THE UNTOUCHABLE EARL is the second book in the Fallen
Ladies
series by Amy Sandas and the second book I read by this
great author. Although this book can be read as a
stand alone I highly recommend reading the first one in the
series before you read THE UNTOUCHABLE EARL.
Lily Chadwick has always felt ordinary and not special like
her sisters, one strong and the other one bold; she has been
quiet and secretly reading erotic novels. But when a
moneylender snatches her off the street and put her up for
auction at a pleasure house, she isn't sure anymore that she
can settle into a passionless marriage.
The reclusive Earl of Harte has a painful secret; he can't
bear to be touched by anybody, since it causes him physical
pain. He has been trying to keep his secret by keeping the
world at arm's length. But when he finds the innocent Miss
Lily in the brothel he can't let her be ruined and become
another man mistress, so he decides to bid the highest price
for her.
Amy Sandas's writing is beautiful and captivating, I
absolutely enjoy reading her books. I loved her first
book in this series LUCK IS NO LADY so much and was looking
forward to read Lily's story. The story started strong with
Lily being abducted and saved by the reclusive Earl of
Harte, but after a couple of chapters the storyline changed,
it becomes mostly the description of hero physical
sensations and discomfort with touching and pain.
I think since I had read about Lily's abduction and her
mysterious savior in the first book I had expected a
different plot with more dangers and adventures. Still, even
I found the story slow, I loved Amy Sandas's
writing and enjoyed THE UNTOUCHABLE EARL, and I can't wait
to read her next book.
"Are you afraid?"
"Yes," she replied in a soft voice. "But I love the way you
frighten me."
Lily Chadwick has spent her life playing by society's rules.
But when an unscrupulous moneylender snatches her off the
street and puts her up for auction at a pleasure house, she
finds herself in the possession of a man who makes her
breathless with terror and impossible yearning...
Though the reclusive Earl of Harte claimed Lily with the
highest bid, he hides a painful secret-one that has kept him
from knowing the pleasure of a lover's touch. Even the
barest brush of skin brings him physical pain, and he's
spent his life keeping the world at arms' length. But
there's something about Lily that maddens him, bewitches
him, compels him...and drives him toward the one woman brave
and kind enough to seek to heal his troubled heart.
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