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This Other Eden

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The start is incredible..."The public whipping of Marianne Locke, 16, ...." catches your attention and interest immediately. And the obsession of Sir Thomas Eden as he pursues Marianne makes for one of the most intriguing love stories written. The settings are well described, and the characters so realistic that you begin to "fall in love" with them. This book starts the Eden series...so beware -- you'll want to read them all!

Something of a Wonderful mindless treadmill read. But, there are lots of issues that spark thought. Whippings by the master of the castle, reversals, revenge, betrayal by sex, family, society, sex, children. I'm going to read more of this author to discover the trend. Very Thought Provoking romantic delicious trash. My first venture into this author.

I happened across this series in a used book store - all the books were together and I gave it a try. From the moment I read the first page to the end of all the books, I was hooked! It's not your typical "romance" novel. It follows a family through several generations. The characters are deep and the plot is very interesting. When I went to work, I had to tell a friend what I had read the day before - she was hooked without even reading them herself! She just had to know what happened next with the characters and you will too as you read this series. I highly recommend them - you won't be dissappointed. The first book starts out rather strong but definitely sets the stage. It has love, hate, jealousy, intrigue, conquests, and heartbreak. A real page turning series!

Oh, how to begin describing what this book is about? Set mainly on the north Devon coast during the 1790's, the main focus of the story is Lord Thomas Eden, the Fifth Earl and Thirteenth Baron of Eden Point and Marianne Locke, fisherman's daughter. Marianne manages to catch Lord Thomas on a bad day and he orders a public flogging, which she barely survives. Marianne's recovery is slow, and she's eventually sent to live with her sister Jane in London (Jane isn't exactly thrilled to have a much more beautiful sister living with her). Circumstances bring Marianne back into Thomas' life and let's just say he's hot to have her, and his mindset just doesn't grasp the word NO. The chase is on, and Lord Thomas will go to any lengths to have her, and he's ably assisted by Marianne's double-dealing sister Jane.

"As the world was full of predators, now the King of Predators had arrived among them, a man schooled from birth in the art of selfishness and brutality."

And if and when Lord Thomas catches Marianne, you don't think it will all be smooth sailing, do you? Not on your life, just fasten your seatbelts because it's going to be a wild and bumpy ride. I can't even begin to describe the things that happen to both of our pair, and Harris is not an author to pull punches, she definitely will take you to the dark side of life and Thomas is definitely one of those characters you love to hate. Or did I hate him? I loved the way she brought in lesser known bits of history (oh, Dr. Graham and his Celestial bed ;)). This is the first book I've read from this author, and there are more in my immediate future, starting with book two in this seven book series. Highly recommended.

I ordered 4 books of the series, and each of them came very fast. I was very satisfied with the quality of the books.

This book was very well written, but gosh, the hero seemed like a cowardly imbecile most (3/4) of the book. The heroine was written well. It was not believable how these two finally came together. This is not a book for the avid romance reader. This reads like the romantic Victoria Holt without the mystery. I can read a book very quickly, this one took me over a week to read. After reading the reviews, I thought it would be better than it was, kind of disappointed.

I first read this book when I was 17 or 18 years old and I loved it. I never thought I would be able to find it again because I knew it was no longer in print. When I found it used on Amazon I was so thrilled. It was like reading it for the first time. I couldn't put it down. I believe I read it in 2 days and it only took that long because I had to sleep. No matter what time in history you may favor, when you read this you will fall in love with the late 1700's just as I did.

This whole series is just great. From This Other Eden to Eden and Honor. Great series

And then there is Lost and Found wonderful

This lady knows how to write

From the first words on page one, this book had me hooked to the very last page. Superbly written from the horrific, graphic details of a young girl's painful and humilitating ordeal to the beautiful, natural landscape of the land in which this story takes place. Don't stop after reading this book. The sequels to follow are just as captivating.

From the first words on page one, this book had me hooked to the very last page. Superbly written from the horrific, graphic details of a young girl's painful and humilitating ordeal to the beautiful, natural landscape of the land in which this story takes place.