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»Ich bin sehr glücklich, meinen neuen Roman endlich mit meinen Fans teilen zu können« E L James
London 2019. Das Leben meint es gut mit Maxim Trevelyan. Er ist attraktiv, reich und hat Verbindungen in die höchsten Kreise. Er musste noch nie arbeiten und hat kaum eine Nacht allein verbracht. Das alles ändert sich, als Maxim den Adelstitel, das Vermögen und die Anwesen seiner Familie erbt – und die damit verbundene Verantwortung, auf die er in keiner Weise vorbereitet ist. Seine größte Herausforderung stellt aber eine geheimnisvolle, schöne Frau dar, der er zufällig begegnet. Wer ist diese Alessia Demachi, die erst seit Kurzem in England lebt und nichts besitzt als eine gefährliche Vergangenheit? Maxims Verlangen nach dieser Frau wird zur glühenden Leidenschaft – einer Leidenschaft, wie er sie noch nie erlebt hat. Als Alessia von ihrer Vergangenheit eingeholt wird, versucht Maxim verzweifelt, sie zu beschützen. Doch auch Maxim hütet ein dunkles Geheimnis.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 13, 2019
      In this uneven tale of love and passion, James (the Fifty Shades series) crafts the contemporary equivalent of a Regency romance: a privileged English rake seduces the hired help, whose innocence reforms his wicked ways. Maxim Trevelyan, the newly minted Earl of Trevethick following his older brother’s untimely death, prefers to lose himself in meaningless flings and his musical pursuits. But when he meets his new house cleaner, Alessia Demachi, an undocumented Albanian immigrant on the run from human traffickers, Maxim is surprised to feel protective of her. As he shelters her at one of his family’s estates, the two succumb to mutual attraction, falling headfirst into a relationship that proves to be a sexual awakening for the virginal Alessia. When her enemies finally track her down, Alessia and Maxim must rise to the challenge to secure a happy future. The story’s plausibility is undermined by the unbalanced power dynamic between the protagonists, Alessia’s portrayal as a chess and music prodigy who’s oddly oblivious of modern society, Maxim’s initial sulky unlikability, and the depiction of Albania as hopelessly behind the times. Readers will cheer the occasional moments when Alessia claims her own agency, but there’s little else to recommend this middling erotic romance. Agent: Valerie Hoskins, Valerie Hoskins Assoc.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      A sensitive, skillful narration elevates this E L James novel, an obvious departure from her bestselling 50 Shades series. A newly minted earl, Maxim Trevelyan mourns the loss of his elder brother while becoming romantically involved with his housekeeper, Alessia, a victim of human trafficking. Narrator Dominic Thorburn uses an aristocratic British voice for Maxim, managing to gently express his wonder while eschewing earnestness. Thorburn almost overcomes the tedium of Maxim's expletives. Narrator Jessica O'Hara-Baker treads the fine line between Alessia's na�vet� and ignorance as she moves capably through an unremarkable plot. Volume levels transition seamlessly between narrators, although the switch from Maxim's first-person narrative to Alessia's third person is disconcerting. Both narrators differentiate British, Polish, and Albanian accents with admirable care. Piano music performed by Alessia plays softly behind the text, adding another layer to the audiobook. C.A. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

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