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The Rakehell Regency Romance Series Boxed Set 5
This set contains THREE full-length historical romance novels set in the Regency Period:
Book 13: EXPERIENCE=116,000words
Book 14: THE MODEL HUSBAND=94,000
Book 15: RUTHLESS=83,000
13-EXPERIENCE
On the eve of his wedding, Lawrence Howard's simple mistake regarding an address propels him straight into the arms of Juliet Lyons Dane, an unworldly young girl just up from the country for her first London Season.
Lawrence is convinced he is spending his last night as a bachelor with the capital's newest sensational Bird of Paradise. But his final fling brings with it the most shocking consequences.
Resentful of having been so compromised, and convinced he's been betrayed by her brother Matthew, a former business associate, Lawrence is determined to make Juliet suffer. He is certain that somehow she is part of a nefarious plot to ruin him and his family. That beneath her act of innocence lies an experienced woman of the world out to get whatever she wants.
But the more Lawrence learns of Juliet, the more he recognizes his mistake. Suddenly he sees that innocent or experienced, Juliet is the perfect woman for him. Can Lawrence make his wife fall in love with him before it's too late?
WORD COUNT=116,000
14-THE MODEL HUSBAND
Ellen Jerome seems to attract rakes and rattles like honey does flies. Handsome young doctor Ash Paignton rescues her from ravishment at the hands of notorious fortune-hunter and Man About Town Timothy Bridges.
Horrified by what nearly happened, Ellen seeks to retire from society and live the rest of her life in terrified seclusion. But Ash has other ideas. He sees a confused and wounded soul, and a spark of sensual fire within Ellen just waiting for the right man to nurture the flames. He helps her build her confidence in herself as a woman with choices, not a victim of circumstances.
Ellen blossoms under Ash's tutelage in the ways of the world, and soon longs for lessons in love from the exotically handsome man. Her desires soon blaze into a conflagration as Ellen realises she can take her destiny into her own hands.
Ellen soon has a proposition for Ash: take her as his mistress and teach her the ways of the world.
Ash has a counter-proposal: dare to take him as her husband, and live the life she has always dreamed of, even if it means defying all of upper-class English society by marrying an outsider.
Ellen is torn between her sensual fascination for Ash and his very unusual Indian upbringing, and her fear that they are too different to ever be happy...
WORD COUNT=94,000
15-RUTHLESS
Alistair Grant prides himself on being an incorruptible barrister who defends those who need it most, even if it means running afoul of the Tory Government. Suddenly he finds himself a criminal on the run, falsely accused of murdering his client in Newgate Prison.
The only witness to the crime is a handsome young man who gives him a lovely miniature of the most beautiful woman Alistair has ever seen, and sends him to The Three Bells tavern and brothel.
Viola Morrison, an impoverished gentlewoman, lives in a secret room in the brothel, hidden there by her brother Sebastian, who fears his dubious business associates would be even more of a danger to her than the ladies of the evening.
When Alistair comes to seek Viola, she is determined to help the attractive barrister discover the truth about who really killed his client.
When Alistair’s house and office go up in flames, Viola and her mysterious friend George realize there is far more at stake than simply bringing a murderer to justice...
WORD COUNT=83,000
Book 13: EXPERIENCE=116,000words
Book 14: THE MODEL HUSBAND=94,000
Book 15: RUTHLESS=83,000
13-EXPERIENCE
On the eve of his wedding, Lawrence Howard's simple mistake regarding an address propels him straight into the arms of Juliet Lyons Dane, an unworldly young girl just up from the country for her first London Season.
Lawrence is convinced he is spending his last night as a bachelor with the capital's newest sensational Bird of Paradise. But his final fling brings with it the most shocking consequences.
Resentful of having been so compromised, and convinced he's been betrayed by her brother Matthew, a former business associate, Lawrence is determined to make Juliet suffer. He is certain that somehow she is part of a nefarious plot to ruin him and his family. That beneath her act of innocence lies an experienced woman of the world out to get whatever she wants.
But the more Lawrence learns of Juliet, the more he recognizes his mistake. Suddenly he sees that innocent or experienced, Juliet is the perfect woman for him. Can Lawrence make his wife fall in love with him before it's too late?
WORD COUNT=116,000
14-THE MODEL HUSBAND
Ellen Jerome seems to attract rakes and rattles like honey does flies. Handsome young doctor Ash Paignton rescues her from ravishment at the hands of notorious fortune-hunter and Man About Town Timothy Bridges.
Horrified by what nearly happened, Ellen seeks to retire from society and live the rest of her life in terrified seclusion. But Ash has other ideas. He sees a confused and wounded soul, and a spark of sensual fire within Ellen just waiting for the right man to nurture the flames. He helps her build her confidence in herself as a woman with choices, not a victim of circumstances.
Ellen blossoms under Ash's tutelage in the ways of the world, and soon longs for lessons in love from the exotically handsome man. Her desires soon blaze into a conflagration as Ellen realises she can take her destiny into her own hands.
Ellen soon has a proposition for Ash: take her as his mistress and teach her the ways of the world.
Ash has a counter-proposal: dare to take him as her husband, and live the life she has always dreamed of, even if it means defying all of upper-class English society by marrying an outsider.
Ellen is torn between her sensual fascination for Ash and his very unusual Indian upbringing, and her fear that they are too different to ever be happy...
WORD COUNT=94,000
15-RUTHLESS
Alistair Grant prides himself on being an incorruptible barrister who defends those who need it most, even if it means running afoul of the Tory Government. Suddenly he finds himself a criminal on the run, falsely accused of murdering his client in Newgate Prison.
The only witness to the crime is a handsome young man who gives him a lovely miniature of the most beautiful woman Alistair has ever seen, and sends him to The Three Bells tavern and brothel.
Viola Morrison, an impoverished gentlewoman, lives in a secret room in the brothel, hidden there by her brother Sebastian, who fears his dubious business associates would be even more of a danger to her than the ladies of the evening.
When Alistair comes to seek Viola, she is determined to help the attractive barrister discover the truth about who really killed his client.
When Alistair’s house and office go up in flames, Viola and her mysterious friend George realize there is far more at stake than simply bringing a murderer to justice...
WORD COUNT=83,000
- GenresRomance
1120 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 7, 2013
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May 15, 2014
A 3 because I like the series, not particularly this book
So I'm disappointed in this one. The first story, Lawrence was a mean bas****, and Mathew's sister after the first night (jumping into bed with him), was a scared little mousey doormat. Not to mention more than half the story was the description of tea and the history of it. I can't tell you how many pages I skipped over on account of that. Next, Ash, all grown up now and well experienced, but yet still a virgin. Ellen is naive and jittery. They spend time together as friends, then fall in love. Knowing exactly what a liar and a conniving b**** her sister Georgina is, Ellen allows her to tear apart Ash and herself. Fast forward to after the marriage. They're so in love that they wait well over a month to consummate their marriage? She needed to go that slow with the man she was so in love with? Charlotte made a hell of a stir and started a feud between all the friends, which was as stupid as herself. I never did like her. I could go on, but that's enough spoilers for the ones who will still attempt to read this. Again, more than half of this story was about his Indian heritage, the myths, the gods, his religion, the beliefs, on and on. Really, I thought I was reading a romance novel, not a history on a country I have no particular interest in one way or the other. Last but not least, Alistair Grant's story. Seriously, I had to drag myself through this one. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not get into this story. I put it down a few times, even read a couple different books in between start and finish of this one. But in the end, I had to make myself finish it. If you're a fan of this series, then I suggest you trug through it as I have. You'll no doubt need to read this for the next one. I'm on to the next installment, but I stand by what I said. This is the first out of the five that I had to make myself read.
So I'm disappointed in this one. The first story, Lawrence was a mean bas****, and Mathew's sister after the first night (jumping into bed with him), was a scared little mousey doormat. Not to mention more than half the story was the description of tea and the history of it. I can't tell you how many pages I skipped over on account of that. Next, Ash, all grown up now and well experienced, but yet still a virgin. Ellen is naive and jittery. They spend time together as friends, then fall in love. Knowing exactly what a liar and a conniving b**** her sister Georgina is, Ellen allows her to tear apart Ash and herself. Fast forward to after the marriage. They're so in love that they wait well over a month to consummate their marriage? She needed to go that slow with the man she was so in love with? Charlotte made a hell of a stir and started a feud between all the friends, which was as stupid as herself. I never did like her. I could go on, but that's enough spoilers for the ones who will still attempt to read this. Again, more than half of this story was about his Indian heritage, the myths, the gods, his religion, the beliefs, on and on. Really, I thought I was reading a romance novel, not a history on a country I have no particular interest in one way or the other. Last but not least, Alistair Grant's story. Seriously, I had to drag myself through this one. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not get into this story. I put it down a few times, even read a couple different books in between start and finish of this one. But in the end, I had to make myself finish it. If you're a fan of this series, then I suggest you trug through it as I have. You'll no doubt need to read this for the next one. I'm on to the next installment, but I stand by what I said. This is the first out of the five that I had to make myself read.
September 29, 2013
No desire to read any more of her books
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