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Brazen Heiress

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The thing I love about this book is the great, realistic dialogue. It's snappy, witty, and true-to-life. It's such a pleasure to read. I suspect that is Ms. Boyle's trademark, so I'll definitely look for more of her books.

There were annoying anachronisms (what the hell, female intuition, butt in) and some glaring questions, such as why didn't anyone recognize Webb at the Tuileries when he'd been there so many times. And when in France, it would've been nice to know whether they were speaking French--it's never indicated, and I didn't get the feeling they were. And why on earth would Jefferson trust a British/French person with United States spy work. But I'm just nitpicking :) and can suspend disbelief since this was a great, witty read.

I've read most of Elizabeth Boyle's books, and "Brazen Heiress" is not her best, it's dry, and lacking. They could have put more into her relationship with Web, have more personality to draw them near besides the obvious physical attractiveness towards each other. This book isn't much of a romance book to expect. Right when you see Lily's passion for Web and vice versa, the passion unraveled later lasted only a page, not that passionate at all for the readers to view or realize the true extent of their love for each other. I was hoping to see more of their passion of each other after reading the prologue, but I was left disappointed. I will say though that this book would probably go better if she made this into a drama/mystery/spy book since she focused more on the spying than on the romance department.

In a much anticipated sequel to award-winning BRAZEN ANGEL, Elizabeth Boyle brings us Lily D'Artiers and Webb Dryden, two spies and lovers who must overcome their past to play a deadly game in Napoleon's France. A lightning-paced read every historical romance reader will love!

This was really an enjoyable story, great characters, interesting plot. If you haven't tried Elizabeth Boyle before, do it-NOW!

Ms. Boyle writes a great story and I thoroughly enjoyed reading Lily and Webb's tale. If it was her only book I probably would have given this glowing reviews. Unfortunately though, I felt that compared to her previous book, it was a bit lacking. The plot was not quite as intricate and, on the whole, much more simplistic. The depth was just not there. At one point I looked down and saw that I was on page 223 and wondered how I got so far along in the plot. It felt like nothing much had happened yet. The last book delved pretty far into the workings of the French Revolution, and I appreciated that. Brazen Heiress skimmed the surface (very lightly) of Bonapart's early reign.

The relationship between our hero and heroine was...well...ok. A case of puppy love, illusions shattered, marriage to another, widowhood and meeting first love again and forgiving him everything he did to break your heart 5 years prior, all within such a short time, seems a bit contrived. That our hero's admiration grows for Lily, is understandable, but I wonder if it would happen so quickly, after years of thinking of her as a pain in the neck kid.

Thus saying, I honestly did enjoy this book and hope that the next one (hopefully there will be atleast one more, since there is still plenty of family left) will be a little better crafted. If you can pick it up, read Brazen Heiress and its predecessor as well.

Ms. Boyle writes a great story and I thoroughly enjoyed reading Lily and Webb's tale. If it was her only book I probably would have given this glowing reviews. Unfortunately though, I felt that compared to her previous book, it was a bit lacking. The plot was not quite as intricate and, on the whole, much more simplistic. The depth was just not there. At one point I looked down and saw that I was on page 223 and wondered how I got so far along in the plot. It felt like nothing much had happened yet. The last book delved pretty far into the workings of the French Revolution, and I appreciated that. Brazen Heiress skimmed the surface (very lightly) of Bonapart's early reign.

The relationship between our hero and heroine was...well...there. A case of puppy love, illusions shattered, marriage to another, widowhood and meeting first love again and forgiving him everything he did to break your heart 5 years prior, all within such a short time, seems a bit contrived. That our hero's admiration grows for Lily, is understandable, but I wonder if it would happen so quickly, after years of thinking of her as a pain in the neck kid.

Thus saying, I honestly did enjoy this book and hope that the next one (hopefully there will be atleast one more, since there is still plenty of family left) will be a little better crafted. If you can pick it up, read Brazen Heiress and its predecessor as well.