bullshit Yes, this is how I really did not like this book I went into liking the ideabut then it all kind of went downhill for me after the prologue.My first inclination that I wasn t going to enjoy this book was Silas, Lord Stone At first, he seems innocuousbut he really didn t sit right with me He straight up admits that he only befriended Caroline, formed a friendship with her and got her to smile, with the end goal of having her in his ... Originally posted on The Book NymphoCaroline, LadyBeaumont, is emerging from her mourning period for her deceased husband Their arranged marriage lacked passion and neither ever came to love each other so now she s ready to explore her sexual nature Caroline shares her plans with her two friends, who are also widows, and her best friend, Silas Nash Unbeknownst to her, Silas has just been laying in wait to make her his wife It was an interesting change to have a woman of this era eschew marri Originally posted on The Book NymphoCaroline, LadyBeaumont, is emerging from her mourning period for her deceased husband Their arranged marriage lacked passion and neither ever came to love each other so now she s ready to explore her sexual nature Caroline shares her plans with her two friends, who are also widows, and her best friend, Silas Nash Unbeknownst to her, Silas has just been laying in wait to make her his wife It was an interesting change to have a woman of this era eschew marriage and her suitor wantingthan sexual interludes W...I know I m in minority here, but for me this bookwas not worththan 2 stars I m sorryCaroline s marriage was not terrible Her husband was a man dedicated to his legacy who worked hard to maintain his family, who treated her fairly I found her desire to do meanless things like enjoying the season, where absolutely nothing is accomplished, but endless gossip, dancing, drinking tea and such, was very selfish and without meaning.I know that a little leisure is necessary in life, but she I know I m in minority here, but for me this bookwas not worththan 2 stars I m sorryCaroline s marriage was not terrible Her husband was a man dedicated to his legacy who worked hard to maintain his family, who treated her fairly I found her desire to do meanless things like enjoying the season, where absolutely nothing is accomplished, but endless gossip, dancing, drinking tea and such, was very selfish and without meaning.I know that a little leisure is necessary in life, but she could have talked with her husband about spending some time doing idless things instead of stewing inside He didn t seem to me like an unreasonable fellow I m sure he would have fulfill her desires if he only knewSo what she does She decides to bacome a loose woman and take a lover Of all the stupid things Couldn t she have find something worthwile to do Some worthy cause And Silas He s besotted So absolutely in lust love with her ...I am a huge fan of Anna Campbell and have really enjoyed several of the installments in her Dashing Widows series I will admit I have been reading them all out of order and I decided it was high time I read the first in the series.Unfortunately, this story was a bit of a disappointment I strongly disliked Caroline Beaumont and thought she was a nincompoop She couldn t think logical thoughts, had vindictive feelings for her closest friends, and couldn t make up her mind what she wanted In a w I am a huge fan of Anna Campbell and have really enjoyed several of the installments in her Dashing Widows series I will admit I ...It took me awhile to warm up to Carolyn, but I liked her in the end and understood where that fear was coming from This was a nice prequel story to the next book and hope we getof Silas and Carolyn, because in the end I thought they were a great couple For sure a HFN ending and I hope it turns in...Weak that s the only word I could come up with to describe this novella The series will feature three ladies who decide to become Dashing Widows now that their period of mourning is over Lots of time is spent setting up the threesome, including the two whose stories will come later One of these two is the bro...Just OK..Alrighty, then This novella had the longest prologue I ve ever read 60 pages on my Kindle It also had soooo much angst for only 141 pages At 50% Silas horrible name for a hero finally told Caroline he loved her and even though she loves him she still tells him she s going to be Lord West s mistress Seriously I didn t even know if I was going finish this, and that s saying a lot for me not to want to read the last half of a novella However, I did finish it and there was angst al Just OK..Alrighty, then This novella had the longest prologue I ve ever read 60 pages on my Kindle It also had soooo much angst for only 141 pages At 50% Silas horrible name for a hero finally told Carolin...Genre Regency novellaSensuality did not get to that partToo much tell, not enough show Even for a short story.I also found the heroine unlikable kinda whiny and dumb and the sequel baiting was annoying.DNF 60%

The Seduction of Lord Stone (Dashing Widows, #1)
  • English
  • 04 April 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 168 pages
  • Anna Campbell
  • The Seduction of Lord Stone (Dashing Widows, #1)