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The Fire-Flower by Edith Layton
ISBN: 0451401409 Penguin Group (USA)
Summary
The kiss was as nothing she'd ever known...the warmth and sweetness of his
mouth was so new to her...as her eagerness was new to him...
Beautiful young Mary Monk was trembling when she surrendered her innocence
to dashing Cavalier nobleman Gideon Hawkes to save herself from the destitution
the Great Fire of London had assured.
Gideon took her on a whim, to satisfy a fleeting desire. Yet what began
as a coupling of a jaded man's lust and a desperate girl's need soon turned
into something far stronger and deeper. Gideon had the power and the purpose
to make Mary blossom as a woman, with a woman's passions and a woman's fulfillment.
And in Mary, Gideon discovered something he had never known, even with the
most dazzling ladies and captivating courtesans who frequented the lavish
and licentious courts of Europe. For what he had set aflame in Mary and
what she returned to him a hundredfold -- was love...
From the Critics
Melinda P. Helfer - Romantic Times
Edith Layton's first full-fledged historical romance is a hauntingly beautiful
tale of love and dreams amidst the lavish decadence of Restoration England.
Edith Layton is that rare treasure among writers, one with a truly unique voice who casts a mesmerizing spell over her readers. The melodic essence of her prose flows with an exquisite sensitivity to the slightest nuance, turning The Fire-flower into virtuoso performance. 4+