Braddon would be safe and kind and if she wasn’t in love, he could never break her heart. So even though from the moment she laid eyes on the rumored rake hall Patrick Foakes, she had fallen hard, Sophie talked herself out of marital suicide by agreeing to marry, Patrick’s best friend the stodgy but kind Braddon, aka Lord Saslow. But as usual, true love never seems to run smooth without a few bumps along the way! Lady Sophie had watched her parents marriage dissolve and swore she would never have a husband who would flaunt mistress after another to the detriment and humiliation her mother had endured. Naturally, I had matched Lady Sophie up in my mind to Patrick Foakes, the undeniable rake and identical twin to Charlotte’s husband Alex. James Pleasures Trilogy - POTENT PLEASURES, and it was quite wonderful, I had to admit I was looking forward to Book 2 and discovering whether Lady Sophie York who was Charlotte’s best friend would fare in her search for a husband. While I absolutely adored the first book in Ms. OK, I guess I can step down from my soapbox now. This is my inadequate attempt to warn those at risk. A warning may be buried in reviews but sometimes readers don’t have time to read all the reviews.
It would be nice if there was a trigger warning in the synopsis like some publishers include for such subjects as rape, violence, etc but I realize that not every difficult subject can be addressed. Would I have avoided this selection had I known it this subject would be addressed? Yes, not because I haven’t “dealt” with it but because I read for escape and this is something that never leaves you. As a retired health care provider in the Perinatal field (especially Neonatal Intensive Care), I can visualize some other mother with a more recent loss than mine unexpectedly being confronted with this part of the book and becoming very disturbed. Still, I found myself upset and it had been 21 years for me. The author does not wallow gratuitously in the feelings such a loss produces but writes about it as an organic and sometimes positive part of the story. I am not saying the writer shouldn’t have written about it. The only comment I have is not a negative comment but a warning to those of us who have experienced the loss of offspring as I have.
I have enjoyed the 2 books I have read recently and looking forward to more. I guess it just goes to show the value of being persistent because I see now why she is considered such a gifted writer.
I think I tried a EJ publication years ago and didn’t care for it but it could have been a different author or just the book I selected. Great story but possible trigger warning re:miscarriage.
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