His Christmas Pleasure by Cathy Maxwell ~review
His Christmas Pleasure
by Cathy Maxwell
Series: Scandals and Seductions #4
Publisher: HarperCollins/Avon
Publication date: November 30, 2010
Genre: Historical Romance
Purchase: Barnes and Noble/Amazon/Book Depository
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN AT CHRISTMAS!
When her father threatens to marry Abigail Montross off to a man twice her age (and with thirteen children!), she decides to elope instead with the irresistibly handsome Baron de Vasconia. She know all abut his notorious reputation He is the most seductive man in all of London, but he’s vowed to protect her, so she allow herself to be tempted into his bed, promising to guard her heart at all costs.Andres believes he’s entered into nothing more than a marriage of convenience with a charming and very wealthy young woman. But the days–and nights–Abigail spends in his arms soon reform this rogue. He’ll do anything to gain her love–until they each discover the truth about the other and old wounds are revealed. It’s the season of miracles and passion–when love not only awakens the senses but delivers the greatest gift of all . . .
I am having a blast reading all of these holiday themed books and His Christmas Pleasure left a smile on my face. I saw a review from Felicia @ The Geeky Blogger's Book Blog and thought the cover looked familiar. Sure enough this was on one of my bookshelves and I immediately began reading. It had elements I love; a feisty heroine, a rouge, an overbearing father and a marriage of convenience. I literally consumed this in a single afternoon.
Abigail Montros’s life is complicated, she has been in love
with a man forever, but he has not offered for her, even when her father arranged a
marriage. Thankfully the man backed out, but her reputation has suffered and
yet still she pines for this fop. Things
are about to get turned upside down when at a Christmas party the fop announces
he is marry her cousin and her father tells her he is about to arrange a marriage for
her with an old man who has thirteen children! As if that is not enough she slaps the
handsome Baron de Vasconia when he tells her she is beautiful. He is in need of money to secure his dreams and
has been forced to leave London within three days, she desperately needs to
escape her father’s plan; together they decide to elope and the tale that
unfolds was heartwarming.
Maxwell’s characters were certainly lovable and I enjoyed getting
to know them and their back-story. Abigail
is strong, opinionated and never really fit in among the ton with her fiery red
hair and freckles. Andres, is the second
son of a Baron and born on the wrong side of the blanket, and he desperately wants
to restore his families good name. While he is definitely a rouge he is also vulnerable.
Side characters including the fop added to the
tale and created tension.
I love tales about marriages of convenience especially when
they turn into something more and Maxwell gave me exactly what I wanted. I love how she created tension, allowed the
characters to grow and kept me turning the pages at a dizzying speed. The romance that developed began out of mutual
respect and felt genuine. The chemistry and heat was delightful while being
relatively clean. This is a feel good novel, where you root for the couple and
hope they overcome. The tale flowed wonderfully with just enough twists and
turns. The characters became real to me
and I adore when that happens.
I recommend His
Christmas Pleasure to fans of romances. While this is a historical fiction
it is very character driven and not laden in historical detail. I will definitely
be looking for more from this author.
Four mocha peppermint coffees out of Five
Labels: Cathy Maxwell, Christmas, historical romance, Scandals and Seductions
21 Comments:
Thanks Kimba, I really need to catch up with my stack of books by this author.
I am glad that you liked this. I adored the characters and the story line. i do wish that there was more of a Christmas theme. Great review.
I agree :)
Sounds like a great christmas read!! I agree about how you like stories when marriages of convenience turn into love, they are always fun!!
Amber we are getting 8-10 inches here tomorrow with blizzard like conditions..eep!
that is awesome...enjoy Amber !
2 dollar nook book! Bam!
Oh this sounds so appropriate! Romantic and fluffy to put me in the Christmas spirit (especially because we haven't had snow in my area yet ): )
Adding to my list, thanks for the rec dear!
Amber Elise @ Du Livre
thank you, hope you get a chance to read it :)
Sounds like she was between a rock and a hard place! Cie la vie, her choice could have been much worse though...great job on the review. ^_^
This sounds like a great holiday read!
Andres was so SWOOOOOOOOOOOOON-worthy :)
Agreed!!!
Don't you love that when you see a review that makes you want to read it and you realize you already own it?
I love that this is character driven. I love HF but character driven HF books move faster which is good.
Fantastic review Kimba!
Yes, or I feel incredibly stupid for having left it for so long!
I just read my favorite historical romance book a few hours ago - Sarah MacLean's Eleven Scandals! Now, you make me want to read this one too. I love confident, fiery characters and the MC in this one seems perfect! Awesome review, Kim! :D
O.o Sarah MacLean is awesome I love all of her books :)
I thought about taking this book for review, but wasn't sure b/c I saw it's number four in a series. It does seem really good, though. I love all the holiday books on your blog.
Great review!
I wonder if it was the one I reviewed last week, this one came out in 2010..and i finally read it..LOL
Oh I hope you do, it was fun :)
Love the sound of this one. Hopefully I can read it before Christmas!
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