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Dangerous Liaisons (Royal Command #1)

Sarah Stuart

Start date: October 1, 2014

Finish date: December 1, 2014

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Apr 06, 2016 Chris-Jean Clarke rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Dangerous Liaisons would make a great TV drama.

I applaud Ms. Stuart's courage to write a story that encompasses one of society's taboos. For many spouses, discovering that a family member-especially if that member is their partner-has caused their son or daughter physical & mental harm it would be soul destroying and the humility would result in the break-down of the family. However, part 2 of 'Dangerous Liaisons' illustrates how a small minority of families choose to try to deal with the deceit ...more

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Nov 12, 2014 Rebecca Bryn rated it it was amazing

My review of DANGEROUS LIAISONS BY SARAH STUART
I really enjoyed this modern romance, and yet was especially captivated by the historical thread that weaves through it.The characters are vivid and real: the Scottish setting, in particular is evocatively described. A young girl with a sheltered upbringing decides to 'buck the family trend' and become independent, following the command of a royal ancestor discovered through a closely-guarded secret, a family heirloom. She chooses London to fulfil t ...more

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Nov 22, 2014 Rida Sajid rated it it was amazing

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One touch, sparks fly, true love for life time.

Lizzie Cameron was leaving her parent’s home in Scotland to join university in London. Before departing she began to search the house’s attic and found an old diary. It belonged to Queen Margaret of the sixteenth century and was named “Book of Hours”. The diary had the evidence that Lizzie had royal blood in her. The queen had written a command for her heirs, “I direct and beseech my heirs to find love where they may. Love is a gift of God, not o One touch, sparks fly, true love for life time.

Lizzie Cameron was leaving her parent’s home in Scotland to join university in London. Before departing she began to search the house’s attic and found an old diary. It belonged to Queen Margaret of the sixteenth century and was named “Book of Hours”. The diary had the evidence that Lizzie had royal blood in her. The queen had written a command for her heirs, “I direct and beseech my heirs to find love where they may. Love is a gift of God, not of kings.” Lizzie’s mother told her that the book was being passed on from mother to daughter for generations with a promise to find true love and have a daughter to whom the book could be passed on. Lizzie made the same promise to her mother and went to London for her new life.

One day she was walking on the road when the strap of her purse broke and all her belongings fell on the ground. A tall, dark-haired man came to her help and asked her if he should fix the strap. Their hands touched by accident and everything stopped for them. They felt a strong connection that can’t be named like an invisible force, a thread that was pulling them together. In that one instant that stretched to a thousand years, they both felt that they have found someone really special. The backstreet boy dared to ask her out but stopped. How could he offer any luxury to a girl wearing Gucci. So Michael just fixed the strap and went away with only the warm feeling on his hand. But he had no idea that he had dropped his cell phone there.

Days passed and Lizzie Cameron tried hard to forget that dark-haired stranger who stopped her heart with just a single touch but failed. She left her university and had a dispute with her parents. She was determined to find him among the streets of London and if he also loved her then she’ll be able to fulfil her promise to Margaret. But without any idea of where he lives, what his name is, where he works, she began to find him with the cell phone whose battery was running out and which had no contact numbers.

Love and faith finally brought her in the arms of Michael. He had no resources, no money, no proper job but had a dream to become a good actor and to swim his way out of this poverty and give Lizzie the comforts she deserves. It all didn’t matter to her, what mattered most was Michael’s condition that if they were to spend life together then they can’t have children. Can Lizzie be with Michael and be the last heir to Margaret and break her promise? Will it be still possible for them to be together once their lives take sudden shifts? Is it possible for them to fulfil their promise of not loving anyone else ever again?

Dangerous Liaisons by Sarah Stuart is the story of love, faith and of a hard journey of a young couple determined to make their mark in music and drama with a brilliant touch of some historical fiction. This book is music to one’s ears. The sweet romance will make the butterflies in your stomach spread their wings and heartbreaks and tragedies will make you cry.

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Oct 17, 2014 Zara-jo Palmer rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I joined Goodreads to find books by new authors and this one rivals anything I've read by Nora Roberts, Anna O’Brian, Diane Palmer, or even Philippa Gregory. Lizzie had her life all mapped-out – university and then home to help run the estate that will be hers one day. She’s given a Book of Hours that proves she’s an illegitimate descendant of a queen! Determined to carry on the tradition of giving the book, with all its coded diary entries, to a daughter conceived in love she drops out of unive ...more

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Dec 03, 2014 Deborah Mitton rated it it was amazing

I don't normally read romance novels but I am certainly glad that I picked this one up.

It was a really lovely love story until the middle of the book and surprise, surprise it turned into a Greek tragedy or a modern novel by Shakespeare. Without giving away spoilers I can say Sarah touches on topics that many writers would shy away from. That being said Sarah tackled them in an honest, forthright and in your face manner. Bravo!

It is also apparent that the author has a great deal of knowledge of ...more

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Oct 20, 2014 Rita Chapman rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Complicated is the word I would use to describe Sarah Stuart’s love story in Dangerous Liaisons. Weaved around the wonderful world of theatre, musicals and song, it tells the story of Michael and Lizzie’s love, their successes and failures as well as Lizzie’s historical links to a Tudor Queen. Several generations are represented and Part II will really surprise you.

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Aug 14, 2014 Rebecca Bryn rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Loved it. Romance isn't normally my genre, but this is a boy meets girl with a difference. Great characters, well-drawn, great locations and insights into worlds we usually only see from front-of-house. Mix in a command from a Scottish queen, rags, riches, celebs and promises to keep, and you have an explosive cocktail. Pull the pin and see what happens! ...more

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Dec 27, 2014 Tara Ellis rated it it was amazing

Right off, I knew that based on Ms. Stuarts style of writing, that I was going to enjoy reading 'Dangerous Liaisons'.

Skill aside, I was intrigued with the unique setting and refreshingly unusual characters. Being an American that has never traveled to Europe, it was all new to me. From the woods to the theater, the story is loaded with detailed information that makes the amount of work that went into its telling apparent.

I never give too much away in a review (I think the book blurb is all you ...more

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