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Aphrodite's Necklace: Torrid Tarot, Queen of Pentacles
Author: Anh
Leod
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Website of Publisher:
http://www.ellorascave.com
Genre: Paranormal/Historical
Rating:
S-ensuous
Publication date: August 2007
ISBN:
9781419910005
Length: Novella
Format: eBook
Reviewed by
Karin
Aphrodite is
such a mischievous Goddess, but it makes for good reading! Set in London,
1844 when society was quite reserved sexually, Aphrodite’s spell to liven
things up sexually is cast on the wearer of the necklace Aphrodite leaves
at the home of young, innocent Emily Rogers. Wearing the necklace, subject
to its spell, Emily forsakes the stodgy eligible bachelors at the ball and
finds her sexual awakening with the family butler, William Coxe. Carried
by the spell, Emily and William have a series of encounters, each a bit
more daring than the other, which are vividly described and allow the
reader to get lost in the story. But is their attraction for each other
more than just a spell? Can love between a society girl and butler
survive? As her spell’s effects recede, the story becomes sweet and the
lovers sympathetic. Even Aphrodite is touched by the purity of their love
and gives them a true gift.
This story is sexually charged right
from the start and but the raw emotions become sweet as the story
proceeds. The reader is drawn in and swept away with this story. It is
well written and flows very nicely.
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Title: Aphrodite's Necklace: Torrid Tarot, Queen of
Pentacles
Author: Anh Leod
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Website of
Publisher: http://www.ellorascave.com
Genre:
Paranormal/Historical
Rating: S-ensuous
Publication date: August
2007
ISBN: 9781419910005
Length: Novella
Format:
eBook
Aphrodite enhanced a necklace with magic a love potion of
sorts. As she attended a costume ball at the request of Emerald she planed
to make sure the necklace got into the right hands, the hands of Emily
Rogers. Her father was having this ball in her honour in order to find her
an eligible match. With his financial worries it would be necessary to
find someone who was wealthy and would not be put off with the nonexistent
dowry. What Emily wants is love and with the help of the necklace she
might just get it even though she had no idea magic was afoot.
A
crazy magical tale with lots of sex and love. Could it be true tha t magic
could take care of all the pesky things in life like money and titles and
class restrictions. Of course love will conquer everything but is the
magic necessary or only a start. A sweet story of forbidden love that
works out in the end, it also has a touch of forbidden sex as well. A fun
read.
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Aphrodite's
Necklace
by Heather
Hiestand
When Hephaestus exiled Aphrodite to London , he
deliberately chose one of this world’s most sexually-repressed times and
societies. How was he to know how much mischief his willful wife would
cause?
Tired of hertrained courtesans and
lovers-for-hire, Aphrodite decides to make a spell that will ensnare the
love and desire of innocents. With this, she would rebuild London society
into a place more suited to her nature. When a worshiper brings her a
diamond necklace as an enticement to attend a ball, she finds the very
tool she needs in order to begin her plan. Emily’s family
stand on the brink of ruin, and her marriage must be to someone with
wealth and means in order to save them. William is a butler in her
household. It is forbidden for them to socialize, let alone love and wed.
When Aphrodite attends the ball at Emily ’s house, the young woman finds
the necklace the goddess leaves behind, and the two become entangled with
each other.
Returning the
necklace, however, does not solve their problems. How can a footman and a
young lady love? How can they continue to follow their desire when it
could mean ruin for them both?
The story
follows the twists and turns of their decisions as they try to abide by
society’s rules, and honor a love that Aphrodite’s spell has ignited. I
enjoyed the way Emily comes to understand the joy of loving, as well as
they way she faces her future and tries to come up with a solution that
sees William in it, as more than a butler.
I also enjoyed
seeing William slide from the role of butler to lover and back again, as
he tries to live within a society that will reject a butler’s love for a
young lady.
All in all, an
interesting tale with an ending bound to satisfy.
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Aphrodite's
Necklace by Heather Hiestand
Aphrodite’s Necklace
Aphrodite’s Necklace is part of the Torrid
Tarot series.
The story is based on the Queen of Pentacles Tarot card. The card is
symbolic of love of sensual pleasures for pleasure’s sake alone.
As punishment for a misdeed, Aphrodite has been banished to
London. The year is 1844 and she is bored silly by nearly everything. An
idea comes to her that will bring some excitement into the otherwise
dull time. She places a spell on a necklace. Then she goes to a ball in
search of one worthy enough to enjoy the benefits of the spell she has
cast. Emily Rogers finds the enchanted necklace and Aphrodite’s magic is
set in motion. Emily and her butler, Will, are drawn together, unable to
resist the charms of Aphrodite’s necklace. The couple doesn’t know that
it is the necklace that has released their passions so they search for
the rightful owner in order to return it.
This story is
interesting and kept my attention throughout. The way Emily and Will
firs t come together, with him learning to undo her corsets and
comparing her to a gift, is touching and tender. The sex scenes are
imaginative and well written. There is a dream sequence that, while
being somewhat farfetched, moves the story forward. The enchanted
necklace, its effect on the wearer and the way the couple reacts without
the enchantment is fairly predictable but Anh Leod has written
the story so well it feels fresh and new. Aphrodite’s Necklace is a
pleasure to read.
Reviewed by: Marlene
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