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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780758207920
ISBN number: 0758207921
Label: Kensington
Manufacturer: Kensington
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 384
Printing Date: August 01, 2004
Publishing house: Kensington
Release Date: October 20, 2005
Sale Popularity Level: 369537
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He was her only chance for survival...Born to wealth and privilege, but now widowed and betrayed on the unforgiving Arizona frontier, Viola Ross must choose between starvation and marriage - to her husband's killer. Or take a scandalous risk and turn her back on polite society by becoming the mistress of William Donovan. With his reputation for ruthlessness and a piercing stare that can stop any man - or melt any woman - Donovan seems fully capable of defending her with his bullwhip and Bowie knives. Not to mention what else he can do with those big, callused hands...As desire flares between Donovan and Viola, a killer's lust for Viola turns to deadly vengeance. For his allies are the very men who once destroyed Donovan's family, and this time, they'll let no Irish Devil stand in their way...
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I enjoy sex in my romances but this was just way over the top for me, to the point of quickly skipping past descriptions of really raunchy acts I don't want to imagine anyone doing! I couldn't finish it but I actually did like Viola and William and I thought it could have been a marvelous book with less story interruptions for sex. It seemed as if whenever the historical aspect of it picked up, the momentum was lost for sex. I started realize this book wasn't going to be what I thought when the author visited William's past and that story too, had something sexual plugged into it. I just wanted to yell "enough already!"
This book reminded of me a vampire romance I read by a popular author where nary a chapter went by without some sex reference, even in the most mundane of acts, like the heroine drinking water with her big sexy bee stung lips :) I guess I don't appreciate the more-sex/less-story books.
And weren't these eroticas separated from the general romantic fiction or did I miss something?
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There were a lot of erotic sex scenes with bondage and current day sex toys. Don't look for historical accuracy. That is not the purpose of this book. Other than the sex scenes, the plot and events were predictable and similar to a typical romance novel. It was ok, but I wasn't surprised or delighted.
Story brief: Viola came from a wealthy family. Her father disowned her when she married Edward. Edward brought her to a small mining town in Arizona. He was killed and Viola washes clothes to make a living. Paul is the local rich man who owns most of the town. He arranges for someone to take all of her possessions in hopes of forcing her to marry him. Viola goes to William and asks to become his mistress as a way to support herself. William agrees and she moves in with him immediately. Paul is furious and continues to be a threat.
Sexual language: strong/erotic. Number of sex scenes: seventeen. Setting: 1871 small mining town Rio Piedras, Arizona. Copyright: 2004. Genre: erotic, western historical romance.
To date, I've read the following Diane Whiteside books.
2.5 stars. The Irish Devil. Copyrt 2004. Review Date 8/31/08.
2 stars. Caught By The Tides (in anthology Beyond The Dark). Copyrt 2007. My 5 star review for the anthology was posted 12/31/07.
1 star. Bond of Blood. Copyrt 2006. Review Date 9/03/08.
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Well, I was looking for something different to read. Saw the reviews for this book. Well, I am sorry to say the book just didn't do it for me. The book was boring and long winded. I will not try this author again.
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I, too, purchased this because of the glowing reviews I read online, but it did not come close to living up to the hype. There is no romance in this book. The heroine is a plaything for all kinds of kink for the hero, but it is written as merely an exchange of fluids, not emotion. I found I didn't care whether the couple lived happily ever after because Whiteside didn't give me any reason to. Very little depth to the characters, but the villain was a bit more fleshed out than the leads and that is why I gave it two stars instead of one. If you want to read it for the sex, try to find it at the library or used book store. You may adore it, but if you don't you wouldn't have wasted as much money as I did.
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A western with erotic flavor. Yum! Great raves! Ok, big-time yum! When a reviewer gives a book a top rating, to me that means: he or she considers it one of the best stories ever written! Diane Whiteside's THE IRISH DEVIL received some very high ratings on the net. Good grief! Did I miss something? Because I thought, THE IRISH DEVIL was a gigantic letdown!
Mini Synopsis:
William Donovan owns a flourishing frontier freight company in Rio Piedras, Arizona. Despite all the success, Donovan remembers exactly where he came from! He was an Irish orphan; whereupon he landed a job as a groom and finally became the star pupil in Lady Irene's school of sex!
The lovely Viola Ross attracted William Donovan. In his deepest fantasies, Viola was his silver-blonde "faerie queen." Backed into a corner, Viola turns to William for help. Her proposal: his protection for her willingness -- as his enthusiastic mistress!
Reviewer's Remarks:
Hullo Irish! The innocent faerie queen meets the star sex pupil! Soon sex rules the pages in domination and submission. The dominator teacher is William and his student (wimp) -- Viola! And just like that, the heroine went from a feisty frontier woman to a simpering blusher in the blink of an eye! And what's more, the VERY minute Whiteside's lovers hooked up, THE IRISH DEVIL went from great to dreadful!
The continual use of "Mr. Donovan please," "Yes, sir," AND all that "unfeeling sex" caused THE IRISH DEVIL to simply wear out. Erotic sex scenes can be fun (in moderation) but the festivity must be controlled! In a romance story, sex IS great, but plot development is even better!
THE IRISH DEVIL started out with such great promise, but after finishing I am convinced Diane Whiteside wasted her writing talent . . .!
Grade: D+
MaryGrace Meloche.
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