Innocence [Paperback]

Suzanne Forster (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1997

"Innocence."..was the only word to describe Mary Frances Murphy. Expelled from a convent, her only sin was desire: For intimacy. For experience. For true carnal knowledge. Once forbidden, these things were now within her reach - as she searched for her sister's killer in a world of staged seduction, virtual passion, and fantasy made flesh. But Mary Frances had never even been touched by a man...let alone a man like Web Calderon. A man whose erotic finesse was as vast - and dangerous - as his empire. A man who could devour her innocence...and kill her with pleasure.

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Sister Mary Francis Murphy is expelled from the convent. Her sin? Desire. Mary Francis longs to experience the pleasures of intimacy. Her sinful desire inadvertently leads her to a world of passion and power and to Webb Calderon, a man whose sexual prowess is as well-known as his worldwide empire. Will she surrender her innocence to this strange man, or will he prove to be the person responsible for her sister's death? Suzanne Forster delivers an erotic blend of innocence and intimacy in this sensuous suspense thriller. Another page-turning book by Forster is Come Midnight.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 042515663X
• ISBN-13: 978-0425156636
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,630,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Muddled and Dull....Disappointed..., August 12, 2003

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Tracy Talley "Book Addict" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Innocence (Paperback)

Not what I expected. Filled and I mean FILLED with too many characters to make much sense. The secondary characters filled way too much space in the story that the reader loses interest. The main characters do not get enough 'screen time' to fully develop and you're left feeling empty and as if you've missed a few chapters somewhere along the way.
Disappointing...
The plot of the heroine being an ex-nun got old and tedious after the author kept harping on that fact and reiterating that she was so 'innocent' and sweet and somewhat of a martyr. I lost interest in her character and never really got to know her much better later on.
The hero was too messed up to be interesting and needed a serious shrink, not an ex-nun to heal his wounds. I never bought the back story on his reason for S&M and the torture chambers that filled his basement.
I never could accept that the heroine would find him interesting or sexy in any way. I was left feeling befuddled and confused in the end.
The things he does to her would make any woman run, but not 'martyr-Saint-Mary Frances', the heroine of this tale. I also never bought the fact that she would go under cover as a callgirl to find her sister's killer and that no one would think it was weird.
All in all, I had a very hard time finishing this book and thought the author had great promise with the plot, but should've taken out the side characters and really focused on the main characters and showed us why we should love them, instead of disliking them.
By the way, this is marketed as more of an 'erotic romance', it isn't. Just thought I'd let that out for all those interested...
Innocence is all Mary Frances Murphy has. An ex-nun and the only one who can find her sister's killer, she poses as a call girl and infiltrates a secret ring of deception, prostitution and murder.
The one thing that will stop her? A man known for his 'torture chamber' in the basement and violent history with women. This is the man she must seduce and trick to find her sister's killer. A man so frightening, the service she works for is intimidated. A man named Webb Calderon. Known for his weird and dangerous sexual appetites and the last person who was with her sister...
An empire that can't be toppled and the one person too innocent to understand the depraved depths it goes to to stay secret...
can the dangerous Calderon heal his soul with one touch of her innocence?

Tracy Talley~@

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not for everyone, December 16, 2001

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Francesca (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Innocence (Paperback)

Ok, as a word of warning, this book is not for everyone. But, there are some of us out there who absolutely revel in the darker side of love. For some, there are certain scenes in this book that may be a bit extreme but all I could think while reading it was "where has this book been all my life!?". The plot is amazing with just the right (for us extremist) amount of the forbidden, not to mention a rather engaging subplot. The main male character is every woman's worst nightmare and every woman's secret desire. A man we can all want as much as we fear him: we feel exactly as the heroine does. The suspence had me biting my pillow and the sexual tension had me devouring this book in one giant gulp. If you like the tamer stuff, then don't go anywhere near this book. If you go for the wilder side of life and love (at least in you fantasies :)), then you will feel like you found your new best friend. Thank you, Suzanne Forster!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sick, May 30, 2004

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This review is from: Innocence (Paperback)

I agree with the reviewers who labeled this book sick and offensive. The "hero" abuses the heroine. Also she acts so stupidly, you don't really care what happens to her. Save your money and your time.