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I loved the story. I loved the curse. I loved how it was woven into the story. I loved how it was investigated and how it was cleared up. I hated the heroine. ok hated was too harsh a word. I am a huge fan of Jo Beverley. I have read everything she has published and for the most part was never left wanting. But Claris had no redeeming value. Yes she raised her brothers. Yes she fell in love with Perry. But always in a context of what she got out of it. Marriage in all of Ms. Beverley's other books showed the hero and Heroine becoming a team. They worked together to make their lives better. This couple never did. Perry gave and Claris took. Even at the end of the book where Perry had stood up to his father to give Claris the Manor and lost everything. She welcomed him home but she never let him forget that she was the boss. Not a team.. she was in charge.. he was tolerated. Her distrust of men and marriage was never put aside. She even put her and Ellie's life in danger to show Perry he was not going to tell her what to do. Then when he rescued them she blamed him for not dropping everything to wait on her. As if it was his fault they had been attacked. I tried to like her. I will probly reread Seduction in Silk to see if she gets better. The story was a 5 star story. The heroine was a 1 star. That is why I gave the book 3 stars.


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Seduction in Silk A Novel of the Malloren World A Mallorean Novel Jo Beverley 9780451239457 Books Reviews

Jo Beverley is one of my favorite historical romance writers and I've read all of her books that I can get my hands on. This is a solid romance with the types of accurate historical details that one comes to expect from Jo. As far as the romance goes, I just couldn't get into the characters as much as I'd like. Claris seems to protest too much at marrying Perry when she really doesn't have much of a future herself or much opportunity to make a good marriage. Yes, her parents' marriage was awful. That doesn't seem to be enough to justify wanting to spends one's life as an impoverished spinster. Perry is OK but doesn't compare favorably to the Mallorens. He feels like a fictional character instead of becoming "real" like so many of the heros from earlier Jo Beverley books.

If you're a Jo Beverley fan, go ahead and pick this one up to complete your library. It's a pleasant read. There are cameos by characters from earlier books and it's always nice to find out what's going on in their lives. If you're not already a Jo Beverley fan, skip this one for now. It would be much better to start with My Lady Notorious or Devilish or another of her great novels.
Perry, the hero of this book, has had a presence throughout the trilogy. He is sophisticated, diplomatic, well-groomed--and he is a world-class shopper. He can go to a large city and shop for a lady of limited funds and bring back everything she needs, even if she had no idea she needed them. His selections are carefully made, and he always throws in some jewelry. What a guy!

Perry, although not a large fellow, is made of steel under his embroidered satin exterior. He will draw his sword in a flash to defend himself or others.

He is not perfect, though. When it comes to truly understanding women, Perry is clueless and stumbles through the early days of his relationship with his new wife, constantly stuffing his high-heel shod, shiny-buckled foot into his mouth.

Also, he is afraid of confrontation with his formidable father, and his efforts to please everyone get him into trouble.

Claris, the stranger Perry married to fulfill the requirements of a willl, is a fierce substitute mother to her much younger twin brothers. She puts their needs above her own, and she has learned to mistrust and challenge outsiders. Her mother was rather a nasty piece of work who showed Claris no kindness and died after giving birth to the twins. Claris' father was a guilt-ridden minister devoid of affection who turned over to 12-year-old Claris the responsibility of raising infant twin boys.

Claris is intelligent, practical, afraid of failure, suspicious, and, as Perry says, a "thistle."

Jo Beverley does characters so well. They are highly individualized and full of flaws. And yet they grow during her stories. In this case, two hard-headed people must gradually learn to compromise and to see how much they want a good marriage and loving family, in spite of having no such models when they were growing up.
The story and the romance unfolds slowly (and that's not a criticism), making the arranged marriage story more acceptable. Claris is slowly convinced to marry Perry, with him pushing her "maternal" button to overcome her resistance. The two circle each other as intimate strangers, with Claris first moving to Perriam Manor and then to Town. In each place, she finds barriers to a happy life--an unfortunate memorial at the manor and Perry's livelihood working for Rothgar and the King. The other obstacle is Claris' near-obession with a family curse.

It is Claris who decides after seeing Perry caring for her brothers to consummate the marriage. Perry continues to seduce her in Town, showering her with parties and sight-seeing. His work, however, does drive them apart. She separately pursues her quest to understand the events leading to the family curse, trying to understand her aunt and her mother and their time in London as young girls from the country. That search does lead to danger but resolution of that furthers the deepening relationship between Perry and Claris.

For those who read this for the Malloren connection, Jo Beverley does bring back quite a number of the Mallorens and associates to advance the plot, particularly when Clarisa comes to Town. They are instrumental in smoothing Claris' introduction to the haute volee.

I love the Malloren world with the dual settings of Town and country, where court life is glittering but satisfaction is often found in the intimate world of the country. Seduction in Silk contains explores the two worlds in several ways--mainly Claris is country and Perry is Town. It seems natural at the end that both come to the point that each finds a place in the other's comfort zone.
I loved the story. I loved the curse. I loved how it was woven into the story. I loved how it was investigated and how it was cleared up. I hated the heroine. ok hated was too harsh a word. I am a huge fan of Jo Beverley. I have read everything she has published and for the most part was never left wanting. But Claris had no redeeming value. Yes she raised her brothers. Yes she fell in love with Perry. But always in a context of what she got out of it. Marriage in all of Ms. Beverley's other books showed the hero and Heroine becoming a team. They worked together to make their lives better. This couple never did. Perry gave and Claris took. Even at the end of the book where Perry had stood up to his father to give Claris the Manor and lost everything. She welcomed him home but she never let him forget that she was the boss. Not a team.. she was in charge.. he was tolerated. Her distrust of men and marriage was never put aside. She even put her and Ellie's life in danger to show Perry he was not going to tell her what to do. Then when he rescued them she blamed him for not dropping everything to wait on her. As if it was his fault they had been attacked. I tried to like her. I will probly reread Seduction in Silk to see if she gets better. The story was a 5 star story. The heroine was a 1 star. That is why I gave the book 3 stars.