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A Secret Disgrace (2012)

by Penny Jordan(Favorite Author)

3.27 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0373130716 (ISBN13: 9780373130719)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Harlequin

review 1: This is the last ever book from Penny Jordan for Harlequin Mills and Boon and as such, I wanted to save it for a special occasion - therefore, I waited until I was on holiday from the call centre to savour it, and this one did not disappoint at all. This is the story of Louise, a former wild child who has had a bit of a holiday fling with Caesar in the past and paid the price for it. Not only does she feel that she has brought shame on her (admittedly, rather old-fashioned) family but she also feels that she has destroyed any chance of finding love again and has therefore lived a much quieter, sensible life since falling pregnant with her son during a one-night stand with Caesar. The story takes time to develop in this one, but it's so very romantic, and I just loved ev... moreery minute of it. Consider the following: "She wanted to go back inside and escape the memories of what it had meant to lie naked in a man’s arms in the scented warmth of the Sicilian night." and this is juxtaposed with the everyday reality of many women's lives, as the paragraph continues: "Behind her the safety of her hotel room would no doubt be smelly with the reality of Ollie’s trainers,…" pp. 64-65 Publishers Weekly famously said about Jordan: “Women everywhere will find pieces of themselves in Jordan’s characters’, and there can be no doubt that that there is something of all of us in Louise's insecurities as she struggles to cope with both her feelings for her old lover and an adolescent son.I so enjoyed this one - it really showed how Jordan developed as a writer as I really do think this final offering was one of her finest novels to date, with some lovely romantic writing and a truly believeable heroine (the hero isn't that believeable, but let's face it, it's a Mills and Boon; he's not going to be, is he? Louise says of him at one point: "Caesar cast a powerful spell around her that robbed her of the ability to think straight." p. 98. I've got to say, going into Tesco has that effect on me, and it's not always a pleasant feeling!) However, I loved this book. It really was worth the wait and I'm glad I saved it for a time when I could really concentrate on it and enjoy it (i.e. not during a night shift, which is where I do my normal Penny Jordan reading).Definitely recommended for all Penny Jordan fans everywhere who will, like me, really miss her work.
review 2: A SECRET DISGRACE is the last title by author Penny Jordan for Mills & Boon Modern and Harlequin Presents releasing in 2012.Ceasar Falconari, was the new duke and in his early twenties when he had succumbed to external pressures and didn't stand by the new fun-loving girl in the village. He just had one night of passion but believed others when told that he was not the only one.Louise Anderson had a nine year old son now. She hadn't come back to ask Ceasar anything for herself or her son. She was fiercely protective of her son. She just came back to this remote Sicilian village to fulfill her grandparent's last wishes.She had to take permission from Ceasar and he was determined to find out the truth about her secret disgrace which had happened ten years earlier. When he finds out he is the father of Louise's child, would he let her walk away again?And would Louise accept Ceasar's apology now? Isn't he ten years too late?A SECRET DISGRACE is a steamy tale that sparkles with plenty of sizzle, sensuality, emotion, red hot passion and romance. It's a gripping story of second chances, past secrets and unexpected attractions. less

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