Ravished by Amanda Quick

Author: Amanda Quick
Title: Ravished
Genre: Historical Romance
Publisher: Bantam
Links: Adlibris / Bokus / Goodreads

This is probably one of the most adorable historical romances I have ever read. Beast of Blackthorne Hall? More like Snuggly Bunny of Harriet Pomeroy's Heart. Geez, was this cute.

Harriet is a quirky, naive, quite-possibly-super-annoying creature. The amazing thing, though, is that I found her absolutely endearing. Her care and loyalty towards those she loves is a pleasure to read. She is crazy about her fossils and much of her time is spent thinking and talking of them. It's exasperating at times, but never off character - it's the way she's like and it's consistent throughout the story, which I respect. Gideon, then. Oh, I think I fell a bit in love with him from the first paragraph. His big and surly and tries is hardest to be a Beast, since that's what everyone expects him to be. But he very much not. Sure, he behaves badly at times, thinking he knows best (and yes, sometimes, big guy, you do know best). But he is a true sweetheart and I loved reading the parts where Harriet just shoved her love and adoration at him and he didn't really know what to do. Like I said - adorable!

What about the story? The intrigue is also very satisfying to read. I recognised who the "villain" was close to the ending - the author gives us some hints - but was guessing up until then. The secondary characters were also lovely to read - I would love to read a book about Felicity (has this happened?). Oh, and yes, here I go again, but I find books where the protagonists actually communicate to be my true love. The communication does not go completely smooth, but they learn and that's what matters.

What I learned in this book: I actually love a real good mutual argument. There you go. And I will probably check out Quick's other books, because I also like a good mystery in a romance novel. '

4.5 of 5 fossil teeth

/ Denise