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Trap #2
Bachelor Trap
From the nationally bestselling author whose novels are "delightfully entertaining" (Philadelphia Inquirer) comes the provocative tale of a gentleman with a secret...and the independent lady he is determined to win in the ultimate game of love.
For Brand Hamilton, it's a challenge most men would avoid at all costs: to seduce the ravishing, reluctant Lady Marion Dane while avoiding that long walk to the altar. But Brand, the baseborn son of a duke with a bright future in politics, has his own compelling reasons for courting Marion. . . .
With her impeccable bloodlines, Marion can't help but question Brand's motives. And Marion has her own problem to solve: an unseen enemy is stalking her, and Brand is the only one who can help. Desire is the wild card-an uncontrollable passion that catches them both by surprise. Now, with society abuzz over their unconventional courtship, they embark on a journey that will take them from the glitter and intrigue of London to a decades-old secret hidden in a far-off English village-and a love that could prove the most irresistible snare of all. . . . "From the Paperback edition."
For Brand Hamilton, it's a challenge most men would avoid at all costs: to seduce the ravishing, reluctant Lady Marion Dane while avoiding that long walk to the altar. But Brand, the baseborn son of a duke with a bright future in politics, has his own compelling reasons for courting Marion. . . .
With her impeccable bloodlines, Marion can't help but question Brand's motives. And Marion has her own problem to solve: an unseen enemy is stalking her, and Brand is the only one who can help. Desire is the wild card-an uncontrollable passion that catches them both by surprise. Now, with society abuzz over their unconventional courtship, they embark on a journey that will take them from the glitter and intrigue of London to a decades-old secret hidden in a far-off English village-and a love that could prove the most irresistible snare of all. . . . "From the Paperback edition."
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First published January 1, 2006
About the author
Elizabeth Thornton
61 books157 followersMary Forrest George, née Baxter was born and educated in Aberdeen, Scotland, where she taught school for a number of years before establishing her own nursery school, St. Swithin Street Nursery School, an institution that is still going strong today.
She and her husband then emigrated to Canada with their three young sons. She taught kindergarten and Grade One for a number of years in Winnipeg, Manitoba, before becoming lay minister at a Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg.
As part of her continuing education, she enrolled in evening classes at the University of Winnipeg to study Classical Greek. Five years later, having completed an Honor's thesis on Women in Euripides, she received her B.A. (Classics Gold Medalist).
After reading her first romance, a Regency by Georgette Heyer, she was captivated by the genre. Hereafter, writing became her hobby. In 1987, her first book, a small Regency entitled, Bluestocking Bride, was published by Zebra books.
She is the author of twenty-four historical romances, and two novellas. She has been nominated for and received many awards including the Romantic Times Trophy Award for the best New Historical Regency Author and Best Historical Regency. Seven of her novels have been finalists in the Romance Writers of America Rita awards, Scarlet Angel, Strangers at Dawn, Princess Charming and The Perfect Princess, Shady Lady, The Marriage Trap, and The Bachelor Trap. Her books appear regularly on national best-selling lists and have been translated into many languages.
Elizabeth's hobbies include reading (particularly mystery and suspense novels, biography, and history), and traveling to do research for her novels. She is also an avid Harry Potter enthusiast.
She and her husband then emigrated to Canada with their three young sons. She taught kindergarten and Grade One for a number of years in Winnipeg, Manitoba, before becoming lay minister at a Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg.
As part of her continuing education, she enrolled in evening classes at the University of Winnipeg to study Classical Greek. Five years later, having completed an Honor's thesis on Women in Euripides, she received her B.A. (Classics Gold Medalist).
After reading her first romance, a Regency by Georgette Heyer, she was captivated by the genre. Hereafter, writing became her hobby. In 1987, her first book, a small Regency entitled, Bluestocking Bride, was published by Zebra books.
She is the author of twenty-four historical romances, and two novellas. She has been nominated for and received many awards including the Romantic Times Trophy Award for the best New Historical Regency Author and Best Historical Regency. Seven of her novels have been finalists in the Romance Writers of America Rita awards, Scarlet Angel, Strangers at Dawn, Princess Charming and The Perfect Princess, Shady Lady, The Marriage Trap, and The Bachelor Trap. Her books appear regularly on national best-selling lists and have been translated into many languages.
Elizabeth's hobbies include reading (particularly mystery and suspense novels, biography, and history), and traveling to do research for her novels. She is also an avid Harry Potter enthusiast.
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October 8, 2021
I loved pretty much all of Ms. Thornton books and this one is no different. I believe I've never rated her books less than 4 stars.
I do agree with one other reviewer. This book has more mystery than romance but what little romance is there, it is very good. Another fun thing when reading Ms. Thornton books would be guessing the villain. I guessed wrongly (yet again).
Overall, a highly satisfying read.
I do agree with one other reviewer. This book has more mystery than romance but what little romance is there, it is very good. Another fun thing when reading Ms. Thornton books would be guessing the villain. I guessed wrongly (yet again).
Overall, a highly satisfying read.
August 29, 2013
The title doesn't justify the book. This is not our traditional lovey-dovey, mushy-mushy romance book but a murder mystery with a killer at large, interspersed occasionally with romance between our lovely, courageous heroine Marion and strong, handsome hero Brand ofcourse trying to protect Marion at every step. This is also about a family with not-so-expressive members but who nevertheless come together at the end, stand strong and united. All in all, this is a nice read, one capable of engrossing the reader fairly, if not the romance, then at least the mystery of who might be the killer and what might have happened.
September 13, 2017
leído en Junio 2010
Para pasar el rato está bien.
Para pasar el rato está bien.
December 6, 2012
I just finished reading this book and I really enjoyed it! I have just started reading Elizabeth Thornton's books and find them delightful! This book is about Marion, and Brand. Brand is the illegimate son of a duke who gets an e-mail from Marion's aunt. This letter starts the friendship between Brand and Marion, but also dredges up her family's darkpast. The book explored the mystery and had a surprising twist at the end; or I was surprised at least. Overall I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to read the next one! :)
September 6, 2012
Have really enjoyed this series, the characters are fun and strong willed, not the whinny o poor me type. The story line is very quick to get into and it keeps your attention. A really good read.
September 29, 2021
القصة في مجملها مشوقة جدا رغم وجود بعض الأحداث التي تعتبر مجرد (حشو) للرواية
وأعتبرها دراما بوليسية رومانسية
ولكن أحداثها الرومنسية أعتبرها في نظري ضعيفة نوعا ما وهذا ما جعلني محبطة قليلا
قامت المؤلفة بالتركيز على الدراما مع أنه تم تصنيفه بالرومنسي
بصراحة غالبية أحداثها مشوقة لدرجة أنني تفاجأت بالنهاية الغير متوقعة 😅
الرواية تستحق القراءة رغم طولها 😓 ووجود بعض المقتطفات التي أحسست بأنه ليس هناك داع لها والتي سببت بعض الملل
ولكن اعتبرها في المجمل جيدة
وأعتبرها دراما بوليسية رومانسية
ولكن أحداثها الرومنسية أعتبرها في نظري ضعيفة نوعا ما وهذا ما جعلني محبطة قليلا
قامت المؤلفة بالتركيز على الدراما مع أنه تم تصنيفه بالرومنسي
بصراحة غالبية أحداثها مشوقة لدرجة أنني تفاجأت بالنهاية الغير متوقعة 😅
الرواية تستحق القراءة رغم طولها 😓 ووجود بعض المقتطفات التي أحسست بأنه ليس هناك داع لها والتي سببت بعض الملل
ولكن اعتبرها في المجمل جيدة
January 27, 2022
Eh. There’s something about Thorton’s writing that always makes me feel like something is missing or got cut off a little. Dialogue and plot sometimes seems to jump around a bit and people seem to react to things I’m not expecting. Maybe it’s just me.
May 2, 2022
I had trouble getting into this one. The main characters had no chemistry. The heroine was either a boring plank of wood or a shrew.
Basically every other character was more interesting than the leads.
Basically every other character was more interesting than the leads.
March 14, 2024
En vdd seguro q es de 3 estrellas pero lo tenia tan abandonado q me lo he terminado saltandome parrafos asiqqqq
Al ppio era mazo interesante pero dsd q empece the rookie melapels el libro asiq sorrynotsorry tengo abandonado leer
Al ppio era mazo interesante pero dsd q empece the rookie melapels el libro asiq sorrynotsorry tengo abandonado leer
November 21, 2024
Regency e Mystery, un'accoppiata che non mi sarei mai aspettata dal titolo. Devo dire che mi è piaciuto molto, la componente mystery ha aggiunto un tocco in più alla storia che altrimenti sarebbe stata piatta.
June 14, 2018
Bachelor Trap
Great story, characters you fall in love with, a twisting plot, and sweet romance, what's not to love. Love this author.
Great story, characters you fall in love with, a twisting plot, and sweet romance, what's not to love. Love this author.
November 1, 2012
This is the second book in the Trap Series from Ms Thornton.
The Plot:
Marion (Heroine) and Brand (Hero) stars in this set. He's an illegitimate son of a Duke but was left in charge of handling the affairs of the estate for his siblings. Marion takes care of two of her sisters and they'd just inherited a place from their aunt #1 who passed away. At first he felt like he should take care of her due to his relationship with her aunt so the book started out at a theatre they both attend together with some other family members. She got injured and his he-man instincts went a-roaring. He then followed her to the place she inherited the house (because surprise, surprise, he also owns a place there). Mysterious things started happening and she was injured. He started to fall in love with her while both agreed to continue their courting charade while trying to figure out the truth behind the mysterious disappearance/death of Marion's aunt #2.
My Thoughts:
I actually didn't like this book as much as the first one. I think it's the way the author writes. She tries to make it romantic but it didn't feel that way. The chemistry between the two could use a little more work, imo. Like the first book, my favorite part of the book were the supporting characters. I was more interested in the budding romance between Emily (Marion's sister) and Andrew (Brand's brother) than I was of the two main characters! I hate the fact that Ms. Thornton kept feeding us useless information about her characters without making them use said skills, etc. through the book. For example, Brand owns a whole chain of newspaper and he has the power to ruin anyone with his 'paper skills' or whatever. But does he use it? No. His profession was pretty useless throughout the story. I mean, seriously, while he was campaigning (oh right, he's running for a political seat), there was no mention of how is business is doing. Isn't that a bit weird? Anyway, I find myself liking Marion less than I did Elle from the previous book. Another thing is, I know this is a series, but how come they didn't bump into the first two characters from the first book again? Hey, I'm still curious to know if they're still okay! And Ash is acting way too feminine with the tears at the end there.
My Verdict:
Read this book if you like a slow read with a little suspense and mystery dabbled into your historical romance fiction. I wouldn't recommend if you want to like or connect with your characters. Emily and Andrew bumped this to two stars for me.
Sexiness:
I didn't find her or him very attractive in any way.
"Action":
The
scenes are boring. Felt like they're bad actors in a B movie going through the motion of making it believable.
Emotional:
Didn't care if they ended up together or not since I felt like they have such non-issues to overcome. A very long read.
The Plot:
Marion (Heroine) and Brand (Hero) stars in this set. He's an illegitimate son of a Duke but was left in charge of handling the affairs of the estate for his siblings. Marion takes care of two of her sisters and they'd just inherited a place from their aunt #1 who passed away. At first he felt like he should take care of her due to his relationship with her aunt so the book started out at a theatre they both attend together with some other family members. She got injured and his he-man instincts went a-roaring. He then followed her to the place she inherited the house (because surprise, surprise, he also owns a place there). Mysterious things started happening and she was injured. He started to fall in love with her while both agreed to continue their courting charade while trying to figure out the truth behind the mysterious disappearance/death of Marion's aunt #2.
My Thoughts:
I actually didn't like this book as much as the first one. I think it's the way the author writes. She tries to make it romantic but it didn't feel that way. The chemistry between the two could use a little more work, imo. Like the first book, my favorite part of the book were the supporting characters. I was more interested in the budding romance between Emily (Marion's sister) and Andrew (Brand's brother) than I was of the two main characters! I hate the fact that Ms. Thornton kept feeding us useless information about her characters without making them use said skills, etc. through the book. For example, Brand owns a whole chain of newspaper and he has the power to ruin anyone with his 'paper skills' or whatever. But does he use it? No. His profession was pretty useless throughout the story. I mean, seriously, while he was campaigning (oh right, he's running for a political seat), there was no mention of how is business is doing. Isn't that a bit weird? Anyway, I find myself liking Marion less than I did Elle from the previous book. Another thing is, I know this is a series, but how come they didn't bump into the first two characters from the first book again? Hey, I'm still curious to know if they're still okay! And Ash is acting way too feminine with the tears at the end there.
My Verdict:
Read this book if you like a slow read with a little suspense and mystery dabbled into your historical romance fiction. I wouldn't recommend if you want to like or connect with your characters. Emily and Andrew bumped this to two stars for me.
Sexiness:
I didn't find her or him very attractive in any way.
"Action":
The
scenes are boring. Felt like they're bad actors in a B movie going through the motion of making it believable. Emotional:
Didn't care if they ended up together or not since I felt like they have such non-issues to overcome. A very long read.
January 17, 2021
I’ve enjoyed all the Thornton books I’ve read thus far, and The Bachelor Trap is no exception, although there were some readers who found the jump from the epilogue into why Brand ended up with Marion and her sisters a lil’ vague. I’m used to the author’s style of setting the story, and building up the plot and mystery, so got into the spirit of the story pretty quickly. Besides, this book received excellent reviews.
One of the things I enjoy most about Thornton’s books is guessing the villain. She always manages to spring a surprising, and unlikely, villain on you. Sometimes the villains she created are such ordinary people you wouldn’t have picked up any clues about them until he or she is unmasked. I was kept guessing right until almost the very end in The Marriage Trap, but in The Bachelor Trap, I already had a hunch who the ‘villian’ – she’s a harmless looking frail old lady with a disturbed mind – is when she made an appearance, but couldn’t guess the identity of her accomplice, who turned out to be a surprise for me.
Read the full review here.
One of the things I enjoy most about Thornton’s books is guessing the villain. She always manages to spring a surprising, and unlikely, villain on you. Sometimes the villains she created are such ordinary people you wouldn’t have picked up any clues about them until he or she is unmasked. I was kept guessing right until almost the very end in The Marriage Trap, but in The Bachelor Trap, I already had a hunch who the ‘villian’ – she’s a harmless looking frail old lady with a disturbed mind – is when she made an appearance, but couldn’t guess the identity of her accomplice, who turned out to be a surprise for me.
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May 22, 2009
Another Good Story, though this one may be slower to read
June 4, 2009
this book had a great murder mystery. it went out with a hiss and a pop! the action had better pacing and was quick.
March 19, 2010
A decently entertaining novel.
June 26, 2010
This book was ok. The romance seem to take a second seat to the mystery. What romance there was, just wasn't that strong. I have read several ET's, but this was not one of my favs.
October 24, 2010
My first time with the author, and first time with a regency mystery. Since I did not figure out "who did it" until the very end, thought it deserved a 4 star rating.
August 20, 2012
Light Reading
November 17, 2013
I had a little trouble with it in the beginning since I rarely read a period piece. As I went along, it got better, the pace quickened. An enjoyable read.
August 6, 2011
3.5... Good, but didn't have that magic for me.
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