Beautiful Tempest A Novel

This review was originally posted on Addicted To Romance Beautiful Tempest is the most recent addition to the Malory Anderson Family series and even though this book was far from perfect it was still a fun blast that made me realize why I love this family so much. Beautiful Tempest features Jack who is Georgie and James only daughter. Now I will say that I HIGHLY recommend that you read Stormy Persuasion before reading this one, because events that happen in that book coincide with this one. Our story begins with the Malory's and a wedding of Anthony's daughter (our couple in Stormy Persuasion) and we see the great bonds and closeness this family has especially the friendship between Judy and Jack. I love these gals together, But now that Judy is married, Jack is determined to have fun for her season and forget about being kidnapped by the pirate the "Bastard" as she refers to him. She wants her revenge and is miffed that her father won't let her go along with him on his journey to find him. But then at a ball, she finds herself dancing with a stranger who is mysterious and makes her laugh and for the first time, she is intrigued by a man. There is something familiar about him. When he invites her to meet him at the park, she agrees but he then never arrives but delivers a note to her with a rose. And she realizes in his note, she knows why she finds him familiar...he is the pirate that kidnapped her and so she and her brother Jeremy hatch a plan to kidnap him but their plan goes wrong when Jack finds herself being kidnapped AGAIN and boy is she furious especially after seeing the beating her brother gets trying to protect her. At first Jack expects Damon to try to force himself on her but he never touches her. In fact he is quite careful with her despite her attempts to kill him or escape. But with her brother and his friend Percy being held captive, she has low options especially when it appears that not everything is as it seems. She soon realizes that Damon is her protector and that there are good pirates and bad pirates. And Jack has to face up to her true feelings for Damon and that not all of them are hateful, and that she has a powerful attraction towards Damon. And when Jack learns the truth about Damon and his intentions, even though its a crazy plan, she begins to soften towards him and begins her own seduction, because Damon is the man that she wants and she will fight for them no matter what... Our hero has a complex past and he has been forced to appear to be working with a evil pirate in order to get his father released from prison. But he is put in a bind, and he will need Jack and her father's help in order to get his father released. But he holds some powerful feelings for Jack's father because this is not the first time he has known the man, and soon the past and present will collide and Damon will have to face his demons from the past in order to have a future with Jack. This wasn't my favorite book from Lindsey or from this series, I will admit that the writing felt a bit off at times. There was quite a bit of angst in the beginning, that throws the reader off but you do need to keep with the story if you want to like it in the end because it does get better the more you read. But I knew that Lindsey wouldn't disappoint and she didn't. I have ADORED this family for years, so it was fun having Jack's story. But Jack is a bit of a drama queen at times but what do you expect from a eighteen year old right? I mean she has just had her come out and having her first season. So I was a little more forgiving of Jack because she is trying to recover from being kidnapped (although you see that there is more to it than that, we see that she is fighting the feelings she felt from her captor and would rather feel angry instead of infatuated and attracted). But Jack has many redeemable qualities. What I really liked about her, is one she is her parents daughter in that she goes after what she wants. She is bold and daring and isn't apologetic about her desires or wants in life. Okay, so I'm a hoyden. But I know love can make people do stupid things and ignore what's sensible. I don't intend to let that happen to me because love won't matter a'tall if a man isn't a good lover ,isn't fun in and out of bed, ends up being a prude who wants to make love with his clothes on. The bedroom is a big part of marriage, and I refuse to get stuck with only half of the good part. And when she realizes that she wants Damon, she goes after him LITERALLY. I mean she seduces him her first time having sex with him and yeah I kinda loved that and boy does he take the surprise of it pretty well. I'm Jack Malory, too bold for subtlety," She kissed him, hotly. "Are you sure, because I'm two seconds from--" "Shut up, pirate. I'm taking what I want." Then we get into some heavy family drama, so if you love this family, you will get a kicker out of it. And first I will say that I really liked seeing the complexity between James and Damon because they do a past that is packed with misunderstandings. So it was interesting seeing them work that out especially when Damon takes two beatings from James for what he did to Jack. And then we get a few surprises in the end that bowled me over and ones I didn't see coming. And yeah this book had me laughing upside down and sideways. Its what I adore about this series, its just plain good ole' fun!! You don't take them seriously, they just give you some laughs and you get such fun times with the Malory-Anderson Family. I did run, in the only direction possible. I'll always run straight to Jack. She holds my heart. I wasn't expecting too many feels from this book, because even though I laughed quite a bit, this series and this author doesn't display too many feels in her books. You have some heart felt moments between Damon and Jack, but they are flowery in any way, its very practical. But seeing them fight for each other was BRILLIANT and the ending just left me with a smile!! Even though this wasn't my favorite from Lindsey, it was still a good addition and I can't wait to see who is next in the family to have their story told!!   [foogallery id="19026"]

RESEÑAS Reseña #1: Dos en la tormenta de Johanna Lindsey MARZO 15, 2019 BY LUCIA SILVA NO HAY COMENTARIOS Dos en la tormenta (Beautiful Tempest) es el último libro de Johanna Lindsey y también el último (por ahora) de su famosa y amada saga Malory. Leo a esta mujer desde los 15 años, cuando tuve la suerte de encontrar un fan fiction adaptado de una novela de ella (gracias fanfiction.net y mi amor por dramione). He leído casi todo lo que esta mujer escribe y son muy pocos los libros que me faltan de ella. Al día de hoy, mi biblioteca cuenta con todas sus historias y, lamentablemente, sus ediciones (porque tengo los libros totalmente disparejos ya que los encuentro siempre en segunda mano). Al inicio de la saga, pudimos ver a James Malory enamorándose de una manera bastante peculiar y desde aquel entonces, y con el nacimiento de su hija, siempre tuvimos todas las fans la necesidad de saber que historia le iba a dar la autora a este personaje. Por eso esta reseña será hecha como fan completa de la historia desde hace más de 10 años (creo que hace 15 casi) y habrá gritos. Los invito a leerla en este link: http://lbsilvablog.com/resena-1-dos-e...