Hellion

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Summary: Hell no!
Review: This is my first book by Small and I have to say, now I understand why I hadn't read any sooner...the first part of the book introduces us to a heroine who is a total spoiled brat whose behaviour and attitude does not endear...Granted the story is interesting, until she falls under Guy's spell...then the book descends into slightly poetic pornography that leaves you shuddering and cringing. The purpose of a romance novel is to whisk one away to a world where things aren't so gritty and distasteful, we have reality for that Ms. Small! The ending does not neatly tie up the loose ends, either. As a whole it was regretful that I read "Hellion". Better luck with the Skye O'Malley saga, I hope!

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Summary: From the best author I have yet to run across...
Review: This is the first book I ever read from Bertrice Small, and this was all it took to get me addicted to her writing. She has a way of bringing life to history, and into her characters in a way I have yet to see another author achieve, or even come close to achieving. I can't wait for her next book...

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Summary: 3 words- HOT HOT HOT
Review: this is the most erotic book i've ever read! betrice small is definitely my favorite author. well, i was kinda couldn't believe anyone would so those thing that were in there, but hey, it was fresh and interesting and anything's possible!

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Summary: Mon Dieu, These Grapes Are Cold!
Review: This is what Love Slave should have been. I finished this book in record time. I love the characters and the time. I highly recommend the book to anyone.

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Summary: One of Small's Better Books
Review: This is what Love Slave should have been. I finished this book in record time. I love the characters and the time. I highly recommend the book to anyone.

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Summary: I HAVE ONE PHRASE, "PORNO FLICK"!
Review: This was my first time reading this author and thank goodness it will be my last. I couldn't believe the stuff she thought up. Well, I definateley knew what she was thinking about. For a moment or two I thought it was Madonna writting her own novel. I had to check the cover to make sure this wasn't who I thought it was. If your looking for a good script to a porno movie, this is the book. I would have given it no stars at all, but unfortunatly that wasn't possible.

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Summary: This one is pretty different.
Review: What bothered me about this book wasn't the eroticism (in truth, I found the sex scenes deliciously different for a romance tale), but the complete departure from what I know a Small novel to be. This book wasn't as descriptive, nor did it explore the characters' personalities as much as previous works. Bertrice Small usually goes on and on and on and ON about locations, character details, even matters as simple as royalty parties and fetes. With this novel she seems to just say, "Here's Belle. Here's Hugh. They're married. Uhoh, something happened, let's go find her. (Insert bed scene here.) All over. The end." A little more depth would have been nice. But the erotic scenes were actually not badly crafted. If the story had the depth of The Kadin or Skye O'Malley I think I would have enjoyed this a LOT more.

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Summary: Prepare to feel smutty
Review: What happened to Bertrice Small? Normally her books are a whirlwind of history, adventure and sensuality. She is usually one of my favorite authors. Her books have always been hot, but this is ridiculous! The first half of this book was classic Small. The rest of it read like a bad porno flick. There's sensual, sexy and sizzling and then there is this crock. I felt sleazy just reading it and didn't even bother to finish it through. I just skipped to the end to read the requisite Happily Ever After ending and sighed with relief that this didn't come out in hardcover. Please, Ms. Small, go back to writing what your readers want and don't jump on the "more sex than story" bandwagon!