Name: The Awakening of Ivy Leavold
ISBN: 9781949364101

Sierra Simone

Yorkshire, 1879I am alone.I am afraid.I am completely his.When Ivy Leavold is left destitute by her brother's death, she is taken in by her cousin's brooding, tortured widower--Julian Markham. Handsome and possessive, it's not long before Ivy falls for him. But Mr. Markham has dark secrets, secrets that may put Ivy in danger...As Ivy unravels the mystery surrounding her cousin's death, she falls deeper and deeper in love with Julian, who opens her body and her mind to his indomitable will. But even as he draws pleasure and desire from her night after night, Ivy can't shake the feeling that their passionate affair may end in violence...

The Awakening of Ivy Leavold

It started in a pretty unbelievable way at first but the spice was so good and the tension point. So I kept going and it did get better. Overall, the love story was great. It's been so since i've enjoyed a good age gap romance. Sierra Simone knows how to write spice. Now I know haha

Amira BEN

Morgan Thomas

I have mixed feelings for this one. I enjoy Sierra Simone but this historical romance felt much to modern for my taste, more so I believe because I am currently watching Downton Abbey. But it picked up after the first 30 pages or so and with some exceptions I was enjoying it. I will say the steam didn't seem as good, which could possibly be because I was not a big fan of this book. I also feel that since this book is three (?) separate novellas it may have been better as just one long book. Glad I have the second to start. Hoping the book picks up a bit more since I've suspended my disbelief more.

Ashlee

Rushed and insta-lovely but damn if Sierra Simone isn’t my weakness.

Kaddi 

🧸

Elisa Bieg

Yorkshire, 1879 I am alone. When Ivy Leavold is left destitute by her brother's death, she is taken in by her cousin's brooding, tortured widower--Julian Markham. Handsome and possessive, it's not long before Ivy falls for him. But Mr. Markham has dark secrets, secrets that may put Ivy in danger... I am afraid. As Ivy unravels the mystery surrounding her cousin's death, she falls deeper and deeper in love with Julian, who opens her body and her mind to his indomitable will. But even as he draws pleasure and desire from her night after night, Ivy can't shake the feeling that their passionate affair may end in violence... And I am completely his. The first book in the Markham Hall series.