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Selfish Is The Heart (2010)

by Megan Hart(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0425234568 (ISBN13: 9780425234563)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Berkley Trade

series

Order of Solace

review 1: I have to say I liked this book in this series the best. I am not sure if I liked Annalise better than the other heroines or I just like the whole story better. But, it was great!Annalise goes into the Order of Solace, because she decides she does not want to marry the man she is engaged to. She loves him but as a best friend and when she sees him embracing and kissing another man she decides she is lieing to herself if she thinks the will be a happy couple. So she breaks off the engagement and goes off to become a handmaiden. She does not expect she will really become one though, she figures that it will give matters at home time enough to blow over and heal so maybe she can come home.Once at the motherhouse she finds herself studing and embracing the ways of the order. A... morend she has met a man that facinates her. Cassian is an ex-priest who teaches one of her classes. And he does not seem to be very happy, so she has in her head to challenge him and make him smile.Cassian has been at the motherhouse for 10 years, he has secrets for being there and he teaches class on faith, one of the new students Annalise knows more about faith than anyone else. He is not sure why she has been put in his class.After a few weeks he asks her to help him with the class and they are getting very close. He finds himself wanting a relationship with her.They do get very intimate.It was a very sweet story.
review 2: Pleasure and purpose. This is the ultimate goal of a Handmaiden who serves in the religious Order of Solace. A Handmaiden's greatest desire is to provide absolute solace to the Order's patrons - satisfying the needs of the mind, spirit, and body. Selfish is the Heart by Megan Hart is the third installment of the Order of Solace series and one that explores the story of a Handmaiden in training and a callous man who teaches the art of solace, but can't seem to find it himself.Annalise Marony is betrothed to her childhood friend Jacquin Kirkol and she is looking for an escape. While their love is mutual for one another as friends, Annalise feels no passion for Jacquin and he is far from being sexually attracted to her. Due to their engagement being arranged by both fathers, Annalise knows that she must find a clever way to remove herself from the impending nuptials and therefore decides to become a Handmaiden in training of the Order of Solace. Annalise is intelligent, feisty, bold both in thought and action, and well versed in the faith, but has not put it to practice in many years. However, she is certain she can play the part required long enough to be able to end her pending engagement. Former Priest, now master teacher in the Order, Cassian Toquin is a man living with many demons. The greatest being the death of his twin brother, Calvis. Words unspoken. Forgiveness unsought. These are the emotions that drive Cassian to carry on with life and also shield him from allowing anyone near his mind or his heart. During her travels to the Order, Annalise encounters a man in the forest to whom she asks direction. Thinking her a privileged fool, the man purposefully sends her on the wrong path. After finally arriving and settling into the Order's Motherhouse, Annalise soon discovers that Cassian, the man who mislead her in the woods is her assigned teacher at the Order. Both her intelligence and boldness to speak up and challenge Cassian in class infuriates and ignites him beyond reason. And, Annalise soon discovers a tortured soul in Cassian which fuels her to know him better and furthers a simmering attraction between the two. Once the attraction is finally acknowledged, both of their pasts come back to haunt them.Megan Hart creates an imaginative, mythological world in her Order of Solace series and while the beautiful covers imply the erotica genre, it is not always the dominant tone in this fantasy/historical series. Though I have not yet read any of Ms. Hart's contemporary novels, I can see the allure of her style of writing. Rich in emotion and depth of character, Selfish is the Heart is my favorite of the three books in the series. The intense zeal and furry that is evoked from Annalise and Cassian's interaction caused me to feel like a third wheel who should not be privy to their heated exchanges. I was, at times, emotionally overwhelmed with Cassian's lack of self worth and Annalise's pursuit of tearing down his emotional blockade. But once they succumb to an intimate union, it's as if a dam breaks and they become uninhibited in their passion for one another. The strength of Selfish is the Heart is built upon its memorable characters which makes for an intriguing and emotional read.Favorite Quote: "He was a discontented man. He was a brooding puzzle. He was, Annalise thought, watching him through the fringe of her lashes, delicious."3.5/5 stars less

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