![]() ![]() ![]() They had a torrid teenage affair, with the Young Scion shagging the h in the off hours, while he escorted the Local Witchy Landed Beauty around the rest of the time. ![]() When she was 16, the Young Scion of the Manor seduced her. We learn that the h's backstory is that when she was 15 and the daughter of the housekeeper to the Local Lord of the Manor, she fell in love with his 22 year old son, the heir apparent. Filial duty wins in the end and the h makes the long trek from London to Yorkshire via the train. Since it has been ten years and a lot of emotional damage since the h has last seen her mother, the h is of two minds about going. When the book opens, the h spies an ad in the personal columns claiming her estranged mother is ill and looking for her. She also has a very select couture line that is rather sought after. ![]() She designs and manufactures clothing for ladies. The premise of this one is that the h is 26 and a budding English version of Coco Chanel. I just can't seem to help the gut wrenching reaction I always have when I read this book, so for that alone, I give it high marks. I vacillate a lot on this one, it never fails to keep me enthralled, but I almost always have to do some drywall repair after I re-read it. Re The Dark Side of Desire - Michelle Reid does the emo wrecki angstfest trainwreck in this one and in that respect, this book is an HP classic. ![]()
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