Reviews for Only with Your Love

The average rating for Only with Your Love based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-04-08 00:00:00 Henry Jennings Oh, Lisa Kleypas, why? I am fast coming to the conclusion that I don't care for most of Kleypas' stuff outside of her Hathaways and Wallflowers series. How one woman can write two series so good and the rest so not, is a mystery. But even with that, Only With Your Love is a whole other kettle of fish. I mean, what woman wouldn't want a true love who is a rapist pirate twin of your kinda-dead husband? UGH!!! I don't read too many older romances, so I have been pretty lucky at avoiding hero-on-heroine rape that romances used to be so fond of 20+ years ago (only a rare book nowadays ventures into that territory, like Anna Campbell's Claiming the Courtesan, but at least in that one, the hero is portrayed as deeply disturbed, damaged and not right in the head and the heroine doesn't get over it lickety-split. It still makes me want to stab something, but at least the author realizes that sort of behavior is not the norm! And the fact that I even have to give points for that is insane). But yes. Hero (I use the term loosely), is a pirate who purchases the new widow of his sibling and promptly proceeds to rape her. As one does. I'd think even if the idea of rape wouldn't give him pause, loyalty to his apparently nice dead sibling would, but no - that would not be macho! It's OK though, you guys - heroine totally has a good time once she gets over her resistance and the whole 'clawing his face off doesn't work' thing. UGHHHHHHH! ETA: I do not get the allure of pirates. Two words: crotch lice.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-06-16 00:00:00 Christiaan Starrenburg "Every touch of yours was heaven and hell. I thought about putting my hands around your neck and throttling the life out of you'anything to stop you from becoming necessary to me. But it's too late now. You're mine, and you have only yourself to blame. You made yourself mine." -Justin Vallerand *** A thrilling Bodice-ripper that delivers swashbuckling Adventures with the Anti-heroic Vallerand male i fell in love with in the former book.In this sequel "Only With Your Love" he has become a lethal and feared pirate known as Captain Griffin who lives the uncaring life of a pagan.He finds his soulmate in his deceased twin-brothers wife,Celia Vallerand and takes her innocence without knowing she will change his life forever. Celia Vallerand hated Justin with reason and i couldn`t fault her for that.I mean the "forced seduction" scene while she was seriously grieving made me despise Justin for his selfish behaviour,GOD i could never have forgiven him for it! Celia and Justin were so opposite,she was a calm rational being while he was anything but civilised.But together,they simply fit into one great puzzle of yearning,desire and a powerful love neither wanted nor expected.I think Justin Vallerand must be the most pagan hero Kleypas have ever written (except for Sebastian in "Devil in Winter").There was a great restless energy about him,he gave out the haunting feelings of a vicious animal.He could kill,steal and even take the innocence of his dead brothers wife without any shame or guilt.He took what he wanted and it didn`t matter what it did to anyone else.But it was his love for Celia that grounded him and made him more human.Since his heart was so much distanced from humanity,he is a man who can only love once and for always.Everyone living in the Vallerand Plantation could sense a certain attachment between Justin and Celia.I love that even when there was a instant sorching attraction between the two,they gradually started to love each other.It was agonizing,sweet,hilarious and so so incredibly beautiful to watch.Despite their faults i came to love Celia and Justin and the epiluge made me sigh with happiness.I am so glad for their deserved happy ever after!