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Verk av Thea Devine

His Little Black Book (2006) 80 exemplar
Seduction by Chocolate (2000) — Författare — 75 exemplar
Desire Me Only (1997) 68 exemplar
Taken By Surprise (2003) 57 exemplar
Beyond Desire (1993) 56 exemplar
Seductive (2001) 55 exemplar
Desired (1994) 55 exemplar
Sinful Secrets (1996) 53 exemplar
Satisfaction (2004) 51 exemplar
Bliss River (2002) 44 exemplar
Secret Pleasures (1995) 42 exemplar
Tempted by Fire (1992) 41 exemplar
Sensation (2004) 38 exemplar
All I Desire (1999) 31 exemplar
Montana Mistress (1990) 21 exemplar
Angel Eyes (1991) 21 exemplar
Bad As She Wants to Be (2007) 19 exemplar
The Darkest Heart (2011) 19 exemplar
Night Moves (1999) 15 exemplar
Southern Seduction (1991) 15 exemplar
Ecstasy's Hostage (1988) 14 exemplar
Sex, Lies & Secret Lives (2010) 14 exemplar
What I Did on My Summer Vacation… (2008) — Bidragsgivare — 13 exemplar
Relentless Passion (Heartfire) (1989) 11 exemplar
Shameless Ecstasy (1989) 11 exemplar
Reckless Desire (Heartfire) (1988) 11 exemplar
Shameless Desire (1987) 10 exemplar
One-Click Buy: July 2008 Harlequin Blaze (Bundle 6-in-1) (2008) — Bidragsgivare — 2 exemplar
Extáze (2003) 1 exemplar
Désirs interdits (1999) 1 exemplar
Brennendes Verlangen: Roman (2002) 1 exemplar
Beyond the Night (2014) 1 exemplar

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Indulgence [Anthology 4-in-1] (1997) — Bidragsgivare — 33 exemplar
Swept Away (Anthology 3-in-1) (1998) 19 exemplar

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Devine uses her considerable writing talents to weave a story filled with tension, urgency and a darkly seductive romance that felt both wrong and right at the same time. Like Senna I felt split between the different families and lies. Senna, despite the ruse she perpetuates and her earlier life as a con artist/thief, is the most innocent of them all. Dominick, Charles, Peter and the Countess all have hidden motives, agendas and secrets that involve Senna.

This book oozes menace. Not just because half the characters are blood-sucking fiends bent on a bloody vendetta against one and other either. Senna spends part of the book stumbling in the mental dark with partial amnesia, though this doesn't faze any of the characters from believing her up to no good and thus needing to be controlled. I found it darkly humorous that everything Peter, Lady Augustine's son, accuses Senna of is pretty spot on...if he had said it a few chapters before. The Senna he meets is exactly who she appears to be, albeit with a history that's shady.

I'm not usually one who finds the memory loss angle captivating enough to explain away some character flaws, but in Senna's case its less of a memory loss and more of boxing up of certain memories to keep her sanity in check for a little longer. Little by little Senna pieces things together and the pictures she forms is chilling. If there is one thing I can not fault Devine in, its her use of atmosphere and the ordinary to create tension.

Occasionally Devine would use words that threw me out of the moment, especially during the intimacy scenes. This isn't solely centered around her books, I've read quite a few historicals lately where the author has chosen adjectives that would otherwise seem out of place. The trend is disconcerting though and slightly frustrating.

In all honesty I can't say that I immediately approved of the romance. In the beginning everything was so tainted with evil intent that I kept silently screaming at Senna to run far far away. When she stayed with Lady Augustine I felt marginally better, but it was quickly replaced with growing fear for her. Its not that I felt Dominick would harm her, not intentionally and certainly not maliciously, but his previous actions and thoughts were not conducive to my believing he had her best interests at heart. He was unreliable in that regard--he would swear to keep away for her own good, but his thirst for vengeance was such that it overrode everything else.

And Senna's self-preservation instinct was pretty small much of the time.

Thankfully there is a sequel in the works, so the ending is just a small step to a greater resolution. Before I found out I was disappointed. The ending has Senna in a place that is at a crossroads and to leave fans wondering 'Will this happen or that? Will she or won't she?' is a cruel thing. I want a happy end for Senna, or if not a happy (this is a gothic after all) a moderately content end that has her no longer fearing for her life.
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lexilewords | 1 annan recension | Dec 28, 2023 |
The first three stories---those by Bertrice Small, Susan Johnson, and Thea Devine---I could have lived without. Filled with purple prose, characters I found impossible to like or care about, melodrama, and a surfeit of ITALICS, they seemed more a waste of time than an enjoyable escape. So the three stars I've rated this book are entirely due to Robin Schone's story---a tender, honest, moving example of the genre.
 
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slimikin | 2 andra recensioner | Mar 27, 2022 |
A bit of an improvement on Captivated, but Robin Schone's story is still the only one that really deserves those three stars.
 
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slimikin | 3 andra recensioner | Mar 27, 2022 |

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Lori Foster Contributor
Shannon McKenna Contributor
Lisa Cach Author
Samantha Hunter Contributor
Debbi Rawlins Contributor
Kate Hoffmann Contributor
Leslie Kelly Contributor
Hope Tarr Contributor
Kelley St. John Contributor

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Verk
38
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3
Medlemmar
1,626
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#15,825
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½ 3.3
Recensioner
17
ISBN
69
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3
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