And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily, #1)

Posted on 04 May 2018 by Tasha Alexander

Emily agreed to wed Philip, the Viscount Ashton, primarily to escape her overbearing mother Philip s death while on safari soon after their wedding left Emily feeling little grief, for she barely knew the dashing stranger.But her discovery of his journals nearly two years later reveals a far different man than she imagined a gentleman scholar and antiquities collector who apparently loved his new wife deeply Emily s desire to learn about her late husband leads her through the quiet corners of the British Museum and into a dangerous mystery involving rare stolen artifacts To complicate matters, she s juggling two very prominent and wealthy suitors, one of whose intentions may go beyond matrimony into darker realms. Best Download And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily, #1) author Tasha Alexander For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Don t fall in love with your dead husband, Kallista It can bring you no joyThere are few emotionspainful than regret,specifically, the regret of finally realizing that you love someone, only after they ve left or after they ve died How horrible must it be to realize that you can t tell someone you love them To come face to face with your own self absorbance, your own youthful folly, your inability to see beyond yourself to a great love that ...This book It was not my thing.It was certainly readable enough nice and popcorny and fun but the thing about popcorn reading is that suspension of disbelief with regard to anachronisms kind of relies on a certain kind of lightheartedness, at least for me.So when the narrator started going on and on about how she was now Free From The Bounds Of Society, my disbelief went crashing to the ground Sure, I wouldn t want to have lived back then, but I feel like there s a way to do this kind of This book It was not my thing.It was certainly readable enough nice and popcorny and fun but the thing about popcorn reading is that suspension of disbelief with regard to anachronisms kind of relies on a certain kind of lightheartedness, at least for me.So when the narrator started going on and on about how she was now Free From The Bounds Of Society, my disbelief went crashing to the ground Sure, I wouldn t want to have lived back then, but I feel like there s a way to do this kind of thing a littlesubtly, whereas the narrator acts kind of like a stereotypical teenager, rebelling for the sake of rebelling She goes around shouting HA, LOOK AT ME, I AM DRINKING PORT, HOW DARING apparently without experiencing any of the doubt or worries of a woman experiencing a sudden femin...I enjoyed this historical mystery very much and will definitely continue with the series I m glad I did this as a buddy read, as we were able to dig for clues together making it all thatenjoyable It connects with the Iliad and Greek artifacts in an engaging way, turning this novel into sophisticated fun for the mystery or suspense fan, with a touch of romance that is strictly one foot on the floor Pictures pertaining to the book, that I found helpful, are below.Some of the I enjoyed this historical mystery very much and will definitely continue with the series I m glad I did this as a buddy read, as we were able to dig for clues together making it all thatenjoyable It connects with the Iliad and Greek artifacts in an engaging way, turning this novel into sophisticated fun for the mystery or suspense fan, with a touch of romance that is strictly one foot on the floor Pictures pertaining to the book, that I found helpful, are below.Some of the artists and art work calyx krater shaped Greek vase Mus e du Louvre 500 B.C Pierre Auguste Renoir s painting of On the Terrace 1881 Praxiteles statue of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus 4th century BC Hotel Le Meurice, Paris ...I ve read all kind of books there are those that made me cry, while with others I laughed books that made me think and wonder or amuse me as I read them just for the kick of it Tasha Alexander s And Only to Deceive made me reflect, for it was different from the average historical fiction books I read recently That is evident from its first paragraphFew people would look kindly on my reasons for marrying Philip neither love nor money nor his title induced me to accept his proposal Yet, I ve read all kind of books there are those that made me cry, while with others I laughed books that made me think and wonder or amuse me as I read them just for the kick of it Tasha Alexander s And Only to Deceive made me reflect, for it was different from the average historical fiction books I read recently That is evident f...This book started out very promising As historical fiction, the author gets it right enough detail for interest but not so much to bog down the story She does not take too many liberties with the time period or setting As a novel of suspense it is an engaging story not really a page turner but enough suspense to keep me anxious to read on.Where this book suffers most is with its heroine, Lady Emily Ashton She is a young widow, a social station which makes her believe herself to be mor This book started out very promising As historical fiction, the author gets it right enough detail for interest but not so much to bog down the story She does not take too many liberties with the time period or setting As a novel of suspense it is an engaging story not really a page turner but enough suspense to keep me anxious to read on.Where this book suffers most is with its heroine, Lady Emily Ashton She is a young widow, a social station which makes her believe herself to beworldly than she really is, which of course drives m...I must confess I feel a little bad about my relationship with Lady Emily Ashton I came across her adventures in the wake of Lady Julia Grey s escapades and I fear I won t be able to do Emily justice, that she will always be overshadowed by Julia And, um, Brisbane Do not mistake me I like Colin Hargreaves very much He is a delight and I hope Emily never throws him over But he s not.well He s not Brisbane There I ve said it We can move on If you haven t guessed by now, AND ONLY TO D I must confess I feel a little bad about my relationship with Lady Emily Ashton I came ac...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here And Only to Deceive is billed as a novel of suspense set in the 1880s though mostly I m in suspense as to whether the heroine will do some other wildly anachronistic thing Emily Ashton marries Philip Ashton solely to escape her mother s nagging he dies in a hunting accident shortly after their marriage and its only after his death that she realizes he was a man of hidden depths, which she begins to explore There s a mystery involving forgeries and stolen antiquities from Greece and a buddin And Only to Deceive is billed as a novel of suspense set in the 1880s though mostly I m in suspense as to whether the heroine will do some other wildly anachronistic thing Emily Ashton marries Philip Ashton solely to escape her mother s nagging he dies in a hunting accident shortly after their marriage and its only after his death that she realizes he was a man of hidden depths, which she begins to explore There s a mystery involving forgeries and stolen antiquities from Greece and a budding romance with Philip s best fr...Sometimes, a book just doesn t work for me no matter how much I want to enjoy it And Only to Deceive have everything that I should like, interesting characters, a mystery and a tragic love story However, somewhere along the way the story just lost my interest and unfortunately I never found it as interesting as it was, in the beginning, to read.So, what went wrong Why did this book not appeal to me I think the biggest problem for me was that the plot, Emily s hunt for the truth about Philips Sometimes, a book just doesn t work for me no matter how much I want to enjoy it And Only to Deceive have everything that I should like, interesting characters, a mystery and a tragic love story However, somewhere along the way the story just lost my interest and unfortunately I never found it as interesting as it was, in the beginning, to read.So, what went wrong Why did this book not appeal to me I think the biggest problem for me was that the plot, Emily s hunt for the truth about Philips involvement in the forgery of art, or rather the whole forgery plot was so simple to figure out that it took away the enjoyment to read the book Since this book is bit old now and several new books have been published was it easy to cross one person of the list as suspects and that made the list of people that could be involve...This was a fun and an unexpectedly touching story featuring a woman who falls in love with her husband after he is dead That central feature lends the bookweight,poignancy,engagement than it probably deserves Not that Emily isn t engaging on her own I particularly like her growing intellectual interests and determination to educate herself in areas that catch her attention Attending lectures at university and hiring tutors for ancient language and art lessons just fit her s This was a fun and an unexpectedly touching story featuring a woman who falls in love with her husband after he is dead That central feature lends the bookweight,poignancy,engagement than it probably deserves Not that Emily isn t engaging on her own I particularly like her growing intellectual interests and determination to educate herself in areas that catch her attention Attending lectures at university and hiring tutors for ancient language and art lessons just fit her so well and made sense as she pursues her husband s interests as she gets to know the man she had been married to for so short a time.But the central plot mystery was only barely serviceable and the villains didn t really cohere very well and it wasn t that hard to tell who everybody was and what their motivations were This left Emily a little boringly predictable in pursuit of an investigation that was boringly p...While in Borders, I picked up Tasha Alexander s And Only to Deceive I quickly was drawn into the opening chapters Alexander s given her heroine, Emily Ashton, a wry, crisp tone that is enchanting In that sitting, I could see the mystery part of the book approaching, but was muchinterested in Ashton s intellectual awakening as she found herself suddenly in a position of increased social power and financial independence At home that evening, I kept regretting not buying it and wanting to While in Borders, I picked up Tasha Alexander s And Only to Deceive I quickly was drawn into the opening chapters Alexander s given her heroine, Emily Ashton, a wry, crisp tone that is enchanting In that sitting, I could see the mystery part of the book approaching, but was muchinterested in Ashton s intellectual awakening as she found herself suddenly in a position of increased social power and financial independence At home that evening, I kept regretting not buying it and wanting to continue reading it After getting a library copy and finishing it, my reaction is mixed On one hand, the main characters are well drawn, the literary references delightful the reference to Mary Elizabeth Braddon s Lady Audley s Secret ...

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04 May 2018

Tasha Alexander