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Rebel Seduction
"Stop that train!" came Lacey Whitmore's terrified warning as she rushed toward the locomotive that carried wounded Confederates and her own beloved father. But no one paid heed, least of all the war-weary soldier who pinned her roughly to the ground when the train suddenly exploded into flames. Wild with grief, she lashed out at the stranger who restrained her - only to experience a shock of pure sensual awareness when she gazed into his devilishly handsome face. Never had the innocent Lacey felt such raw, fiery need, such wanton, white-hot desire! Could this be the man who would ignite the raging passion in her soul and provide a love that would burn forever?
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First published December 1, 1990
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Jane Archer
51 books5 followersJane Archer is the bestselling author of eight Jane Archer is the bestselling author of over twenty books. Tender Torment, her first novel published in 1978, sold half a million copies, received a live-action television commercial, hit national bestseller lists, and was later reissued along with sequels, Wild Wind! and Silken Spurs. She is a Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award finalist, her novels are popular in many foreign countries, and Out of the West has been optioned for a television movie.
Texas Indian Myths and Legends, a nonfiction, continues to receive wide acclaim. As Nina Romberg, she writes vampire and dark suspense novels. She frequently lectures to promote reading and writing, and, her articles have appeared in Fiction Writer, The Literary Times, Romantic Times, Romance Writers Report and Novelists Ink. She has a degree in graphic design and is the former Creative Director for Book Publishers of Texas
Texas Indian Myths and Legends, a nonfiction, continues to receive wide acclaim. As Nina Romberg, she writes vampire and dark suspense novels. She frequently lectures to promote reading and writing, and, her articles have appeared in Fiction Writer, The Literary Times, Romantic Times, Romance Writers Report and Novelists Ink. She has a degree in graphic design and is the former Creative Director for Book Publishers of Texas
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May 11, 2021
She stood up, pulled the derringer from the folds of her skirt, and pointed it at Rand’s chest. “I’m taking you into the law.”
Whoo wee! Whoo!
This is everything in a good historical romance: lethal heriones who spout fire, sexy alpha heroes, action, drama, love, and adventure!
This is a bodice ripper. Sure, but it also seems like another story that I just love, and not some cheesy slow book.
Like Adam and Dulcie from The Black Swan Clint and Lacey are both a scandalous and dangerous hero/herione.
Let’s talk about Lacey first. We don’t have a sack of potatoes who whines and does nothing for a herione. Instead we have a badass, passionate strong-willed femme-fatale. She can shoot a pistol and take care of people who need healing. I kid you not, she can take a hit, and doesn’t mind fighting back. She literally gets in a gunfight with Yankee soldiers. And let’s be honest, Lacey Whitmore is the most closest I could find to a badass, strong, and pistol wielding herione in all the bodice rippers I read (regarding the Civil War anyways.)
Clenching her teeth against the burning pain, she continued to fire at the outlaw, the noise of her pistol joining the sound of Clint’s rifle.
Good. She might be able to pick off at least one, for she was an accurate shot, especially with a rifle. Aiming, she squeezed the trigger, then ducked back behind the Boulder. Several bullets immediately knocked pieces of rock out of the area where she had been. There was no doubt they were good and experienced marksmen.
She aimed and shot again, then ducked behind the boulder, waiting for the return fire that would spray bits of rock into the air. She stayed still, listening. The gunfire continued, and she realized they weren’t going to give her another chance to get at them.
She raised her chin in defiance as she stared Rand straight in the eyes.
And Clint, Whoo. Don’t even get me started on him. He’s from the North. His father was from Scotland and he had relatives where he visited them in Alabama. He also works for the Union army and is a spy. He respects Lacey and holds himself back from trying to like her. He treats her as his equal. They do hit rough patches and he does get annoyed with her. But he is not a “I want to hit you with a frying pan because your so gosh damn annoying” type of hero.
Yes, this is also purely Civil War. Well it’s set in the early Reconstruction era, but the war is still mentioned. The Yankee’s and Southerners are also bought in, so yes, that’s the reason why I got this book. Another Civil War romance.
Basically the whole plot are the main couple traveling around trying to hunt down the Raiders. This Northern opposed group killed Lacey’s family and friends. They also burned down the South and raid houses.
Aside from a few passionate intimate scenes (you know what I mean) and a action packed gunfight, that’s the book. But it is still so good. And yes, historical fiction is still packed in here. It’s not just a plain sappy romance.
For one, both the main characters are cool. You root them on. They are scandalous and equally “not your normal type of couple.”
I loved the prose and the characters. Just so fun and beautiful.
Water lapped gently against a sandy shore and the sun shone down warmly, making the sand and water sparkle like jewels.
Whoo wee! Whoo!
This is everything in a good historical romance: lethal heriones who spout fire, sexy alpha heroes, action, drama, love, and adventure!
This is a bodice ripper. Sure, but it also seems like another story that I just love, and not some cheesy slow book.
Like Adam and Dulcie from The Black Swan Clint and Lacey are both a scandalous and dangerous hero/herione.
Let’s talk about Lacey first. We don’t have a sack of potatoes who whines and does nothing for a herione. Instead we have a badass, passionate strong-willed femme-fatale. She can shoot a pistol and take care of people who need healing. I kid you not, she can take a hit, and doesn’t mind fighting back. She literally gets in a gunfight with Yankee soldiers. And let’s be honest, Lacey Whitmore is the most closest I could find to a badass, strong, and pistol wielding herione in all the bodice rippers I read (regarding the Civil War anyways.)
Clenching her teeth against the burning pain, she continued to fire at the outlaw, the noise of her pistol joining the sound of Clint’s rifle.
Good. She might be able to pick off at least one, for she was an accurate shot, especially with a rifle. Aiming, she squeezed the trigger, then ducked back behind the Boulder. Several bullets immediately knocked pieces of rock out of the area where she had been. There was no doubt they were good and experienced marksmen.
She aimed and shot again, then ducked behind the boulder, waiting for the return fire that would spray bits of rock into the air. She stayed still, listening. The gunfire continued, and she realized they weren’t going to give her another chance to get at them.
She raised her chin in defiance as she stared Rand straight in the eyes.
And Clint, Whoo. Don’t even get me started on him. He’s from the North. His father was from Scotland and he had relatives where he visited them in Alabama. He also works for the Union army and is a spy. He respects Lacey and holds himself back from trying to like her. He treats her as his equal. They do hit rough patches and he does get annoyed with her. But he is not a “I want to hit you with a frying pan because your so gosh damn annoying” type of hero.
Yes, this is also purely Civil War. Well it’s set in the early Reconstruction era, but the war is still mentioned. The Yankee’s and Southerners are also bought in, so yes, that’s the reason why I got this book. Another Civil War romance.
Basically the whole plot are the main couple traveling around trying to hunt down the Raiders. This Northern opposed group killed Lacey’s family and friends. They also burned down the South and raid houses.
Aside from a few passionate intimate scenes (you know what I mean) and a action packed gunfight, that’s the book. But it is still so good. And yes, historical fiction is still packed in here. It’s not just a plain sappy romance.
For one, both the main characters are cool. You root them on. They are scandalous and equally “not your normal type of couple.”
I loved the prose and the characters. Just so fun and beautiful.
Water lapped gently against a sandy shore and the sun shone down warmly, making the sand and water sparkle like jewels.
July 7, 2015
This review is of Jane Archer’s late 1990 book “Rebel Seduction.”
The Story: Part 1: Days of Fire: The book begins with a tragedy. An explosion and train derailment which claims the lives of several Confederate soldiers, among them the father of the heroine of the book, Lacey Whitmore. While at the scene of the tragedy, Lacey meets the hero of the book, Clint McCullough, who she believes is a Confederate soldier. What Lacey doesn’t know is that Clint is, in reality, a Union spy, sent to find and bring to justice Randolph’s Raiders, a notorious guerrilla band of Unionists who are still waging war against the South years after the end of the Civil War. Lacey and Clint join forces to destroy Randolph’s Raiders.
Part 2: Trail of Tears. Lacey plans to bring the wounded Confederate soldiers to her home, which is a safe house in a network of such houses. But, before she can get there, Randolph’s Raiders burn the house down. Lacey and Clint then go to another safe house, only to find a similar result, including the residents murdered. The group finally finds a standing safe house, and Lacey and Clint realize they are attracted to each other.
Part 3: Beauty and the Beast. After a perilous boat trip, Lacey and Clint make their way to Guntersville, Alabama. After dancing around their attraction, Lacey and Clint make love. Later, they have two gunfights with the Raiders, killing most of them but not Randolph. Lacey is shot in each of the gunfights; her wounds are not life-threatening. Clint is also injured; he is stabbed; his injury is a also not life threatening.
Part 4: Moonlight Madness. Lacey and Clint head to Tuscaloosa, Alabama and get their first major lead on Randolph; he’s posing as a gambler named Rand Scanlon. Lacey and Clint follow him on board the Alabama Queen stern-wheel ship.
Lacey and Clint make contact with Rand, who makes it very clear he’s attracted to Lacey. Later, Clint is assaulted and thrown overboard the ship, and Lacey and Clint both believe-but can’t prove yet-that Rand is behind the attack.
Part 5: Defy the Storm. Lacey invites Rand to dinner, hoping to lure him into confessing and then taking him in. Her plan succeeds, somewhat; Rand admits he’s the Randolph of Randolph’s Raiders, but while trying to subdue him, they fight over Lacey’s gun. The gun goes off, and Rand is seriously wounded. Later, his bodyguard kidnaps Lacey and forces her to tend to Rand. The book ends with a climactic confrontation, which results in Rand being stabbed to death by Lacey. Clint tells Lacey the truth about who he is-a Northerner-and they eventually have their happily ever after.
More than the other books of Ms. Archer’s that I have read, “Rebel Seduction” gets the formula right the best. It doesn’t quite reach the level of emotional depth to make it a five star read, but it’s good enough for a 3.5 star book.
Sex: A few scenes. Mildly descriptive but not near erotica.
Violence: With the exception of the last few pages, most of the violence is mild. The last few pages are slightly more graphically violent, but not overly so.
Bottom line: For what it is, it’s not bad.
The Story: Part 1: Days of Fire: The book begins with a tragedy. An explosion and train derailment which claims the lives of several Confederate soldiers, among them the father of the heroine of the book, Lacey Whitmore. While at the scene of the tragedy, Lacey meets the hero of the book, Clint McCullough, who she believes is a Confederate soldier. What Lacey doesn’t know is that Clint is, in reality, a Union spy, sent to find and bring to justice Randolph’s Raiders, a notorious guerrilla band of Unionists who are still waging war against the South years after the end of the Civil War. Lacey and Clint join forces to destroy Randolph’s Raiders.
Part 2: Trail of Tears. Lacey plans to bring the wounded Confederate soldiers to her home, which is a safe house in a network of such houses. But, before she can get there, Randolph’s Raiders burn the house down. Lacey and Clint then go to another safe house, only to find a similar result, including the residents murdered. The group finally finds a standing safe house, and Lacey and Clint realize they are attracted to each other.
Part 3: Beauty and the Beast. After a perilous boat trip, Lacey and Clint make their way to Guntersville, Alabama. After dancing around their attraction, Lacey and Clint make love. Later, they have two gunfights with the Raiders, killing most of them but not Randolph. Lacey is shot in each of the gunfights; her wounds are not life-threatening. Clint is also injured; he is stabbed; his injury is a also not life threatening.
Part 4: Moonlight Madness. Lacey and Clint head to Tuscaloosa, Alabama and get their first major lead on Randolph; he’s posing as a gambler named Rand Scanlon. Lacey and Clint follow him on board the Alabama Queen stern-wheel ship.
Lacey and Clint make contact with Rand, who makes it very clear he’s attracted to Lacey. Later, Clint is assaulted and thrown overboard the ship, and Lacey and Clint both believe-but can’t prove yet-that Rand is behind the attack.
Part 5: Defy the Storm. Lacey invites Rand to dinner, hoping to lure him into confessing and then taking him in. Her plan succeeds, somewhat; Rand admits he’s the Randolph of Randolph’s Raiders, but while trying to subdue him, they fight over Lacey’s gun. The gun goes off, and Rand is seriously wounded. Later, his bodyguard kidnaps Lacey and forces her to tend to Rand. The book ends with a climactic confrontation, which results in Rand being stabbed to death by Lacey. Clint tells Lacey the truth about who he is-a Northerner-and they eventually have their happily ever after.
More than the other books of Ms. Archer’s that I have read, “Rebel Seduction” gets the formula right the best. It doesn’t quite reach the level of emotional depth to make it a five star read, but it’s good enough for a 3.5 star book.
Sex: A few scenes. Mildly descriptive but not near erotica.
Violence: With the exception of the last few pages, most of the violence is mild. The last few pages are slightly more graphically violent, but not overly so.
Bottom line: For what it is, it’s not bad.
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