The narratives I examine in this book use contemporary ideas about love and womanhood but at the same time criticize and challenge such normative trajectories of female development. Understandably, not all women accepted or praised this concept of love’s “evolution”; ideas about love were treated in a variety of ways.
Catherine Ryan Hyde - Becoming ChloeCatherine Ryan Hyde
Jordy rescues Chloe from her attackers, and thus begins a journey of wonderment and beauty reminiscent of "Benny and Joon." While both Jordy and Chloe are damaged in their own ways, their lives together are like a two-part harmony. They learn from each other, and experience the world with each other like only true friends can. "Becoming Chloe" is written like a modern-day fable, with its message perhaps being: Beauty is everywhere if you just know how to look for it.
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Valentine
A quirk of fate has made Sylvester Gilbraith the heir of his sworn enemy, the earl of Stoneridge. But there's a catch: to claim his inheritance he has to marry one of the earl's four granddaughters. The magically handsome nobleman has no choice but to comply with the terms of the will, yet when he descends on Stoneridge Manor prepared to charm his way into a fortune, he finds that the lady who intrigues him most has no intention of becoming his bride. Maddeningly beautiful and utterly impossible, Theodora Belmont refuses to admit to the chemistry between them, even when she's passionately locked in his embrace.
Added by: JustGoodNews | Karma: 4306.26 | Fiction literature | 28 January 2011
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A Taste of Temptation
A moment of temptation sends a notorious rogue and a darling of the ton unwillingly to the altar. But just as their marriage is becoming a true romance, a mysterious presence raises mischief in their home.
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