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| Original Title: | Fallen from Grace |
| ISBN: | 1410401812 (ISBN13: 9781410401816) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Ryan Kinsmore, Sara Diamond |
| Setting: | San Francisco, California(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | All About Romance (AAR) Annual Reader Poll for Most Tortured Hero (tie) AND Best Buried Treasure Romance (2004), RITA Award by Romance Writers of America Nominee for Contemporary Single Title Romance (2004) |
Laura Leone
Paperback | Pages: 383 pages Rating: 3.79 | 2860 Users | 268 Reviews
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| Title | : | Fallen from Grace |
| Author | : | Laura Leone |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 383 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 2004 by Five Star Trade (first published June 2nd 2003) |
| Categories | : | Romance. Contemporary Romance. Contemporary. Adult. Adult Fiction. Erotica |
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This is an amazing story, and not at all what I thought it would be. For whatever reason – and I can’t recall how or where I came by this idea, I was expecting another run-of-the-mill erotic read. Well, I was wrong, and not just a little wrong, but completely wrong. Fallen from Grace is a contemporary romance novel, and one of the best I’ve read in a long while. This isn’t a light, carefree story but even though it does show some of the harsher sides of reality, it’s not dark or depressing. In fact, given the subject matter, it’s pretty inspiring. In addition to a great story, the characters are wonderful people who are not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but they are the kind of people I’d like to have as friends and neighbors, because they’re honest, good and caring people, men and women who struggle to make the best of their lives. The very nature of this story is controversial, but Laura Leone did a fabulous job tackling the issues that Ryan and Sara had to face in this book, without copping out and ignoring the harsher aspects of life on the streets for a teen age boy. Minor spoiler - (view spoiler)[Abuse, hunger, rape, prostitution… it’s all in there and done with no-holds-barred honesty, yet with a depth of compassion that had me nearly weeping for what Ryan had endured. (hide spoiler)] She didn’t glamorize the life, nor did she try to make excuses for Ryan’s choices. What she did do, though, was prove why we mere mortals have no business casting judgments on each other because without having all the facts, we can’t possibly understand why someone like Ryan would make the choices he did, and Ms. Leone did so without being preachy! No small accomplishment, that. So, the bottom line? If you’re looking for a thought provoking contemporary romance that isn’t shaped from the same cookie-cutter that so many in this category are, I’d strongly suggest giving Fallen from Grace a try. I bet you’ll be as pleasantly surprised as I was. A big hug and thank you to my friend, Autumn, for this wonderful birthday present. This story will stay with me always! 4.5/5Rating Epithetical Books Fallen from Grace
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What a beautiful love story this book is. It reached out to me and made me feel the anger, anguish, hurt and love of this wonderful couple. It was thought provoking and wonderfully written - I thoroughly enjoyed it.Reviewed for THC Reviews"4.5 stars" ..... romance readers want a good story more than they want a safe one. This is a portion of the dedication in this book, and I can honestly say that while this story is anything but safe, it is indeed exceptionally good. I've read so many romances over the years that it is extremely difficult to find one that I can truly call unique, but Fallen From Grace turns traditional romance on it's proverbial ear, with nary a cliché to be found. It has an older heroine
4.5 Stars! Fallen From Grace is the perfect example of how looks can be deceiving.Ryan seems to have it all. Hes gorgeous, a "model", sweet, generous, caring, lovable, a perfect gentleman and Sarahs new perfect neighbor...hes also the perfect tortured hero. The reality is Ryan is living a lie and hiding a deep dark secret that will just make your heart break for him as mine did several times while I was reading it. In a seemingly unbearable and what Ryan sees as an inescapable situation, he is
1.5 stars.What a disappointment! Fallen from Grace is another romance novel with a hero who's an escort that was nowhere near as good as I expected it would be. I have to face facts that I don't have luck with this type of books, and call it quits. Seriously! This one sure squashed any desire in me to read another one any time soon. Even so, I can't say I hated all of it. There were parts I thought were okay, but those were very few. The rest, which was almost the entire book, was either meh or
4.5 Stars :)I couldn't put this book down. It was a beautifully written story. Our hero, Ryan (a.k.a. Kevin to his clients), is a high-priced escort. He tries to keep his job and his private life separate. He's very unhappy with his career and has tried to leave, but his madam, Catherine, has a tremendous hold on him. His obligation to Catherine is what keeps him line. Our heroine, Sara, is going through a lot of life changes. She's a writer who has just been let go by her publisher and agent.
Horrible cover notwithstanding, this is one of the best contemporary romances Ive read in a long time. With a topic like this, you expect the book to be somewhat sordid but nothing farther from the truth. The story was romantic, tender and real enough that I was able to understand the circumstances of a person in the life. How the author was able to balance a real love story and a background of prostitution, rape and abuse is beyond me but she did a great job at it.The relationship between the
Well.I read this book in like...2-3 hours without even trying to go to the bathroom.And it was not a light or fast read.In order to start I have to say that Ryan is officially the cutest little darling ever!I loved how strong and smart he was and it pissed me royally off that all those bad thing happened to him.Ok,the bad childhood,the rape all of it was horrible, but what hurt me the most was that he lost perspective along the way.He had a distorted stockholm syndrome for sure.I did not for one
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