Fascination

by Leona Blair

Book Overview

"Blair takes us behind the closed doors of the Victorian era" (Booklist) in this grand drama of passion and ambition.??Fascinationunfolds aboard a sumptuous ocean liner bound for England, where three... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 055309310X
• ISBN13: 9780553093100
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.6" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Love has many faces

I didn't agree with the other reviews (I even had problems with the editorial review). This book really touched me. It had such a sadness to it. I didn't see the 3 women as being desparate as stated in the editorial review. 3 women are traveling on a cruise ship headed from America to England. They are of different ages, different backgrounds, with different goals in life. Miranda Cunningham is 40, a beauty (admired by all men) married to her sweetheart- who tends to be gone for long periods of time to excavation sights due to being an archeologist. She is missing him terribly, wanting passion back in her life. No man has turned Miranda's head until now. One stolen, passionate kiss shakes up her world. Cynthia Cunningham is a self-centered, spoiled 17 year old (niece to Miranda) being sent to London by her father to find a husband with a title for prestige of the family. Why not marry a handsome senator with money? Louisa "Kitt" McAllister is 25, unmarried (considering being a spinister at this age) independent, easy to talk to, wanting to see some of the world. Is there such a thing as love at first sight? Senator Steven James is 30, a widow, strikingly handsome (turns all of the women's heads) with personality but has never known true love. And now the one that has turned his head is married with strong commitment towards her husband and family. This is a story of lives that are tangled in a might fine web. This is a good examply how the act of 2 people can affect many others' lives. I don't understand why others had a hard time following the characters. Along with the main characters there are several others that are important to the story and that help it come to life. In the end, Miranda and Paul realized their love for each other was too strong to give up- it will take work but Miranda will recover what she almost lost with Paul. Cynthia realized Steven wasn't interested in her and settles for marriage to one with title, old family prestige, and a castle for a home. Kitt holds out for love- and gets it in the end. Stephen has turned to her for friendship and companionship in the past, missing her when she said "no more," protecting her heart. I was satisfied with the ending, though I would have liked a little more story of Kitt and Stephen coming together in the end. Oops! I hope I haven't spoiled the end for you. It is sweet- and my heart sang for Kitt, feeling that if Stephen had continued to miss her and have strong feelings for Kitt, it would develope into a strong love for each other, different from that of Miranda and Stephen's- the unforbidden love. It's a good book.

Fascination: A Charming and Wonderful Story

Leona Blair's Fascination is absolutey wonderful. The characters are vivid, sensation, and enlightning. Human passions are unearthed and revealed; this book is a continuing page turner... One can sit for the whole day just reading this book.. I finished it in a day! Next best to Jane Austen and Emily Bronte...

BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN!!!

I VERY MUCH ENJOYED THIS BOOK. LEONA BLAIR IS AN EXCEPTIONAL TALENT AND WEAVES A CAPTIVATING STORY. THE CHARACTERS ARE WELL DEVELOPED AND THE HISTORY REAL - EASILY VISUALIZED. MY ONLY DISAPOINTMENT IS THE ENDING OF THIS BOOK -- SO MUCH MORE NEEDED TO BE SAID!!!!!