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Divine Deception
Mistreated, disheartened, and trapped, Fallon Ashby unexpectedly found the chance of swift deliverance at the hand of a wealthy landowner. The mysterious deliverer offered Fallon escape from unendurable circumstances. Thus, Fallon chose to marry Trader Donavon, a man who concealed his face within the dark shadows of an ominous black hood—a man who unknowingly held her heart captive.
Yet malicious villainy, intent on destroying Trader Donavon, set out to defeat him. Would evil succeed in overpowering the man whose face Fallon had never seen? The ever-hooded hero Fallon silently loved above all else?
Yet malicious villainy, intent on destroying Trader Donavon, set out to defeat him. Would evil succeed in overpowering the man whose face Fallon had never seen? The ever-hooded hero Fallon silently loved above all else?
204 pages, Paperback
First published October 14, 2007
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Marcia Lynn McClure
72Ìýbooks1,357ÌýfollowersBorn in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Marcia Lynn McClure grew up influenced by the reminiscent stories of rugged, rural Colorado farm life fascinatingly recounted to her by her parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts…tales of runaway buckboards, mule-drawn plows and dust pneumonia; verbalized images of stream-flooded meadows, frozen over in winter, where a child could peer through the crystal clear ice in wonder at the small fish, snakes and mice sealed in the meadow grasses beneath; stories of hardship and tragedy, love and loss. But always the stories, and the people telling them, bore evidence of the wonder and worthiness of simpler, yet sometimes brutal, times.
These influential people and the family legends they detailed, coupled with her own life experiences and utterly romantic nature, led Marcia to begin writing novels as Christmas gifts for her closest friends…friends who long for a breath of the past and miss the romance of bygone eras; friends searching for moments of distraction from the stressful, demanding times we live in.
And so, knowing that it is the breath of the past and the "take me in you arms and kiss me" kind of moments that so many women long to relive, Marcia spins her tales of love, life and laughter…adventures woven around those compelling, romantic instances that most appeal to a woman's loving heart. Marcia feels that if her readers close one of her books with a contented sigh and a delighted smile, feeling rejuvenated, cheerful and edified, then she has achieved what she set out to do…shower refreshment and happiness on anyone having experienced the story.
Marcia lives in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. There she writes her stories surrounded by her beloved friends and family...and the beautiful desert landscape of New Mexico!
These influential people and the family legends they detailed, coupled with her own life experiences and utterly romantic nature, led Marcia to begin writing novels as Christmas gifts for her closest friends…friends who long for a breath of the past and miss the romance of bygone eras; friends searching for moments of distraction from the stressful, demanding times we live in.
And so, knowing that it is the breath of the past and the "take me in you arms and kiss me" kind of moments that so many women long to relive, Marcia spins her tales of love, life and laughter…adventures woven around those compelling, romantic instances that most appeal to a woman's loving heart. Marcia feels that if her readers close one of her books with a contented sigh and a delighted smile, feeling rejuvenated, cheerful and edified, then she has achieved what she set out to do…shower refreshment and happiness on anyone having experienced the story.
Marcia lives in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. There she writes her stories surrounded by her beloved friends and family...and the beautiful desert landscape of New Mexico!
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March 5, 2022
Sadly, I have always had a hard time connecting with this one.
Story I like the general idea of the story; the forced marriage trope is always a fun one. Throw in a crazy uncle out for revenge, in an old west town, and you have the makings of a fun adventure.
I had a few plots that didn’t sit well�
Characters & Romance Fallon came across a lot younger than her eighteen years, very naïve and immature IMO. Trader came across rather vain, embarrassed by his injuries he received during war he wears a hood everywhere. Hadn’t looked at himself in probably years and just assumes he looks bad I didn’t think they were evenly matched and would have liked to see them spend actual time together and get to know each other. I didn’t see them fall in love; they just were.
Content Rated PG+
Romance: Kissing
Language: None that I remember
Violence: Mild/Moderate - abusive uncle, some fighting, kidnapping, unwanted advances
Story I like the general idea of the story; the forced marriage trope is always a fun one. Throw in a crazy uncle out for revenge, in an old west town, and you have the makings of a fun adventure.
I had a few plots that didn’t sit well�
Characters & Romance Fallon came across a lot younger than her eighteen years, very naïve and immature IMO. Trader came across rather vain, embarrassed by his injuries he received during war he wears a hood everywhere. Hadn’t looked at himself in probably years and just assumes he looks bad I didn’t think they were evenly matched and would have liked to see them spend actual time together and get to know each other. I didn’t see them fall in love; they just were.
Content Rated PG+
Romance: Kissing
Language: None that I remember
Violence: Mild/Moderate - abusive uncle, some fighting, kidnapping, unwanted advances
January 26, 2015
Sorry for the incoherency. I was kind of in the mood for some Ms. McClure, but she mainly writes silly, predictable and stereotypical romances. They always start badly for me and then get better. Here's my thoughts.
What a loony heroine.
She thinks she's in love with a man she doesn't know and has never seen.
Why do these heroines have to fall in love with dudes they don't even know?
She's a hysterical heroine.
She's always crying.
I like how she keeps shoving her husband.
Trader is childishly obsessed with keeping his physiognomy a secret. He's terribly vain.
Trader - �...it was the last wish of a dying woman [to see Trader's face]...I agreed to allow her—�
“Fine. Then promise me when I’m on my deathbed, I shall have the same privilege so I might at least recognize you on the other side!� Fallon snapped.
Their relationship mainly consists of Trader telling Fallon what to do. She's that kind of girl.
Fallon stood, uncertain as to what action to take. “Fallon,� he began, “walk to my bed, lie down on it, and cover yourself with the quilt. Then go to sleep.�
Ridiculously simple, but fit my mood despite superlatives, one-dimensional characters, comical exaggerations, and the like.
What a loony heroine.
She thinks she's in love with a man she doesn't know and has never seen.
Why do these heroines have to fall in love with dudes they don't even know?
She's a hysterical heroine.
She's always crying.
I like how she keeps shoving her husband.
Trader is childishly obsessed with keeping his physiognomy a secret. He's terribly vain.
Trader - �...it was the last wish of a dying woman [to see Trader's face]...I agreed to allow her—�
“Fine. Then promise me when I’m on my deathbed, I shall have the same privilege so I might at least recognize you on the other side!� Fallon snapped.
Their relationship mainly consists of Trader telling Fallon what to do. She's that kind of girl.
Fallon stood, uncertain as to what action to take. “Fallon,� he began, “walk to my bed, lie down on it, and cover yourself with the quilt. Then go to sleep.�
Ridiculously simple, but fit my mood despite superlatives, one-dimensional characters, comical exaggerations, and the like.
February 10, 2025
Not a favorite subject matter - one where the heroine always suspects her husband of infidelity. Again, another one where a bit of communication would have gone a long way.
Ending was rushed and not satisfying.
Narration was done by Marcia Lynn McClure.
Ending was rushed and not satisfying.
Narration was done by Marcia Lynn McClure.
February 17, 2010
Another clean romance. A quick read and it was good enough that even though I knew the ending I read it a second time. Fallon Ashby is sent to her Uncle after her father's death and her mothers illness. She is treated horrible and is faced with conditions of poverty. Then Trader Donovan the landowner comes collecting the late rent and ends up at the farmhouse during a snowstorm. He takes the warm spot by the fire during the night leaving Fallon to the table, but when she wakes she is warm wrapped in Trader's outer rob with his arm around her. Her Uncle finds them and demands that he marry her or the uncle will make her work at the saloon. Little did Fallon know that Trader was the one who set up the situation because he had always been attracted to her and wanted to help her out of the bad situation she was in. He takes her back to his ranchhome and has Patty nurse her back to health. Then he gives her the option of marrying him or giving her the money to go to her mother and set up her own household. She agrees to marry him because although it is rumored that he is terribly disfigured and a monster under his hood that he always wears over his head she is attracted to the kind strong person that he does allow to show. He tells her the marriage will be in name only and she is not to ever try to take the hood off or ask him questions of the past and even though she is 17 and she doesn't know his age she agrees. When Fallon in town at the store she is attacked by 3 unsavoring men and feels regret in not following Traders desire for her to take Ben one of the hired hands with her. As one tries to kiss her Trader appears and beats up her attackers, but she is emotional distrought and is trying to rid herself of the smell and touch using the horse trough. Trader comforts her by telling her to remember them no more and touches her cheek with his own hand...she is calmed. The uncle wants revenge on Trader for evicting him and the store incident was the way to see if Fallon could be used as the bait. The blackmail comes and Trader lets Fallon sleep in the same room as him so he can always protect her, but the bad guys get to her anyway and he trades himself for her. The truth of his affection for her comes out by his selfless sacrifice for her and he trusts her with his appearance which over time has healed from the sabor attacks during the war. Finally they can love each other openenly and fully.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 29, 2017
2.5 stars. This is kind of Beauty and the Beast-ish, but also reminded me of East of the Sun and West of the Moon because the Hero of the story hides his face from the woman he loves. I was honestly disappointed in this book. I had previously read A Crimson Frost by Ms. McClure and really enjoyed it, even if it was a bit cheesy at times. Divine Deception was however, a bit too cheesy for me. The wording constantly played off the masculine and feminine differences in the characters and it got old. How many times do we need to be reminded how big and powerful the hero of the story is and how much smaller the heroine is? In the end I also found his reason for hiding behind the cloak a bit ridiculous.
There was no build up to the love story either. It was pretty much instant with no real reasons behind it other than the main character kind of romanticized the hero in the hooded cloak who saved her from a bad situation. I found the main character, Fallon to be mainly annoying and immature through most of the book, and she cried way too much. I did kind of like how the book showed that we don't always see ourselves accurately, and that through another person's eyes we are beautiful when often through our own eyes we are not.
There was no build up to the love story either. It was pretty much instant with no real reasons behind it other than the main character kind of romanticized the hero in the hooded cloak who saved her from a bad situation. I found the main character, Fallon to be mainly annoying and immature through most of the book, and she cried way too much. I did kind of like how the book showed that we don't always see ourselves accurately, and that through another person's eyes we are beautiful when often through our own eyes we are not.
October 30, 2012
This story almost kind of reminded me of the movie Rigoletto a bit. I really liked how Trader has always had a thing for Fallon, but Fallon doesn't know that, of course. One of my favorite parts in this book was when Fallon had gone into town alone when Trader had told her not to. She went anyway, and she got herself into some trouble. Well, who should happen to show up, but her beloved. I could just imagine him standing in the doorway of the market shop and staring down every last man that was threatening her and tainting her. I could almost hear him ask in his mind, "Alright, which one of you wants to die first?" Fallon rushed out of the store and plopped herself by a wash basin and began wiping her face with the water, trying to wash off the saliva that one of the men had put to her cheek with his tongue. Trader came up behind her, trying to pick her up and lead her away but she insisted to stay and wash it off. She then begged Trader to touch her cheek with his hand, so that she would know his touch, not the man who had defiled her. That is one moment I just love going back to and reading.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 17, 2015
Spoiler alert!!! Fallon staying with drunk uncle Charles when landlord Trader gets stuck at their home on a night of a bad snow storm. Trader is a strong tough guy but wears a hood at all times due to battle scars. Uncle wakes to find Fallon in Trader's arms and insists he marry her or have their reputations ruined. When Trader discovers the bruises on back at his ranch, gives her the choice to marry him in name only or go back to live with her dying mother. She chooses the marriage and they slowly fall in love though neither will admit it to each other. Uncle Charles figures out how much Trader cares for her and kidnaps her demanding everything he has. Trader and the sheriff catch the bad guys. Trader finaly lets her see his face and she gets mad at him for scaring her bcuz she only sees faint scars, that he is really beautiful. The ordeal makes them admit their feelings. HEA
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 13, 2013
3/12/13 - Read it again in one sitting. Ah, McClure books. They make me happy.
7/28/12 - That's how I like my cowboys! Rough, tough, passionate and handsome. Wow, another great one. I cannot get enough of this author...
Moral Note: Some mild abuse, passionate kisses.
7/28/12 - That's how I like my cowboys! Rough, tough, passionate and handsome. Wow, another great one. I cannot get enough of this author...
Moral Note: Some mild abuse, passionate kisses.
January 20, 2020
Marcia McClure is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. I am not normally drawn to Western Romances, but she is changing my mind. I love the cover of this book! Honestly, that is what drew me in, but I digress...�
What I loved about this book: I * COULD *NOT * PUT * IT * DOWN
I was captivated instantly by this dark, mysterious hero that is Trader Donovan. Now, I am not a fan of love-at-first-sight books, those drive me nuts, but that isn't what this is at all. Fallon has a crush on this man who is her uncle's landlord. She has never seen his face, he keeps it hidden due to reasons we don't know, but she looks forward to his short visits (though his reasons for being there are to warn her uncle that he is about to be evicted unless he pays his debt to him.) We don't know how many times she has seen Mr. Donovan. We don't even know his age. All we know is she looks forward to seeing him. I get the crush, infatuation, whatever you want to call it. Fallon is young, and doesn't have any experience with gentleman. She was sent to live with her wretched uncle after her mother takes ill with consumption when Fallon's father dies. She lives in horrible conditions with her drunkard uncle, and she is just struggling to survive another day.
Now, going back to my younger teenage self, I recall the crush I had on a boy who worked at the mall. He worked at one of those cookie places. Anyway, our conversations were brief, usually consisting of me ordering a Coke and a cookie, but I was smitten. I would get so excited when my BFF and I would walk in the mall and I would see that he was working. Drove her nuts, hahaha. After a while, he and I actually became friends.
The point is, I understand how and why Fallon would be so smitten by this man she really didn't know anything about. Perhaps I am clouded by my own youthful experience, but this didn't seem unrealistic to me, whereas most LAFS books are. Most everyone has had a secret crush at one time or another in their life, and often from a distance.
We gather early on that he is kind to Fallon, which is something she never gets from her uncle. Circumstances unfold that throw Trader and Fallon together, and I won't give spoilers, but he does all in his power to protect Fallon.
Characters: Fallon is young and inexperience with men in general, but love specifically. However, she is genuine. Trader is that dark, brooding, kind, mysterious hero that women love. WE ALL DO.
CONTENT
Romance - Clean
Violence - Mild/Moderate
Language - Mild
Recommendation - High
Reread - Yes
What I loved about this book: I * COULD *NOT * PUT * IT * DOWN
I was captivated instantly by this dark, mysterious hero that is Trader Donovan. Now, I am not a fan of love-at-first-sight books, those drive me nuts, but that isn't what this is at all. Fallon has a crush on this man who is her uncle's landlord. She has never seen his face, he keeps it hidden due to reasons we don't know, but she looks forward to his short visits (though his reasons for being there are to warn her uncle that he is about to be evicted unless he pays his debt to him.) We don't know how many times she has seen Mr. Donovan. We don't even know his age. All we know is she looks forward to seeing him. I get the crush, infatuation, whatever you want to call it. Fallon is young, and doesn't have any experience with gentleman. She was sent to live with her wretched uncle after her mother takes ill with consumption when Fallon's father dies. She lives in horrible conditions with her drunkard uncle, and she is just struggling to survive another day.
Now, going back to my younger teenage self, I recall the crush I had on a boy who worked at the mall. He worked at one of those cookie places. Anyway, our conversations were brief, usually consisting of me ordering a Coke and a cookie, but I was smitten. I would get so excited when my BFF and I would walk in the mall and I would see that he was working. Drove her nuts, hahaha. After a while, he and I actually became friends.
The point is, I understand how and why Fallon would be so smitten by this man she really didn't know anything about. Perhaps I am clouded by my own youthful experience, but this didn't seem unrealistic to me, whereas most LAFS books are. Most everyone has had a secret crush at one time or another in their life, and often from a distance.
We gather early on that he is kind to Fallon, which is something she never gets from her uncle. Circumstances unfold that throw Trader and Fallon together, and I won't give spoilers, but he does all in his power to protect Fallon.
Characters: Fallon is young and inexperience with men in general, but love specifically. However, she is genuine. Trader is that dark, brooding, kind, mysterious hero that women love. WE ALL DO.
CONTENT
Romance - Clean
Violence - Mild/Moderate
Language - Mild
Recommendation - High
Reread - Yes
June 12, 2016
3 Stars
After Fallon's father passes away and her mother falls ill, she is sent to live with her Uncle Charles. He is not the person everyone thought he was. He is an abusive drunk who gambles too much.
Trader Donovan is their landlord and is getting sick and tired of everything Charles does. When Trader is caught in a storm, the only place he can find to stay the night is with Fallon and Charles. Charles wakes up to find Fallon and Trader in a "compromising" position and demands that he marries Fallon and give him the deed to the house he lives in for his silence in what he saw. Trader agrees but Charles doesn't stop there... and neither does Trader.
Divine Deception was just an okay read for me this time around. While reading it I realized that there is just something missing for me. There is no building of a relationship because they were already "in love" when the book started. They both demand that the other trust them but they really don't do anything to earn that trust. And Trader's relationship with Julia really bothered me. Fallon was just supposed to be okay with it?! But we all know that if the roles were reversed that Trader would definitely have a problem with Fallon having that kind of relationship with another man. I really think that Fallon needed to have a bit more of a spine. She just went along with everything Trader told her to do without even asking questions. He treated her more like a child then a wife.
Don't get me wrong, I like the book and I love Marcia as an author but this one just isn't one of my favorites. It has a beauty and the beast type of feel to it and it's a quick, cute read if that's what you're in the mood for. :)
After Fallon's father passes away and her mother falls ill, she is sent to live with her Uncle Charles. He is not the person everyone thought he was. He is an abusive drunk who gambles too much.
Trader Donovan is their landlord and is getting sick and tired of everything Charles does. When Trader is caught in a storm, the only place he can find to stay the night is with Fallon and Charles. Charles wakes up to find Fallon and Trader in a "compromising" position and demands that he marries Fallon and give him the deed to the house he lives in for his silence in what he saw. Trader agrees but Charles doesn't stop there... and neither does Trader.
Divine Deception was just an okay read for me this time around. While reading it I realized that there is just something missing for me. There is no building of a relationship because they were already "in love" when the book started. They both demand that the other trust them but they really don't do anything to earn that trust. And Trader's relationship with Julia really bothered me. Fallon was just supposed to be okay with it?! But we all know that if the roles were reversed that Trader would definitely have a problem with Fallon having that kind of relationship with another man. I really think that Fallon needed to have a bit more of a spine. She just went along with everything Trader told her to do without even asking questions. He treated her more like a child then a wife.
Don't get me wrong, I like the book and I love Marcia as an author but this one just isn't one of my favorites. It has a beauty and the beast type of feel to it and it's a quick, cute read if that's what you're in the mood for. :)
March 21, 2015
Rating: 3.5 stars.
A Beauty and the Beast re-telling in a historical western setting. It was clean and entertaining, like all of Marcia Lynn McClure's books.
What made this book a little less believable for me was how quickly Fallon fell in love with Trader who's face she had never seen and the way the hood which covered his face was described. He was able to kiss her with the hood on, yet she never caught a glimpse of his features.
There were some sweet, tender moments between Fallon and Trader, like when he touched her cheek and kissed her to wipe away her memory of the vile touch of the outlaw who'd captured her. Trader obviously cared for her but most of the times he wasn't very likeable because he kept ordering her around. She was convinced he married her only to save her from her horrible, abusive uncle.
I liked Fallon's innocence and her temper. She worried about Trader's age. Not being able to see his face, she was not sure if he was as old as her father. She'd lost her father before he turned 50 and worried that she could lose Trader too. She lost her temper often around Trader, either due to her jealousy over his friendship with the beautiful Spanish beauty Julia, or due to his bossy attitude towards Fallon. I loved it when she shoved him by pushing his butt with her foot.
Overall, a cute, quick read with a happy ending. Ms McClure's books are a great escape from reality.
A Beauty and the Beast re-telling in a historical western setting. It was clean and entertaining, like all of Marcia Lynn McClure's books.
What made this book a little less believable for me was how quickly Fallon fell in love with Trader who's face she had never seen and the way the hood which covered his face was described. He was able to kiss her with the hood on, yet she never caught a glimpse of his features.
There were some sweet, tender moments between Fallon and Trader, like when he touched her cheek and kissed her to wipe away her memory of the vile touch of the outlaw who'd captured her. Trader obviously cared for her but most of the times he wasn't very likeable because he kept ordering her around. She was convinced he married her only to save her from her horrible, abusive uncle.
I liked Fallon's innocence and her temper. She worried about Trader's age. Not being able to see his face, she was not sure if he was as old as her father. She'd lost her father before he turned 50 and worried that she could lose Trader too. She lost her temper often around Trader, either due to her jealousy over his friendship with the beautiful Spanish beauty Julia, or due to his bossy attitude towards Fallon. I loved it when she shoved him by pushing his butt with her foot.
Overall, a cute, quick read with a happy ending. Ms McClure's books are a great escape from reality.
February 4, 2011
Love notes collection Book 7. Another stellar book by Marcia Lynn McClure - the wording on the cover aptly describes my feeling for this book "Never a greater tale told...More magnificent than gold...Is Beauty's Beloved Beast of old"
Amazon Product Description:
Fallon Ashby had been intrigued by Trader Donavon, the wealthy land-owner, since the very first day she saw him and heard rumors about him. He was horribly misshapen, or so everyone whispered.
Fallon inwardly admitted that she had dreamed of this mysterious man for months. Could she be in love with the monstrous Trader Donavon? Was it his dark image that drew her to him? Then Fallon made a choice. What would the consequences of her daring decision be?
Amazon Product Description:
Fallon Ashby had been intrigued by Trader Donavon, the wealthy land-owner, since the very first day she saw him and heard rumors about him. He was horribly misshapen, or so everyone whispered.
Fallon inwardly admitted that she had dreamed of this mysterious man for months. Could she be in love with the monstrous Trader Donavon? Was it his dark image that drew her to him? Then Fallon made a choice. What would the consequences of her daring decision be?
July 24, 2008
i didn't like this book AS much as i did her other ones. but it was a good book. it's kind of like a kind of thing. but not totally and exactly that tale, but it was a good book through and through.
July 14, 2010
If you love Marcia Lynn McClure then I think you'll enjoy this book. If you haven't read any of her books I wouldn't recommend starting with this one because I don't think it's her best. Even so I read this in one sitting and absolutely loved it. Marcia Lynn McClure just writes the kind of stuff I like to read.
October 29, 2012
This book is an enjoyable quick read. I couldn't read fast enough to find out what Trader was hiding under that hood! Divine Deception proves that it isn't looks that make you beautiful to someone, it is and always will be the greatness of a spirit and quality of character that make you beautiful.
May 2, 2011
Swoon worthy. Yummy. A happy diversion today. :)
(I am supposed to be reading other books, but I just couldn't resist this. I picked it up for 1.99 on clearance at a store on Saturday. See how I resisted until today? Such constraint.)
(I am supposed to be reading other books, but I just couldn't resist this. I picked it up for 1.99 on clearance at a store on Saturday. See how I resisted until today? Such constraint.)
October 24, 2015
No surprise that I'm a huge McClure fan, and most of her books easily make it on my "favorites" shelf. This book, however, may just be my favorite McClure book yet.
I absolutely loved, loved, loved this story.
Read again 10/24/15
I absolutely loved, loved, loved this story.
Read again 10/24/15
June 25, 2008
This is a very good romance book.. I read it in a couple of hours it is very small but very good.
July 22, 2008
My favorite book!
August 4, 2010
Great short little read. She jumped right into the meat of the story, and I liked that most of the book was spent on a marriage relationship, which was kindof different.
April 14, 2019
Wow!
This story is so awesome. There is so many emotions that you feel as you read this story. It is such a deep moving story of love and trust.
I love Trader and I love Fallon. Their story is one that I will not forget. It has some great kissing too!
Very much enjoyed this love story.
This story is so awesome. There is so many emotions that you feel as you read this story. It is such a deep moving story of love and trust.
I love Trader and I love Fallon. Their story is one that I will not forget. It has some great kissing too!
Very much enjoyed this love story.
May 13, 2019
Marcia's Historicals are my little slive of Heaven
I was introduced to Marcia's books several years ago and love all of her historical stories! She draws me in and the chemistry between the couples is intense while being completely clean.
This book is no different. I love a good beauty and the beast story and Trader is wonderful! Great read!
I was introduced to Marcia's books several years ago and love all of her historical stories! She draws me in and the chemistry between the couples is intense while being completely clean.
This book is no different. I love a good beauty and the beast story and Trader is wonderful! Great read!
November 6, 2017
Old west beauty and beast...
I thoroughly enjoyed this fairy tale and the original setting of the West in the late 1800’s. I especially enjoyed the references to the music if the time period. A really good book!
I thoroughly enjoyed this fairy tale and the original setting of the West in the late 1800’s. I especially enjoyed the references to the music if the time period. A really good book!
September 10, 2018
Wonderful, clean suspenseful romance
This is a wonderful and sweet story that has suspense and mystery as well as lots of romance. The storyline was wonderful and I want to read more like it!!
This is a wonderful and sweet story that has suspense and mystery as well as lots of romance. The storyline was wonderful and I want to read more like it!!
October 11, 2018
Intriguing story line, the leads to a whole lot of nothing. Definitely thought it would end with a hot "she takes care of him" scene, or at least a steamy sex scene. But instead it just ends.
January 22, 2020
4.5 stars. Rarely do I prefer listening to audiobooks over reading, but I love listening to Marcia narrate her own books! And I love her author notes!
May 25, 2022
Cute little read!
August 18, 2023
This is a great Beauty and the Beast story. I loved it. Wish it were longer.
January 19, 2024
excellent
February 2, 2014
These are some of the books that pull me through the winter blues. Another classic clean romance from Marcia. This is one of my favorites of hers and I think I've read it at least 4 times. In this story Fallon is suffering at the hands of her merciless abusive uncle and Trader Donovan is the mysteriously cloaked enormous figure who holds the mortgage on the property. Fallon manages to be saved from her uncles clutches but only through an odd turn of events that propriety demands she marries Trader. Fallon has long been secretly in love with Trader, but she has no reason to believe that Trader returns these feelings although he has been her protector and provider willingly. If only he'd take off that blasted hood that hides his face and it's disfigurement from Fallon and fully trust her with more than just his appearance.
Yeah, sappy, predictable, irresistible, swoon worthy, and happy feeling inducing. I love this romantic story of love right before their eyes and will keep it happily on my shelf. :)
Yeah, sappy, predictable, irresistible, swoon worthy, and happy feeling inducing. I love this romantic story of love right before their eyes and will keep it happily on my shelf. :)
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