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undercoverreads's review against another edition
5.0
Romantically erotic! A beautiful novella about the love that develops between two strangers when they are thrown together through circumstance. Abigail is a virgin who hides a wanton nature, longing for excitement. She is however in the process of accepting her lot in life of being a spinster and has taken a short vacation to bid farewell to her hidden, wilder side and lock away her fantasies once and for all. . . enter Robert! Robert has been injured in the war and after being thrown off his horse he seeks shelter during a storm and finds Abigail's cabin. Then the chemistry begins! Abigail was raised in a time where most marriages were loveless and women were suppressed, it was probably improper to feel desire, let alone more basic sexual needs. Robert is in need of some serious TLC after his war experiences, however their relationship starts off with him wanting to fulfill Abigail's every fantasy, and proves to be a very caring lover. While the love scenes were explicit, I found them to be poignant as they were filled with deep emotion, totally centered around caring and pleasing your partner. Abigail in turn, wants to learn how to please Robert and so they are very caring towards each other. While in the isolated cabin, these two people are able to be free from society's expectations, but once they return to the ton and their true identities are revealed, how far are they prepared to fight for their love? A truly satisfying read for incureable romantics, who don't mind a bit of sizzle and spice!
taurina's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
kimberlycarrington's review against another edition
3.0
Una novella erótica de enaguas para pasar el rato. Está bien escrita pero claro, no tiene apenas historia en la que apoyarse
reginaexmachina's review against another edition
3.0
I like Robin Schone's writing a lot. I thought A Lady's Pleasure was just a bit short for my taste as everything sort of wrapped up too quickly but still enjoyable.
itsemtee's review against another edition
4.0
There was so much more depth to this story than I expected. The sizzling hot sex I expected; the emotional intensity and soulmate connection were beautiful and unexpected.
A repressed Victorian spinster, an emotionally haunted army colonel... An erotic encounter between strangers at an isolated cottage by the sea, storm raging outside ... the physical connection laced with moments of longing, tenderness, healing and humor ... two deeply lonely people together find a balm for their lonely souls. Each finds the part of themselves that was missing. Recommended!
A repressed Victorian spinster, an emotionally haunted army colonel... An erotic encounter between strangers at an isolated cottage by the sea, storm raging outside ... the physical connection laced with moments of longing, tenderness, healing and humor ... two deeply lonely people together find a balm for their lonely souls. Each finds the part of themselves that was missing. Recommended!
endemictoearth's review
3.25
Erotic HR novella, quite enjoyed it, but had some reservations about their use of butter. We do get the promise of an HEA, but it felt kind of rushed/hollow. Would have liked more build up and/or aftermath to sell it.
izabrekilien's review
5.0
I'm not really into historical romance, but there's one author that I'm willing to read just because she's the one who wrote the book : Robin Schone !
You know, when I started reading erotic romance/erotica, I had trouble finding anything at all worth reading in the bookstores nearby. If I turn my head on my right and look up the shelves, there are 7 books piled to give away because they couldn't grab my attention back then, I was so disappointed. And there is official erotic literature in the library I work in but, let's face it, it's mostly written by men and I couldn't find authors I would really love, even the women authors.
Then I fell on "The lover" by Robin Schone and that was a hell of a discovery ! This woman can write ! It's erotic and detailed, yes, but not only that : you care deeply about the characters, they feel less like plastic good-looking dolls and more like normal human beings you can relate to. Her characters are not always young and beautiful, but they have a life and feelings that burn through you, they have humor and they feel real. I think Gabriel's woman was my first e-book.
And I like the way she describes victorian era, not glamourous at all :
"Rows of chairs were positioned so that an aisle led to a white marble fireplace. The chairs were occupied by overbustled women in subdued colors and too tightly collared men in funeral black with slicked-back hair tamed with grease and side-whiskers that bristled like wire brushes. A crow of a minister and a plump cherub of a man, both with the same pomaded hair and busby side-whiskers, flanked the marble fireplace."
After an internet search, I was surprised to find that "The Pearl" mentioned in this novella really existed - you can find them on the net (wiki).
After another internet search, I found the site where she sells her stuff and looked up some stuff that I really loved ! I would put the link, but do I have the right ? (it's on my blog, like the link to The Pearl, anyway).
I just got distracted here, back to the book.
I can totally relate to Abigail because, though not a spinster at the time, erotica (and Spike, and contact with other women on the net) made me change my life, made me shread my "old me", the one who was willing to please everyone and be trampled upon without blinking, into "me".
I loved that both characters were about to give up on life, each in their own way, and finally found themselves in that storm. It's romantic, yes (and I'm not a really romantic/girly/pink type), but also passionate/red/go ahead and fight for your life (more me), and hopeful.
This book moved me, like the two other books I read by Robin Schone, like what I read on her site, her feminism, her appetite for life. I should really smack my head now for having waited so long to read another one of her books ! Well, there's a reason for that : there are not many. Just like good wine, you keep them in a special place and savor them.
Do yourself a favor, read her.
Quotes :
"Why do you read erotic literature ?"
Abigail prepared to defend her choice of reading material - it was educational ; it was amusing ; it was none of his business. She surprised herself by boldly slating, "Because it is the only way a woman can learn about sex."
"I want to ram my body into a woman until I lose myself inside her body, until her pleasure is my pleasure. I want to make her scream and beg for more. I want her to make me forget that I have spent the last twenty-two years of my life killing."
"I want you to read to me."
Abigail's mouth dropped open. "Absolutely not."
"Ashamed, Abigail ?"
She closed her eyes against the truth. She was ashamed. That she had desires. And pursued those desires.
She opened her eyes. "No, I am not ashamed. Merely very vulnerable. It's not every day that a woman shares her secret life."
"He looked down at the dark silhouette, buttocks arched in the air, and knew that it didn'"t matter what the repercussions were - he was going to have her.
The bargain had been everything, and everything was what he was going to take."
"They should invoke shame, those memories. After all, she was a modern nineteenth-century woman raised to have a healthy aversion to human sexuality. At the very least, those memories should invoke embarrassment.
But they did not.
They reminded her that, whether she be a staid spinster or a genteel lady or a wanton seductress, she was first and foremost a woman."
You know, when I started reading erotic romance/erotica, I had trouble finding anything at all worth reading in the bookstores nearby. If I turn my head on my right and look up the shelves, there are 7 books piled to give away because they couldn't grab my attention back then, I was so disappointed. And there is official erotic literature in the library I work in but, let's face it, it's mostly written by men and I couldn't find authors I would really love, even the women authors.
Then I fell on "The lover" by Robin Schone and that was a hell of a discovery ! This woman can write ! It's erotic and detailed, yes, but not only that : you care deeply about the characters, they feel less like plastic good-looking dolls and more like normal human beings you can relate to. Her characters are not always young and beautiful, but they have a life and feelings that burn through you, they have humor and they feel real. I think Gabriel's woman was my first e-book.
And I like the way she describes victorian era, not glamourous at all :
"Rows of chairs were positioned so that an aisle led to a white marble fireplace. The chairs were occupied by overbustled women in subdued colors and too tightly collared men in funeral black with slicked-back hair tamed with grease and side-whiskers that bristled like wire brushes. A crow of a minister and a plump cherub of a man, both with the same pomaded hair and busby side-whiskers, flanked the marble fireplace."
After an internet search, I was surprised to find that "The Pearl" mentioned in this novella really existed - you can find them on the net (wiki).
After another internet search, I found the site where she sells her stuff and looked up some stuff that I really loved ! I would put the link, but do I have the right ? (it's on my blog, like the link to The Pearl, anyway).
I just got distracted here, back to the book.
I can totally relate to Abigail because, though not a spinster at the time, erotica (and Spike, and contact with other women on the net) made me change my life, made me shread my "old me", the one who was willing to please everyone and be trampled upon without blinking, into "me".
I loved that both characters were about to give up on life, each in their own way, and finally found themselves in that storm. It's romantic, yes (and I'm not a really romantic/girly/pink type), but also passionate/red/go ahead and fight for your life (more me), and hopeful.
This book moved me, like the two other books I read by Robin Schone, like what I read on her site, her feminism, her appetite for life. I should really smack my head now for having waited so long to read another one of her books ! Well, there's a reason for that : there are not many. Just like good wine, you keep them in a special place and savor them.
Do yourself a favor, read her.
Quotes :
"Why do you read erotic literature ?"
Abigail prepared to defend her choice of reading material - it was educational ; it was amusing ; it was none of his business. She surprised herself by boldly slating, "Because it is the only way a woman can learn about sex."
"I want to ram my body into a woman until I lose myself inside her body, until her pleasure is my pleasure. I want to make her scream and beg for more. I want her to make me forget that I have spent the last twenty-two years of my life killing."
"I want you to read to me."
Abigail's mouth dropped open. "Absolutely not."
"Ashamed, Abigail ?"
She closed her eyes against the truth. She was ashamed. That she had desires. And pursued those desires.
She opened her eyes. "No, I am not ashamed. Merely very vulnerable. It's not every day that a woman shares her secret life."
"He looked down at the dark silhouette, buttocks arched in the air, and knew that it didn'"t matter what the repercussions were - he was going to have her.
The bargain had been everything, and everything was what he was going to take."
"They should invoke shame, those memories. After all, she was a modern nineteenth-century woman raised to have a healthy aversion to human sexuality. At the very least, those memories should invoke embarrassment.
But they did not.
They reminded her that, whether she be a staid spinster or a genteel lady or a wanton seductress, she was first and foremost a woman."
georgiewhoissarahdrew's review
1.0
Note to potential readers - this book involves the use of butter in a sexual context that may disturb lovers of butter. And sex.
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