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The Marquess and His Muse Kindle Edition
A woman scorned. A man betrayed . When their paths collide, can love save the day, or be their downfall?
Thalia Renier had lost her head. That was the only possible explanation for the reformist lady’s involvement with the Murderous Marquess. But when her sister eloped with a known rake, Thalia is desperate to save her from a ruinous marriage, even if it means risking her own reputation—and her heart—at the hands of the brooding marquess.
William Radcliffe, the Marquess of Ashford is a man haunted by betrayal. For years, the widower marquess has spurned London’s polite society, taking refuge in the sun-soaked hills of Tuscany to pursue his true passion—sculpting. When word reaches him that his younger brother is on the verge of making a disastrous marital decision, Ashford will do anything to stop the marriage, including joining forces with a delectable muse whose beauty and fire chisels away at the ice encasing his heart.
When Thalia discovers his cold exterior hides an artist's soul, falling for him is inevitable, but overcoming her own insecurities to trust his love will prove her biggest challenge. Can Ashford let go of his bitter past to embrace his love for Thalia, or will he let old ghosts destroy their future?
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateAugust 28, 2024
- File size2499 KB
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Product details
- ASIN : B0D8GRXD6L
- Publication date : August 28, 2024
- Language : English
- File size : 2499 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 153 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #61,066 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- Customer Reviews:
About the author
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I grew up reading tales of high adventure on distant lands and bygone eras. From Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, to The Count of Montecristo and the works of Jules Verne. With detective novels from the likes of Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle added for variety. One day, when I was eighteen, I read my first historical romance novel, and got addicted to the genre. I realized then that what drew me the most was the love story between two people. The falling in love, the growing desire, the drama, the yearning, the passion.
I couldn’t get enough of the Regency novels, with their Lords and Ladies. That world, full of beautiful gowns, balls, chivalrous gentlemen, carriages, and manors, held the magic of a fairytale.
After two decades of reading, the yearning to tell my own stories made me turn to self publishing to bring my novels to the hands of other voracious romance readers.
My biggest hope is to gift others with the same feeling romance has brought to my life: hours of enjoyment and happiness lost in another world between the pages of a book.
If you enjoy my books, please leave a review and connect with me on social media. You can find me on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok under my name. @Laviniaglen.
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- Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2024The Marquess and His Muse is the third book in the multi-author series Curves & Cravats that features curvy heroines. This was another new to me author and it won’t be the last work of hers that I read.
Both Liam and Thalia have been widowed and neither had successful first marriages nor want to marry again. Liam has spent the last five years in Italy perfecting his sculpture skills but also suffers from an undeserved reputation from his first marriage.
I really enjoyed this fast paced story and even with an instalust attraction I felt the MC had a connection and were well developed. I loved that the hero out of his mind over the heroine’s curves and beauty. I enjoyed the artist and muse dynamic as well as the way the author kept the heroines curviness as a main focus. She had vulnerabilities surrounding this but wasn’t define by them and had confidence. However her journey was about embracing the power her figure has and being more comfortable in it intimately. I really liked how she stood her ground and valued herself in the latter half of the book.
I only wished there was more time to explore the resolution for what it took to get there and also thought the switch from being opposed to marriage to wanting to get married was abrupt. With a shorter page count (150 pages) and since the rest of the story was well developed, I only deducted half a star.
This story was hot and steamy with four detailed encounters plus another one from the epilogue available via newsletter signup.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2024I thoroughly enjoyed this novella! Great characters with great chemistry and an interesting storyline with lots of good steam! What more could you want???? I loved the body positive message….curvy girls deserve love, too! And I have to add…what a gorgeous cover!!!
- Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2024This is my first book by Lavinia Glen and boy oh boy, I certainly won’t be my last. Romance and passion are front and foremost between Thalia and Liam. The quick page turner story had me captivated from the beginning. Before long I finished the book hoping for more. To my delight, there is an extended epilogue but it still wasn’t enough. I didn’t want their story to end! I was ready to devour more! That’s a great sign of appreciation to the author.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2024Overall: 4.5 rounded to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔
Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋
Intimate Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Humor: A touch
Perspective: third person from hero and heroine
More character focused or plot focused? character
How did the speed of the story feel? medium to fast
When mains are first on page together: Almost immediately (chapter 1)
Cliffhanger: no, this ends with a happily ever after
Epilogue: No
Should I read in order?
I believe this is a standalone.
Basic plot:
An eloping couple on the run brings Thalia and the Murderous Marquess together.
Give this a try if you want:
- Victorian – 1867
- Marquess hero
- teaming up – the hero and heroine work together to find the heroine’s sister and hero’s brother who have run away together to elope
- sculptor hero
- size difference – heroine is tall but hero ‘dwarfs’ her
- widow heroine
- widower hero
- plus size heroine
- hero has a sweet tooth and feeds the heroine dessert
- well-endowed hero
- you’re okay with a bit of a possessive hero that can be a tad jerky
- higher steam – 4 full scenes within a shorter page count
My thoughts:
Oh I loved this novel! I have tried a few by Glen, but I think this one is my favorite.
I loved the working toward a goal that Thalia and William had in the beginning. There’s a bit of instalust at play here (short novel) and I loved them being together on a road trip (especially on a train!). William can definitely be a bit unpleasant towards the end, but the heroine’s in her books hold them accountable and Thalia was no different. She takes him immediately to task and stands up for herself and I enjoyed William having to realize his wrongs.
I also liked that there was more details about Thalia’s body image and how she is a touch self conscious. It wasn’t overdone at all - but I have read quite a few ‘full figured’ historical romance heroines and in so many of them it’s only a quick mention here or there and it’s very easy to forget there’s any body diversity in the character. So I really loved that aspect to it.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2024The author not sharing the epilogue unless you join her mailing list is b.s. I won't be reading this author again.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2024When I red this story, I wanted to get past all the sexual content to get to the love story. The love story was beautiful, I just wish I didn’t have to work so hard to find it. Good read.