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Patience Farnaly was just fifteen when she was lured away from her wealthy home by the assurances of a charlatan who promised to marry and make her an actress. Lied to and ruined Patience soon realized her mistake yet survived years of abuse until a providential accident gave her some release. Trying to live an honest life with a traveling troupe of players Patience met the very charming Earl of Ramscar, who offered her a new proposition – an offer to employ her as a Lady’s companion to his sister – the chance she’s been waiting for, but could she handle the budding attraction to her new employer. After a devastating fire left his sister Meredith scarred for life, and his mother and other sister dead, Ramscar vowed to keep her safe. Now that he’s hired Patience as her companion his conscience is somewhat clear, but fantasies of the beautiful companion are definitely doing a number on his overactive libido. Plus if the truth came out on Patience’s background, his sister’s season might be over before it even begins. *** Ah, once more we enter the halls of the domain of les sauvage nobles- those nobles who embrace freedom at all costs, yet for Ramscar, the footloose ways of the nobles are fast becoming less and less likely to keep his attention which has been re-focused on the delightful Lady’s maid he hired as his sister’s companion. Ms. Pierce has once again enthralled me with her captivating storytelling abilities. Tinged with moments of titillating dialog, in all the right places, the love affair between Ramscar and Patience unfurls with equal amounts of honest passion and layer upon layer of respect and trust which had been missing in Patience’s life. At the tender age of fifteen, Patience had endured the worst in believing the honeyed words and promises of a cad who used her ill. That early life of survival taught Patience much about the cruel nature of man, but it took the trust and love of a good man to regain her self-esteem. I loved the scene where Ramscar, so caught up in Patience’s beauty, worried over whether or not he had done the right thing in hiring an actress to help his sister. I believe it was pivotal moment when overhearing Patience speaking with Meredith to calm her fears that Ramscar realized he had done a good thing and the little actress would work out fine. It was at that same time that I believe Patience felt good about herself and began to realize her own self worth. Pierce brought in a splendid cast of secondary characters, including Meredith whose scars kept her from facing the world; Ramscar’s friends from previous stories; and coupled this with a dash of intrigue from Patience’s past that threatened to ruin her new-found happiness. All in all, I was immersed from the first page to the last and encourage new readers to experience the thrill from this captivating new author. Highly recommended! Marilyn Rondeau – Reviewers International Organization (RIO) |
Naughty By Nature
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