A QUESTION OF IMPROPRIETY - MICHELLE STYLES

Title: A Question of Impropriety
Author: Michelle Styles
Line: Mills and Boon Historical Romance
Release month: November 2008
The S-Factor: Sensuous
Back-Blurb:

Diana Clare has had enough of London - the balls, the rakes you can never trust... Now, having returned home in disgrace, she is trying to forget what drove her from the ton.

But rake and gambler Brett Farnham, Earl of Coltonby, seems intent on making Diana remember exactly what it was like to be whirled around the ballroom and seduced by the glint in your partner's eye...

But Brett has `mistress' rather than `marriage' in mind, and Diana is not sure her reputation can stand up to another scandal...

Review:

Michelle Styles’s latest historical, A Question of Impropriety, is an engrossing Regency romance that will just enthrall and enchant fans of romantic historical fiction everywhere!

Five years ago, Miss Diana Clare had been a typical debutante, enjoying her first London season, whose whole world had come crashing round her ears when her fiancé had died – and it was all Brett Farnham’s fault! Shocked, hurt and betrayed, Diana vowed never to let another man get under her skin like that ever again so she decided to leave London and to return to the village of Ladywell in the Tyne Valley, having sworn off men for good.

Diana’s vow not to let another man get close to her seems to have worked – until Brett Farnham turns up in Ladywell having bought a neighbouring property. Diana is furious and incensed that the man she despises most in the world has come back into her life and awoken feelings deep within her which she had thought were long buried.
Brett is surprised to see the beautiful debutante, which he has never forgotten, hiding her curves and good looks in shapeless dresses and awful caps. Brett is determined to have Diana in his arms and in his bed. The only problem is that Brett is thinking mistress not marriage and a respectable lady like Diana would never agree to such a proposition…or would she?

In a market cluttered with wallpaper historicals and shoddily written and badly plotted tales, readers can always count on Mills and Boon Historicals and Michelle Styles to deliver a richly woven, densely plotted, heartwarming and potent historical romance. Cleverly mixing intrigue, adventure, passion, emotion and romance, A Question of Impropriety is another winner by this most talented novelist whose books just keep on getting better and better!

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A Christmas Wedding Wager by Michelle Styles

Title: A Christmas Wedding Wager

Author: Michelle Styles

Line: Harlequin Historicals

Release month: December 2007

The S-Factor: Simmering

Back-Blurb:

Just one kiss under the mistletoe could change her whole life! Lovely Miss Emma Harrison has long turned her back on the frivolities of the Marriage Mart and dedicated herself to helping her father. But this Christmas everything changes—the unforgettable Jack Stanton is back! No longer the charity boy determined to make good, he has become one of the richest men in England. Driven to succeed and used to getting anything he wants, Jack makes it clear that he wants Emma. And as the Yuletide festivities throw Emma into his company, she can't help but wonder if she made the right choice seven years ago…

Review:

Michelle Styles’s latest Harlequin Historical, A Christmas Wedding Wager is absolutely terrific! Meticulously researched, highly evocative, dramatic and romantic, A Christmas Wedding Wager is the perfect romance to curl up with on a cold winter’s night!

At eighteen, Emma Harrison was the belle of the ball and she loved nothing better than being society’s favorite debutante. Her whole life revolved around frivolity, triviality and, aided by her socially climbing mother, finding a rich husband.
But when Emma met Jack Stanton, her father’s apprentice and a poor Geordie boy with no money or connections, Emma found herself falling head over heels in love with him – until her mother put a stop to it! Jack left Newcastle, determined to make something of his life leaving Emma unable to forget the man she loved.

But seven years later, Emma’s life has changed completely. Her mother died and her poor father’s health is going from bad to worse. With nobody left to run the family business, Emma steps into breach and finds herself coming face to face with Jack Stanton, now one of England's richest men.

Time may have passed, but the flame of attraction still sizzles and a kiss under the mistletoe only serves to cement their ardor. Will Jack and Emma grasp with both hands their second chance at love and happiness?

I absolutely loved A Christmas Wedding Wager. Readers always know they are in for a good read with a Michelle Styles historical and her latest Victorian romance will enthrall and captivate readers who enjoy their historicals with plenty of history and passion!

Reviewed By: Julie

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The Roman's Virgin Mistress by Michelle Styles

Title: The Roman’s Virgin Mistress

Author: Michelle Styles

Line: Mills and Boon Historical Romance

Release month: July 2007

The S-Factor: Simmering

Back-Blurb:

Scandalous!

Silvana Junia knows what the gossips say about her – and doesn’t care! Until a mysterious, dangerous stranger rescues her from the sea, and she’s instantly drawn to him. Notorious!

Lucius Aurelius Fortis is rich and respected. But his playboy past could come back to haunt him if he cannot resist his attraction to beautiful Silvana. And in the hot sun of Baiae their every move is watched…

Outrageous!

Tempted beyond endurance, Silvana will become his mistress. But she has one last shocking secret…which will change everything between them!

Review:
Escape into a world of passion, intrigue, drama and decadence in the latest historical romance set in Ancient Rome by Michelle Styles, The Roman’s Virgin Mistress.

Silvana Junia is well aware that the gossips at the luxurious resort of Baiae regard her as a trollop – and she doesn’t care a single jot! She’s more concerned with ensuring that her younger brother Crispus furthers his career and that her uncle curbs his excessive spending. But when Lucius Aurelius Fortis comes to town Silvana finds herself drawn to this enigmatic stranger.

Initially, Lucius does not want anything to do with Silvana, but when he finds himself unable to resist her, he kisses her and proposes that she becomes his mistress…

Michelle Styles’ historical romances are simply terrific! The Roman’s Virgin Mistress is a spellbinding tale that vividly evokes the past and that is laden with intense sensuality, dramatic emotion, heart warming drama and poignant romance.

Reviewed by: Julie


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Did you know that Michelle Styles’ first novel The Gladiator’s Honour was nominated for the prestigious Romantic Novelists’ Association Romance Prize? To find out more you can visit Michelle's Website or her Blog...

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Sold and Seduced by Michelle Styles

Title: Sold and Seduced

Author: Michelle Styles

Line: Historical Romance

Release month: April 2007

The S-Factor: Simmering

Back-Blurb:

In just seven days, she will beg for his kiss!

Lydia Veratia made one mistake - and now her freedom is forfeit to the man who all Rome knows as the Sea Wolf. Sold into marriage, the one thing over which she still has control is her own desire. So when Fabius Aro offers her a wager - if she doesn't plead for his kisses in the next seven days, then she will have her independence - Lydia thinks it will be easily won.

But Aro is a dangerously attractive man. And Lydia is finding his lips more and more tempting...

Review:

Sold and Seduced is the third Mills and Boon Historical Romance by up and coming romance author Michelle Styles and it’s a wonderfully sensuous romantic tale featuring an intrepid heroine, a gorgeous hero and plenty of twists and turns to keep you entranced from beginning to end!

When senator’s daughter Lydia Veratia needed money to pay for her father’s medical bills and his medicines, she made the mistake of selling off a cargo of wine already earmarked for Fabius Aro, whom all of Rome has nicknamed the Sea Wolf – and now the Sea Wolf is knocking on her door demanding his wine.

With no cargo or money available, Lydia begs Aro not to take revenge upon her family or besmirch her father’s good name. But Aro soon comes up with a rightful punishment for Lydia – she will be his wife!

With no other option open to her, Lydia accedes to his request thinking that theirs will be a marriage in name only. But Aro has got other plans and has already begun to plot his wife’s seduction.

Will Lydia be impervious to the Sea Wolf’s charms? Or will she succumb to his sensual kisses?

Michelle Styles brings to life Ancient Rome by deftly evoking the sights, the sounds, the scents and the language of the Romans in this page-turning historical romance which I just couldn’t put down.

The talented Ms. Styles blends passion, drama, suspense and adventure in this wonderful story which I just didn’t want to end.

Reviewed By: Julie

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A Noble Captive - Michelle Styles

Title: A Noble Captive

Author: Michelle Styles

Line: Mills & Boon Historical Romance

Release month: UK - January 2007

The S-Factor: Simmering

Back-Blurb:
Roman soldier

Strong, proud, honourable - Marcus Livius Tullio embodied the values of Rome. Captured on the high seas and brought to the Temple of Kybele, he was drawn towards the woman who gave him refuge.

Pagan priestess

Fierce, beautiful, determined - Helena despised all that Rome stood for. In sheltering Tullio, she had to subdue her awareness of him --- or she might confess all! The soldier’s strength and nobility tempted her to lean on him, but she knew that to succumb would be to betray her people…

Review:

A Noble Captive chronicles the romance between Helena, the priestess’ assistant at a pagan temple, and the prisoner who has just been transported to the same temple – a strong-willed Roman suffering anguish after his capture by pirates. The two are thrown together in a story that is centred around a single location – the island temple – but manages to pack plenty of plot and incident in along the way.

In Helena, Michelle Styles has created a pleasingly complex heroine, one who is both sympathetic and at the same time self-willed, somebody the reader can feel for while at the same time respect. In her hero, Marcus Livius Tullio, Michelle has captured an essentially Roman ‘character’, focusing on all that is admirable about that race, while giving equal weight to Tullio’s own personality and focusing on his own inner turmoils.

An engaging cast of supporting characters flesh out the rest of the book and there are many well-drawn figures to equal the hero and heroine. A sub-plot concerning the romance between Quintus and Galla is particularly engaging and one feels that their own story could fill a book. Meanwhile, corrupt officials and bloodthirsty pirates are always present in the backdrop, adding a palpable sense of mystery and tension to the proceedings.

There is plenty of reference to period detail which helps add to the overall authenticity of the book and the author gives a good idea of what life was like during the Roman period, from the day-to-day chores carried out by servants to the bartering and merchanting that was carried out on the high seas.

A Noble Captive is an engaging and well-researched Historical romance that should entertain any fan of the genre. Michelle Styles deserves kudos for ably bringing to life the ancient past.

Reviewed by: Gray

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Did you know that: Julius Caesar's capture by pirates in 73 BC provided the inspirational spark for this book? To find out more about Michelle why not visit her website or her Blog...

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