Nurse Beatrice Clemens begins correspondence with her
brother's comrade, Captain Percival Carterton, simply to
ease his loneliness while he's on military duty in South
Africa. However, her letters are so engaging that Percival
feels as if he knows Beatrice and begins to fall in love
with her. He reveals how he feels bit by bit and Beatrice,
a bit taken aback at first, thinks perhaps she should stop
writing but she too develops feelings for Percival.
Beatrice considers herself a practical woman and doesn't
believe in love and romance. She hopes to marry for
security and has her mind set on a local doctor for
practical reasons -- he's respectable, intelligent,
ethical, would never lose money, commit suicide, would take
care of her and their children, and would not beat her or
otherwise treat her badly. But there's something inciting
about Percival's letters and she continues to secretly
write him and each correspondence gets bolder as they
exchange their inner most sexual fantasies with each other.
Soon Beatrice must confront a heart-wrenching multiple-
choice decision when an injured Percival, honorably
discharged from the army, returns to England determined to
have her, only she's engaged to Dr. Hyde. Percival loves
Beatrice and he knows that she loves him too but she thinks
that Dr. Hyde is the best choice for a successful marriage.
But Percival won't go quietly into the night, and will stop
at nothing to have the woman he loves.
This a well-crafted elegant love triangle plot that begins
with a budding romance told through letters. The author
manages to realistically capture the hero and heroine's
passion and convey their conviction through written
correspondence. Once they meet the sexual tension is
palpable. The 19th century period is captured through
character dialogue, especially in the letters, which
transport the reader to a time when the hand-written letter
was an irreplaceable art. This story reaffirms the power of
that particular craft in a lovely way. The sexuality in
this book is sensually erotic, though not vulgar. And
although it may not fit into the category of a traditional
romance, it has all of its elements so romance purists
shouldn't be disappointed. An enjoyable read
An innocent letter inspires a wanton
passion . . .
Virginal Beatrice
Clemens had only the most noble of intentions in mind when
she began a correspondence with Captain Percival Carterton,
her brother's comrade-in-arms. She meant for her warm and
open letters to ease a brave soldier's loneliness far from
home. For Percy, however, each word was passionate fire,
inflaming his need for the unsuspecting young nurse . . .
and his desire to touch, taste, love, and possess her
forever.
Now back in London, Percy has resolved to
win the lovely Beatrice before she is betrothed to another
man. Percy charts a course of brazen seduction designed to
awaken Beatrice to hitherto unexplored delights, thereby
compromising her reputation and forcing her to wed him
instead. A bold plan of action involving scandal and
surprise, it may open a Pandora's box of hot, unrestrained
sensuality that could carry the virile soldier and his
willing lady to ruin—or to breathtaking new heights of
ecstasy.
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