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A review by chelseaj91
Dangerous Seduction by Zoe Archer
4.0
Alyce Carr has no time for the strange man in her little Cornwall village, no matter how breathtakingly handsome he is. Life in Trewyn doesn't allow for much fun—the managers of the copper mine barely provide the miners and their families with enough food. Outsiders are suspect and flirts are unimaginable, but Simon Sharpe is as keen as his name…and Alyce can't ignore him for long.
As the founder of Nemesis, Unlimited, Simon Addison-Shawe is well accustomed to disguise and deceit. Yet he's not prepared for Alyce's dogged defense of her people and the injustices the copper mine has dealt them. With Alyce's help he can change the fate of an entire town, and convincing her to join him is only part of the thrill. Together, they ignite a desire in each other much too powerful to deny. But at what cost?
Great entry in this series.
I loved getting to see more of Simon, who clearly wasn't just the pampered gentleman society would have him be. I thought it was interesting watching him slip into the various roles that he played, and seeing some of the reactions when things were revealed were pretty great. It was also kind of funny watching him attempt to integrate himself with the people of Trewyn and the life of the mine, and the way the different personalities played all around.
Alyce was intriguing. I thought it was interesting how she was pretty much the only one willing to make waves, yet at the same time, she seemed to stop just shy of basically fully jumping in. Until Simon showed up, of course. I liked that she trusted him from the beginning, even after truths were revealed, she didn't exactly stop trusting him, but she definitely became more wary of him. And a lot more likely to jump into the fray. I loved watching her slip into the roles they played; even as worried as she was about everything, she still knew what was important and hid her fear/worry, sometimes even using it to further her character.
I did want to smack both of them though. Like Edgar mentioned, they were both so stubborn. I'm glad that while they both had some talks with other people, it was kind of their own hearts that made them go after each other. I liked that it was a dual changing of the mind/going after them, rather than one chasing the other (granted, that's always an interesting thing too, but these stubborn people kind of needed the mutual turning around).
I did find myself wanting a little more of the others of Nemesis; it felt like they all played a slightly bigger part in the previous book. Maybe that was just because they were being introduced? Not saying they weren't involved, but I just kind of wanted a little bit more of that family dynamic. I did love Eva and Jack's participation though. Knowing this series was compared to Leverage, I could really see the scene between Simon, Jack and the mine owners as one with Hardison (Simon) and Eliot (Jack), no trouble (Maybe the other way around; but that would have added a little more comedy to the scene).
As the founder of Nemesis, Unlimited, Simon Addison-Shawe is well accustomed to disguise and deceit. Yet he's not prepared for Alyce's dogged defense of her people and the injustices the copper mine has dealt them. With Alyce's help he can change the fate of an entire town, and convincing her to join him is only part of the thrill. Together, they ignite a desire in each other much too powerful to deny. But at what cost?
Great entry in this series.
I loved getting to see more of Simon, who clearly wasn't just the pampered gentleman society would have him be. I thought it was interesting watching him slip into the various roles that he played, and seeing some of the reactions when things were revealed were pretty great. It was also kind of funny watching him attempt to integrate himself with the people of Trewyn and the life of the mine, and the way the different personalities played all around.
Alyce was intriguing. I thought it was interesting how she was pretty much the only one willing to make waves, yet at the same time, she seemed to stop just shy of basically fully jumping in. Until Simon showed up, of course. I liked that she trusted him from the beginning, even after truths were revealed, she didn't exactly stop trusting him, but she definitely became more wary of him. And a lot more likely to jump into the fray. I loved watching her slip into the roles they played; even as worried as she was about everything, she still knew what was important and hid her fear/worry, sometimes even using it to further her character.
I did want to smack both of them though. Like Edgar mentioned, they were both so stubborn. I'm glad that while they both had some talks with other people, it was kind of their own hearts that made them go after each other. I liked that it was a dual changing of the mind/going after them, rather than one chasing the other (granted, that's always an interesting thing too, but these stubborn people kind of needed the mutual turning around).
I did find myself wanting a little more of the others of Nemesis; it felt like they all played a slightly bigger part in the previous book. Maybe that was just because they were being introduced? Not saying they weren't involved, but I just kind of wanted a little bit more of that family dynamic. I did love Eva and Jack's participation though. Knowing this series was compared to Leverage, I could really see the scene between Simon, Jack and the mine owners as one with Hardison (Simon) and Eliot (Jack), no trouble (Maybe the other way around; but that would have added a little more comedy to the scene).