Published: April 28, 2012
Words: 71,800 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476077659

Short description

After watching her mother's endless suffering & death, nothing would keep Tarin Worthington from opening the first female medical college and becoming a doctor-not society's antiquated rules, nor the distracting Rafe Sutherland. Yes, he was a handsome, national hero bearing secrets-but she would not lose sight of her goals. What Tarin doesn't realize is that her mother has a few goals of her own.

Extended description

“What are you doing here?” He nodded back towards the window.
Blast it. Now she had to confide in Rafe and risk him revealing her tomfoolery. If he revealed her secret, all of her plans would be ruined.
“Well, if you must know, I was trying to sneak into the hall.” She lifted her chin.
Rafe leaned around her to glance at the front door. “What’s going on in there?”
“They are conducting a men’s seminar on midwifery.” (Read more) “What are you doing here?” He nodded back towards the window.
Blast it. Now she had to confide in Rafe and risk him revealing her tomfoolery. If he revealed her secret, all of her plans would be ruined.
“Well, if you must know, I was trying to sneak into the hall.” She lifted her chin.
Rafe leaned around her to glance at the front door. “What’s going on in there?”
“They are conducting a men’s seminar on midwifery.”
That superior, arrogant frown appeared on his face again. “A men’s seminar. So what are you doing, trying to get in? You are certainly not a man.” His eyes ran down the length of her as though she were there for his benefit.
Ugh, he irritated her to no end. She felt as though she were revealing all of her innermost secrets to the world.
“I want to hear what Dr. Gregory has to say that is not said in the women’s seminar.”
Rafe studied her a long moment, her eyes never wavering from his. Tarin waited for the imminent tirade that was sure to come. The “if women were meant to hear it, they would have been invited” speech, the implication that men were superior to women, and that the subject matter was offensive to her delicate, feminine ears.
“I’ll get you in.”
His sudden grin stunned her. Tarin stilled, unable to believe her ears. “You will?”
He nodded. “But just as long as we are clear on one thing - ”
A thrill ran through her. Finally, she would get in!
“Anything,” she said without hesitation.
“I am not responsible for what is said inside.”
Excitement bubbled inside of Tarin. She could not believe he was going to help her. “Of course. Why would you think that?”
“How do I say this… ” he paused, brow wrinkling. “Men tend to be more… direct in their conversations and comments.”
Was that all? “I’ll be fine.” She turned, eager to get inside before the seminar started. “Let’s go.”
His grip on her arm held her back. “What’s it worth to you?”
Tarin planted a hand on her hip. She should have known there would be a price. “I should’ve realized the chivalry you showed the other evening was an uncommon occurrence.”
“Need I remind you, Miss Worthington, that if I were a gentleman, I would not be sneaking you inside in the first place.”
Touché. Tarin dropped her hand. “So what kind of compensation are we discussing?” Surely, he would not expect her father’s shipping business?
“I’m not sure,” Rafe replied, closing the distance between them. “Any suggestions?”
Tarin swallowed hard as their eyes held. Oh no, no, no. A kiss would not be wise. Not when he was proving to be more desirable by the second.
She was already entirely too attracted to him. To engage in a kiss in the moonlight would surely find her completely at his mercy.
“N-No, no suggestions…”
He took her chin in his hand. His thumb grazed her jaw. “None?” he whispered.
Heaven help her, she couldn’t think when he touched her. Not when her body screamed for a kiss that could only bring her trouble.
“What kind of woman do you take me for?”
He devoured her mouth with his eyes. “An intelligent, beautiful woman who’s passionate about her interests.”
Oh, he was sinful. Downright evil. Tarin wanted to grab him by the shirt and show him just how passionate she could be.
“So you propose a kiss, then?” she asked, her voice shaking.
He hesitated, brows drawn low. “Did I?”
Heat exploded in her face. Tarin had never felt so mortified. “Never mind –”
“Okay, I accept.”
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romance, love, adventure, mystery, paranormal, historical, doctor, victorian, historical romance, boston, texas ranger, heaven, physician, womens rights, alpha male, midwifery, love romance

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Review by: Linda Carroll-bradd on June 10, 2012 :
Heaven Scent by Sophie Greyson

Mix a feminist heroine with an ex-Texas Ranger in the cultured society of 1848 Boston and you’ve got sparks. Good thing they are of the romantic kind. Tarin Worthington has tried to live by the words of her dying mother “Live your life for you, Tarin.” Spoiled by an indulgent and rich father, Tarin is used to getting her way and wants nothing more than to earn the right to enroll in medical school.
Lord Henry Worthington thinks his daughter’s wish to become a doctor is a passing phase and Tarin will drop her wishes once a suitable marriage is arranged. A shrewd businessman, he ensures his choice of a husband for his daughter will also benefit his import/export business prospects.
Still recovering from an Indian attack on the frontier, Rafe Sutherland returns to his Boston hometown to help his brother with the family shipping firm. The instant he sees Tarin at a soiree, he’s smitten. Desperate to ensure the stability of the failing company, he strikes a bargain with Worthington regarding marriage to Tarin, with no thought to the consequences should true feelings come into play.
Sophie Greyson has created two headstrong characters with opposing wishes who also can’t avoid the growing attraction distracting them from their life goals. Details of the social mores and economic worlds ring true and provide an interesting backdrop for this tumultuous relationship. Ms. Greyson keeps the tension high as impediments follow one after the other in keeping the young lovers apart. But a strong love and faith force Tarin and Rafe to finally face their futures are truly entwined. A surprise twist involving secondary characters at the end has this reader hoping Ms. Greyson is working on the sequel.

Linda Carroll-Bradd
www.lindacarroll-bradd.com
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Leslie P. Garcia on June 03, 2012 :
Sophie Greyson’s Captivating Heaven Scent


As an eight year old, Lady Tarin Worthington lost her mother to a lingering illness. The woman can’t forget the pain, loneliness and futility she felt trying alone to bring comfort and salvation to her mother, and she is determined to change the outcome for others suffering as she did.
Transplanted to Boston society with her father Henry, the grown-up Tarin becomes the most coveted young woman in town--in spite of her burning ambition to secure women’s rights to study medicine. Her petition drive to collect signatures to gain a woman’s medical college offends the sensibilities of many, including her father. Henry has a plan, though--he will marry her off, and the husband will be forced to deal with Tarin’s unacceptable ideas of becoming a physician.
Nobody’s fool, Henry ignores all the Bostonian elite clamoring for the right of courtship, and looks at Rafe Sutherland to gain control of his daughter. Rafe needs money to save his family’s failing shipping business, and he spent ten years as a Texas ranger, fighting outlaws and Comanche--surely he can manage Tarin, spirited and determined as she is.
Rafe, however, came back to Boston only after almost dying in a Comanche attack. Tortured beyond belief, he was not expected to live, and he hides the hideous scars that are a constant remainder of his ordeals out west. He cannot let the shipping business fail, because his mother and brother have nothing else, and he’s drawn to Tarin completely--to her beauty, to her mind, to her obsessive quest for changing women’s lot in the world. But expose himself to her? He cannot.
Sophie Greyson’s romance is a charming historical, more the story of characters than a detailed recounting of daily life with its respective artifacts than are some historicals. Set in Texas and Massachusetts in the 1840s, historical figures of the time lend credence to the genre, but their limited appearances allow the conflict, love, and yes, sexual tension between Tarin and Rafe to draw readers in.
Add an unexpected villain, and a dazzling surprise twist that weaves through the story, and Greyson’s Heaven Scent will have readers praying for a quick next release.

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Review by: Deborah Gafford on May 11, 2012 :
This is a deeply touching story of courage and true love.

As a young girl, Tarin Worthington's heart is forever scarred from watching her mother waste away and die of an illness. Although a beauty born into nobility, she vows to become a physician despite the fact that in the mid 1800's no woman is allowed to attend medical school.

Rafe Sutherland is a handsome ex Texas Ranger with scars of his own, and not just on the inside. When they meet, they are instantly attracted to each other but their individual needs and goals seem to make a relationship between them impossible. Despite all, they fall in love only to have fate force them to decide between duty, love, and even life, itself.

Ms. Greyson evokes a heart rending account of the mid 1800's, both good and bad, and of the struggle Tarin and Rafe go through in hopes of one day having that forever kind of love. This is one story you will not want to put down. Well done, Ms. Greyson!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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