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The Runaway Countess (Nottinghamshire, #1)
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Mar 01, 2012
bookshelves: 2012-reads, all-time-faves, xo-angst-it-s-the-angst, xo-awesome-ensemble, xo-banterbanterbanter, xo-big-secret, xo-conversations-are-love, xo-declaration-of-love, xo-family-is-love, favorite-heroes, favorite-heroines, favorite-couples, xo-forgiveness, xo-heartaches-and-heartbreaks, xo-heartwrenching, xo-hero-very-smart, xo-heroes-in-pursuit, xo-hidden-depths, xo-how-do-you-not-love-the-hero, xo-how-to-cope, xo-intense, xo-laughed-my-arse-off, xo-killer-lines-and-or-moments, xo-moments-it-s-the-moments, genre-thriller-mystery, xo-opposites-attract, xo-overcoming-the-past, xo-palpable-ust, xo-questions-about-life, xo-redemption-in-love, xo-real-deal, genre-romance, romances-historical, xo-sacrifice, xo-salvation-and-redemption, xo-second-chances, xo-shades-of-gray, xo-siblings-are-love, xo-sigh-inducing, xo-so-many-quotable-quotes, xo-so-much-love, xo-steamy-reads, xo-tears-and-all, xo-tender-moments-tug-at-your-hea, xo-the-ties-that-bind, xo-heroines-unconventional, xo-undeniable-attraction
The course of true love never did run smooth. Very true, especially when it is made even more complicated when you find yourself falling in love with The Enemy. 'The Runaway Countess' is a stunning debut novel from Ms LaValle; it is thrilling and fraught with tension and intrigue, it is sensual and seductive, and it is sure to captivate your heart. I know that from the first chapter, I was very impressed with the crisp clarity of writing, of how the lush narrative allowed me to immerse myself in Trent and Mazie's world without diffidence.
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Quotes Diana Liked
“It was a kiss born of thunderstorms and the wild loneliness of the night. It was hot, fierce, and needy.”
― The Runaway Countess
― The Runaway Countess
“Mazie, Mazie." Untangling his long frame, Trent pressed away from the window. "I find you a puzzle. Unfortunately, I never did enjoy puzzles much as a child. There was always the mess of missing pieces and the temptation to force parts where they did not fit. I much prefer the whole picture, unclouded and unveiled.”
― The Runaway Countess
― The Runaway Countess
“No person can do this or that to keep another from being truly free. We are always free. Even if imprisoned.”
― The Runaway Countess
― The Runaway Countess
“What would you tell her about me?”
He did not just ask that.
“You did not just ask that.” She chuckled.
“I’m serious,” he smiled.
“Very well, if you must know, I would say that you are arrogant and foolish, too handsome for your own good and far too cognizant of your own intellect. Unbending, unsympathetic, dogmatic, pig-headed—”
“Handsome?” he interrupted, unable to keep the smile from his face. “And intelligent?”
“Don’t forget arrogant.”
― The Runaway Countess
He did not just ask that.
“You did not just ask that.” She chuckled.
“I’m serious,” he smiled.
“Very well, if you must know, I would say that you are arrogant and foolish, too handsome for your own good and far too cognizant of your own intellect. Unbending, unsympathetic, dogmatic, pig-headed—”
“Handsome?” he interrupted, unable to keep the smile from his face. “And intelligent?”
“Don’t forget arrogant.”
― The Runaway Countess
“It distressed him seeing her so upset. And his distress over her distress distressed him even more. Which made no sense being that she continued to lie to him, even knowing what he had at stake.
She was a devil of a confusing woman.”
― The Runaway Countess
She was a devil of a confusing woman.”
― The Runaway Countess
Reading Progress
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Hee, it took a whole lot of effort on my part to not bombard my review with all the pretty words. I love, love how carefully constructed they were, the image it represents, how revealing it was sometimes, how poetic. :D
It's one of the few ways I remain sane when it comes to my readings, lol.