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Millicent understands the terms of her arranged marriage all too well. She gets to be a Countess by marrying an impoverished Earl. And in return, the Earl Fitzhugh receives the benefit of her vast wealth, saving his family from bankruptcy. Because of her youth, they have agreed to wait eight years before consummating the marriage—and then, only to beget an heir. After which, they will lead separate lives.
It is a most sensible arrangement. Except for one little thing. Somehow Millie has fallen head over heels in love with her husband. Her husband, who has become her very best friend, but nothing more… Her husband, who plans to reunite with his childhood sweetheart, the beautiful and newly widowed Isabelle, as soon as he has honored the pact with his wife…
As the hour they truly become husband-and-wife draws near, both Millie and Fitzhugh must face the truth in their hearts. Has their pact bred only a great friendship—or has it, without either of them quite noticing, given rise to a great love?
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 果樹-Romance Age 2013-02-26 |
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Jamie Liao replied on 固定網址
Re: Ravishing the Heiress
*** 第一次寫評鑑, 恐有雷, 請慎入 ***
當八年的權宜婚姻遇上丈夫年輕時被迫放棄的最愛, 女主角Millie與男主角Earl Fitzhugh 要如何面對 ? 繼印度生死戀後, 雪麗再一次用生動細膩的文字, 與時空交錯的章節安排, 緊扣住我的心, 一開始閱讀, 便捨不得將書放下
19歲的男主角原本計劃與最愛的Isabelle結婚, 然後謀個軍職, 從此過著幸福快樂的生活, 沒想到天上掉下來的禮物 : 爵位繼承外帶一座破敗的莊園以及接下來要維持伯爵義務的龐大花費, 另他不得不接受監護人的安排, 與美國沙丁魚罐頭商人的16歲女兒結婚
原本這可能是另一樁再平凡不過的權宜婚姻, 出人意料的Millie 提出一項協議(pack): 婚姻中以朋友的方式對待對方, 免除夫妻房事義務, 男主角可在外另尋慰藉, 他們握手同意後步入聖堂, 起初Earl Fitzhugh 落入失去最愛的自暴自棄, 振作之後重整莊園, 接下丈人的生意, 一步步成長轉變, Millie 是他的親密朋友是忠實夥伴, 他敬重她, 佩服她的智慧, 但不愛她, 他熟悉她的日常生活作息, 卻看不透她彷彿有城牆圍繞的內心, 他在最愛的Isabelle 重返他的生命時, 提出給Millie 一個實現他們的協議(honor the pack), 以嘗試給Millie一個繼承人, 然後再與Isabelle 共享未來的提議, 看到這裡, 差點氣到掄書摔牆,如果有年度最揪心女主角, 定非Millie 莫屬, 還好還好, 羅曼史小說就是要有happy ending 請大家放心閱讀
書中過去的故事會出現一些小事物: 酒, 音樂盒, 戒指, 蜂蜜, 薰衣草, 飛船 , 相片等等, 這些事物也出現在當下的故事進行中, 引出很深的涵義, 很令人驚喜的安排, 這是一本值得細細品嚐的佳作, 如果雪麗對男主角的最後內心衝突能多一些描寫, 那就更臻完美, 這本是系列作第2本, 第一本Beguiling the Beauty果樹安排11月出版, 期待這本中文本也會很快推出!
給4.5葉! 因為雪麗對男主角太寬大了! 扣0.5葉 !
salls replied on 固定網址
Re: Ravishing the Heiress
這本書讀的時候讓我很揪心。男女主角的感情發展的很自然，但很緩慢。我在sherry Thomas 女士的Facebook 上給她留言，她回復了我。(Sherry Thomas Hi Sandy, I am thrilled to hear that you enjoyed Ravishing the Heiress. To my mind, it is something of a very Chinese story, very 苦恋. Thank you for taking the time to write. Best wishes to you, on the other side of the world. Sherry)非常喜歡這本書！