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Jack is
soon to be married to Clarissa, the innocent daughter of his business
partner.
That isn’t exactly his idea of a match made in heaven. He tends to look
towards
women who know what they are doing in the bedroom. He wants a woman
that can
please a man, not a virgin who has to be taught everything. Jack learns
of
Helen Fairchild’s SCHOOL FOR VIRGINS because his young fiancé is
a present
student. Upon his learning of the establishment, he is instantly
intrigued.
Helen runs
a SCHOOL FOR VIRGINS, to teach them how to please men. Her school is a
perfectly
respectable establishment. However, when Jack learns what goes on in
the
school, he wants Helen to give him lessons. He doesn’t care a thing
about
pleasing his future bride; he wants to please Helen. He is instantly
attracted
to her, and wants more than anything to have her for himself. Against
her
better judgement, Helen agrees to teach him a thing or two. The
original idea
is to teach him a lesson, but it backfires on her, because she finds
herself
attracted to Jack. She can’t have him though, because his marriage is
drawing
closer, and he must marry Clarissa.
Before
Jack’s lessons are over, he will have to learn about more than pleasing
the
body, he will have to learn about love and respect as well. His honor
won’t
allow him to not marry Clarissa, but he must do what is right by all
three of
them. Whom will he choose? What will the repercussions of that decision
be?
SCHOOL FOR
VIRGINS is not a classic historical novel. It is more of a love
triangle
situation, with no sure outcome. Ms. Swann leads the reader on a merry
chase
through sexual pleasure, self-pleasure, experimentation and ultimately,
love.
Jack is a rogue who wants Helen, but even so, knows that he is bound by
honor
to marry Clarissa. I admired his intentions, yet was outraged at his
disregard
to both females. Helen should know better than to indulge in playing
with Jack,
but she can’t deny him, or herself. I found myself a bit upset with
her,
because she should have had enough willpower to turn down his advances.
Clarissa appears to be the young innocent in the triangle, but she is
learning
quite a bit at Helen’s school. She seems to be quite naïve, yet
the more she
learns from Helen, the more she blossoms. Her character is at times
demure, and
at others, quite curious to learn all that she can, which makes for an
interesting mix. I found SCHOOL FOR VIRGINS to be a pleasant break from
the
usual love story and the heated love scenes kept my attention. I found
myself
wanting to enroll in some classes as well, after reading this one.
Reviewed by Ansley
Velarde for The
Road to Romance
October 4, 2004
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