Somewhere I'll Find You: Capitol Theatre, Book 1

This is the convoluted and tedious love story of Julia and Lord Damon, Marquis Savage and Duke of Leeds. They were bound in marriage at age 4 and 7; and now they are adults; but Julia has become a noted stage actress at the Capital Theater in London; and Damon believes he wants this actress as his mistress b/c he has little desire for the obscure wife his family selected for him. The premise could have been clever b/c his wife and the actress are one and the same, and something fun might have been made of it; but it wasn't. I wish all of this was believable and handled well; but it bogs several times and sputters to the end. The only question is how will Lisa Kleypas handle the mystery's solution? Pauline is a caricature of every mistress ever to grace the pages of a romance novel. She was strident, stupid, and boring.As Book 1 in the series, it does introduce characters who are central to the plot of the brilliant novel, BECAUSE YOU'RE MINE, which is Book 2 in this series. We meet Julia, Logan Scott, Nell Florence, and Arlyss, an actress at the Capital Theater - which is Logan's raison d'etre and great opus in life. We also get a glimpse of and meet the type of female that Logan prefers as a lover in this book - voluptuous, married, and calculating - a counterpoint to the woman who will soon claim Logan Scott's heart in Book 2 (I will not give that delicious secret away!) Other reviewers have mentioned a ripple of attraction between Julia and Logan in this novel; however, I failed to see it as anything more than Scott's effort to secure his theater's status and ensure its future. We are meant to accept the notion that he is a man driven by little more than his desire to succeed and shape all around him as an all-controlling and invulnerable human being.This book rates a 2.5 star rating, which Amazon does not allow for; but do read the brilliant Book 2 in the series. Amazon does not even offer a sufficiently high rating for that gem of a book!!!

SOMEWHERE I'LL FIND YOU is book one in the Capital Theatre series and was originally released in 1996. I love Lisa Kleypas and wish I could say the same for this book, but its one of the handful written by her that I just thought was okay. The plot and setting are interesting and revolve around Lord Damon Savage searching for the stranger his parents wed him to as a child, and Julia Wentworth, a rising actress in the 1820s world of theatre. I understood the heroine's independent nature and ambition, which I could relate to. The hero on the other hand was the strong, silent type and kind of hard to read at times. While I liked them both neither ever really tugged at my heart. There's also a bit of insta-love since Damon pretty much falls for Julia at first sight, while she was a harder sell. In the end however this story never really pulled me in and I felt like it was missing something. It took me three days to finish instead of my usual one and I'm glad I read it, but sorry to say I'll not likely read it again.

FINAL DECISION: A different type of story about child marriages, a marchioness turned actress and two people who have to learn to compromise. Don't read this if you are going to nitpick the story.THE STORY: Julia is an actress who has finally gotten a position in a respectable theater. She is living her dream of independence. Her heart stays her own, and she has a big secret. Damon, Marquess of Savage is searching for the bride his father married him to as a child. The heiress has fled her family. Damon is shocked to find out that the woman he has been married to for years is none other than the actress he wanted for his mistress.OPINION: I really enjoyed this book. Is it unrealistic? perhaps, but if you regularly read my reviews you should know that I will forgive a lot of historical inaccuracies, plot holes, grammatical errors, etc for a good story with characters that I fall in love with. Does it seem reasonable that a aristocratic woman would abandon her family, become an actress and eventually become a duchess. Maybe not, but this is one great story anyway.Julia is a woman who wants to make her own independent decisions. If she was born in modern times, she would fit right in, but in her times, she is disinherited by her father and on the run from her "husband". Is she too obsessed with her independence? Perhaps it seems so to our modern sensibilities, but in her time, when men owned their wives, is it unreasonable to be worried about losing your independence when your husband could control everything that you could do? Or when your father could marry you off when you are a little child. I loved how Kleypas brings the opposing forces of Julia and Damon each wanting control. After both were stripped of control by their parents each wants to be in total control of their lives.Damon has made himself into a completely responsible predictable gentleman because his father was irresponsible -- resulting in Damon being offered in marriage to Julia (when both were small children) in order to save the family coffers. The lesson Damon learned from that was that he needed to control his circumstances. He struggles with Julia who will not submit to his control. Even worse, he ultimately realizes that she would not be the Julia he falls in love with if she did.The story of how Julia and Damon navigate their desire for control and their trust issues was what kept me turning pages. The characters sparkled off the pages, their pain and struggle and intense attraction to one another kept me interested until the very end.The secondary characters also were full of life. The best story is one where I could imagine all the relationships and intrigues involved and this one does a great job at that.I only took of a star because I have read better books by Kleypas, so I know that she has pushed these boundaries even further with even better characters. I can't wait for the next book about Logan Scott. He's got some story.WORTH MENTIONING: I loved the epilogue which was necessary for this book to show how these two adapted to one another and continued to evolve their relationship.CONNECTED BOOKS: SOMEWHERE I'LL FIND YOU is the first book in the Capital Theatre series.STAR RATING: I give this book 4 stars.

I had to keep reminding myself to stay on the surface with this book. Another reviewer had warned of the farfetched storyline but because it is written by my favorite historical romance author i bought it anyway.Why couldn't she just stayed with the premise that they were married as children, hated the idea and went with from there with a more believable conflict?I must admit that I barely liked this book, but am hoping that the next in the series is better. I read that this was one of Lisa's earlier novels. I'm happy to say she got better with time. Her later books are why I'm so loyal! Most of the elements that are missing in this book, she perfected in her later novel. Well, on to the next one!

The first in Kleypas' Capitol Theatre series is another devastatingly sensual tale… This time featuring renowned actress Julia Wentworth. She's the toast of Victorian London but not-a-lot-of people know that she is actually a runaway bride. Or rather a runaway child bride, because she was married as a child to Damon Savage, who was himself a child at the time. Both of their lives have been marred by this illegal marriage which was organised by their fathers - her's a social climber eager for a title, his an impoverished Lord looking for a dowry. Julia ran away and became an actress, Damon stayed to save his family from his father's ruinous investments. But when she finally meets Damon she is drawn to him, but there is one thing she will never risk, her career or her independence, something Damon is bound to put in jeopardy when he discovers her true identity. That delicious conflict gives rise to a magnificent novel, and the backdrop of the theatre and the actor manager Logan Scott sets us up brilliantly for the second book….

I'm a big fan of Lisa Kleypas, but unfortunately, I was quite disappointed with this book.Whilst the plot of the story held promise, I was underwhelmed by the way the story developed and did not connect with the main characters of the book. Having read 'Because You're Mine' and 'meeting' Julia and Damon there, I was expecting much more. The romance was lukewarm at most, and I was left feeling.. not much, to be honest!This could not compare to 'Scandal in Spring' (Wallflower series), 'Devil in Winter' (Wallflower series) and of course, 'Because You're Mine'..

Having read all of Lisa Kleypas' books, this is not one of her better ones. It started off well and the plot was promising, but the climax of the plot was reached about a third of the way through and after that it was just boring. Not recommended.

So dull and disappointing from a talented authoress. Whereas Lisa usually exquisitely captures the growing relationship between the main characters using clever dialogue, this book was staid and relied heavily on Damon routinely passionately declaring ‘you’re mine’ like that settled the issue. Stomach churningly awful.

Ms Kleypas again provides several hours of pleasant escapism.This tale of initial loss and eventual finding between the two main protagonists is nicely and carefully contrived.

As always Lisa Kleypas does not disappoint. A romance with a compromise. A heroine that is independent and refreshing. A light read. very enjoyable

Loved it!

Ich weiß gar nicht was ich sagen soll, ich bin masslos enttäuscht. Es schmerzt mich fast es zuzugeben, aber mit "Somewhere I'll find you" hat sich Frau Kleypas wahrlich nicht mit Ruhm bekleckert. Ich musste mich wirklich durch die Geschichte kämpfen, zwischendurch wollte ich aufgeben, aber da ich unbedingt Logans Geschichte lesen wollte, habe ich bis zum Ende durchgeschlagen.Die Geschichte konnte mich nicht fesseln, sie war weder romantisch noch in irgendeiner anderen Weise berührend. Sie hat mich einfach kalt gelassen, ein Todesurteil für einen Liebesroman. Zum Ende hin gab es ein paar ganz ordentliche Szenen, aber Spannung wurde dabei kaum aufgebaut, da sich Konflikte zu schnell aufgelöst haben. Zudem ist die Story mehr als nur langatmig, ich hatte das Gefühl, dass über lange Strecken überhaupt nichts interessantes oder sinnvolles passiert. Das ist besonders deshalb sehr schade, weil die Geschichte Potential hat. Jessica Wentworth fand ich faszinierend, aber dieses Doppelleben hätte man interessanter gestalten können. Und die Idee mit der Heirat mochte ich, da ich es mag wenn sich Charaktere aus ihrer Kindheit kennen, dies war hier allerdings leider nicht der Fall.Auch mit den Charakteren habe ich mich schwer getan.Damon fand ich wenig sympathisch, er war einfach blass und unscheinbar. Ich frage mich, ob er überhaupt einen eigenen Charakter hatte, wenn dann hat er es nicht gezeigt. Er war mal so mal so, je nachdem wie es die Story von ihm verlangte. Vielschichtig könnte man das nennen, wenn man nett ist, aber ich fand es unlogisch, besonders da er auch keine charakterliche Tiefe zeigt. Davon hatten ein paar kleinere Nebenpersonen eindeutig mehr.Für Julia konnte ich da schon mehr Sympathie aufbringen, ihre innere Zerissenheit fand ich schlüssig. Ein paar ihrer Handlungen konnte ich mir jedoch nicht schlüssig erklären, wieso stimmt sie zu, um dann doch schnell wieder den Schwanz einzuziehen? Sie hat in mehreren Szenen etwas überstürzt gehandelt, manchmal hätte sie mehr auf ihr Herz als ihren Verstand hören sollen.Eines konnte ich am Ende nicht nachvollziehen, wieso lieben sich die beiden überhaupt? Normalerweise habe ich kein Problem mit überstürzten Handlungen dieser Art, aber hier fand ich es einfach nicht erklärbar. Allerdings sollte ich erwähnen, dass Logan auf mich einen sehr sympathischen Eindruck gemacht hat, deshalb war ich auf seine Geschichte besonders gespannt.Fazit:Dieser Roman ist nur etwas für hartgesottende Kleypas' und historische Liebesroman Fans. Ich denke wer Liebesromane liebt und auf den ganz großen Herzschmerz verzichten kann, könnte hier einen guten Griff mit machen.Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen.Anmerkung:Es gibt eine Fortsetzung mit Logan Scott als Hauptperson, diese hat den Titel "Because You're Mine". Diese Geschichte hat mir wesentlich besser gefallen als "Somewhere I'll find you"! Es ist auch nicht notwendig diesen Roman gelesen zu haben, um Logans Geschichte zu verstehen.LucinaMehr Rezensionen findet man in meinem Blog (lucinaswelt.blogspot.com).

Julia und Damon wurden von ihren Eltern als Kinder verheiratet. Die Ehe beeinflusst das Leben der beiden im negativen Sinn. Damon, der sich endlich von der Fessel dieser ungewollten Ehe befreien möchte, möchte nichts lieber als Julia finden (die aber unauffindbar ist) um diese Sache zu klären und mit seinem Leben fortzufahren. Julia, von ihrer Familie verstoßen, weil sie die Ehe nicht anerkennen will hat sich eine neue Identität geschaffen und ist als Schauspielerin berühmt geworden. Als die beiden unverhofft aufeinander treffen flammen zwischen ihnen die Gefühle auf. Doch Damon will Julia ganz für sich und Julia ist nicht bereit ihre Karriere aufzugeben.'Somewhere I'll find you' ist nicht ganz so intensiv wie die meisten anderen Lisa Kleypas Bücher, macht das aber durch eine äußerst interessante Geschichte wett.Dieses Buch ist wahrscheinlich das realistischste Romance Buch, dass ich jemals gelesen habe. Ich fand es total faszinierend wie gut und nachvollziehbar Julias Konflikt geschildert wird. Sie muss sich entscheiden zwischen dem Mann, den sie liebt und der Karriere, für die sie so hart gearbeitet hat. Ein Thema was ich persönlich besonders interessant fand, da der Konflikt zwischen Ehe/Karriere auch heute noch besteht.Die Charaktere sind wie immer gut ausgearbeitet und ziehen einen sofort in ihren Bann.5 Sterne für 'Somewhere I'll find you'!('Somewhere I'll find you' stellt Logan Scott vor dessen Geschichte in 'Because you're mine' erzählt wird)

This is one of my favorite authors.

一度も会うことなく、父親達の勝手な都合で幼い時に結婚させられた２人。成長して有名な女優となったヒロインと、傾きかけた公爵家を立て直し富と権力を得たヒーローが出会うとき、それは本人達の思惑とはかけ離れた激しく相手を求める情熱の始まりだった。運命は皮肉なことに、重荷となっていた契約結婚の破棄を望みながら激しく魅かれあい、お互いの立場がその結婚の継続を阻んでしまう・・果たして２人は幸せをつかむことができるのだろうか？とっても私好みのストーリーでした。後半のほうで厳格なヒーローがヒロインほしさのために子供のように無茶なことをしでかすところがかわいかったなぁ♪