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lundi 26 février 2018

To save a sinner - Adele CLEE

Pourquoi je le lis :


Une petite romance historique en V.O. pour travailler un peu mon anglais...

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En résumé (quatrième de couverture) :


He expected to be the topic of scandalous gossip.

Banished to Boston for causing the death of Lord Banbury, Lucas Dempsey vowed never to set foot on English soil again. But when his brother inherits the viscountcy and pleads for his return, the opportunity to show his contempt and loathing for the Society who turned its back on him proves to be far too enticing to resist.

He did not expect an intriguing lady to barge into his home desperate to save his wicked soul.

When the dishonourable Lucas Dempsey steps into the ballroom after a four-year absence, Helena Ecclestone is quick to label the gentleman a murderous rogue. That is until she stumbles upon a secret conversation and feels a moral obligation to see justice done. But while the ladies swoon over his handsome countenance, Helena is determined to look beyond such superficial features, intrigued to discover the true character of the gentleman he hides beneath his arrogant façade.

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Mon avis :


En commençant To save a sinner, je ne m'attendais à rien de plus qu'une petite romance historique comme Harlequin en propose souvent : c'est rarement transcendant, mais c'est un un moyen peu coûteux et amusant (c'est toujours agréable de se moquer...) d'entretenir mon anglais.

Malgré cet a priori peu engageant, je me suis vite laisser happer par le ton du roman (une bonne dose d'humour et un soupçon d'impertinence) et son héroïne un peu décalée m'a bien plu aussi. Non que le roman révolutionne le genre, mais les prises de bec entre les deux héros qui se muent peu à peu en flirt éhonté rend la lecture très plaisante, faisant (presque) oublier que l'intrigue n'est pas toujours crédible.

Malgré des longueurs sur la fin du roman, To save a sinner reste une lecture divertissante...

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jeudi 1 janvier 1970

Lost to the night - Adele CLEE

Pourquoi je le lis :


J'ai découvert Adele Clee avec To save a sinner, il y a quelques semaines et j'avais beaucoup aimé l'atmosphère de cette romance historique teintée d'humour.

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En résumé (quatrième de couverture) :


An earl with a terrifying secret...

Alexander Cole was a man ruled by his voracious appetite for carnal pleasures until a golden-haired devil in the guise of a goddess lures him into an encounter that costs him his humanity. With nothing left but bitterness in his heart, he locks himself away in his dilapidated Elizabethan mansion and chains the gates to all intruders.

A lady hoping to prove love conquers all ...
 
When her aunt suffers an injury in a carriage accident, Evelyn Bromwell rushes through the forest in search of help. Drawn to the mysterious old mansion, she is left aghast to find such a frosty reception. Yet despite the earl’s rude and brusque manner, Evelyn is eager to discover the reason behind his austere façade.

Once desire begins to burn, Alexander and Evelyn are unable to deny the soul-deep connection that exists between them. But Evelyn must make a choice — marry the kind and affable Mr. Sutherby or risk everything in the hope of thawing an immortal’s frozen heart.

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Mon avis :


à venir...

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