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Title: Great first half, disappointing second half
Review: I loved the premise of this book, and the first half of the novel fulfilled its promise: well-written, vivid, and very sensual. Unfortunately, the second half brought in a lot of unnecessary and uninteresting plot elements. A romance doesn't need tons of plot: the idea of the seduction could have carried the entire book.I notice that several readers disliked the hero's "feminine" lacy handkerchiefs and so forth. That didn't bother me at all. It's a historical novel, and different time periods have different ideas about masculinity. He was quite masculine enough for me, lace and all!
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