No Sweeter Heaven Topaz Historical Romances Katherine Kingsley 9780451403667 Books
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I highly recommend this book. Some might find the religious overtones off putting. For me, I find religious beliefs part of life and have no difficulties reading Mormon themed books, Catholic themed books and even some Eastern Religion themed books. That doesn't mean that I agree with any of those religions and if the author's intention is to convert me to one of those types of religions, that would be a turn-off. But the fact remains that many people throughout the world consider their own interpretation of the face of God to be important in their every day lives, so, for me - I sift through the bones and try to find the meat especially since I do enjoy learning about different peoples, their cultures and how they came to the place they are. Obviously religious beliefs play a huge part in the lives of people groups.***SPOILERS**
Having stated my opinion on the above, Pascal is a religious man and I would consider this book to verge on the "paranormal" because within the pages of his story, you will eventually read about happenings that must be considered "miraculous" or "paranormal" - at least that is my opinion. If that's a joy-killer for you, consider long and hard before purchasing books in this series.
If you don't mind having some miracles in your stories, then - by all means, buy and read. We first became acquainted with Pascal in the first book in this series - No Greater Love (The Pascal Trilogy - Book 1). In fact, Pascal stole the show. He was a precocious little boy with an amazing capacity for understanding and wisdom. If you've ever been around an adult mind in a child's body, you can relate to Pascal.
In this book, Pascal is around 30 years old and has wandered the world trying to find a place where he isn't looked upon as something out of the ordinary. He's found some temporary peace in his work as a gardener, currently working in a monastery. But, when a young woman, Lily, falls off the walls of the monastery at his feet, he immediately begins to check her body for damage even placing his hands beneath her skirt. Oh, I forgot to mention that among his other talents he is a gifted healer. Uh oh! Lily takes umbrage and accuses him of trying to ravish her which leads to the head of the monastery sending Pascal and Lily to her home so that Lily's father may determine their future.
Lily's father - a very wealthy duke - is glad to get rid of his wayward daughter and gets them married off immediately. Pascal is resentful, refuses to accept any part of Lily's dowry so he and Lily travel to his childhood home where his adoptive parents live until he can figure out how to proceed with his future and the unwanted baggage that he is now responsible for. Believe me, Lily is baggage and difficult to like for much of the story. Stating she is stubborn and single-minded to the extreme is only the icing on the cake. She definitely has issues.
Lily still believes Pascal is a rogue - for surely anyone who has such heavenly looks must indeed be a fallen angel. She believes Pascal can't wait to get his hands on her dowry. But, continually pressing on her mind is the reason she was at the monastery in the first place - that being due to a longing to help her half brother get his estate into shape. It seems his vineyard will not produce. While Pascal is pondering their future, Lily mentions why she was at the monastery and suddenly Pascal and Lily are on their way to her brother's vineyard.
From here, the story takes off. Lily's brother is a wastrel but there's more to the land and the people than meets the eye. For there is a prophecy that has yet to be fulfilled regarding the vineyard and the "heir's return to the vineyard." In the meantime Pascal comes up with a plan for the vineyard - for the growth of life is what motivates him. He cares naught for riches. When he and Lily are given a little run down cottage to live in, they must work together in order to survive - including cooking their own food and cleaning their own space. This is a major challenge because Lily doesn't even know how to slice bread. Under these circumstances, they slowly learn the truth about one another. As the layers are peeled away, the reader will get more than they bargained for. Just when we think we've got a handle on what makes them tick, we come across truths that further enlighten - some are definitely not easy to read about.
Katherine Kingsley is not your run of the mill author. Don't think to put her into the typical regency romance genre nor the "inspirational" romance genre. The books are what they are and they may have too much spirituality for some. I enjoyed this book tremendously.
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No Sweeter Heaven Topaz Historical Romances Katherine Kingsley 9780451403667 Books Reviews
I really enjoyed this book. Both Pascal and Lily we're different but yet so much alike. The author use words that made you actually use your mind/imagination to envision some of action that took place through the book. I would recommend this book for a good read.
The plot of the story was exciting and creative. The main problem I had was the "explicit" sex scenes that at some times were completely unnecessary for the setting. A couple of times I had to double check to make sure I hadn't mistaken the novel for a porn novel. Too, too much for a novel where the main character was a "spiritually" blessed person who used his gifts to better the world. A story such as this can do without the pornographic details.
The h in the book was over the top tedious for the first 1/2 of the book. It finally became more interesting as she grew up. The H was interesting and remained consistent throughout the story until near he end. He got off track but then pulled it together. The sex scenes were heated but all post nuptial . Definitely a happy ever after story.
This was the second time I have read a K.K. book and the second of the Pascal trilogy. I enjoyed this book a lot. I like the way it continued the story of Pascal but was also fresh and new. There were surprising twists and turns that kept every page new and exciting. you could read this book alone but I highly recommend you read all 3 in order.
This was a little slow to get started but when it did I was hooked. I think the characters in the book are very easy to picture, and the story is very interesting.
A Duchess forced to live as a commoner? Yep, and it turns out to be wonderful.
I would recommend this book if you like romance that's not to hot, and has a great moral to the story. As I was getting to the end of the book I almost didn't want to finish it. But now that I have, I'm glad I stuck with it.
Pascal ends up getting saddled with Lily when she falls down a monestary wall and accuses him of taking liberties with her body. He is believed but her father sees this as a convenient way to get rid of her. But other then her last punishment in the chapel, she benefits by getting her away from the horrible Father Mallet. Not knowing Pascal at all she believes that he wants her for his money. Which is hard to believe when they are living in a shabby cottage on her brother's property. But her feelings start to change when she sees Pascal healing the sick and as the grape vines yield fruit. Are the rumors really true that the heir of Saint Simon has come back? Lily is really hard to like for awhile but give this book a chance anyway because it will be worth the read.
Pascal is the insightful and older beyond his 11 years orphan from Book One "No Greater Love". In this book Pascal is a grown man about to turn 30. As with Book One there are lots and lots of typos, gets distracting trying to decipher the original intent of the writing with all the mistakes. There's a lot of "God" references throughout the book but not in an overly preachy/religious way. Pascal's faith and belief in God is who he is. Lily on the other hand is a horrid spoiled brat for most of the book. She has no belief in God for very specific reasons. Because of Lily's false accusations of inappropriate behavior of Pascal toward her they are forced into a marriage neither of them want. There is no real "love story" until about 60% into the book. Despite the God references this is not a religious story and the love scenes are quite steamy. All in all it's a good story if you can get past the typos.
I highly recommend this book. Some might find the religious overtones off putting. For me, I find religious beliefs part of life and have no difficulties reading Mormon themed books, Catholic themed books and even some Eastern Religion themed books. That doesn't mean that I agree with any of those religions and if the author's intention is to convert me to one of those types of religions, that would be a turn-off. But the fact remains that many people throughout the world consider their own interpretation of the face of God to be important in their every day lives, so, for me - I sift through the bones and try to find the meat especially since I do enjoy learning about different peoples, their cultures and how they came to the place they are. Obviously religious beliefs play a huge part in the lives of people groups.
***SPOILERS**
Having stated my opinion on the above, Pascal is a religious man and I would consider this book to verge on the "paranormal" because within the pages of his story, you will eventually read about happenings that must be considered "miraculous" or "paranormal" - at least that is my opinion. If that's a joy-killer for you, consider long and hard before purchasing books in this series.
If you don't mind having some miracles in your stories, then - by all means, buy and read. We first became acquainted with Pascal in the first book in this series - No Greater Love (The Pascal Trilogy - Book 1). In fact, Pascal stole the show. He was a precocious little boy with an amazing capacity for understanding and wisdom. If you've ever been around an adult mind in a child's body, you can relate to Pascal.
In this book, Pascal is around 30 years old and has wandered the world trying to find a place where he isn't looked upon as something out of the ordinary. He's found some temporary peace in his work as a gardener, currently working in a monastery. But, when a young woman, Lily, falls off the walls of the monastery at his feet, he immediately begins to check her body for damage even placing his hands beneath her skirt. Oh, I forgot to mention that among his other talents he is a gifted healer. Uh oh! Lily takes umbrage and accuses him of trying to ravish her which leads to the head of the monastery sending Pascal and Lily to her home so that Lily's father may determine their future.
Lily's father - a very wealthy duke - is glad to get rid of his wayward daughter and gets them married off immediately. Pascal is resentful, refuses to accept any part of Lily's dowry so he and Lily travel to his childhood home where his adoptive parents live until he can figure out how to proceed with his future and the unwanted baggage that he is now responsible for. Believe me, Lily is baggage and difficult to like for much of the story. Stating she is stubborn and single-minded to the extreme is only the icing on the cake. She definitely has issues.
Lily still believes Pascal is a rogue - for surely anyone who has such heavenly looks must indeed be a fallen angel. She believes Pascal can't wait to get his hands on her dowry. But, continually pressing on her mind is the reason she was at the monastery in the first place - that being due to a longing to help her half brother get his estate into shape. It seems his vineyard will not produce. While Pascal is pondering their future, Lily mentions why she was at the monastery and suddenly Pascal and Lily are on their way to her brother's vineyard.
From here, the story takes off. Lily's brother is a wastrel but there's more to the land and the people than meets the eye. For there is a prophecy that has yet to be fulfilled regarding the vineyard and the "heir's return to the vineyard." In the meantime Pascal comes up with a plan for the vineyard - for the growth of life is what motivates him. He cares naught for riches. When he and Lily are given a little run down cottage to live in, they must work together in order to survive - including cooking their own food and cleaning their own space. This is a major challenge because Lily doesn't even know how to slice bread. Under these circumstances, they slowly learn the truth about one another. As the layers are peeled away, the reader will get more than they bargained for. Just when we think we've got a handle on what makes them tick, we come across truths that further enlighten - some are definitely not easy to read about.
Katherine Kingsley is not your run of the mill author. Don't think to put her into the typical regency romance genre nor the "inspirational" romance genre. The books are what they are and they may have too much spirituality for some. I enjoyed this book tremendously.
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