[Virginia_Henley]_Enticed(Bokos-Z1)

Enticed
by Virginia Henley
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74  ·  rating details  ·  380 ratings  ·  9 reviews
Though famine holds her beloved Ireland in its deadly grip, young, innocent Kitty Rooney is a survivor.  An exotic gypsy lass with cascading curls of ebony silk and eyes of brown velvet, Kitty vows that someday, somehow, the riches of the earth will be laid at her feet.  Then Patrick O'Reilly walks into her life, his eyes burning hungrily over her body, his lips promising her the world, making a woman of her in one sweet, scorching night.

NOTE: This book was also published as "Irish Gypsy" - -

I hadn't planned on writing a review for this book, but after reading some of the others, I decided it was important to do so.

If you do not like classic 80's romance novels, particularly the "Bodice Ripper" style books, then this book is not for you. I think this is one of those books you either love or hate. I really enjoyed it, but, I also enjoy most books of this style.

For me, I loved how she showed the relationship between the hero and heroine change and grow through the years (she is 13 and he 20, I believe, when the story begins). I also appreciated all the ways both of their families were incorporated into the story (and not just as tiny side characters).




Virginia Henley
Author profile

born
in The United Kingdom
December 05, 1935

gender
female

website
http://www.virginiahenley.com/

genre
Romance


About this author
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Virginia Syddall was born on December 5, 1935 in England, where her father, Thomas Syddall, taught her to love history. She obtained a degree in History in the University. In 1956, Virginia married Arthur Henley. They moved to America, and now they live most of the year in St. Petersburg, Florida, and they spend the hot summers in Ontario, Canada, where they have their two adult children and three grandsons.

Virginia Henley is a New York Times bestselling writer of historical novels. Her work has been translated into fourteen languages. She is the recipient of more than a dozen writing awards, including a Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award, a Waldenbooks' Bestselling Award, and a Maggie Award for Excellence from the Georgia Romance Writers.