About this title: In the much anticipated conclusion to "USA Today" bestseller Gayle Callen's "Sisters of Willow Pond" trilogy, Louisa Shelby is about to invade the quiet and orderly world of a Viscount. Simon, Viscount Wade, likes his life orderly and calm. But when his grandmother decides to hire Miss Louisa Shelby as her companion, Simon discovers that his life has become anything but orderly. Vivacious, witty, and spirited, Louisa is a whirlwind in his once quiet household, and Simon finds himself drawn to her. Then rumors surrounding Louisa surfaces, and though he is hard pressed to believe them, he ...
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Avon Books
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780060784133ISBN:006078413X
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Writing on upper first pg, rest of pgs are clean, book shows shelf, edge & corner wear with creases at spine, small dot on side edges, crease on upper & lower front cover, spine is somewhat pushed to the right. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 369 p. Avon Romantic Treasure. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Avon Books
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780060784133ISBN:006078413X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. creasing spine, slight slant, crease along spine, front cover, bookstore stamp front end page. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 369 p. Avon Romantic Treasure. Audience: General/trade. read more
"Great historical romance - got off to a rocky start, but quickly improved. There was no villain/mystery subplot to distract from the development of the hero and heroine's relationship, which was a nice change. Simon, the hero, is blind following a riding accident a year before the story takes place and I was pleased that Callen had him remain blind and didn't have him miraculously (although some medical reason is always given) recover his sight before the end of the book. She wrote Simon's POV very effectively, so that one really did feel his blindness and the accompanying vulnerability; it was disconcerting when reading passages from his perspective and not knowing what was around him or what people's expressions reflected - very well done. As always, her endings are slightly abrupt and anti-climactic, but it was still an extremely enjoyable and touching read."
"What first caught my attention about this book was that the hero was blind. In the past, I have been very disappointed with most of Callen's books and I thought maybe this would be a good read. I was mistaken yet again. I give her credit for writing a "Less Than Perfect" hero, but the overall story was so tripe and dull that I am surprise I didn't throw the book across the room.
The heroine Louisa is so nice and perfect even though her father killed himself due to... not even worth remembering. Her life is just so perfect as we are told over and over but she is missing a certain zest for something. She becomes a companion to an older woman who really doesn't need her. But then Louisa meets Simon, another paragon of looks, money and he is just so nice, but he has gone blind due to a horse accident, so how will she deal with him?
Simon grows to love Louise because she has a nice smell (I am not joking, he really does like her because of her perfume). Also, because there are rumors of Louisa kissing too many men, this makes her questionable when it comes to her being around his sister. But hey, she smells so nice and she makes him laugh and she is willing to let him kiss her and touch her in ways that he shouldn't. But he is blind after all so it is okay.
There is not much of an appealing story here. Louisa walks around smiling; Simon rows boats in his lake and thinks about Louisa the perfume angel. There is that one lone sex scene that really doesn't make sense at all and the author probably inserted it in because it was expected.
The title is because Simon has this habit of just talking to Louisa in her bedroom all the time, well the times that Louisa is not roaming the house in her nightgown because she can't sleep. Simon also seems to find her at those times also.
If you are a fan of historical romance, look elsewhere. A nice smelling heroine and her undying devotion for her blind handsome lover can't help this story!"
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