Rogue's Reward

Rewards Series #3

by Jean R. Ewing

Eleanor, the eldest daughter of the Earl of Acton, is drawn, despite her better judgment, to the rakish Lee Campbell, the illegitimate son of an aristocratic family, a fascination that could destroy her reputation. Original.

Genres: Regency, Historical

222 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1995

About the author

AKA Jean Ross Ewing, Julia Ross

Reviews

[Seema]

This was okay. More of a spy and mystery story. A handsome and charming rake who is the illegitimate son of the Earl of Hawkesley meets Eleanor the daughter of the Earl of Acton on her way to stay with her friend Diana. Diana is the half sister and ever though Eleanor is very suspicious of Lee Campbell's motives, it turns out he’s a noble hero who’s willing to sacrifice himself at the alter of his sister's life.

[Michelle ☽⁺✧.]

Tried too hard to copy Jane Austen's style with none of the style, wit, or charm. Cat Sebastian is far more worth your time and writes far better.

[Amanda Caswell]

It was nice to finally find and read the last book in Ewing's reward series--I owned everything else, but couldn't find this one! This remains one of my favorite romance series and this book provided a delightful read this morning before I started my day. Lady Eleanor Acton is accosted by a drunken gentleman at an inn, only to discover that he's the half-brother of her good friend, Diana. She is determined to help Diana marry her love, and keep the infuriating Lee Campbell at a distance. But Lee Campbell is only in the neighborhood to find the blackmailer who drove his friend to his death, and naturally curious Eleanor soon becomes embroiled in the mystery...since it also involves her own mother.
This is not the best novel ever written, but the characters were fun and the story interesting. Normally I hate to read novels where the heroine is so sure of the hero's guilt that she won't listen to reason, but somehow I didn't mind as much in this version--I'll tack that up to the author's ability to keep me enthralled.

[Mikka]

The plot and dialogues were good. They made me want more and made me want to know what happens next. The story of the two leads were awesome and the author even included a twist. It was a great book all in all and something I'd recommend to anyone.

[Jenny Koch]

While I didn't care much for the characters - the heroine in particular - I did enjoy the writing style of this Regency novel and am interested in trying something else by the author.

[Frances]

A let down, after the prequel, I had hopes for this series. Sigh.