A Passion Redeemed (The Daughters of Boston, Book 2) | Julie Lessman

A Passion Redeemed (The Daughters of Boston, Book 2) | Julie Lessman | Daughters of Boston Magic Continues

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	A Passion Redeemed (The Daughters of Boston, Book 2) Julie Lessman Revell, 2008 - 480 pages average customer review:based on 24 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Graced with physical beauty, though shallow of heart, Charity O'Connor is a woman who knows what she wants. She sets her sights on the cantankerous Mitch Dennehy, editor at the Irish Times, who has unwittingly stolen her heart. And although the sparks are there, Mitch refuses to fan the coals of a potential relationship with his ex-fiancée's sister. But Charity has a plan to turn up the heat and she always gets what she wants--one way or another. Is revenge so sweet after all? Or will Charity get burned? Full of intense passion, betrayal, and forgiveness, A Passion Redeemed will delight Lessman's fans and draw new ones.

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Better than chocolate

Review for A Passion Redeemed by Julie Lessman
You know how you feel when you get a piece of really good chocolate? Not the stuff you get at the service station, but the kind from the specialty candy shops. You unwrap that piece and savor every bite, letting the rich flavor melt on your taste buds, and when it's gone, you want more, just one more piece, please. That's what it's like to read A Passion Redeemed by Julie Lessman. This book is filled with characters that will linger long after the book is finished.
Charity O'Connor--misguided in the past by her emotions, lack of faith and confusion about a father's love will steal your heart. You'll soon be cheering her on as she discovers what real faith, real love and living real is all about.
Mitch Dennehy--has had a rough road too, dumped by Charity's sister, Faith (A Passion Most Pure) has left him raw and hurting, but Faith left him with a strong faith of his own.
Once again, Lessman has found a place on my KEEPER shelf. This book will be reread again and again. This writer knows how to turn a phrase and keep the pages turning.

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Daughters of Boston Magic Continues

First of all I highly recommend that you read A Passion Most Pure (the first in the series) before you read A Passion Redeemed. Not that Redeemed isn't amazing in its own right, but because you get so much more out of it when the two books are read in conjunction.

**Warning of you haven't read Pure then spoilers follow**

Redeemed picks up where Pure left off. Her family having returned to Boston Charity has remained in Ireland, determined to win over Mitch. Poor Mitch wants nothing to do with the girl who cost him his fiance, but doesn't really have much say in the matter when Charity sets her sights on him!

A lot of reviewers have already covered off key elements of the plot far better than I could so I'm just going to throw a couple of things in.

Julie is a master at conflicting the reader at how they want the story to end. By the last few chapters I was completely torn as to who I wanted Charity to end up with. I can't think of any other authors who do this with Julie's skill.

While we're there she is also a master a playing with the readers emotions - I have to admit that by the last thirty pages I didn't think it was going to be possible for Julie to 'redeem' Charity for me after 250 odd pages of her manipulation and selfishness. Yet somehow she did it...

Finally, if you're reading this you'll have probably have read Pure and know that Julie's characters are not limited to chaste kisses on the cheek. But if you aren't aware of that and this is as 'far' as you like your characters to go, this book will have you rather hot under the collar!

Like many others I am also desperate for May 2009 and the next book in the series - simply the title alone - A Passion Denied, has me intrigued.

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Julie Lessman Keeps Getting Better

I liked "A Passion Most Pure," but I REALLY liked this book. Often I find that authors make a great beginning only to fizzle out as the series progresses, but this book was even better and I suspect the next one will be as good as, if not better, than even the first two in the series. I liked Charity O'Connor from the first book, even though some people didn't because I could understand why she tricked Mitch Dennehy into kissing her in order to get back at her sister, Faith, for taking Collin's affections.

This book takes off where the first one left off. Faith and Collin are engaged, and Charity remains in Ireland with her grandmother and great-grandmother. She loves her job and Mitch. But Mitch won't have anything to do with her since he blames her for breaking him and Faith apart. I can also understand Mitch's side too, which is what makes these two characters realistic and likeable. Charity uses her beauty to seduce him, but he wants a woman who follows God, so he keeps refusing her. It was fun to watch what ploy Charity would pull next, though it did eventually come at a heartbreaking price, which is often the case when we keep playing with sin.

Besides her usual fun and spirited personality (with a dash of humor), I enjoyed watching Charity as she progressed from pursuing her will to following God's. Her conversion doesn't happen right away and she swings back and forth. The desire for God does emerge but her own wishes get in the way, which I have found to be true in my life. It is very hard to follow God when His will doesn't match ours, and Julie Lessman did an excellent job of displaying this.

Mitch is strongly attracted to her, and he does love her, but he has to fight the temptation she offers. This makes for a whole lot of chemistry and kept me turning the pages. I give Julie Lessman many kudos for daring to write about sexual desire in a Christian love story. In both books now, she has demonstrated the beauty of sex and when it is and is not appropriate. The characters she has created have grabbed my heart and I can't wait to read book three.

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Super historical romance

I loved Julie Lessman's debut novel, A Passion Most Pure and was so excited that I would still be able to connect with the O'Connor family in A Passion Redeemed. I knew that Charity had to have a story to redeem herself after the problems in A Passion Most Pure. And sure enough, Miss Lessman didn't disappoint us in her second novel. A Passion Redeemed is touching and tears at your heartstrings. You must read it, but you'll love reading A Passion Most Pure first. I can hardly wait until the next one. Keep up the terrific writing Julie Lessman.

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