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(RAW Rating: 4.5) - Perfect desire or perfect death, November 9, 2005
This review is from: The Perfect Desire (Mass Market Paperback)
Having spent a night of glorious unbridled passion with an unknown Frenchwoman, Barrett Stanbridge finds himself accused of her murder. His guilt is based on the fact that he was last seen in her company and her body was found on his property. In fact, as it stands his arrest is imminent, especially if Inspector Larson has anything to do with it. Barrett, a private investigator himself, is clueless as to where to begin proving his innocence when in walks Isabella Dandaneau, a woman who closely resembles the dead one. A resemblance that is no mistake, the murdered woman is Mignon Richards and Isabella is her cousin. Isabella is sure of Barrett's innocence and she has the evidence which could prove it, but to reveal it would only point the finger of suspicion to her and could quite possibly leave her penniless. So she lets Barrett in on the quest that she shared with Mignon-a quest that could send them both to prison or their deaths.
No stranger to the wiles of the feminine world, Barrett finds himself completely taken by Isabella. She is the perfect woman for him-beautiful, educated in the ways of the world, a good cook, and very enterprising. Isabella sees Barrett as the man of her dreams, he understands her desire to live dangerously, he likes her in a pair of pants and, above all, he awakens the woman in her. As the two join forces to prove Barrett's innocence, passions ignite a desire within each to change their precarious ways while danger lurks at every corner.
I just love a delightful historical romance tale weaved around a riveting mystery and I wasn't disappointed in THE PERFECT DESIRE by Leslie LaFoy. The character development was sensational. I found myself not only caught up in a multifaceted hero and heroine, but in some of the secondary characters as well. The author's attention to historical details was perfect and on point. I was able to really get a feel for the time period and the excitement of the hunt. Although this is the third and final installment of the "perfect" trilogy, I would recommend that readers read the first two as well, because I sure will.
Reviewed by Brenda M. Lisbon
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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IThis Victorian romantic mystery won't dissapoint, December 28, 2004
This review is from: The Perfect Desire (Mass Market Paperback)
In London, though frightened, Acadian Louisiana resident Isabella Dandoneau visits Lord Barrett Stanbridge to offer him a deal he cannot refuse. Barrett stands accused of killing Isabella's cousin Mignon Richard, who he had a brief but intimate relationship with until she was murdered; Isabella believes he is innocent and will help prove him so if he assists her in exploring his home where she believes a map to pirate treasure is buried. Isabella further explains that her grandmamma had an affair with Jean Lafitte and that the map would lead to millions.
Though he feels he does not need her assistance, Barrett is intrigued by his visitor who looks very similar in appearance to Mignon, but seems much nicer; he agrees to her deal. As they work together to uncover the map and to find evidence of who really killed Mignon, Isabella becomes a target; however, Barrett will not allow anyone to harm the "Yank" that he loves.
This Victorian romantic mystery is a perfect novel that will elate fans of historical tales who will seek out Leslie LaFoy's previous two stories from this fine trilogy (see PERFECT SEDUCTION and PERFECT TEMPTATION). The story line grips the audience from the moment that Isabella courageously tenders her transaction until the final altercation. Besides insight into the era, historiographic tidbits from the vantage point of post American Civil War looking back at the Battle of New Orleans (during the War of 1812) impart depth to a fine suspenseful who-done-it romance.
Harriet Klausner
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ANOTHER WINNER FOR LAFOY, February 25, 2005
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This author can write and her stories are hot!! This is her third book and she has been consistently good. Strong female characters, hunky, macho and tender male characters, and DIFFERENT and interesting plots. It is such a thrill to find a new author who writes well enough to place her books on the keeper shelf. If you like Liz Carlyle, pick up one of Leslie LaFoy's books. Trust me. You'll end up with all of them.
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