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(4.5 stars) A new Erin Satie HR is a true cause for celebration. This is her fifth HR and the first of her latest series, Sweetness and Light. It is, Satie tells us, inspired by Beauty and the Beast. That would not have occurred to dense me while reading the book, but now in retrospect I can see the subtle use of the theme.

Once upon a time in Victorian England there was a charming seaside village called New Quay. This town had three great and influential families: (1) The Loels ( a baron and his family), who owned much of the land, with quarries, dairies, pastures, etc. (2) the Reeds, a prosperous middle-class family influential in the local shipping trade, and (3) the Gavins, owners of the town's real estate on the main streets. The town was prosperous and the three families very rich.

Then, some years ago, in 1845, 18-year-old Orson Loel, son of the baron, accidentally caused a fire which destroyed much of the town and its shipping enterprises. The Loels went bankrupt in the attempt to make monetary retribution. The Reeds never recovered and lost their business. The only family to recover and prosper was the Gavins and they are now extremely wealthy.

After the fire, Orson Loel left town in shame, but he has now returned and lives a reclusive life. He's our Beast in this story; although handsome on the outside he's troubled on the inside and is shunned by all the townspeople who have not forgiven him. Unbeknownst to anyone, he is making his living by raising and selling rare orchids brought to him by an explorer friend.

Meanwhile, we have the down-on-their-luck Reed family. They scrape by on the employee salary earned by the father. Their only hope is their beautiful daughter Bonny, our Beauty of this tale. She is so very beautiful that she is expected to marry Charles Gavin (our "Gaston"), handsome son of the wealthy Gavin family. When that happens, it will improve the Reeds' financial situation and lead the way for Bonny's younger sister Margot to marry well also. Much rides upon Bonny's marriage to Charles.

When Charles finally proposes, she accepts gladly and everyone is delighted. Except...except...when Charles kisses her the earth doesn't move. Instead she feels uneasiness. And then Bonny meets up again with Orson Loel. There's something unexpected in the way he makes her feel. Even when he's being beastly and grumpy, as, for example, when she accidentally knocks over the most prized and rare orchid in his greenhouse. Even when he warns her about her new fiance's character.

What's a good, family-oriented girl to do? She wants to make her family happy, but will she be sacrificing her happiness for theirs? Well, there's a lovely story here to read to find out. And there's a great cast of characters. Besides the heroine and her perfect imperfect hero, there are many secondaries, from townspeople to friends to new acquaintances Bonny meets on a visit to London. Three of these, her dear friend Cordelia Kelly of New Quay, fellow founder of their lending library, and two new London friends will be the ones to have future romances. I'm looking forward to the next book, which is about Cordelia.

In addition to the romance of Bonny and Loel, we have entertaining subplots about Bonny and Cordelia's lending library, Loel's greenhouse and orchid cultivation, and general observations on societal norms, forgiveness, snobbishness, and biases. One thing I find very satisfying about the romance here is that it does not rely just on sexual attraction. This is slow-burn, thinking-person romance. As a matter of fact, there is something the hero muses about towards the end of the story that most romance novelists don't seem to take into consideration. He says, at one point, about Bonny, "What she didn't understand was that sex could solve almost any problem two sufficiently lusty people had with one another...but only temporarily." Many romances I read leave me feeling that the HEA love is only temporary. Not this one.


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Bed of Flowers Sweetness and Light Book 1 edition by Erin Satie Romance eBooks Reviews

I love fairy tale retellings ,and beauty and the beast is one of my favourite fairytales.considering that I also like this author immensely ,I promptly signed up for the ore-order and eagerly awaited its release.unfortunately,this book book didn’t live upto my expectations at all...I loved the authors previous series especially ‘the lovers knot ‘ and ‘the young blood’.Both were such a treat to read ,the characters beautifully flawed and the stories told from a refreshingly fresh perspective .Perhaps,my expectations were set too high ,however I found many of the details hard to believe,especially that the protagonist couldn’t find a manservant to hire ...even if one wasn’t willing to work for him in town he could have have easily found a servant in London as he often goes there several times a year on business... that the towns people would be so quick to condemn the heroine but not her suitor who had a natural son ...the book was full of such plot holes and I didn’t really take to Bonny who came across as shallow and manipulative...here’s hoping that the next book will see a return to the authors previous writing style and watertight plot line.
OLT has written a wonderful review of this book; she influenced me to read it and I couldn't put it down. It's a love story, a small town with all it's prejudices story, a redeeming story and most of all a most satisfying enjoyable experience. Thanks OLT for once again giving me a great recommendation. I can't wait to read the next installment; please hurry Erin Satie!

Satie's genius in equating it with a Beauty and the Beast story is just fantastic, but you have to look for the evidence to understand why it so resembles the fairy tale. It's so worth the effort to do so.
Bed of Flowers by Erin Satie is an evocative and sensual historical romance, the first in the Sweetness and Light series. It’s the story of two people who through accident and misfortune end up together, discovering that sometimes things that go wrong can turn out right in the end.
When an accidental fire caused immense damage to a small town and its residents, there were a number of people who suffered as a result. The young man at fault, 18 year old Orson Loel, became a pariah to his parents and the town. He left shortly after the accident, sailing for several years before coming home when his parents died. Denied his inheritance in his father’s will, he lives as a tenant on the family property and has a greenhouse where he painstakingly grows orchids to sell for his livelihood.
One of those affected by the fire is Bonny Reed, whose family lost most of their wealth and social status. Bonny is a beautiful young woman but with little in the way of a dowry her chances of a good marriage rest solely on her looks. Eight years after the fire, she’s engaged to Gavin, a wealthy man from a well-respected family. Gavin’s always been circumspect around her, though the one time he tried to kiss her was a rather unpleasant event. Still, her family is counting on her marriage to help the family fortunes, and enable her younger sister to be introduced properly to society and find her own suitable husband.
Things start to go awry when Bonny, who helps her friend Cordelia with a travelling library, decides to go to Loel’s estate to see if he would be willing to donate any books to their cause. To her surprise she discovers that the house is for all intents and purposes a mausoleum and that the only activity is the rich and earthy world of flowering orchids in Loel’s greenhouse. Loel isn’t pleased by the visit, especially when she almost ruins a new plant he’s just received from a long ship voyage. And on a future visit when she comes to apologize, he tells her something about her husband- to- be that she doesn’t want to hear. Bonny soon comes to realize that she’ll have to make some serious choices, between what’s expected of her and what she really wants, and no matter what she chooses there will be consequences. Will she choose the right path that will lead to a happy ending?
What an enthralling story! It was very hard to put down once I started and was immersed in the Victorian era. There is no sugar coating of the expectations for women at the time, and how easily their fortunes could be destroyed by gossip or mistakes. Bonny knows she is taking a risk when she first enters Loel’s property, and when she continues to visit in secret. But she is also fascinated by Loel and his orchids and wants to do something to assuage her own guilt over her part in Loel’s current circumstances.
As for Loel, he is a man now used to hardship, from his long years at sea and difficult choices with which he was faced. I found his greenhouse and the growing of orchids quite fascinating as a livelihood. He’s a complicated man who believes himself unworthy of Bonny but they are both guilty of assumptions and making mistakes. This is a slow burn romance with some sensual and passionate scenes as Loel and Bonny discover salvation in each other. The world they live in is a harsh one, but the romance between them is tender and the ending is thoroughly satisfying. I am very much looking forward to what will come next in the series.
(4.5 stars) A new Erin Satie HR is a true cause for celebration. This is her fifth HR and the first of her latest series, Sweetness and Light. It is, Satie tells us, inspired by Beauty and the Beast. That would not have occurred to dense me while reading the book, but now in retrospect I can see the subtle use of the theme.

Once upon a time in Victorian England there was a charming seaside village called New Quay. This town had three great and influential families (1) The Loels ( a baron and his family), who owned much of the land, with quarries, dairies, pastures, etc. (2) the Reeds, a prosperous middle-class family influential in the local shipping trade, and (3) the Gavins, owners of the town's real estate on the main streets. The town was prosperous and the three families very rich.

Then, some years ago, in 1845, 18-year-old Orson Loel, son of the baron, accidentally caused a fire which destroyed much of the town and its shipping enterprises. The Loels went bankrupt in the attempt to make monetary retribution. The Reeds never recovered and lost their business. The only family to recover and prosper was the Gavins and they are now extremely wealthy.

After the fire, Orson Loel left town in shame, but he has now returned and lives a reclusive life. He's our Beast in this story; although handsome on the outside he's troubled on the inside and is shunned by all the townspeople who have not forgiven him. Unbeknownst to anyone, he is making his living by raising and selling rare orchids brought to him by an explorer friend.

Meanwhile, we have the down-on-their-luck Reed family. They scrape by on the employee salary earned by the father. Their only hope is their beautiful daughter Bonny, our Beauty of this tale. She is so very beautiful that she is expected to marry Charles Gavin (our "Gaston"), handsome son of the wealthy Gavin family. When that happens, it will improve the Reeds' financial situation and lead the way for Bonny's younger sister Margot to marry well also. Much rides upon Bonny's marriage to Charles.

When Charles finally proposes, she accepts gladly and everyone is delighted. Except...except...when Charles kisses her the earth doesn't move. Instead she feels uneasiness. And then Bonny meets up again with Orson Loel. There's something unexpected in the way he makes her feel. Even when he's being beastly and grumpy, as, for example, when she accidentally knocks over the most prized and rare orchid in his greenhouse. Even when he warns her about her new fiance's character.

What's a good, family-oriented girl to do? She wants to make her family happy, but will she be sacrificing her happiness for theirs? Well, there's a lovely story here to read to find out. And there's a great cast of characters. Besides the heroine and her perfect imperfect hero, there are many secondaries, from townspeople to friends to new acquaintances Bonny meets on a visit to London. Three of these, her dear friend Cordelia Kelly of New Quay, fellow founder of their lending library, and two new London friends will be the ones to have future romances. I'm looking forward to the next book, which is about Cordelia.

In addition to the romance of Bonny and Loel, we have entertaining subplots about Bonny and Cordelia's lending library, Loel's greenhouse and orchid cultivation, and general observations on societal norms, forgiveness, snobbishness, and biases. One thing I find very satisfying about the romance here is that it does not rely just on sexual attraction. This is slow-burn, thinking-person romance. As a matter of fact, there is something the hero muses about towards the end of the story that most romance novelists don't seem to take into consideration. He says, at one point, about Bonny, "What she didn't understand was that sex could solve almost any problem two sufficiently lusty people had with one another...but only temporarily." Many romances I read leave me feeling that the HEA love is only temporary. Not this one.