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The Countess Takes a Lover

“The Countess Takes a Lover” by Bonnie Dee

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ISBN: 1-59998-937-9
Length: Category
Price: 4.50
Publication Date: May 6, 2008
Cover art by Anne Cain

Who is learning more…the novice? Or the master?

Countess Meredith du Chevalier, a widow with a reputation for being sexually adventurous, is intrigued when she is approached by a gentleman who wishes her to “make a man” of his son. Sensing a passionate man beneath Christopher Whitby’s reserved exterior, Meredith takes on the challenge, inviting the botanist to her country home to revitalize her abandoned greenhouse.

Chris finds people to be a chaotic, animalistic species, and has chosen to devote his life to the study of plants. One kiss from the vivacious countess, however, and his inner animal is aroused. But lust is only a fraction of what he feels for the vulnerable woman hiding behind a brittle façade. He resolves to coax her to grow until her petals unfurl in a glorious bloom.

To her surprise, Meredith finds Chris brings much more to life than just fallow soil. But just as their love begins to thrive, he learns about the secret arrangement. Meredith must risk her heart for the most dangerous lesson of all—love.

Warning, this title contains the following: Swinging from the vines sex, graphic language, light bondage.

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  1. Rating:84
    “The Countess Takes A Lover is a cute and most entertaining read. I always have a weakness for stories with experienced heroines who aren’t afraid to live life to the fullest, after all.”

    — Mrs. Giggles

  2. Rating: A-
    I am going to try to convert readers over to Bonnie Dee, because I think she’s among the best romance writers publishing today. Her writing is sublime simplicity, without flowery language, thesaurus-synonyms, or overly fancy word-play. She’s all about the characters; there’s no need for car chases, kidnappings, or secondary and/or tertiary love stories. She’ll jerk your tears, and two seconds later she’ll raise your body temperature. And a perfect example of this can be found in The Countess Takes a Lover.

    — Abi Bishop, All About Romance

  3. I found Ms. Dee’s The Countess Takes a Lover to be a refreshing book. It proved to be entertaining and engaging from the start with characters that you could easily image in the era this book is set. Ms. Dee gives us a good understanding of her main characters, what motivates them, what has shaped them and makes them empathetic to us.
    … Overall, this is the type of historical that some readers might want to enjoy in one sitting.

    — Aggie Tsirikas, Just Erotic Romance Reviews

  4. Bonnie Dee is one of my favorite ebook authors. I have read a number of her books in several different subgenres, and she can be counted on to deliver an unusual romance, with plenty of emotion, passion and vivid characters. Dee specializes in a different kind of hero. Not your typical alpha, they are often tormented or damaged, but also intelligent, passionate and thoughtful. With The Countess Takes A Lover, Dee once again proves how hot a so-called “beta” hero can be.

    — The Good, The Bad, The Unread


  5. At first glance, I was intrigued by the premise of The Countess Takes a Lover. It’s rare to find a book where the heroine is the one sexually educating the hero. I was expecting a hot love story, and found that and so much more in Bonnie Dee’s luscious tale… The Countess Takes a Lover is a sexy historical romance I Joyfully Recommend!

    — Shayna, Joyfully Reviewed

  6. Bonnie Dee has penned a delightful and very thoughtful novel with THE COUNTESS TAKES A LOVER. I found it utterly enchanting and quickly became overwhelmed at the emotions it invoked in me. I love historical romances that make me feel and THE COUNTESS TAKES A LOVER was just that type of book. I loved it.

    — Natasha Smith, Romance Junkies

  7. THE COUNTESS TAKES A LOVER is a near perfect romance, and any fan of an older woman seducing the innocent younger man should definitely pick this one up.

    — RRTErotic