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Another good job keeping the readers waiting to turn the next page. The historic STORY line follows in good order with her past performances.


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A Touch of Sin St JohnDuras Susan Johnson 9780553578652 Books Reviews

This is the second book I have read by Ms. Johnson(first being 'Love Storm' 2 yrs ago)and I should've known. Nothing has changed. Not that I am knocking her for writing it, writing is a difficult process and I commend her for it, but this wasn't, shall we say, my 'cup of tea'.
The hero, Pasha Duras was too callous and sex starved to be believable as a 'romance hero' and Trixi was too dimwitted to be a true 'romance heroine'. The two had sex nonstop throughout the book and it got tiring. It was more like a porno with an elaborate plot. The history is great and very interesting, and I wish Ms. Johnson would try and write more romance into her stories and bring the characters more to life. All the sex, and I mean sex, cause there is pages and pages of just explicit sex here, just seems to cloud the plot. I found the plot interesting, but everytime I was just getting into it more, the sex came back, full force, lol. Don't get me wrong here, I read Beatrice Small and other 'frank' writers, but this was just tedious.
~Beatrix Grosvenor, or Trixi as she is known, was caught in a bad postion when she was found locked in a Parisian apartment, nude and horrified while her captor lay dead with an ax through his skull. All the months of being held prisoner by the man was enough to drive her crazy, but when the man was murdered right in front of her, Trixi felt like she had lost her mind!
Pasha Duras was also stunned to find the very man he wanted to strangle already dead and a nude woman standing on the bed in shock. Did she kill him? No, she couldn't have, she wasn't covered in blood and the weapon was missing. There was something about her that made him want to shelter and protect her. Soon the notorious rake of Paris found himself accompanying her home to Kent, England and falling in love. But love would come with a price...Trixi was being hunted by someone intent on killing her and her son. Pasha would have to open his heart and mind in order to save her. A hard feat for a rake of his repute...
I heartily wish it were a better tale, but the sex got in the way for me and ruined the intricate plot Ms. Johnson wove so well...a shame...
Tracy Talley~@
Honestly, the circumstances of how Pasha and Trixi met each other made me cringed and braced myself for a trashy bimbo story. In fact, those steamy scenes are what one look forward to read about in her books. In that aspect, the book did not disappoint.
Trixi was quick to succumb to the charm of Pasha and lust of her own, so quick that all claims of her naivety sounded quite hypocritical. Then followed by the sex scenes in the coach on the way from Paris to Calais. There was something naughty and wanton about. Sex is very much on the mind of both characters, until Pasha felt compelled to go off and fight a war in Greece.
Really, I found it not very convincing for Pasha to fight a war just to help his friends. He was not a soldier like his dad and he was supposed to be the manager of their family wealth and enterprises. That conveniently set the scene for Trixi to be pursued by her enemy and travelled all the way to Greece to see Pasha, Of course, that set the scene for her to be captured, sexually toyed by her captor and then rescued by Pasha. This erotic scene at the Turk's tent mirrored that of 'Love Storm', though disappointingly brief and tame in comparison.
Overall, the sex scenes were exciting enough but not refreshingly imaginative. The story had a flimsy plot and the characters lack depth. So be clear of what you want out of the book to avoid disappointment.
The St John-Duras series is another epic saga spanning generations, across Europe - Introducing us to the St. John and Duras families. Book 1 starts off with Sinjin St. John, the Duke of Seth one of the most provoking alpha male heroes - ever!!! Book 3 in series then continues with the Duras family. General Andre Duras was a side character in book 2 and he is also a very strong, memorable hero.

1. Sinful - Sinjin's and Chelsea's story - year 1787
2. Wicked - Beau's and Serena's story (Sinjin's son) - year 1800
3. Taboo - Andre's and Teo's story - year 1799
4. A touch of sin - Pasha's and Beatrix's story (son of book 3) - year 1825
5. Legendary lover - Jack's and Venus' story (daughter of book 4) - year 1851

A TOUCH OF SIN (Book 4)

Hero Pasha Duras/25 years old/French-Russian/heir-freedom fighter-playboy/$$$$/black hair/dark eyes
Heroine Beatrix Grosvenor aka "Trixi"/English/gold hair/violet eyes

Introducing Pasha Duras (son of book 3). In this book we have (again) the son of a family matriarch and just like Beau in book 2; I'd describe Pasha as the "Jaded alpha male playBOY hero" - of 1825.

Beatrix Grosvenor, a young lady, with many secrets, finds herself in a precarious situation. Pasha Duras is immediately both tempted by her beauty and suspicions of her story. So he insists on accompanying her back to England. Their suspenseful story will take us across Western Europe and beyond as secrets are revealed and enemies uncovered. Another enjoyable read courtesy Ms. Johnson!

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Hero rating 5 stars
Heroine rating 4 stars
Sex scenes rating 5 stars
Sex scenes frequency 5 stars
Storyline concept rating 4.5 stars
Storytelling skills rating 5 stars
Story ending rating 5 stars
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Overall rating 5 stars

Would I recommend this series Yes.
Would I re-read this series Yes.
Would I read future books by this author Yes.
Love Susan Johnson
Loved it.
Another good job keeping the readers waiting to turn the next page. The historic STORY line follows in good order with her past performances.