Love Only Once

In one of the timeless and most charming historical romances of all time, Johanna Lindsey wove us an intricate love story about two people who found each other in Love Only Once. This was the first book of the Malory-Anderson Family series. Nicholas Eden was a reformed bachelor who kept his own emotional baggage of his own with family secrets. When he met the niece of the Malory brothers, Regina Ashton, he fell head over heels for her. They met by a chance encounter by mistake, which caused a scandal in return. Later on, they made love and prevented her reputation from being the subject of ruination. That sparked a love-hate relationship between them, even when they were continents apart, and try to find each other with love and consolation. This is a priceless charming historical romance.

I enjoyed getting to know Nicholas and Regina in this story. Two different people with their own needs. I loved how Regina's family all banded together to protect her from harm. They each have their own quirks and loved her in his own way. Her Uncle Jason as a pirate was an amusing twist with his own son Jeremy on board. Although they were at odds with one another,  I was immediately sucked into Regina's world, when she first met Nicholas. His family was a whole another story with surprising hidden family secrets. I cried a few times in this love story.

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The Devil Who Tamed Her

In Johanna Lindsey's the Devil Who Tamed Her, the 2nd book in the Reid Family series, Ophelia Reid had been known as the "ice queen", who had no friends, and a bad relationship with her father. She didn't know why people pretended to be nice to her, even after she broke up her engagement with Duncan MacTavish. When she met Raphael Locke, he's the one who set her on her ways, tamed her wild side, and made a bet. Things gotten heated up between Ophelia and Rafe, even after they kiss, when they realized what went on between them. Even after she changed her ways, he bedded her, and slowly fell in love with her, defying the odds. He understood her better. When Ophelia found out about the bet, she was angry at him and put a gap between them, when she fell for him. When everyone realized the "new" Ophelia, they're shocked at her turnabout, even when she found out she's pregnant and gotten hit by a carriage. Things change, when they confessed from their heart, they were meant to be with each other.

This was a beautiful story. This was magical and majestic at the same time. The characters were real and genuine as you can feel it in your heart strings. For someone cold as Ophelia, only Rafe could melt her heart and defrost her icy personality. Talk about fire and ice! I witnessed the passionate love and  warm embraces between them. This book made me laugh and cry on each hooked page.

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