Compromised Hearts
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4.3 • 32 Ratings
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- $2.99
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
In this dazzling novel from New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell, a beauty without means and a man without scruples strike a scandalous bargain that takes them into the heart of desire. . .
No gentleman would guarantee a lady's safety in exchange for her virtue. But that is precisely why Cloud Ryder would never call himself a gentleman. He wants Emily Brockinger the moment he sets eyes on her, and volunteers to guide her and her ward through lawless Colorado territory--if she'll share his bed. Yet to his surprise, the delicate Boston blueblood has a grit and fire that thrill him as no woman ever has. . .
Emily has no choice but to accept Cloud's terms, and no way to control her body's response to the virile, part-Cherokee drifter. The trail is strewn with obstacles, and the dangers only increase once they reach their destination. All his life, Cloud has shunned commitment, but now the only way to keep Emily safe is to open his heart--to the one woman with the passion and power to break it. . .
"The superbly talented Howell never disappoints." --Romantic Times
"The laughter mingles with the tears in any story from the talented pen of Hannah Howell. If you haven't read her before, start now!" --Affair de Coeur
Customer Reviews
Compromised Hearts
What can I say but, I Loved this book, I've read it twice. I only wish there were many more like this one and others in audio.
Disappointing
I am usually a big Hannah Howell fan, but this story really disappointed. There was no grip to the storyline and It became monotonous about a quarter of the way through.
The editing of this book was horrendous. So many misspelled words. But the worst for me was the fact that conversations ran together, often in paragraphs, separated by nothing more than a period. This made it very difficult to determine who was saying what to whom.
As far as the characters go, I really disliked the Cloud character. No explanation was provided for why he was so cold hearted towards women. It is said that he had loving parents yet he uses women and then coldly and rudely leaves them when he’s through. Leading to the fact that his relationship with the heroine Emily begins with rape. Using the threats of abandoning her and the boy to certain death, regardless of whether he actually intended to, was extreme coercion. A point the author readily admits. The Cloud character never recovers nor redeems himself in my eyes. The rest of the characters were just “meh”.