The Lovely Duckling

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Inspired by the tale of The Ugly Duckling, a hot historical romance novella from the acclaimed Fiery Tales series.Reputed for his carnal skills, notorious rake, Joseph d Alumbert, prefers amorous encounters without any sort of emotional entanglement until a most unique lady stirs tender feelings and hot desire.Emilie de Sarron suffered burns to her body as an infant, and keeps her scars and her heart well hidden But Joseph is determined to peel away her inhibitions, one slow, sensuous kiss at a time, to reveal the beautiful swan inside Can be enjoyed as a stand alone Originally published in THE PRINCESS IN HIS BED anthology. Download The Lovely Duckling – kino-fada.fr The Lovely Duckling by Lila DiPasqua is book 8 in the Fiery Tales series This is the story of Joseph d Alumbert and Emilie de Sarron This is easily a standalone book if you choose to do so In addition it is a Novella that is about 110 pages Which makes it a easy, quick read when you need a little hot romance fast Emilie was injured in a fire that took her parents life Emilie has been shy about her scars and when she was having her coming out a group which included Joseph called her names The Lovely Duckling by Lila DiPasqua is book 8 in the Fiery Tales series This is the story of Joseph d Alumbert and Emilie de Sarron This is easily a standalone book if you choose to do so In addition it is a Novella that is about 110 pages Which makes it a easy, quick read when you need a little hot romance fast Emilie was injured in a fire that took her parents life Emilie has been shy about her scars and when she was having her coming out a group which included Joseph called her names and teased her about her scars That put a end to her coming out and she left the town to become a recluse Joseph had always regretted his part in hurting Emilie and had choose to writer her un...Fairytales are Now for AdultsI was introduced to Lila Dipasqua s Fiery Tales series recently and they are great short little reads Based on children s fairytales, the author has taken the basic elements of specific fairytales and rewritten them for adults as historical romance set in seventeenth century France Each story is a complete standalone The Lovely Duckling, based on the fairytale, The Ugly Duckling, is a charming, passionate novella with heart Despite the story being only around 100 Fairytales are Now for AdultsI was introduced to Lila Dipasqua s Fiery Tales series recently and they are great short little reads Based on children s fairytales, the author has taken the basic elements of specific fairytales and rewritten them for adults as historical romance set in seventeenth century France Each story is a complete standalone The Lovely Duckling, based on the fairytale, The Ugly Duckling, is a charming, passionate novella with heart Despite the story being only around 100 pages, the author doesn t sacrifice character development between the hero and heroine A case of mistaken identity makes for a thrilling story, great banter between the hero and his brothers which was probably my favorite dialogue in the story , and a sexiness...I m in love with this series These books are erotic but still romantic and with a great story And DiPasqua s heroes are all alpha yummy I also I love the different setting she places this series in It s refreshing to see an author...Steamy and funny till the last page If you ve read Lila DiPasqua s other Fiery Tales, then you re in for a treat with The Lovely Duckling You will enjoy every minutes of this short novella which is the story of these two charming characters Emilie and Joseph Just let yourself be carried away into this sweet romance with lots of heat Perfect for an afternoon read Beautiful chemistry between Emilie, a woman, who suffered burns to her bod...I mean, man, Lila DiPasqua worked her magic again Two of her novels in just one day Wow wow wow this is a new record for me Love love love this book 3 3 3 The Ugly Duckling is one of my favorite fairy tales, and it was beautifully and of course, erotically D retold in the way that only Ms DiPasqua c...I was super excited to read this because it has such a high rating on both Goodreads and , but here I am ultimately disappointed I hate to say this, but I think the premise would have been better executed by another author DiPasqua s writing was veryI don t know how to explain it, but it was just not for me I found the novel to be pretty predictable and not very unique, which had me rushing through and skimming until the end I have no problem with historicals using certain tropes, I was super excited to read this because it has such a high rating on both Goodreads and , but here I am ultimately disappointed I hate to say this, but I think the premise would have been better executed by another author DiPasqua s writing was veryI don t know how to explain it, but it was just not for me I found the novel to be pretty predictable and not very unique, which had me rushing through and skimming until the end I have no problem with historicals using certain tropes, but this novel just didn t have that something special that differentiated it from the other historicals out there I also believe some of my discomfort for this novel stemmed from the fact that I have never read a mainly French his...3.5 Stars Good and steamy HR, but would have liked for the hero to grovel in the end as the heroine forgave him too easily The ending was a bit too abrupt for my liking, hence the 3.5 stars.A Fiery Fairytale Indeed This may just be my favorite among the three books I have read from this series The story has the elements of a swoon worthy fairytale We have the virginal heroine going out there to live life the way she wants it We have the noble hero who once wronged the heroine but took his chance to make amends In the process they discover much to love about each other Now my summary is the subdued version of how well written the plot is It may be a novella but the backstory A Fiery Fairytale Indeed This may just be my favorite among the three books I have read from this series The story has the elements of a swoon worthy fairytale We have the virginal heroine going out there to live life the way she wants it We have the noble hero who once wronged the heroine but took his chance to make amends In the process they discover much to love about each other Now my summary is the subdued version of how well written the plot is It may be a novella but the backstory of the two main characters was explained albeit shortly It was enough to have a very plausible love story as opposed to the instant lust love at first sight True to DiPasqua s styl...I absolutely love fairy tale retellings And the Ugly Duckling is one of my favorites I read this story as part of collection with two other stories from this author While the rest were enjoyable but just ok, the Lovely Duckling really stood above and beyond the others to me It s a short story, but it packed an emotional wallop for me I really felt a strong connection to both Emilie and Joseph, and I felt their connection with each other Overall I was really impressed with this story and I I absolutely love fairy tale retellings And the Ugly Duckling is one of my favorites I read this story as part of collection with two other stories from this author While the rest were enjoyable but just ok, the Lovely Duckling really stood above and beyond the others to me It s a short story, but it packed an emotional wallop for me I really felt a strong connection to both Emilie and Joseph, and I felt their connection with each other ...Please make this a full stand alone novel I love all her books..this one is my absolute, absolute favorite I don t care that I purchased and read the novella I would still buy a full version novel just to getdetails and expand the story.

The Lovely Duckling
  • English
  • 08 August 2018
  • ebook
  • Lila DiPasqua
  • The Lovely Duckling