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Ensnared by Innocence

By: Larissa Lyons

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Lord Blakely's carnal appetites lean toward experienced women, the type who accommodate his need for frequent — and frequently wild — sex.

So when Lady Francine, an alluring innocent if he ever saw one, outrageously requests he pose as her betrothed, he knows he should refuse. But he can't stop himself from participating in her outlandish scheme, especially when she adds one very unexpected, enticing element to her offer — herself.

Unfortunately, it's fast approaching the time of year when Lord Blakely loses all control and turns into a raging beast. If Lady Francine is unable satisfy his sexual appetites, will he be forced to reveal his untamed side?

Reader Advisory: This love story between two people contains one ménage scene.

Categories: Legend,Regency,Shapeshifter,Twilight

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Book Length: Novella

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Book Type: eBook

Available in Print: No

ISBN: 9781419913709

~~Regular Price: $4.45~~
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1. A on 9/14/2009, said:

3.5 Stars “Ensnared by Innocence” is a well-constructed Regency paranormal erotic romance. Larissa Lyons combines multiple elements to intermarry the genres and she furbishes up alternatives to more classic lycanthropy tales by substituting leothropy. The writing and story structure are good. The book reads “clean” without glaring technical or mechanical errors beyond an infrequent awkward sentence or two. Lyons did her homework and depicts the Regency Era creditably with a few “warts.” A lady (even a “rebel” like Francine) should not be easily able to travel back and forth to visit a bachelor by herself. One particular love scene tickled me; it featured Francine undressing for Erasmus. A lot of writers tackle this era portraying Regency era clothing as easy to put on and take off as contemporary clothing. It’s not; women had personal maids for a reason – help was needed. A simple ensemble consisted of 3-4 layers of clothing and underpinnings. The clothing’s structure makes it difficult for the wearer to don and remove; bodices are tailored to fit the bust, fastening in back with drawstrings or buttons, and sleeves were set into the BACKS of garments (to encourage the wearer ‘s good posture and prevent graceless movement .) Unless a heroine is flat-chested and wears clothing too big for her, she cannot easily dress or undress herself. I noted little to no transition in Francine and Erasmus’s romantic relationship; the book reads like the couple developed genuine feelings for each other “offstage” while the book devoted itself strictly to their physical attraction and erotic involvement. There is no transition/character growth in Erasmus, either. He’s reputed to be a rake, but he’s Francine’s “white knight” almost from the beginning of their relationship. Don’t get me wrong; Erasmus is a doll (and a very sexy, compelling, yummy, Regency gentleman leothrope doll.) Erasmus and Francine had good chemistry. But I kept reading and wondering, “Okay, where’s his ‘badness?’” Francine is an admirable heroine: strong, thoughtful, unconcerned with convention – maybe too unconcerned to be “real” – and she’s not afraid to take risks to win what she wants. A deep-rooted personal fear of Francine’s, unrevealed until the final chapter, would have made a fabulous subject for romantic transition earlier in the book. I have mixed feelings about the romantica. Taste is subjective, and for the most part I found it well-written. The ménage scene contained several elements disturbing to me. SPOILAGE: I do not believe claw-tipped fingers inserted into sensitive, delicate orifices will stimulate or enhance erotic excitement. Reading that description catapulted me out of the book. The scene also portrayed incest – perhaps not the most explicit incest imaginable, but its vibe was present. I might have found it less disconcerting if the circumstances leading to the ménage had been alluded to or more gradually introduced earlier in the book, rather than Francine (and the reader) abruptly finding herself in the life-or-death situation compelling its occurance. Nash, an intriguing character, manifested long enough to participate in the menage and leave Francine a thank-you note. Sorry, that’s just an icky thing for one’s future brother-in-law to do. To me, the scene read like Lyons felt like she had to include a ménage for sensationalism to attain the necessary “heat/erotica level”; it did not read “sexy.” Lyons introduced some fascinating originality in the leothropy “curse” afflicting Erasmus’s lineage. I particularly liked her conveyance of the leonine attributes and characteristics “possessing” Erasmus and Nash (this was handled REALLY well, very convincing.) This revelation – a large “info dump” at the story’s end – could have been utilized very effectively to create tension and mystery earlier on. Lyons depicts the leothrope brothers speaking in what I presume to be African dialect. At times, the context and connotation of language were not always clear. This distracted me, and I’m also curious as to why the brothers would know African words since they themselves are not African, nor is there any mention of them studying African dialects. Is speaking African dialect part of the “curse”? It’s not clear, and I'm not sure it makes sense. If an Englishman is bitten by a loup-garou will he acquire French dialect during his change? Despite the listed cavaeats, I liked this book enough to purchase its sequel and will read later on.
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