What do you think?
Rate this book
Addicted #2.5
Seduced
Three stories in one book of Seduction, Scandal and Love
Scandalous by Candace Camp
Libertine's Kiss by Judith James
Seduced by Starlight by Charlotte Featherstone
Scandalous by Candace Camp
When an injured man appears on her doorstep Pricilla Hamilton is moved to help the stranger. Why was someone trying to kill him? And what happened to his memory?
Pricilla has always been a model of propriety, the dutiful daughter and loving sister who puts her family above all else. No one could guess at the shocking secret that she keeps hidden — or the desire that burns inside her at the stranger's touch. Their love could be nothing less than scandalous.
Libertine's Kiss by Judith James
Abandoned by his cavalier father at a young age, William de Veres grew up knowing little happiness. William has learned to put the past behind him, and as a military hero, he rises fast in the ranks of the hedonistic Restoration court. Until he is forced to seek shelter from a charming young Puritan woman.
The civil wars have cost the once-high-spirited Elizabeth Walters her best friend and father, leaving her unprotected and alone. When her kindness and beauty bring her to the attention of William — and the king — she will have a choice to make. After all, can a notorious libertine really be capable of love?
Seduced By Starlight by Charlotte Featherstone
Jase Markham, London's most dashing — and notorious — rake, has loved his brother's fiancée, Blossom, for as long as he can remember.
When his brother casts Blossom aside, Jase is determined to finally make her his — if she is willing to overlook his scandalous reputation!
Scandalous by Candace Camp
Libertine's Kiss by Judith James
Seduced by Starlight by Charlotte Featherstone
Scandalous by Candace Camp
When an injured man appears on her doorstep Pricilla Hamilton is moved to help the stranger. Why was someone trying to kill him? And what happened to his memory?
Pricilla has always been a model of propriety, the dutiful daughter and loving sister who puts her family above all else. No one could guess at the shocking secret that she keeps hidden — or the desire that burns inside her at the stranger's touch. Their love could be nothing less than scandalous.
Libertine's Kiss by Judith James
Abandoned by his cavalier father at a young age, William de Veres grew up knowing little happiness. William has learned to put the past behind him, and as a military hero, he rises fast in the ranks of the hedonistic Restoration court. Until he is forced to seek shelter from a charming young Puritan woman.
The civil wars have cost the once-high-spirited Elizabeth Walters her best friend and father, leaving her unprotected and alone. When her kindness and beauty bring her to the attention of William — and the king — she will have a choice to make. After all, can a notorious libertine really be capable of love?
Seduced By Starlight by Charlotte Featherstone
Jase Markham, London's most dashing — and notorious — rake, has loved his brother's fiancée, Blossom, for as long as he can remember.
When his brother casts Blossom aside, Jase is determined to finally make her his — if she is willing to overlook his scandalous reputation!
896 pages, Paperback
1 person is currently reading
129 people want to read
About the author
Candace Camp
122 books1,251 followersCandace Camp is the New York Times bestselling author of over sixty books.
Her first novel, *Bonds of Love*, was published by Jove Publishing in 1978, under the pseudonym Lisa Gregory. Two pseudonyms (Kristin James and Sharon Stephens)and many books later, Candace writes under her own name Candace Camp and still loves creating stories.
Candace lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and is the mother of Young Adult author Anastasia Hopcus.
Her first novel, *Bonds of Love*, was published by Jove Publishing in 1978, under the pseudonym Lisa Gregory. Two pseudonyms (Kristin James and Sharon Stephens)and many books later, Candace writes under her own name Candace Camp and still loves creating stories.
Candace lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and is the mother of Young Adult author Anastasia Hopcus.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
January 6, 2022
The h's name is Blossom and she is a free-spirited artist who flies in the face of convention by actually making some money from her drawings (tots believable) and fly fishes. OH, and she is looking for REAL luve, after being committed to marrying some lukewarm other man for whom she had no deeper affection than just passing appreciation for him being a gentleman and not going to treat her wrong, unlike some rake H she is quite attractive to. So after HE throws her over cuz he found amore she is all, "well it’s my turn to get off my ass and find just the right kind of love and not settle for less". She starts interviewing potential suiters and they are fortune hunters and she is well on her way to settling for some more luke-warm affection she had with her previous fiance, so she doesn't end up a spinster and all when her previous fiance's brother barges into her life and starts muscling in on her perfect plans with his sexual innuendos and perfect sexual naughtiness she just needed to break her out of her spell. BUUUUT she can't trust him cuz he is a rake and just plays with women's emotions to just get into their petty coats…. AKA THE SAME DAMN THING AS THE OTHER TWO BOOKS IN THE SERIES.
See maybe I could have gotten over the name "Blossom" (snorts laughter, maybe not, it's a think line there). But this read comes on the close heal of Addicted and I just could not STAND every pitiful plot point, character manipulation, and melodrama caused by mistrust and miscommunication used by the author to manipulate the readers into "feeling" sorry or just anything for her characters. Such as it is I went into this read numb and I am glad I did cuz it’s the same damn thing as the other two books: quasi-independent h that has been burned or doesn't want to be burnt by the philandering wanna-be hero.
Push and pull that filled with all these "feels" that are just blatant manipulation and bear no deeper research into establishing the characters. It's all primal attraction, but he is a bad guy, but they can't help it so they bone and then some drama happens that is full of tears and so so so so so so SO much unnecessary hurt feelings that are resolved in the next instant by the snap decision of the characters that they want to be happy and not dwell, the end. No significant conversation, proper counseling by a priest that both characters DESPERATELY need. Nope, they have their power of deep sexual love and that will carry them through the soul-deep hurt both characters inflicted at some point, cuz that doesn't matter. They ain't real so why should it, right? All that matters is how sexually compatible they are and how blissfully happy #coughs# opium haze googles #coughs# the MCs end up. That's all folks. Fu*k the reads who want anything real.
So yeah, in response to that I say Fu*k this book and scr*w this author. I ain't going in for any more of her other story without a proper background check on how other readers found it. Big ass warning sight on her I am placing right here with this review.
See maybe I could have gotten over the name "Blossom" (snorts laughter, maybe not, it's a think line there). But this read comes on the close heal of Addicted and I just could not STAND every pitiful plot point, character manipulation, and melodrama caused by mistrust and miscommunication used by the author to manipulate the readers into "feeling" sorry or just anything for her characters. Such as it is I went into this read numb and I am glad I did cuz it’s the same damn thing as the other two books: quasi-independent h that has been burned or doesn't want to be burnt by the philandering wanna-be hero.
Push and pull that filled with all these "feels" that are just blatant manipulation and bear no deeper research into establishing the characters. It's all primal attraction, but he is a bad guy, but they can't help it so they bone and then some drama happens that is full of tears and so so so so so so SO much unnecessary hurt feelings that are resolved in the next instant by the snap decision of the characters that they want to be happy and not dwell, the end. No significant conversation, proper counseling by a priest that both characters DESPERATELY need. Nope, they have their power of deep sexual love and that will carry them through the soul-deep hurt both characters inflicted at some point, cuz that doesn't matter. They ain't real so why should it, right? All that matters is how sexually compatible they are and how blissfully happy #coughs# opium haze googles #coughs# the MCs end up. That's all folks. Fu*k the reads who want anything real.
So yeah, in response to that I say Fu*k this book and scr*w this author. I ain't going in for any more of her other story without a proper background check on how other readers found it. Big ass warning sight on her I am placing right here with this review.
June 12, 2013
This is not a review, this is the books blurb. I am waiting on the GR librarians to fix my own mess.
But I can say, that I found all three books good and easy reads, liked the first, loved the second and third.
Scandalous by Candace Camp
When an injured man appears on her doorstep Pricilla Hamilton is moved to help the stranger. Why was someone trying to kill him? And what happened to his memory?
Pricilla has always been a model of propriety, the dutiful daughter and loving sister who puts her family above all else. No one could guess at the shocking secret that she keeps hidden — or the desire that burns inside her at the stranger's touch. Their love could be nothing less than scandalous.
Libertine's Kiss by Judith James
Abandoned by his cavalier father at a young age, William de Veres grew up knowing little happiness. William has learned to put the past behind him, and as a military hero, he rises fast in the ranks of the hedonistic Restoration court. Until he is forced to seek shelter from a charming young Puritan woman.
The civil wars have cost the once-high-spirited Elizabeth Walters her best friend and father, leaving her unprotected and alone. When her kindness and beauty bring her to the attention of William — and the king — she will have a choice to make. After all, can a notorious libertine really be capable of love?
Seduced By Starlight by Charlotte Featherstone
Jase Markham, London's most dashing — and notorious — rake, has loved his brother's fiancée, Blossom, for as long as he can remember.
When his brother casts Blossom aside, Jase is determined to finally make her his — if she is willing to overlook his scandalous reputation!
But I can say, that I found all three books good and easy reads, liked the first, loved the second and third.
Scandalous by Candace Camp
When an injured man appears on her doorstep Pricilla Hamilton is moved to help the stranger. Why was someone trying to kill him? And what happened to his memory?
Pricilla has always been a model of propriety, the dutiful daughter and loving sister who puts her family above all else. No one could guess at the shocking secret that she keeps hidden — or the desire that burns inside her at the stranger's touch. Their love could be nothing less than scandalous.
Libertine's Kiss by Judith James
Abandoned by his cavalier father at a young age, William de Veres grew up knowing little happiness. William has learned to put the past behind him, and as a military hero, he rises fast in the ranks of the hedonistic Restoration court. Until he is forced to seek shelter from a charming young Puritan woman.
The civil wars have cost the once-high-spirited Elizabeth Walters her best friend and father, leaving her unprotected and alone. When her kindness and beauty bring her to the attention of William — and the king — she will have a choice to make. After all, can a notorious libertine really be capable of love?
Seduced By Starlight by Charlotte Featherstone
Jase Markham, London's most dashing — and notorious — rake, has loved his brother's fiancée, Blossom, for as long as he can remember.
When his brother casts Blossom aside, Jase is determined to finally make her his — if she is willing to overlook his scandalous reputation!
![Profile Image for ᑭᑌᑎƳᗩ [Punya Reviews...].](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.gr-assets.com%2Fimages%2FS%2Fcompressed.photo.goodreads.com%2Fusers%2F1572968006i%2F3840999._UX200_CR0%2C33%2C200%2C200_.jpg&w=128&q=75)
June 24, 2013
I've not read this particular book but I've read 2 stories from it. Following are my reviews for anyone interested but spoiler alert applies!
Libertine's Kiss (English Restoration #1) by Judith James: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Seduced by Starlight (Addicted #2.5) by Charlotte Featherstone, read in the anthology The Wedding of the Century & Other Stories: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Libertine's Kiss (English Restoration #1) by Judith James: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Seduced by Starlight (Addicted #2.5) by Charlotte Featherstone, read in the anthology The Wedding of the Century & Other Stories: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
October 21, 2014
I always love a good romance novel and a historical fiction one is even better. Three good stories, I finished this book in less than 24 hours.
Very enjoyable
Very enjoyable
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews