Monday, February 6, 2012

Review: Heart of Deception by Jenna Jaxon


Heart of Deception by Jenna Jaxon

Historical Romance-Short Story
June 3, 2011
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Reviewed by Kayla
Favorite Quote: "Scandal, my love. But it would make sure that we could marry."
Blurb:  Celinda Graham—young, naïve, passionate—is head-over-heels in love with Andrew Finley, Viscount Hurston and insists on marrying him. Unfortunately, Andrew’s family has been feuding with Celinda’s for generations.  When her father refuses to allow the marriage, Andrew proposes a scandalous way to get his approval.  But Andrew has a secret that may spell disaster to his plans if Celinda finds out he is not what he seems.


Jenna Jaxon's Heart of Deception is a short Historical Romance coming in at only five pages on my Kindle. The story is sweet and a little sexy and, despite how short it is, packs an emotional punch. In fact, my only real complaint about the story is that I wish the author would write a full length story involving these characters because in such a short space of time she truly created memorable characters that I would have loved to explore more. 
Jenna has a talent for bringing you into the story, making you feel as though you are there experiencing everything with the characters and in five short pages she managed to really, truly make me see and feel that the story took place in 1860 London. 
With each page you truly get a sense for what Celinda and Andrew feel for each other, and Andrews secret, well it's both cute and clever and I won't give it away. You'll just have to read the short story for yourself. 
If you're looking for a quick read that won't take you more than ten minutes to read and leaves you with a happy, satisfied feeling at the end of the story, then Heart of Deception is the story for you.
Over all rating: 4/5 Lattes



Recent Reviews:
Goodreads- 4.29 stars
Amazon Reviews- 4.4 stars
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14 comments:

  1. Sheri FredricksFebruary 6, 2012 at 8:30 AM

    Cute review! Love the Lattes! LOL Best wishes on your book, Jenna!

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    1. KaylaFebruary 6, 2012 at 10:31 AM

      Thanks for stopping by Sheri, I hope you get a chance to read Jenna's short :-)

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    2. JennaFebruary 6, 2012 at 11:04 AM

      Thanks, so much, Sheri!

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  2. Harlie WilliamsFebruary 6, 2012 at 8:31 AM

    Great review. I'm following you now.

    Marika/Harlie Reader

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    1. KaylaFebruary 6, 2012 at 10:31 AM

      Thanks for the follow Marika! I appreciate it :-)

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  3. Lia DavisFebruary 6, 2012 at 8:34 AM

    Great review!

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    1. KaylaFebruary 6, 2012 at 10:32 AM

      Thanks Lia. I'm very excited about this new venture and was honored to be able to review Jenna's story as my inaugural review.

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  4. JennaFebruary 6, 2012 at 11:03 AM

    Thank you so much for this glowing review, Marika! And I actually have plans for a longer work based on these characters. It's down the road, but I liked them too and wanted to give them a bigger stage. :)

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    1. KaylaFebruary 6, 2012 at 11:39 AM

      OOOOH Yay! I'm so excited I really wanted to see their entire story unfold :-) And the glowing review is well deserved.

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  5. Lisa KumarFebruary 6, 2012 at 3:11 PM

    I've read Heart of Deception--it's a great short that has it all.

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  6. Casea MajorFebruary 6, 2012 at 6:51 PM

    Great Review, Kayla! This is great story.

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2012 at 8:04 AM

    Adore Jenna and her books! She deserves the awesome review for writing such wonderful books!

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