A taste of desire by beverley kendall pdf

Can they set aside their plans—his for revenge, hers to escape—to forge a love powerful enough to surmount his pride and crumble the walls surrounding her heart?

Originally published by Kensington Publishing in A Taste of Honey. Get Books. A Taste of Honey provides a scholarly exposition on the prominent place that sexuality and erotology enjoyed in traditional Islam.

The book is divided into two parts; part one presents a critical examination of sexual ethics and part two consists of a concise treatise on the art of seduction and. A Taste of Desire.

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The erotic tension is white hot and the first sex scene is explosive! And then Thomas finds out that she is a virgin, which he TRULY did not expect, but his control is long gone and he is unable to stop. Afterwards, they both agree that it was a mistake and it will never happen again nor will their now-uneasy friendship change at all.

Uh huh. Kendall has written a delightful engrossing story with white hot erotic tension which will stay with you long after the book ends. This is one for my keeper shelf and I highly recommend it! Her writing reflects great skill, however there were a few sentences and paragraphs that could have been edited better for ease of reading flow and clarity.

I also felt the beginning of the book took a while to get going and the end may have ended a bit abruptly but not unsatisfyingly , so my overall rating is 4. View all 3 comments. Dec 21, Amanda rated it really liked it Shelves: first-reads , I was pretty thrilled when I received the email saying I'd won a copy of A Taste of Desire through a Goodreads giveaway.

It had been a good while since I'd read a Historical Romance so I was really anticipating receiving it. I have always loved plots with one or both of the main characters 'hating' one another. Thomas and Amelia hit the spot when it comes to that. She's 'difficult' in his eyes and he's a 'rake' in hers. They are thrown together through a small series of circumstances. Thomas is good friends with Amelia's father and he agrees to help him out by 'taking her in'.

As soon as he acquiesces I couldn't help but giggle to myself. I knew hoped that things between them would eventually escalate. It was fun seeing Thomas and Amelia get to know more about one another- to see the other side of their personalities. Thomas is easy to swoon over and Amelia tries her best not to cave and fall for his charms. It's the same for Thomas, the more he's around her, he sees she's not the woman he thought she was.

He remains frustrated through out most of the book; battling the physical attraction and the pull he feels. I actually found myself dragging out reading this because I didn't want it to end. A Taste of Desire was exactly the kind of book I was looking for when I wanted to read something a little different. It's a passionate story with wit thrown in; I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the writing style of Ms.

View 1 comment. Sep 19, Vashti rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: fans of historical romances. The two main characters are like oil and vinegar, and they clash in every encounter together. The h has an instant dislike to the H and when introduced for the 1st time she gives him a withering setdown at a party. The H thinks that she is a willful spoiled brat as he calls her.

The hero is asked by the h's father to watch over his daughter as he has to go to America on business. At 1st,he refuses,then after yet another clash in which she malignes his prowness loudly in a crowded ballroon with everyone to hear,he changes his mind and consents to watch over her.

The fun now begins. I enjoyed their exchanges and getting to know the characters as they developed in the story. When the h becomes ill,you see him changing his attitude towards the h and his feelings emerging. The Christmas scene was beautiful when he presented her with his gift and hers to him. This book was nicely written and is on my keeper shelf along with the 1st.

Looking forwod to the next in this series. Rec to those who enjoy a fiesty heroine and the man who will tame her,or at least attempt to. Jun 04, Christine rated it did not like it.

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I don't give many one star reviews. When I do, it means the book hit me wrong on many levels.

I found the writing style irritating. Technically, it was correct grammatically. Her descriptions however rubbed me wrong. Eye-rolling wrong. The heroine was a totally brat. While I understand that she was a teenager acting out for percieved slights from her neglectful father, she took it out on the world.

She insulted others for no fault of their own and felt self-righteous about it. I disliked her immen I don't give many one star reviews. I disliked her immensely. The hero was just as bad. He decided to give her a comeuppance that included making her want him sexually. He was not nice, but he must have magic dimples. They fought all the time, then when they had sex, suddenly they are in love. I waited for the 'reveal' where he finally understands the motivations behind her acting out, but it didn't happen.

So I kept reading, past the point I wanted to stop because I hoped the wrap-up was sweet and would make up for all the fighting. But no. He is cold and pridefully hurt, she is reduced to broken sobbing tears, he is moved by the tears, forgives her, and oh let's go have sex Hence the one star.

Aug 11, Rose Maria rated it it was amazing Shelves: enemies-to-lovers , part-of-series , hero-fell-for-heroine-first , hero-misunderstands-heroine , virgin-heroine , historical-romance , feisty-heroine , hero-bulling-heroine. Throughout the course of a romance, I hope to see both parties changing, compromising, developing into new and better people.

Yes, he was sweet and gorgeous and sexy as sin. But loving her and making her a better person? He overpowered her, overshadowed her, and it made me want to pull her away from him. I was left worrying about her in the end, if he would continue to overpower her for the rest of their lives.

An epilogue was desperately needed to put my mind at ease. There were also two really crucial conversations that Amelia and Thomas should have had, and without those conversations I felt the book was lacking a sort of closure. Also, there was never a conversation about why Amelia wanted to marry Cromwell or Clayborough, about why her independence was so important to her. Here it comes! It was over. It was funny, sexy, and soulful. Amelia can be seen as a spoiled brat at the beginning or simply a girl rebelling under terrible parental authority.

Overall Rating: B Bottom Line: You will either walk away from this book in love with Thomas yourself, or despising the way he treats Amelia throughout the book. The scenes are beautifully written and Kendall is an incredible writer.

This book had a good mix of tender and funny, soulful and flirty, deep and shallow. Overall Rating: 3. The book is a necessary read to anyone who read the first book of the series Sinful Surrender because of the way Amelia Bertram trouble-making daughter of Lord Harold "Harry" Bertram, Marquess of Bradford greeted her father's business partner, Viscount Thomas Armstrong. I've heard you are considered, at best, a rake about town, and at worst, a debaucher of women and maiden sensibilities.

I certainly hope you are not going to ply your trade here this evening. The premise is realistic and the emotional pull could be profound, but Kendall spent more time telling the readers how Amelia felt than drawing the emotions from the reader with dialogue and action.

A Taste of Desire is an enjoyable, fun read. Thomas and Amelia spent a lot of time sparring because they do not want to be attracted to the other, but it will never find it's way onto my "to be re-read" list. A more in-depth, detailed, spoiler-ridden review of this book can be found on blog, Wolf Bear Does Books. Aug 24, Megan added it Shelves: fiction , historical-romance.

I liked the writing at the sentence level; I can see how it could read too purple-y and too cluttered for some readers, but I kind of like the "push hard at an imperfect metaphor! Aside from that, though, I basically finished this book solely to feel a sense of accomplishment at the end. It was tedious, and nothing was grounded in the characters personalities, which were poorly developed to begin with.

Paper doll characters being pushed by romance conventions, basically. I could accept t I liked the writing at the sentence level; I can see how it could read too purple-y and too cluttered for some readers, but I kind of like the "push hard at an imperfect metaphor! I could accept the assholeishness required by the set-up and plot, but it was sooooo boring. Though, there was some nascent kinkiness I wasn't expecting; there were I think four threats to spank the heroine, and there was a lot of pushing of the humiliation button.

I mean, the sex itself was bland if somewhat explicit, but it went nowhere actually kinky--or interesting. There were just kinky undertones that I don't usually see in non-erotica. Jan 28, Calisto rated it did not like it Shelves: annoying-tstl-die-already-heroine , dnf. This comment by Being Human says it perfectly.

I couldn't finish this book because of the heroine, she was way too rude and demanding and ill-mannered and unpleasant and ungrateful for the likes of romantic heroines!

It didn't take me long to come to that conclusion first chapter did it but I kept reading hoping she was really misunderstood. Alas, it was not to be. Amelia is really just a entitled twit who needs to buy a personality transpl This comment by Being Human says it perfectly. Amelia is really just a entitled twit who needs to buy a personality transplant. Apparently Thomas ends up being a douchenozzle new word of the day for me later on in the book according to some other reviews , but I didn't get that far since Lydia Shelves: i-own , kindle , chick-lit , historical-romance , read-in Another good story in the Elusive Lords series.

Loved each and every part of this book. I will definitely recommend this book to romance, historical romance lovers. Your Rating:. Your Comment:. Read Online Download. Great book, A Taste of Desire pdf is enough to raise the goose bumps alone.