My biggest complaint about this anthology is that the title is misleading. There wasn't much sinning by the protagonists of any of these stories. Lots of promise, no payoff.
Forbidden Affections by Jo Beverley
Tons of time spent on the buildup of a May-December relationship, and then a too-swift resolution.
The Pleasure Of A Younger Lover by Vanessa Kelly
Stopped reading this one after she asked him to compromise his morals and job for her late husband. Too much blushing for a widow, anyway.
The Naked Prince by Sally MacKenzie
This was the best of the three, so I"ll probably check her other stuff out. Lots of humor, a stiff heroine who begins to recognize her faults, and a hero who is n't afraid to admit his lust or feelings. Hot, but again no payoff.
"A Summer Love Affair" by Kaithlin O'Riley.
This one was like O'Riley wrote a New Adult contemporary but needed to tweak it for this anthology. Nothing about it sounded historical. Bunch of lusty teenagers, and any falling in love happened off-page. They at least got some action.
Wow. The only story that I even halfway liked was "The Naked Prince by Sally MacKenzie. Thank God that was why I got this book otherwise I would have been more disappointed. Josephine Atworthy is invited to an orgy when another woman drops out and they need even numbers. Little does she know that the man she's been corresponding with (her London prince) is also invited to the party. He looks beneath her dated clothes and spinsterish attitudes to see the desirable woman underneath. They also help to protect Stephen Parker-Roth from and importuning widow who wants to be a wife. "Forbidden Affections" by Jo Beverly totally squidged me out since the heroine was sixteen. I know it was a fact of life but still... "Pleasure of a Younger Lover" by Vanessa Kelly is about a man who's been in love with his sister's friend for years, but never caught my imagination. "Summer Love Affair" by Katilin O'Riley was an interesting change but I wish that there had been a little more character development. Charlotte Wilson is sent to a summer in Spain where she meets handsome Gavin Ellsworth.
contains the stories "forbidden affections" by jo beverly "the pleasure of a younger lover" by vanessa kelly "the naked prince" by sally mackenzie "a summer love affair" by kaithlin o'riley
1. are you kidding me? we're really going to just slide past the attempted rape? what. no. 2. awww, he's been in love with her since forever. ...wait...did...did she just blackmail him into defying orders with sex? um...i guess if he's okay with it? 3. bahahaha, okay this one amuses me. i like. 4. um. kinda insipid and...fluffy? not to my taste. sorry he loves her so much that he, the rebellious son, bows to parental pressure and agrees to propose to a girl...4 months later? i mean yeah, he didn't actually end up doing it but still.
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