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The Lost Lords of Pembrook #2
Lord of Temptation
“Lorraine Heath’s books are always magic.”—Cathy Maxwell
“[Heath’s] deftly skilled story-telling entrances and enthralls from the first page to last.”—Karen Hawkins
Historical romance readers just can’t get enough of the Lost Lords of Pembrook. In her previous book, She Tempts the Duke, New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath introduced three brooding and intensely passionate brothers determined to reclaim their stolen birthright, as their righteous quest inadvertently leads each one down a separate path to true love. The story continues with Heath’s Lord of Temptation, as a dark and dangerous lord hardened by a life at sea sets his sights on one virtuous woman who, unlike so many of his conquests, would deny him what he hungers for most. When it comes to creating breathtaking love stories, irresistible rogue heroes, and heart-stopping sensuality, Lorraine Heath always delivers—and this Lord is one temptation no romance lover should resist…especially fans of Lisa Kleypas and Liz Carlyle!
“[Heath’s] deftly skilled story-telling entrances and enthralls from the first page to last.”—Karen Hawkins
Historical romance readers just can’t get enough of the Lost Lords of Pembrook. In her previous book, She Tempts the Duke, New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath introduced three brooding and intensely passionate brothers determined to reclaim their stolen birthright, as their righteous quest inadvertently leads each one down a separate path to true love. The story continues with Heath’s Lord of Temptation, as a dark and dangerous lord hardened by a life at sea sets his sights on one virtuous woman who, unlike so many of his conquests, would deny him what he hungers for most. When it comes to creating breathtaking love stories, irresistible rogue heroes, and heart-stopping sensuality, Lorraine Heath always delivers—and this Lord is one temptation no romance lover should resist…especially fans of Lisa Kleypas and Liz Carlyle!
389 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 25, 2012
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Lorraine Heath
91 books4,386 followersAlso writes Young Adult under Rachel Hawthorne, Jade Parker, and with her son as J.A. London.
Lorraine Heath has always had a soft spot for emotional love stories. No doubt because growing up, watching movies with her mom, she was taught that the best movies "won't half make you cry."
She is the daughter of a British beauty (her mom won second place in a beauty contest sponsored by Max Factor® during which she received a kiss from Caesar Romero, (the Joker on the original Batman TV series) and a Texan who was stationed at Bovingdon while serving in the air force. Lorraine was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, but soon after moved to Texas. Her "dual" nationality has given her a love for all things British and Texan, and she enjoys weaving both heritages through her stories.
When she received her BA degree in psychology from the University of Texas, she had no idea she had gained a foundation that would help her to create believable characters—characters that are often described as “real people.” She began her career writing training manuals and computer code for the IRS, but something was always missing. When she read a romance novel, she became not only hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. She's been writing about them ever since.
Her work has been recognized with numerous industry awards including RWA's RITA®. Her novels have appeared on bestseller lists, including USA TODAY and the New York Times.
The author of more than 60 novels, she writes historical and contemporary romance for adults and historical romance for teen readers.
Under the names Rachel Hawthorne and Jade Parker, she writes popular contemporary, historical, and paranormal romance for teens readers. She also writes young adult novels with her son under the name J. A. London.
Lorraine Heath has always had a soft spot for emotional love stories. No doubt because growing up, watching movies with her mom, she was taught that the best movies "won't half make you cry."
She is the daughter of a British beauty (her mom won second place in a beauty contest sponsored by Max Factor® during which she received a kiss from Caesar Romero, (the Joker on the original Batman TV series) and a Texan who was stationed at Bovingdon while serving in the air force. Lorraine was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, but soon after moved to Texas. Her "dual" nationality has given her a love for all things British and Texan, and she enjoys weaving both heritages through her stories.
When she received her BA degree in psychology from the University of Texas, she had no idea she had gained a foundation that would help her to create believable characters—characters that are often described as “real people.” She began her career writing training manuals and computer code for the IRS, but something was always missing. When she read a romance novel, she became not only hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. She's been writing about them ever since.
Her work has been recognized with numerous industry awards including RWA's RITA®. Her novels have appeared on bestseller lists, including USA TODAY and the New York Times.
The author of more than 60 novels, she writes historical and contemporary romance for adults and historical romance for teen readers.
Under the names Rachel Hawthorne and Jade Parker, she writes popular contemporary, historical, and paranormal romance for teens readers. She also writes young adult novels with her son under the name J. A. London.
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January 30, 2022
(Review from original reading in 2012)
Mmmm there's nothing more I love than a deliciously tempting historical romance and this one hit the spot! It's impossible not to fall in love with Lorraine Heath's stories, and I'm so happy she's created yet another irresistible book!
It's been four years since Anne lost her betrothed in the war, yet she still hasn't been able to move on. Before she enters back into society, she wishes to visit him one last time. In order to do so, though, she enlists the help of the only man she knows who can get the job done efficiently with no questions asked: Captain Crimson Jack. The captain, otherwise known as Lord Tristan, is willing to take Anne on the journey, but not without tempting her as much as her feminine whiles tempt him. Whenever they're together, sparks fly, and we'll just have to wait to see who gives into the temptation first...
And I can definitely see why Tristan is the Lord of Temptation! I have a soft spot for ship captains, and Tristan embodies all of the enticing, irresistible qualities of a man of the sea. He's strong, attractive, and knows exactly how to take charge in any situation. I'm so happy that a man like him is only taken by Anne, because she sure gives him a run for his money. She's just as stubborn as him and doesn't let his charms fool her (at least not as easily as every other woman).
This time period is so enchanting, with Anne having to worry about her reputation and attending balls, parties, and courtly rides in the garden. I love everything about it and couldn't help getting wrapped up in her life. I was kept on the edge of my seat during the entire time I was reading this novel; how were Tristan and Anne going to work? Could Tristan really let go of his troubled past? Could he get over his stubbornness and truly let Anne in? So many questions and an enticing story to give you all of the answers!
If you haven't read anything by Lorraine Heath, do it now! She knows how to spin a magical story and make you fall hopelessly in love with the characters (trust me, you're going to fall in love with Tristan). If you a fan of historical romance, or romance in general, you're going to absolutely love this one! So go out and try this book out now! You're in for a fantastic tale about love, the sea, and a simply dashing hero.
Mmmm there's nothing more I love than a deliciously tempting historical romance and this one hit the spot! It's impossible not to fall in love with Lorraine Heath's stories, and I'm so happy she's created yet another irresistible book!
It's been four years since Anne lost her betrothed in the war, yet she still hasn't been able to move on. Before she enters back into society, she wishes to visit him one last time. In order to do so, though, she enlists the help of the only man she knows who can get the job done efficiently with no questions asked: Captain Crimson Jack. The captain, otherwise known as Lord Tristan, is willing to take Anne on the journey, but not without tempting her as much as her feminine whiles tempt him. Whenever they're together, sparks fly, and we'll just have to wait to see who gives into the temptation first...
And I can definitely see why Tristan is the Lord of Temptation! I have a soft spot for ship captains, and Tristan embodies all of the enticing, irresistible qualities of a man of the sea. He's strong, attractive, and knows exactly how to take charge in any situation. I'm so happy that a man like him is only taken by Anne, because she sure gives him a run for his money. She's just as stubborn as him and doesn't let his charms fool her (at least not as easily as every other woman).
This time period is so enchanting, with Anne having to worry about her reputation and attending balls, parties, and courtly rides in the garden. I love everything about it and couldn't help getting wrapped up in her life. I was kept on the edge of my seat during the entire time I was reading this novel; how were Tristan and Anne going to work? Could Tristan really let go of his troubled past? Could he get over his stubbornness and truly let Anne in? So many questions and an enticing story to give you all of the answers!
If you haven't read anything by Lorraine Heath, do it now! She knows how to spin a magical story and make you fall hopelessly in love with the characters (trust me, you're going to fall in love with Tristan). If you a fan of historical romance, or romance in general, you're going to absolutely love this one! So go out and try this book out now! You're in for a fantastic tale about love, the sea, and a simply dashing hero.
November 9, 2019
(Tropes: Forbidden Love, Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Mistaken Identity, Opposites Attract)
When I first started it felt formulaic. Girl needs ship, hero is captain of ship, forced proximity and voila.
I was quite sceptical of the speed of how it all unfolded.
But THEN….. it got more layers - quite delicious, emotional and complex ones. Plus a rather believable obstacle to a happy ending.
So once again I was impressed by Lorraine Heath, and her Lost Lord series.
*****
- He was what he was, set in his ways, too old to change. He would never settle into marriage. He would never be embraced by Society. Once they returned to England, he would never again see Anne.
*****
- She was accustomed to gentlemen rising when she approached. Instead, he continued to slouch in his chair, leisurely trailing one long thick finger up and down his mug, his gaze fastened on her as though he were imagining what it might be like to stroke that finger along her throat.
- “A kiss.”
She spun back around to face him. “Pardon?”
“A kiss. That’s what I want you to barter for passage on my ship.”
“A kiss? That’s all? A kiss?” Surely she’d misunderstood.
“A long, slow, leisurely kiss,” he whispered in a velvety smooth voice that sent a shiver of something that resembled pleasure scurrying along her spine.
- “Don’t be so modest,” he growled. “I’m not looking.”
She relaxed. “Truly?”
“Of course I’m looking. I’m a man, aren’t I?”
She laughed.
- He parted her hair and began to plait it.
“You’re really quite nice, aren’t you?” she asked of the wall.
“Because I won’t take advantage of a woman who might heave her stomach contents over me? You don’t have very high standards, Princess.”
- She’d not expected to like him, to be drawn to him, to be fascinated by him. She’d not expected to be able to peer beneath his rough exterior and discover a kernel of goodness within him that rivaled that of the most generous lords she’d ever known.
- She wanted to reach out, touch him, curl her fingers around his shirt, and bury her face in his shoulder, inhale deeply of his now familiar fragrance. Instead she balled her hands into achingly tights fists.
- “I would take your pain if I could,” he said in a low rough voice.
- Not daring to look at him, she tapped her finger against the glass. “I always strive to be so damned proper.”
“You say that as though you’re not quite pleased with that aspect of your character.”
She lifted her gaze to his. Why was it that he seemed to know her so well?
- She hadn’t realized exactly how dead she’d been, but now she was being brought back to life—her body, her soul, her heart. They were all beginning to regain a sense of awareness. They could feel again. They wanted to feel again.
- “I’m a lord by birth and blood, but not by life. I don’t fit comfortably here as you can well imagine, since you know something of my life beyond London. To be honest, I had no particular interest in claiming my place in Society until I realized that it would provide me with much easier access to you.”
- He strode over to her, cupped her face in his hands, and tilted up her chin so he could gaze squarely into her silver eyes. “Tell me to leave and I will.”
“God forgive me for my weakness,” she whispered, rising up to meet him as he lowered his questing mouth to hers.
- “I thought you understood that my purpose in this Season was to secure a husband.”
“Which is the reason that I’ve stayed away, but I missed you, dammit.”
- She would have to forget him, cast memories of him to the locked corners of her heart, only to be visited on the very rarest of occasions.
- “We’re from different worlds, you and I. As lovely as it’s been, I can’t stay in your world. Not for the long haul.”
- “You should know that I’ll never forget you.”
*****
4 solid stars
Side note: I’ve just started the 3rd book, the last brother – Rafe – and I have massive expectations as he is carrying more baggage than a skycap.
When I first started it felt formulaic. Girl needs ship, hero is captain of ship, forced proximity and voila.
I was quite sceptical of the speed of how it all unfolded.
But THEN….. it got more layers - quite delicious, emotional and complex ones. Plus a rather believable obstacle to a happy ending.
So once again I was impressed by Lorraine Heath, and her Lost Lord series.
*****
- He was what he was, set in his ways, too old to change. He would never settle into marriage. He would never be embraced by Society. Once they returned to England, he would never again see Anne.
*****
- She was accustomed to gentlemen rising when she approached. Instead, he continued to slouch in his chair, leisurely trailing one long thick finger up and down his mug, his gaze fastened on her as though he were imagining what it might be like to stroke that finger along her throat.
- “A kiss.”
She spun back around to face him. “Pardon?”
“A kiss. That’s what I want you to barter for passage on my ship.”
“A kiss? That’s all? A kiss?” Surely she’d misunderstood.
“A long, slow, leisurely kiss,” he whispered in a velvety smooth voice that sent a shiver of something that resembled pleasure scurrying along her spine.
- “Don’t be so modest,” he growled. “I’m not looking.”
She relaxed. “Truly?”
“Of course I’m looking. I’m a man, aren’t I?”
She laughed.
- He parted her hair and began to plait it.
“You’re really quite nice, aren’t you?” she asked of the wall.
“Because I won’t take advantage of a woman who might heave her stomach contents over me? You don’t have very high standards, Princess.”
- She’d not expected to like him, to be drawn to him, to be fascinated by him. She’d not expected to be able to peer beneath his rough exterior and discover a kernel of goodness within him that rivaled that of the most generous lords she’d ever known.
- She wanted to reach out, touch him, curl her fingers around his shirt, and bury her face in his shoulder, inhale deeply of his now familiar fragrance. Instead she balled her hands into achingly tights fists.
- “I would take your pain if I could,” he said in a low rough voice.
- Not daring to look at him, she tapped her finger against the glass. “I always strive to be so damned proper.”
“You say that as though you’re not quite pleased with that aspect of your character.”
She lifted her gaze to his. Why was it that he seemed to know her so well?
- She hadn’t realized exactly how dead she’d been, but now she was being brought back to life—her body, her soul, her heart. They were all beginning to regain a sense of awareness. They could feel again. They wanted to feel again.
- “I’m a lord by birth and blood, but not by life. I don’t fit comfortably here as you can well imagine, since you know something of my life beyond London. To be honest, I had no particular interest in claiming my place in Society until I realized that it would provide me with much easier access to you.”
- He strode over to her, cupped her face in his hands, and tilted up her chin so he could gaze squarely into her silver eyes. “Tell me to leave and I will.”
“God forgive me for my weakness,” she whispered, rising up to meet him as he lowered his questing mouth to hers.
- “I thought you understood that my purpose in this Season was to secure a husband.”
“Which is the reason that I’ve stayed away, but I missed you, dammit.”
- She would have to forget him, cast memories of him to the locked corners of her heart, only to be visited on the very rarest of occasions.
- “We’re from different worlds, you and I. As lovely as it’s been, I can’t stay in your world. Not for the long haul.”
- “You should know that I’ll never forget you.”
*****
4 solid stars
Side note: I’ve just started the 3rd book, the last brother – Rafe – and I have massive expectations as he is carrying more baggage than a skycap.
April 11, 2014
Five huge stars!
"He skimmed his fingers along her throat, felt the fluttering of her pulse against his skin. “And I’m still safe. I’m a blackguard to the core. I’ve never claimed otherwise. All I want from you is passion and pleasure. To give. To receive. You don’t want me for a husband any more than I want you for a wife. But you can’t deny there is an attraction between us, like the moon to the tides.”
“And which am I?” she asked on a breathy sigh. Before he could respond, she answered, “The moon, of course. I stay put in London Society while you come and go where the sea takes you.”
“Yet here I am, with you pulling me toward you. Let me come nearer, Anne.”
I loved this book! It seemed to come out of nowhere and grabbed hold from the beginning. And I have to say right off that I listened to the audiobook, and contrary to the norm, this narrator actually enhanced my "reading" experience. Faye Adele is her name and it seems that she may be fairly new to the narration world as she doesn't have much out yet but WOW! I loved her voice, her inflection was spot on, her British accent lent a realism to the characters yet wasn't at all stodgy or boring. She has a soothing, calm voice and it sounds young. I hate getting some old lady's voice narrating a story about twenty-somethings. Okay, moving on...
Lord Tristan is the middle child of the lost Lords of Pembroke. He was secreted away on a merchant ship when he was fourteen to escape his uncle, who was trying to kill him and his brothers to gain their title. And life was not easy for Tristan, a boy used to having whatever he wanted basically laid at his feet. He wasn't proprietary and spoiled, but he was stubborn and prideful, and that fact led him to learning some tough lessons...some of which ended up with him tied to the mast for a round of lashings that nearly killed him. Now, he's come home to London for a visit. And there he meets Lady Anne, a woman who seeks him out in order to hire him to get her safely across the sea to the Crimea in order to meet up with her fiancée that she hasn't seen in years. Tristan is fascinated with Lady Anne...her loyalty, her gentle beauty, her determination...it's not often that you come across someone, especially a woman, in London society, with those characteristics. And the rest...is beautiful.
"Misjudging an adversary on the sea could cost a man his ship and possibly his life. Tristan was not in the habit of misjudging. He was very skilled at biding his time until the moment was right."
The best way I can describe both Lord Tristan and Lady Anne is that they each have this understated charisma...a magnetic pull. Neither is particularly showy or flashy, but there's that untouchable, compelling air about them that draws the reader in. We get a dual point of view here, and it worked magically for me.
Watching and hearing Tristan slowly go from fascinated lust to a beautiful, obsessive, riveted, single minded love against all odds, including the fact that he doesn't want to love her...oh, it's what makes romance worth reading. Tristan loves the sea. He owns and captains his own ship, and that's always been his love. But the moment he notices Lady Anne, his priorities change. And after getting to know her and realizing what a wonderful woman she is, there's no going back for him no matter how much the sea calls to him.
This is a small spoiler, so don't read on if you don't want to know. It comes to light pretty early on in the book, and you see it coming from a mile away but fair warning! Lady Anne just about broke my heart. She truly loved her fiancé. Not with a mad, passionate love, but with a sweet, tender, partnership and a mutual understanding of one another. I LOVED how this was handled. I get tired of an MC's significant other being portrayed as an utter ass just to excuse the behavior of the H/h or give a reason for them to either cheat or leave. Not the case here. I'm tearing up as I read this because truly...when Lorraine Heath is on, she is ON! It's like magic from her fingertips, and bone deep emotions that come through so profoundly that I remember her story forever. I don't LOVE all of her books, but the ones that I do...wow. Just wow. It's like she crawls into my heart and plays around until she knows just how to make me swoon.
I think that this was the moment for Tristan, as well...the moment that he fell in love with the beautiful Anne. The moment he realized how much she could mean to him.
And yet he still fights it. Not only does he fight it, but Anne's brothers and father, indeed the whole of London society fights it...the rascally lost Lord of Pembroke, stealing away one of their jewels? Never!
But love conquers all! Le sigh...
And Lady Anne is no different than Lord Tristan...she finds in him a freedom, a lust for life as well as body. He tempts her with the titillation of exploring the world, being more than she ever thought a Lady could be, seeing faraway places and experiencing random acts of awesome, such as climbing the crow's nest and seeing the world from a completely different perspective, hearing whales calling to each other and simply opening herself up to so much more than what's ever been offered. Her lust for Tristan, the magic of his touch...so different from her fiancée's.
It's a rarity but this goes on my favorites of all time shelf. Beautiful! Simply beautiful.
"He skimmed his fingers along her throat, felt the fluttering of her pulse against his skin. “And I’m still safe. I’m a blackguard to the core. I’ve never claimed otherwise. All I want from you is passion and pleasure. To give. To receive. You don’t want me for a husband any more than I want you for a wife. But you can’t deny there is an attraction between us, like the moon to the tides.”
“And which am I?” she asked on a breathy sigh. Before he could respond, she answered, “The moon, of course. I stay put in London Society while you come and go where the sea takes you.”
“Yet here I am, with you pulling me toward you. Let me come nearer, Anne.”
I loved this book! It seemed to come out of nowhere and grabbed hold from the beginning. And I have to say right off that I listened to the audiobook, and contrary to the norm, this narrator actually enhanced my "reading" experience. Faye Adele is her name and it seems that she may be fairly new to the narration world as she doesn't have much out yet but WOW! I loved her voice, her inflection was spot on, her British accent lent a realism to the characters yet wasn't at all stodgy or boring. She has a soothing, calm voice and it sounds young. I hate getting some old lady's voice narrating a story about twenty-somethings. Okay, moving on...
Lord Tristan is the middle child of the lost Lords of Pembroke. He was secreted away on a merchant ship when he was fourteen to escape his uncle, who was trying to kill him and his brothers to gain their title. And life was not easy for Tristan, a boy used to having whatever he wanted basically laid at his feet. He wasn't proprietary and spoiled, but he was stubborn and prideful, and that fact led him to learning some tough lessons...some of which ended up with him tied to the mast for a round of lashings that nearly killed him. Now, he's come home to London for a visit. And there he meets Lady Anne, a woman who seeks him out in order to hire him to get her safely across the sea to the Crimea in order to meet up with her fiancée that she hasn't seen in years. Tristan is fascinated with Lady Anne...her loyalty, her gentle beauty, her determination...it's not often that you come across someone, especially a woman, in London society, with those characteristics. And the rest...is beautiful.
"Misjudging an adversary on the sea could cost a man his ship and possibly his life. Tristan was not in the habit of misjudging. He was very skilled at biding his time until the moment was right."
The best way I can describe both Lord Tristan and Lady Anne is that they each have this understated charisma...a magnetic pull. Neither is particularly showy or flashy, but there's that untouchable, compelling air about them that draws the reader in. We get a dual point of view here, and it worked magically for me.
Watching and hearing Tristan slowly go from fascinated lust to a beautiful, obsessive, riveted, single minded love against all odds, including the fact that he doesn't want to love her...oh, it's what makes romance worth reading. Tristan loves the sea. He owns and captains his own ship, and that's always been his love. But the moment he notices Lady Anne, his priorities change. And after getting to know her and realizing what a wonderful woman she is, there's no going back for him no matter how much the sea calls to him.
This is a small spoiler, so don't read on if you don't want to know. It comes to light pretty early on in the book, and you see it coming from a mile away but fair warning! Lady Anne just about broke my heart. She truly loved her fiancé. Not with a mad, passionate love, but with a sweet, tender, partnership and a mutual understanding of one another. I LOVED how this was handled. I get tired of an MC's significant other being portrayed as an utter ass just to excuse the behavior of the H/h or give a reason for them to either cheat or leave. Not the case here. I'm tearing up as I read this because truly...when Lorraine Heath is on, she is ON! It's like magic from her fingertips, and bone deep emotions that come through so profoundly that I remember her story forever. I don't LOVE all of her books, but the ones that I do...wow. Just wow. It's like she crawls into my heart and plays around until she knows just how to make me swoon.
I think that this was the moment for Tristan, as well...the moment that he fell in love with the beautiful Anne. The moment he realized how much she could mean to him.
And yet he still fights it. Not only does he fight it, but Anne's brothers and father, indeed the whole of London society fights it...the rascally lost Lord of Pembroke, stealing away one of their jewels? Never!
But love conquers all! Le sigh...
And Lady Anne is no different than Lord Tristan...she finds in him a freedom, a lust for life as well as body. He tempts her with the titillation of exploring the world, being more than she ever thought a Lady could be, seeing faraway places and experiencing random acts of awesome, such as climbing the crow's nest and seeing the world from a completely different perspective, hearing whales calling to each other and simply opening herself up to so much more than what's ever been offered. Her lust for Tristan, the magic of his touch...so different from her fiancée's.
It's a rarity but this goes on my favorites of all time shelf. Beautiful! Simply beautiful.
September 28, 2012
4.50 Stars – Victorian/Historical Romance!
The making of Lord Tristan Easton aka Crimson Jack can bear a resemblance to adding:
• A sound segment of Billy Blade’s rebellious courage Lady of Desire
• A piece of the dashing libertine and easily bored Viscount Sebastian
St. Vincent Devil in Winter
• A large segment of the love and tender and witty humor of Lord Bramwell Johns Always a Scoundrel
• A portion of the nefarious single minded charisma of the Marquis of St. Aubyn London's Perfect Scoundrel
• A substantial share of the hidden depth of super-flirtatious Leo Hathaway Married By Morning
• A quantity of the scheming mind and recklessness of Charming Mickey Scandalous Desires
• A huge segment of the strength, the pain and the affability of Gideon, Lord Carradice The Perfect Rake
• And a BIG slice of the super-magnetic charm of Gavin Byrne One Night With a Prince
And there you have it! Lord Tristan Easton aka Crimson Jack becomes full-circle! Need I say more? According to me, HIGHLY Recommended!
I loved, LOVED, loved Tristan and the way he has a mind to woo the readers. Lorraine Heath does it again with lovable, memorable characters, witty and engaging dialogues, beautiful captivating romance and a superb silver tongued devil of a hero falling HARD for a sweet prim proper decorous heroine, who quite understandably breaks all rules and get quite improper in order to get a piece of the delicious dark chocolate that is Tristan!!!
The making of Lord Tristan Easton aka Crimson Jack can bear a resemblance to adding:
• A sound segment of Billy Blade’s rebellious courage Lady of Desire
• A piece of the dashing libertine and easily bored Viscount Sebastian
St. Vincent Devil in Winter
• A large segment of the love and tender and witty humor of Lord Bramwell Johns Always a Scoundrel
• A portion of the nefarious single minded charisma of the Marquis of St. Aubyn London's Perfect Scoundrel
• A substantial share of the hidden depth of super-flirtatious Leo Hathaway Married By Morning
• A quantity of the scheming mind and recklessness of Charming Mickey Scandalous Desires
• A huge segment of the strength, the pain and the affability of Gideon, Lord Carradice The Perfect Rake
• And a BIG slice of the super-magnetic charm of Gavin Byrne One Night With a Prince
And there you have it! Lord Tristan Easton aka Crimson Jack becomes full-circle! Need I say more? According to me, HIGHLY Recommended!
I loved, LOVED, loved Tristan and the way he has a mind to woo the readers. Lorraine Heath does it again with lovable, memorable characters, witty and engaging dialogues, beautiful captivating romance and a superb silver tongued devil of a hero falling HARD for a sweet prim proper decorous heroine, who quite understandably breaks all rules and get quite improper in order to get a piece of the delicious dark chocolate that is Tristan!!!
January 22, 2018
Aventura, diversión y sobre todo pasión son unos de los ingredientes de esta historia, fue mucho mejor y bastante entretenida a comparación del libro de Sebastián que fue muy aburridito, la cuestión es que Tristán si me gustó su coquetería, su risa pícara todo un libertino y sus dos lados uno un lord y el otro un pirata su sentido del humor y que a pesar de todo lo que les pasó vio el lado bueno de las cosas y no se quedó atrapado en la amargura y la venganza aunque si al final era de por favor no seas cobarde y decídete.
Annie también me gustó mucho a ella no le pongo ningún pero y lo que más me gustó de ella es que sabía lo que Tristán quería de ella y no lo presionó lo dejó ir pero también cuando sabía que no podría vivir sin él lo arriesgó todo para estar juntos.
Ahora sí voy por la historia de Rafe que me tiene súper intrigada.
***3.5 STARS***
Annie también me gustó mucho a ella no le pongo ningún pero y lo que más me gustó de ella es que sabía lo que Tristán quería de ella y no lo presionó lo dejó ir pero también cuando sabía que no podría vivir sin él lo arriesgó todo para estar juntos.
Ahora sí voy por la historia de Rafe que me tiene súper intrigada.
***3.5 STARS***
August 7, 2020
I enjoyed the premise of this story and how everything unraveled but I just thought it dragged for a bit towards the later half and our hero flipped and REALIZED his feelings too quickly. Still a good read!
August 29, 2016
Sigo esperando una profundidad que nunca llega en los personajes, pero estuvo mucho mejor que el anterior, por lo menos este no tiene protagonistas tan insoportables como el anterior, y en realidad es entretenido, flojo y predecible pero entretenido.
Seguiré esperando la historia de Rafe, a ver qué tal. No se, soy algo masoquista haahah.
Seguiré esperando la historia de Rafe, a ver qué tal. No se, soy algo masoquista haahah.
December 27, 2021
3.5 stars rounded up to 4 stars!
“There was no hope for her to have anything with him beyond this—a few nights of secreted lovemaking. He was not a man to be tied to shore. And she was not a woman who could go long unanchored.” Lady Anne Hayworth wants to do one thing before she reenters society: Say goodbye to her fiancé who perished two years ago. To do that, she hires the notorious privateer Crimson Jack to bring her to Scutari. But the captain does not want money as a payment, he insists a kiss from the lady is what he’ll accept. During their time together on the ship, passion arose but when they return to English shores, Anne knows she must say goodbye to the captain, confident that she’ll never see him again. Yet, they meet each other again in a London Ballroom, and the man she knows as a captain is actually Lord Tristan Easton. Now, Anne is torned between continuing her affair with the Captain and the duty to find a husband to please her family.
Lord of Temptation is the second book from Lorraine Heath’s historical romance series, The Lost Lords of Pembrook. This is about Lord Tristan, Sebastian’s twin from book 1, and Lady Anne Hayworth. So, I am finally done with this series! It is kind of funny how I read it out of order yet I ended up reading it all. I was actually hesitant to start this one but I loved Tristan’s character in his siblings’s books, so I decided to go through with this and actually finish the series. I am glad I read it because it was better than I expected!
Meet Lady Anne Hayworth: She is the daughter of the Earl of Blackwood. For four years, she hasn’t seen her fiance and she went mourning for two years when news reached her that he died. Anne feels guilty of something that she was not able to give her deceased fiancé before he went to war. In order to let go of the past, she wanted to say goodbye to where his remains lay. After this business, she will reenter society and marry someone as her family wishes her to do.
Meet Lord Tristan Easton: Tristan is the second son of a Duke and Sebastian’s twin. When his uncle planned to kill him and his brothers, they escaped. And now it has been two years since they reclaimed their birthright. But during his time apart from his brothers, he turned into a different man. Although he is once again a Lord, he still feels most comfortable being in his ship and traveling across the sea. Although a gentleman by birth and blood, he is no gentleman. He had done many things that gentlemen don't do.
Tristan (Crimson Jack) was highly recommended to Anne. She knows that she must go to Scutari and say goodbye to Lord Walter to truly have a peace of mind. But the captain enraged her when he refused to accept two hundred pounds as a payment for the trip she plans to make. He does not want her money, he wants a kiss from Anne. Although Wary, she agrees to his proposition. While on ship, Anne is tempted like she has never experienced. Not wanting to live with regrets any longer, she gives in to a night of passion with him before they part ways forever. To her shock, she meets him once again in a ballroom….Anne knows it is wrong, but she can’t seem to stop her affair with the man. Yet she knows she must. Conflicts along the way….two characters who are stupid enough to see that they are the ones making things harder for each other and finally a HEA!
I was not the biggest fan of the heroine. But then again, perhaps it is a personal preference. I was initially scared of starting this book because I do not like heroines and heroes who had first loves. It makes things complicated, I don’t need that! I don’t like when they’re mooning over their lost love, it annoys me. And well, of course, Anne loved Walter, so naturally she thinks about him quite a lot. I am sure that her only personality for the first half of the book is to mope and think about her dead fiancé and frankly, I could not see what Tristan saw in her. He was instantly attracted to Anne and I just could not understand why. Thankfully, her character was more bearable for the second half of the book. She grew on me and somehow, I rooted for her HEA.
I have always liked Tristan’s character. He is most definitely the lord of temptation. This man! He is so hot! I had to put my kindle down for some moments because I had to process how attractive he is. I don’t even know but he’s just so charming! He is a man who knows what he wants (most of the time) and determined to have it. The part where he paid a thousand pounds for Anne’s first dance…I am just saying, he does not need to pay me, I will do anything for him for free. Aside from him being very attractive, he is also a man with depth. Due to what happened when he was but a boy, he is a changed man who fears love (and he has his reasons), he built a wall so high, so nothing would ever hurt him again and I understand him in that sense. Although this type of hero is very common in HRs, I find it was plausible in his situation. He says he’s not a gentleman but his actions say otherwise: I mean, although Lady Hermione annoys him, he can’t bring himself to be rude to her. Moving on, he was not without flaws, in fact he was a bit of an ass, wanting Anne as his lover, yet he has no plans to marry. But then again, we see the reason why he does not want to be tied down. The sea is his safe place. Being married means having to stay on land. But we know that you just can’t dally with a lady of nobility! Be responsible, Tristan!
I think if you’ve read my review about I kissed an Earl, you’d know that HRs that take place in ships / pirate romance are not my thing. Because of this, their voyage was not very interesting to me.The first half was kind of a snoozefest, I did not really connect with Anne’s grief over her dead fiancé. It felt as though Heath only wrote that so she’d have a reason for Tristan to have a heroine who he can take on a trip to the sea. Thankfully, it got better when they were back in England! I love it because it was more fun to read about. The thrill of the scandal, getting caught, being surrounded by lords and ladies, the ton and their expectations. I just love it! At some point, I even thought about how Lady Hermione would’ve made an interesting heroine. She was spoiled and pampered, but I think she’d be very interesting if given the chance to mature. But I did not like what she did to Tristan! I am glad that Anne said the truth, that was the moment she won me over. She knows that it will taint her reputation, but she would not stand for Tristan’s reputation ruined more than ever and possibly leg-shackled to someone else all because of a lie.
Lord Chetwyn was a good man. I saw that he has his novella and I might give it a read soon just to see how he gets his happily ever after. He was the one who made Anne realize things and for that, he gained my love. He was an honorable man. I am not sure what’s up with Lord Jameson and Hermione or if they ever ended up together but I hope they did. They were petty people but it’d be nice to see them together seeing as he pined over her. I loved Rafe in this too. He says he does not care for his brothers and yet it is the little things he does that shows he loves them. I’ve read his book first from this series and I am just glad that they are all happy together in the end. I’ve reread the epilogue of the Lord of Wicked Intentions and it is now much more satisfying because I’ve read all the books of the three brothers and I know they all deserve to be happy with their beautiful and patient wives.
I am torned about how I should rate this book. I enjoyed it best out of the three but the first half was lacking. Still, it was nicely written and I am glad I read it. I liked the heroine well enough although the star of the book was the hero. And how could I forget? I loved the part towards the ending where they’re frantic and just shouting each other’s name because of the mutual realization that they did not want to lose each other and that they just had to compromise in order to make their relationship work.
Overall, It is no shock that I enjoy Lorraine Heath’s work. She knows how to write main characters with chemistry that are off the charts. Characters who are annoying yet I can’t help but root for them. They're stupidly in love with each other but are making things harder for themselves and I can’t help but roll my eyes and yet I finished the book with a little smile on my face.
Some quotes:
“She didn’t know what had possessed her to think she could have married anyone else, that she would have been content with him off sailing the world without her at his side. She loved him so much, wounded soul and all. They were each broken in their own way, but somehow the cracks and fissures allowed them to fit together perfectly.”
“Do you love him, Anne?” Tears burning her eyes, she shook her head. “It doesn’t matter. The sea is his home . . . and what sort of life would that be for a lady?” “If it includes love, I should think it would be a very wonderful life, indeed.”
“He understood her loneliness. He hadn’t wanted to admit it, but he did. He knew the abstract sense of it, the concrete pain of it. He would leave her and forget her. Go on with his life. He wouldn’t love because love tied one down. Love bound. Love and everything that accompanied it terrified him.”
“If he discovered tomorrow that she had died, he’d have no stride to adjust because the devastation of learning she was no longer in the world would drop him to his knees.”
“With you I’m happy. With Chetwyn, I would be only content. I don’t care if we live in London or the country or a cottage by the sea. I only care that I’m in your arms."
“There was no hope for her to have anything with him beyond this—a few nights of secreted lovemaking. He was not a man to be tied to shore. And she was not a woman who could go long unanchored.” Lady Anne Hayworth wants to do one thing before she reenters society: Say goodbye to her fiancé who perished two years ago. To do that, she hires the notorious privateer Crimson Jack to bring her to Scutari. But the captain does not want money as a payment, he insists a kiss from the lady is what he’ll accept. During their time together on the ship, passion arose but when they return to English shores, Anne knows she must say goodbye to the captain, confident that she’ll never see him again. Yet, they meet each other again in a London Ballroom, and the man she knows as a captain is actually Lord Tristan Easton. Now, Anne is torned between continuing her affair with the Captain and the duty to find a husband to please her family.
Lord of Temptation is the second book from Lorraine Heath’s historical romance series, The Lost Lords of Pembrook. This is about Lord Tristan, Sebastian’s twin from book 1, and Lady Anne Hayworth. So, I am finally done with this series! It is kind of funny how I read it out of order yet I ended up reading it all. I was actually hesitant to start this one but I loved Tristan’s character in his siblings’s books, so I decided to go through with this and actually finish the series. I am glad I read it because it was better than I expected!
Meet Lady Anne Hayworth: She is the daughter of the Earl of Blackwood. For four years, she hasn’t seen her fiance and she went mourning for two years when news reached her that he died. Anne feels guilty of something that she was not able to give her deceased fiancé before he went to war. In order to let go of the past, she wanted to say goodbye to where his remains lay. After this business, she will reenter society and marry someone as her family wishes her to do.
Meet Lord Tristan Easton: Tristan is the second son of a Duke and Sebastian’s twin. When his uncle planned to kill him and his brothers, they escaped. And now it has been two years since they reclaimed their birthright. But during his time apart from his brothers, he turned into a different man. Although he is once again a Lord, he still feels most comfortable being in his ship and traveling across the sea. Although a gentleman by birth and blood, he is no gentleman. He had done many things that gentlemen don't do.
Tristan (Crimson Jack) was highly recommended to Anne. She knows that she must go to Scutari and say goodbye to Lord Walter to truly have a peace of mind. But the captain enraged her when he refused to accept two hundred pounds as a payment for the trip she plans to make. He does not want her money, he wants a kiss from Anne. Although Wary, she agrees to his proposition. While on ship, Anne is tempted like she has never experienced. Not wanting to live with regrets any longer, she gives in to a night of passion with him before they part ways forever. To her shock, she meets him once again in a ballroom….Anne knows it is wrong, but she can’t seem to stop her affair with the man. Yet she knows she must. Conflicts along the way….two characters who are stupid enough to see that they are the ones making things harder for each other and finally a HEA!
I was not the biggest fan of the heroine. But then again, perhaps it is a personal preference. I was initially scared of starting this book because I do not like heroines and heroes who had first loves. It makes things complicated, I don’t need that! I don’t like when they’re mooning over their lost love, it annoys me. And well, of course, Anne loved Walter, so naturally she thinks about him quite a lot. I am sure that her only personality for the first half of the book is to mope and think about her dead fiancé and frankly, I could not see what Tristan saw in her. He was instantly attracted to Anne and I just could not understand why. Thankfully, her character was more bearable for the second half of the book. She grew on me and somehow, I rooted for her HEA.
I have always liked Tristan’s character. He is most definitely the lord of temptation. This man! He is so hot! I had to put my kindle down for some moments because I had to process how attractive he is. I don’t even know but he’s just so charming! He is a man who knows what he wants (most of the time) and determined to have it. The part where he paid a thousand pounds for Anne’s first dance…I am just saying, he does not need to pay me, I will do anything for him for free. Aside from him being very attractive, he is also a man with depth. Due to what happened when he was but a boy, he is a changed man who fears love (and he has his reasons), he built a wall so high, so nothing would ever hurt him again and I understand him in that sense. Although this type of hero is very common in HRs, I find it was plausible in his situation. He says he’s not a gentleman but his actions say otherwise: I mean, although Lady Hermione annoys him, he can’t bring himself to be rude to her. Moving on, he was not without flaws, in fact he was a bit of an ass, wanting Anne as his lover, yet he has no plans to marry. But then again, we see the reason why he does not want to be tied down. The sea is his safe place. Being married means having to stay on land. But we know that you just can’t dally with a lady of nobility! Be responsible, Tristan!
I think if you’ve read my review about I kissed an Earl, you’d know that HRs that take place in ships / pirate romance are not my thing. Because of this, their voyage was not very interesting to me.The first half was kind of a snoozefest, I did not really connect with Anne’s grief over her dead fiancé. It felt as though Heath only wrote that so she’d have a reason for Tristan to have a heroine who he can take on a trip to the sea. Thankfully, it got better when they were back in England! I love it because it was more fun to read about. The thrill of the scandal, getting caught, being surrounded by lords and ladies, the ton and their expectations. I just love it! At some point, I even thought about how Lady Hermione would’ve made an interesting heroine. She was spoiled and pampered, but I think she’d be very interesting if given the chance to mature. But I did not like what she did to Tristan! I am glad that Anne said the truth, that was the moment she won me over. She knows that it will taint her reputation, but she would not stand for Tristan’s reputation ruined more than ever and possibly leg-shackled to someone else all because of a lie.
Lord Chetwyn was a good man. I saw that he has his novella and I might give it a read soon just to see how he gets his happily ever after. He was the one who made Anne realize things and for that, he gained my love. He was an honorable man. I am not sure what’s up with Lord Jameson and Hermione or if they ever ended up together but I hope they did. They were petty people but it’d be nice to see them together seeing as he pined over her. I loved Rafe in this too. He says he does not care for his brothers and yet it is the little things he does that shows he loves them. I’ve read his book first from this series and I am just glad that they are all happy together in the end. I’ve reread the epilogue of the Lord of Wicked Intentions and it is now much more satisfying because I’ve read all the books of the three brothers and I know they all deserve to be happy with their beautiful and patient wives.
I am torned about how I should rate this book. I enjoyed it best out of the three but the first half was lacking. Still, it was nicely written and I am glad I read it. I liked the heroine well enough although the star of the book was the hero. And how could I forget? I loved the part towards the ending where they’re frantic and just shouting each other’s name because of the mutual realization that they did not want to lose each other and that they just had to compromise in order to make their relationship work.
Overall, It is no shock that I enjoy Lorraine Heath’s work. She knows how to write main characters with chemistry that are off the charts. Characters who are annoying yet I can’t help but root for them. They're stupidly in love with each other but are making things harder for themselves and I can’t help but roll my eyes and yet I finished the book with a little smile on my face.
Some quotes:
“She didn’t know what had possessed her to think she could have married anyone else, that she would have been content with him off sailing the world without her at his side. She loved him so much, wounded soul and all. They were each broken in their own way, but somehow the cracks and fissures allowed them to fit together perfectly.”
“Do you love him, Anne?” Tears burning her eyes, she shook her head. “It doesn’t matter. The sea is his home . . . and what sort of life would that be for a lady?” “If it includes love, I should think it would be a very wonderful life, indeed.”
“He understood her loneliness. He hadn’t wanted to admit it, but he did. He knew the abstract sense of it, the concrete pain of it. He would leave her and forget her. Go on with his life. He wouldn’t love because love tied one down. Love bound. Love and everything that accompanied it terrified him.”
“If he discovered tomorrow that she had died, he’d have no stride to adjust because the devastation of learning she was no longer in the world would drop him to his knees.”
“With you I’m happy. With Chetwyn, I would be only content. I don’t care if we live in London or the country or a cottage by the sea. I only care that I’m in your arms."
February 5, 2018
Cuando comienzas un libro del que ya conoces algunos de los personajes, tienes puestas expectativas sin remediarlo. Ésto mismo me ha pasado con este libro.
Ya conocía a Tristan del anterior libro. Me encanto, para que mentir. Me dejo con ganas de más y así empece a leer su libro; con ansia por ver que le deparaba.
Tristan no defrauda en cuanto al canalla que es, porque es un canalla. Y él lo sabe. Durante la primera mitad del libro me pareció coherente, le entendía y comprendía. Me da una pena enorme por todo lo que había sufrido. Pero tras la segunda parte del libro, hizo y dijo cosas que me chirriaron los dientes. Sinceramente, no me lo esperaba de él. O simplemente se comportó cómo lo que fue durante mucho tiempo.
Anne. La entendí en ciertos aspectos y en ciertas actitudes. Comprendí que ya se había arrepentido demasiado por no haber hecho o dicho algo en otros momentos. De ahí que actuara cómo lo hizo. Tal vez no es lo "normal" en esa época, pero yo sí vi normal lo que hizo.
Me ha sabido a poco el final, ha sido como "¿ya?!. Así, sin más de soluciona todo. Bueno más bien lo hace un personaje que me ha gustado durante todo el libro.
Leeré el siguiente en breve. Tengo ganas de conocer a Rage. Me tiene intrigada toda esa animadversión y ese odio que siente. Tengo un poco de miedo por leer su libro.
Ya conocía a Tristan del anterior libro. Me encanto, para que mentir. Me dejo con ganas de más y así empece a leer su libro; con ansia por ver que le deparaba.
Tristan no defrauda en cuanto al canalla que es, porque es un canalla. Y él lo sabe. Durante la primera mitad del libro me pareció coherente, le entendía y comprendía. Me da una pena enorme por todo lo que había sufrido. Pero tras la segunda parte del libro, hizo y dijo cosas que me chirriaron los dientes. Sinceramente, no me lo esperaba de él. O simplemente se comportó cómo lo que fue durante mucho tiempo.
Anne. La entendí en ciertos aspectos y en ciertas actitudes. Comprendí que ya se había arrepentido demasiado por no haber hecho o dicho algo en otros momentos. De ahí que actuara cómo lo hizo. Tal vez no es lo "normal" en esa época, pero yo sí vi normal lo que hizo.
Me ha sabido a poco el final, ha sido como "¿ya?!. Así, sin más de soluciona todo. Bueno más bien lo hace un personaje que me ha gustado durante todo el libro.
Leeré el siguiente en breve. Tengo ganas de conocer a Rage. Me tiene intrigada toda esa animadversión y ese odio que siente. Tengo un poco de miedo por leer su libro.
October 5, 2012
It pains me to give this a low review -- really I guess it's between a 2.5 and 3 star. I love Lorraine Heath and I love the potential of this series, but this book was a real disappointment.
In the previous book, "She Tempts the Duke", Tristan Easton is very appealing. He's the rakish twin brother of the disfigured hero of that book and he was definitely intriguing. Unfortunately, I felt very disconnected from him as a romantic lead in this book and I'm still trying to figure out why.
He's cynical and selfish, but that all comes from the difficulties he's experienced. Ultimately, I found him irritating and I didn't feel the usual sympathy that makes me want to stick with him. How could I not be moved more than I was by his back story? I'm still scratching my head.
His behavior toward the heroine wasn't outwardly cruel, but his intentions sometimes felt ugly. Especially near the end when I felt like he crossed the line in both purpose and deed.
The heroine was fine. She was naive and inexperienced but far from stupid. Very proper. But I basically liked her. I wanted her to say "no" to him a number of times. I felt like he too easily talked her into things she (and he) knew would be damaging to her. Even that didn't make me feel like she was TSTL (when normally it would), it just made me more annoyed at Tristan.
The last quarter of the book feels very rushed as loose ends are tied up, including a ludicrous conclusion to the arc of two "catalyst characters" who could have been deleted from the book entirely at any time and I wouldn't have noticed. I didn't mind the neat conclusion to the main romance, I just wish I'd been more drawn into the angst I think I was supposed to feel for Tristan.
Maybe it's me. Maybe I'm so used to the tropes in historical romance that only one out of ten will engage me.
I'll complete the trilogy and hope that Rafe's story hooks me more. The potential for these characters is off-the-chart, so there's clearly a chance it can bring the series up to Heath's usual level of quality story-telling.
By the way, this is a shipboard romance for most of it. Part of it also takes place in London. Shipboard romances are among my least favorite tropes, so maybe that contributed to my disengagement. One good thing, though. Contrary to pretty much every single other shipboard romance I've ever read, when the experienced hero tells the heroine to stay below deck during danger ... she does! She actually does! She listens to him! That almost never happens! So, a half a star for that at least. ;-)
In the previous book, "She Tempts the Duke", Tristan Easton is very appealing. He's the rakish twin brother of the disfigured hero of that book and he was definitely intriguing. Unfortunately, I felt very disconnected from him as a romantic lead in this book and I'm still trying to figure out why.
He's cynical and selfish, but that all comes from the difficulties he's experienced. Ultimately, I found him irritating and I didn't feel the usual sympathy that makes me want to stick with him. How could I not be moved more than I was by his back story? I'm still scratching my head.
His behavior toward the heroine wasn't outwardly cruel, but his intentions sometimes felt ugly. Especially near the end when I felt like he crossed the line in both purpose and deed.
The heroine was fine. She was naive and inexperienced but far from stupid. Very proper. But I basically liked her. I wanted her to say "no" to him a number of times. I felt like he too easily talked her into things she (and he) knew would be damaging to her. Even that didn't make me feel like she was TSTL (when normally it would), it just made me more annoyed at Tristan.
The last quarter of the book feels very rushed as loose ends are tied up, including a ludicrous conclusion to the arc of two "catalyst characters" who could have been deleted from the book entirely at any time and I wouldn't have noticed. I didn't mind the neat conclusion to the main romance, I just wish I'd been more drawn into the angst I think I was supposed to feel for Tristan.
Maybe it's me. Maybe I'm so used to the tropes in historical romance that only one out of ten will engage me.
I'll complete the trilogy and hope that Rafe's story hooks me more. The potential for these characters is off-the-chart, so there's clearly a chance it can bring the series up to Heath's usual level of quality story-telling.
By the way, this is a shipboard romance for most of it. Part of it also takes place in London. Shipboard romances are among my least favorite tropes, so maybe that contributed to my disengagement. One good thing, though. Contrary to pretty much every single other shipboard romance I've ever read, when the experienced hero tells the heroine to stay below deck during danger ... she does! She actually does! She listens to him! That almost never happens! So, a half a star for that at least. ;-)
September 24, 2019
Lady Anne Hayworth hires Captain Crimson Jack, née Lord Tristan Easton, to sail her to Scutari for her fiancé. He demands a kiss as payment! Scandal! Horror! They bone. Then they make it back to England and he proceeds to follow her all horny and sad-like because his boner doesn't support the latest feelings firmware install. They bone additional times. Tristan hits things with a hammer and this resolves his angst. THE END.
1. YEP.
2. This was entertaining if not overly simplistic and emotionally stunted. I did like the bonding on the sea, and how Anne so quickly realizes that the life she was living was rather pointless and dull. I also liked the handling of her dearly departed fiancé; she is allowed to love him without having to reclassify those feelings as anything other than love. It's refreshing.
3. Tristan never gives Rafe the globe that he made for him. CHEKHOV'S GUN GODDAMN IT.
4. Hermione's entire plot was an complete and absolute disaster and is worth -1 star for my eyes having to deal with it. (Her final scene where "her eyes were opened" to Anne's brother was FREAKING JOKE. YIKE.)
5. MEH.
1. YEP.
2. This was entertaining if not overly simplistic and emotionally stunted. I did like the bonding on the sea, and how Anne so quickly realizes that the life she was living was rather pointless and dull. I also liked the handling of her dearly departed fiancé; she is allowed to love him without having to reclassify those feelings as anything other than love. It's refreshing.
3. Tristan never gives Rafe the globe that he made for him. CHEKHOV'S GUN GODDAMN IT.
4. Hermione's entire plot was an complete and absolute disaster and is worth -1 star for my eyes having to deal with it. (Her final scene where "her eyes were opened" to Anne's brother was FREAKING JOKE. YIKE.)
5. MEH.
March 15, 2015
This earned itself a brandnew shelf: that of containing absolute Mary Sues and Marty Stus. The descriptions and behaviour of the main characters read like The Princess Bride fanfic of a 13 year old, right along with eyes described as precious metal and unlikely colouring. While I accept the white hair and translucent orbs from a Faye Dunaway as Lady de Winter, I really am over reading such characterisations in what are supposed to be books at least written by an adult.
I'm afraid this one lost me very early on with its a dime-a-dozen characterisations and Sue-ish MCs. Sometimes the first pages are the only pages.
I'm afraid this one lost me very early on with its a dime-a-dozen characterisations and Sue-ish MCs. Sometimes the first pages are the only pages.
January 10, 2022
This one is 2 for 2 in this series of heroes who don't obsess over their heroines enough. They seem just fine letting them go. Not willing to give up their pain for their lady.
That is just not how I like Lorraine Heath to write her men. It makes me see them as unworthy of their ladies. Tristan is willing to ruin her to have her in his bed but too afraid to claim her as his own. It just bugs me.
4/5 stars
That is just not how I like Lorraine Heath to write her men. It makes me see them as unworthy of their ladies. Tristan is willing to ruin her to have her in his bed but too afraid to claim her as his own. It just bugs me.
4/5 stars
February 4, 2017
2 Estrellas. La verdad es que éste libro me ha parecido muy flojo, comparado con el primero de la serie. Y sí, es un horror y un error comparar un libro con otro, pero es que éste no me parece que haya estado a la altura, es más, lo primero que leí de Lorraine Heath fue la trilogía de los "Lores Perdidos", que publicó Esencia hace muchos años, y ésa serie fue muy mala. Por desgracia, éste libro me ha resultado parecido a esos primeros.
Una de las cosas que más me han llamado la atención, es que no me parecía para nada que los personajes tuvieran una cierta credibilidad para la época que se supone ocupan. Estamos en 1858, y Anne más parecía una mujer de ahora que una de hace 170 años. Pasa de la ñoñez en que se crió como señorita de buena familia, a ser una mujer totalmente liberal ¿En qué circunstancias se explica éste cambio? Porque no lo he visto en ningún momento.
Luego tenemos el viaje en barco. Como supimos por el anterior libro, Tristan, para huir y ocupar su vida en algo, se vio obligado a hacerse a la mar. Con los años ha conseguido su propio barco, y su propia fortuna comerciando. Anne aparece un día y le ofrece que la lleve a Estambul para ver a su prometido. Pero es que según van pasando los capítulos y vas averiguando cosas, menor credibilidad hay en los motivos por los que Anne hace ése viaje. Vamos, que ni me he creído sus motivos ni nada. De hecho, el viaje en barco me ha parecido una excusa como cualquier otra para que la escritora asentara la primera parte de la novela. No, a mí éste viaje no me ha convencido, podría haberse inventado otros motivos si quería que hubiese un viaje en barco para asentar una historia romántica. Aunque yo más bien diría que Tristán se ha tirado más de medio libro corrompiendo y manipulando a Anne. Pero sí, se le perdona porque es guapo y rico.
No, no todo ha sido malo. Aunque me costó engancharme, la segunda mitad puede que me haya gustado más. Pero aún así se me ha hecho bastante repetitiva porque todo eran una sucesión de escenas básicamente iguales e inverosímiles. He seguido sin creerme tanta escapada de Anne al barco de Tristan en mitad de la noche sin que ocurriera nada ni los pillaran y se montara el escándalo padre. Pero aysss, quizás lo que menos me ha gustado de todo esto, es que si Anne tanto quería la seguridad y estabilidad de una mujer casada ¿Por qué no ha parado de haber escenas de encamado sin pensar en las consecuencias? Así desde luego es imposible granjearse un marido respetable. El personaje de Anne ha estado cargado de una inconsciencia e incongruencia total.
En cuanto a Tristan... pues no, al principio de la novela no me gustó. Me desagradaba mucho su actitud y su forma de tratar a las mujeres, pero sí, por desgracia muchos hombres en histórica empiezan siendo así hasta que sientan cabeza. Aunque lo cierto es que él no me ha cautivado en ningún momento, hasta Sebastian, con lo hermético y distante que fue en el anterior libro, consiguió ganarse su sitio en mi corazoncito. Pero Tristan, ufff, había ratos en que deseaba que le hubieran encadenado con la estúpida y odiosa de Lady Hermione para que la aguante (¡Qué personaje más insoportable!).
No, éste libro no ha funcionado, ni me ha convencido. Sé que Lorraine Heath puede hacerlo mejor, pero ésta obra me ha parecido un patinazo de escritor principiante. Sólo espero que por lo menos el libro del hermano menor, Rafe, esté a la altura.
Una de las cosas que más me han llamado la atención, es que no me parecía para nada que los personajes tuvieran una cierta credibilidad para la época que se supone ocupan. Estamos en 1858, y Anne más parecía una mujer de ahora que una de hace 170 años. Pasa de la ñoñez en que se crió como señorita de buena familia, a ser una mujer totalmente liberal ¿En qué circunstancias se explica éste cambio? Porque no lo he visto en ningún momento.
Luego tenemos el viaje en barco. Como supimos por el anterior libro, Tristan, para huir y ocupar su vida en algo, se vio obligado a hacerse a la mar. Con los años ha conseguido su propio barco, y su propia fortuna comerciando. Anne aparece un día y le ofrece que la lleve a Estambul para ver a su prometido. Pero es que según van pasando los capítulos y vas averiguando cosas, menor credibilidad hay en los motivos por los que Anne hace ése viaje. Vamos, que ni me he creído sus motivos ni nada. De hecho, el viaje en barco me ha parecido una excusa como cualquier otra para que la escritora asentara la primera parte de la novela. No, a mí éste viaje no me ha convencido, podría haberse inventado otros motivos si quería que hubiese un viaje en barco para asentar una historia romántica. Aunque yo más bien diría que Tristán se ha tirado más de medio libro corrompiendo y manipulando a Anne. Pero sí, se le perdona porque es guapo y rico.
No, no todo ha sido malo. Aunque me costó engancharme, la segunda mitad puede que me haya gustado más. Pero aún así se me ha hecho bastante repetitiva porque todo eran una sucesión de escenas básicamente iguales e inverosímiles. He seguido sin creerme tanta escapada de Anne al barco de Tristan en mitad de la noche sin que ocurriera nada ni los pillaran y se montara el escándalo padre. Pero aysss, quizás lo que menos me ha gustado de todo esto, es que si Anne tanto quería la seguridad y estabilidad de una mujer casada ¿Por qué no ha parado de haber escenas de encamado sin pensar en las consecuencias? Así desde luego es imposible granjearse un marido respetable. El personaje de Anne ha estado cargado de una inconsciencia e incongruencia total.
En cuanto a Tristan... pues no, al principio de la novela no me gustó. Me desagradaba mucho su actitud y su forma de tratar a las mujeres, pero sí, por desgracia muchos hombres en histórica empiezan siendo así hasta que sientan cabeza. Aunque lo cierto es que él no me ha cautivado en ningún momento, hasta Sebastian, con lo hermético y distante que fue en el anterior libro, consiguió ganarse su sitio en mi corazoncito. Pero Tristan, ufff, había ratos en que deseaba que le hubieran encadenado con la estúpida y odiosa de Lady Hermione para que la aguante (¡Qué personaje más insoportable!).
No, éste libro no ha funcionado, ni me ha convencido. Sé que Lorraine Heath puede hacerlo mejor, pero ésta obra me ha parecido un patinazo de escritor principiante. Sólo espero que por lo menos el libro del hermano menor, Rafe, esté a la altura.
November 28, 2016
La segunda entrega de la serie "Lores de Pembrook" cumple con creces lo que auguraba la primera. Una historia de pasiones que, antes de desatarse, se transforman en amor, aunque ninguno de los dos protagonistas se dé cuenta. Él, un capitán de navío con el que yo misma me embarcaría, y que además, es un lord. No es novedoso, pero siempre me han gustado los lores que dan la espalda a la aristocracia. Ella, hija de un marqués, una mujer de carácter más fuerte de lo que ella cree, con un objetivo claro, y muy consciente de que su mundo es la sociedad aristocrática en la que vive y que así seguirá siendo. El conflicto está servido. Alrededor de la pareja pululan unos secundarios que cumplen muy bien su función, con la presencia justa y cuando es necesaria. La novela me ha enganchado de principio a fin. Es una historia de amor y de amores (no solo amor romántico) en la que los protagonistas no tienen reparos en satisfacer sus deseos, pero sí en unir sus vidas. Sus mundos son incompatibles y ninguno de los dos quiere renunciar al suyo. Una historia que demuestra que el amor, cuando es verdadero, siempre encuentra un camino por el que avanzar. Muy, muy recomendable. Y si te gustan los capitanes de barco, no te la pierdas.
October 19, 2023
I did not enjoy this book. I listened to this on audio and Tristan had only one emotion and that was an arrogant voice.
He treated our heroine awfully and author redeemed him via a memory walk of his tragic childhood. That’s just a silly convention in romance.
I like Lorraine Heat western stories but I guess not her regencies.
He treated our heroine awfully and author redeemed him via a memory walk of his tragic childhood. That’s just a silly convention in romance.
I like Lorraine Heat western stories but I guess not her regencies.
September 26, 2014
5 Pirate Stars
BR with Aly!!
Lord Tristan Easton is the scoundrel among the brothers. Forced to leave his life as the second son of a duke and live in the seas as a pirate he has become a man no one messes with. He shows only his jovial face and pretends to be an unthinking man-whore in order to protect himself from coming too close to anyone since his only permanent love and home has become the sea. All this though is about to change the minute Lady Anne Heyworth steps into his life.
Anne was once very much in love with her fiancé when he decided to go off to war and in consequence lose his life. Years later Anne decides to hire Tristan's ship to take her to the place where her beloved died in the hopes of finding closure and moving on with her life. What she couldn't have guessed is that she would find herself very much addicted to the man who calls himself Crimson Jack.
What nothing could have prepared her for though is seeing the pirate she thought she left behind at a completely respectable ball were he shows up, actually invited.
BR with Aly!!
Lord Tristan Easton is the scoundrel among the brothers. Forced to leave his life as the second son of a duke and live in the seas as a pirate he has become a man no one messes with. He shows only his jovial face and pretends to be an unthinking man-whore in order to protect himself from coming too close to anyone since his only permanent love and home has become the sea. All this though is about to change the minute Lady Anne Heyworth steps into his life.
Anne was once very much in love with her fiancé when he decided to go off to war and in consequence lose his life. Years later Anne decides to hire Tristan's ship to take her to the place where her beloved died in the hopes of finding closure and moving on with her life. What she couldn't have guessed is that she would find herself very much addicted to the man who calls himself Crimson Jack.
What nothing could have prepared her for though is seeing the pirate she thought she left behind at a completely respectable ball were he shows up, actually invited.
June 22, 2025
3.25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
I liked this one just a tad less than the first book. I didn’t quite buy into Tristan falling for Anne right off the bat. Something about it just didn’t feel authentic to the character. Otherwise, I did enjoy the book and I absolutely adored the ending. Lorraine Heath does a great with historical romance. 🥰
I liked this one just a tad less than the first book. I didn’t quite buy into Tristan falling for Anne right off the bat. Something about it just didn’t feel authentic to the character. Otherwise, I did enjoy the book and I absolutely adored the ending. Lorraine Heath does a great with historical romance. 🥰
June 7, 2016
3 Stars
We met Tristan Easton, one of the lost lords of Pembrook, in the first novel of this series with his two brothers. He is the twin of the Duke of Keswick, but because no scars align his face, the better looking one. In the first book, he seems the type to deflect emotions with humor and sarcasm and he was always very playful, which made me excited to read his book! But for some reason, I just didn't connect to him in this one. I found myself skimming through the ending bits and I don't care to go back and see what happen. It was a lot of push and pull of Tristan not acknowledging his feelings and waiting till the last minute to make something happen.
Oh and we were supposed to get the feeling that he was a scoundrel, but other than being a manwhore....I didn't get that vibe at all. Thought the whole sea captain of Crimson Jack thing would play bigger into the story, but it didn't.
Anne, our heroine, became annoying to me the moment she decided to tell information about Tristan to people, knowing that London is full of gossips even if they're your friends. Lady Sarah seemed very condescending to me. First she was like ooh he's a savage, don't you dare talk to him. To, well their family means well, they're just intimidating. BITCH, you were just judging him two pages ago. But any way back to Anne. Another thing, she was way too wishy-washy. First she said nah you can't sleep with me anymore, we need to end this so don't come back to my bed. We only spend time during what's proper. BUT THEN, he leaves her alone for like a week and then she's fucking him in the dark again.
Chetwyn, is a very honorable and sweet guy, I'll tell you that. (Just realized that the novella is for him. Wow. Don't really care about him all too much, but I mean, I have it so I'm gonna read it.)
Hermione was annoying as shit and she didn't deserve to be with Jameson. That's it.
Oh, and they forgot that the pullout method is a thing, in this book SEVERAL times. As if her womb was a tank and couldn't be penetrated by the armed forces of his sperm. Just saying.
I know there's a book three for Rafe and all, but that epilogue could have held more for the fates of the brothers. Did they grow closer again, etc, etc. But we'll see in Rafe's book.
Quotes:
"Gentle has never been my style. I can't believe you're still in your blasted corset."
"I thought we might have to abandon ship."
"Which is exactly why you should have taken it off."
"I didn’t want to wash up on shore improperly attired."
"Sweetheart, we’re so far from any reachable land that you would have been drowned. You wouldn’t have cared."
[…]
"Don’t be so modest," He growled. "I’m not looking."
She relaxed. "Truly?"
"Of course I’m looking. I’m a man, aren’t I?" She laughed, then groaned as her stomach protested the movement
"You’re so refreshingly honest. I think I may have done some damage here."
"You’re really quite nice, aren’t you?" She asked of the wall.
"Because I won’t take advantage of a woman who might have her stomach contents over me? You don’t have very high standards, princess."
He’d follow her to hell to claim it was due to him.
Unfortunately, he suspected she was headed for heaven, which was barred to him.
We met Tristan Easton, one of the lost lords of Pembrook, in the first novel of this series with his two brothers. He is the twin of the Duke of Keswick, but because no scars align his face, the better looking one. In the first book, he seems the type to deflect emotions with humor and sarcasm and he was always very playful, which made me excited to read his book! But for some reason, I just didn't connect to him in this one. I found myself skimming through the ending bits and I don't care to go back and see what happen. It was a lot of push and pull of Tristan not acknowledging his feelings and waiting till the last minute to make something happen.
Oh and we were supposed to get the feeling that he was a scoundrel, but other than being a manwhore....I didn't get that vibe at all. Thought the whole sea captain of Crimson Jack thing would play bigger into the story, but it didn't.
Anne, our heroine, became annoying to me the moment she decided to tell information about Tristan to people, knowing that London is full of gossips even if they're your friends. Lady Sarah seemed very condescending to me. First she was like ooh he's a savage, don't you dare talk to him. To, well their family means well, they're just intimidating. BITCH, you were just judging him two pages ago. But any way back to Anne. Another thing, she was way too wishy-washy. First she said nah you can't sleep with me anymore, we need to end this so don't come back to my bed. We only spend time during what's proper. BUT THEN, he leaves her alone for like a week and then she's fucking him in the dark again.
Chetwyn, is a very honorable and sweet guy, I'll tell you that. (Just realized that the novella is for him. Wow. Don't really care about him all too much, but I mean, I have it so I'm gonna read it.)
Hermione was annoying as shit and she didn't deserve to be with Jameson. That's it.
Oh, and they forgot that the pullout method is a thing, in this book SEVERAL times. As if her womb was a tank and couldn't be penetrated by the armed forces of his sperm. Just saying.
I know there's a book three for Rafe and all, but that epilogue could have held more for the fates of the brothers. Did they grow closer again, etc, etc. But we'll see in Rafe's book.
Quotes:
"Gentle has never been my style. I can't believe you're still in your blasted corset."
"I thought we might have to abandon ship."
"Which is exactly why you should have taken it off."
"I didn’t want to wash up on shore improperly attired."
"Sweetheart, we’re so far from any reachable land that you would have been drowned. You wouldn’t have cared."
[…]
"Don’t be so modest," He growled. "I’m not looking."
She relaxed. "Truly?"
"Of course I’m looking. I’m a man, aren’t I?" She laughed, then groaned as her stomach protested the movement
"You’re so refreshingly honest. I think I may have done some damage here."
"You’re really quite nice, aren’t you?" She asked of the wall.
"Because I won’t take advantage of a woman who might have her stomach contents over me? You don’t have very high standards, princess."
He’d follow her to hell to claim it was due to him.
Unfortunately, he suspected she was headed for heaven, which was barred to him.
May 3, 2017
**2.5 stars**
The narration seriously detracted from my enjoyment of Lord of Temptation and probably the reason why I'm rounding down. The narrator's male voices were bad and indistinct, she used inappropriate accents and imbued the narration with a terrible melancholy. Everything and everything seem sooo saaaad!!!
Anne has been grieving her dead fiancee for several years and to find some closure, she decides to journey to the place he died. Her father refuses her wish but Anne takes matters on her own hands. She hires a ship and decides to travel with her maid, and this is where she meets Lord Tristan. She of course, doesn't know the guy is a Lord, she just thinks he's a rough ship captain. During the trip, they become very cozy and they end up becoming lovers.
Anne's behavior was very contradictory. She's strong enough to defy her father on the business of the trip but wants to marry well only to please him. She refuses to sleep with a man she loves and then sleeps with Tristan after knowing him after a few days. She was supposedly very concerned about her reputation but Tristan only had to crook his finger for her to go running to his bed. I guess she was like most people, doing disreputable things and just hoping that nobody would discover her.
Tristan spent most of his time chasing Anne or bemoaning how he didn't belong. You would think that a man his age should own who he was instead of wishing for the less interesting life of an aristocrat. He didn't spend time trying to mend the rift with his brothers, instead he envied the life of Anne's boring brothers? Why??
There were many more things that made me roll my eyes. The on and off wedding with Chetwin, Lady Hermione's actions, etc.
Definitely not reading the last in the series.
The narration seriously detracted from my enjoyment of Lord of Temptation and probably the reason why I'm rounding down. The narrator's male voices were bad and indistinct, she used inappropriate accents and imbued the narration with a terrible melancholy. Everything and everything seem sooo saaaad!!!
Anne has been grieving her dead fiancee for several years and to find some closure, she decides to journey to the place he died. Her father refuses her wish but Anne takes matters on her own hands. She hires a ship and decides to travel with her maid, and this is where she meets Lord Tristan. She of course, doesn't know the guy is a Lord, she just thinks he's a rough ship captain. During the trip, they become very cozy and they end up becoming lovers.
Anne's behavior was very contradictory. She's strong enough to defy her father on the business of the trip but wants to marry well only to please him. She refuses to sleep with a man she loves and then sleeps with Tristan after knowing him after a few days. She was supposedly very concerned about her reputation but Tristan only had to crook his finger for her to go running to his bed. I guess she was like most people, doing disreputable things and just hoping that nobody would discover her.
Tristan spent most of his time chasing Anne or bemoaning how he didn't belong. You would think that a man his age should own who he was instead of wishing for the less interesting life of an aristocrat. He didn't spend time trying to mend the rift with his brothers, instead he envied the life of Anne's boring brothers? Why??
There were many more things that made me roll my eyes. The on and off wedding with Chetwin, Lady Hermione's actions, etc.
Definitely not reading the last in the series.
March 9, 2024
Este libro es muy entretenido como el anterior me lo he leído en dos dias. Pero me ha parecido súper incoherente. Los protagonistas no parecían de la época que está ambientado el libro. De primeras no entendí ese afán de Anne por ir a Crimea a despedirse de su prometido y más sentirse culpable por no haberse acostado con el. Vamos era lo lógico en la época y si lo hubiera hecho estaría deshonrada aunque claro todo esto parece que en este libro no importa. Luego Tristán desde el primer momento que la ve solo piensa en llevársela a la cama al precio que sea aunque sea una dama y no quiera casarse con ella. Super egoísta por su parte. La protagonista se va en un barco sin avisar a su familia solo con su criada y cuando vuelve a su casa es como si no hubiera pasado nada además se encara al padre y los hermanos como si tuviera todas las libertades del mundo una mujer de la época. Y ella acede a acostarse con él como si nada, sin temor a la deshonra, a quedarse embarazada y no una varias veces luego encima pretende casarse y tener una vida respetable con hijos y consiente ser cortejada a pesar de que se está acostando con el prota en todo momento. Se escapa cada dos por tres de su casa y nadie se da cuenta. En realidad los protagonistas me han parecido dos sinvergüenzas tal para cual. El nivel de incongruencias que tiene este libro me ha parecido surrealista. Y luego incluso casi llega hasta casi casarse menos mal que el novio un poco antes de empezar la ceremonia le pregunta si lo ama y que él tampoco la ama y que vaya a buscarlo a el. En ese sentido ame a ese personaje secundario hermano del difunto prometido no era malo, ni odioso y siempre fue correcto y un caballero. Y bueno el protagonista con ese afán de viajar por el mar y luego en el penúltimo capítulo se soluciona todo. Ella está dispuesta a ser su amante y ser rechazada por la sociedad y el vende el barco y está dispuesto a establecerse. Y luego el epílogo varios años después menos mal que lo tiene. Y bueno en fin esto es lo que me ha parecido luego hay otros cosas pequeñas que me han molestado pero que son manías mías como que apenas se sabe del hijo que tiene Sebastián solo se sabe que es un niño pero no sé me hubiera gustado más interacción con la famila saber cómo se llama el niño, a quien se parece etc. y luego en el epílogo saber cómo se llaman las hijas que tienen. En fin pequeños detalles manías mías y bueno le pongo un 2.5 aunque redondeo a 3 a mi me gusta mucho el rigor histórico y aquí se lo han saltado a la torera.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 1, 2014
I'm starting to be more ruthless here but I feel like I need to be as honest as possible with the ratings regardless of how much I love the author. I am what you would call a seasoned historical romance reader (or just wary if you prefer) and I guess it takes a lot more to impress me now than it did before. I think this book falls into the medicore catagory - I guess what marks a good book is the fact that I actually look forward to finish it... with this one I felt like I was just reading it for the sake of finishing it. Then again, I can't find anything in particular to fault with it.
August 7, 2014
Lorraine Heath is a consummate story teller and I love this beautifully written and totally captivating love story.
How I imagine Lord Tristan Easton/Captain Crimson Jack…
Once Lord Tristan Easton, he is now the roguish, sexy, witty, adventure-loving Captain Crimson Jack but he still bears the emotional scars of leaving Pembrook all those years ago.
From the moment he’d galloped away from Pembrook, he’d sworn that he would never complain, whine, or cry about the unfairness of life. He’d buried deeply anything that could hurt him, because it had very nearly destroyed him to leave all that he loved.
He has built a wall around his heart so nothing could ever hurt him again. He had become his own man, strong and independent. He had tried to return to his former life as a lord but knew that he could never embrace society and he would always return to his first love, the sea.
…he couldn’t imagine giving up his roving life, his ship, his unencumbered existence.
He gives the impression that he doesn’t care about anything but rescuing the young boy ‘Mouse’ from being eaten by sharks shows just how deeply he cares about others.
How I imagine Lady Anne Hayworth…
She loved Walter, but during their last night together before he left, she’d hurt him with words and deeds. Perhaps if she hadn’t, he would have come home. She needed to apologise, to ask forgiveness.
For the past two years, Anne has been in mourning for her fiancé, Walter, who fought and died in the Crimea. Now her father and brothers are urging her to return to society and find a husband. She feels so much guilt and regret about the argument she and Walter had before he left and desperately needs to go to Scutari to say a final farewell to Walter. I appreciated that Anne genuinely loved Walter and he wasn’t portrayed as unworthy of her which happens in so many romances.
Anne does love her father and brothers but feels smothered by them because of their belief that, as a woman, she needs looking after. I thought it was a nice touch that she considers her brothers the worst gossips.
Their initial meeting in the tavern is so entertaining. I had this vivid mental picture of the disreputable looking Tristan, sprawled in his chair, insolently eyeing the very proper Anne up and down and responding to her request for help with a mocking smile:
“Depends on what sort of help you’re needing,” he said. “If it’s an adventure between the sheets—”
“Definitely not!” she snapped at the arrogant cad.
“Pity.”
I love how Anne stands up to him and thinks of him as a ‘mannerless jackanapes’.
I enjoyed watching their romance gradually unfold and love the scene where Tristan comforts Anne as she stands by Walter’s unmarked grave. It is so poignant and shows just how kind and caring Tristan is.
“I would take your pain if I could,” he said in a low rough voice.
When she thought her heart could ache no more, he bent his head and tenderly brushed his lips over hers, before gathering her into his arms and holding her near.
I like that Anne is willing to break all the rules of propriety and experience what it is like to be Tristan’s lover but realistic enough to know that he will never marry her. They come from different worlds and Tristan’s first love will always be the sea.
I love how Ms Heath describes that first kiss:
Long. Slow. Leisurely. It was all there, and yet in spite of that, the kiss was wild, untamed, unyielding. It commanded, it tempted, it seduced. Thoroughly, irrevocably.
It’s impossible for Tristan to keep away from Anne even after they get back to London but she wants something he can’t give her…a husband she sees every day, children and a home on dry land. So she accepts a marriage proposal from Walter’s brother, Lord Chetwyn. I love how she compares Chetwyn to Tristan as comparing an unfolding blossom to a raging storm.
I am so pleased that Chetwyn will be getting a Happy Ever After in the next book because he truly deserves it. He is prepared to face the humiliation of being jilted so that Anne can marry the man she truly loves
The scene when Tristan returns to the ruined tower, where he and his brothers were imprisoned, is such a powerful image and so heart-breaking that it just reduced me to tears.
“I’m not lost anymore, Anne,” he said quietly . “After fourteen years of wandering, I’ve finally found home. You are my safe harbor.”
If this perfect ending wasn’t enough, there is a lovely, heart-warming Epilogue too.
This is such a beautifully crafted and emotionally satisfying love story and only confirms why Lorraine Heath remains one of my all-time favourite authors..
REVIEW RATING: 5/5 STARS
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How I imagine Lord Tristan Easton/Captain Crimson Jack…
Once Lord Tristan Easton, he is now the roguish, sexy, witty, adventure-loving Captain Crimson Jack but he still bears the emotional scars of leaving Pembrook all those years ago.
From the moment he’d galloped away from Pembrook, he’d sworn that he would never complain, whine, or cry about the unfairness of life. He’d buried deeply anything that could hurt him, because it had very nearly destroyed him to leave all that he loved.
He has built a wall around his heart so nothing could ever hurt him again. He had become his own man, strong and independent. He had tried to return to his former life as a lord but knew that he could never embrace society and he would always return to his first love, the sea.
…he couldn’t imagine giving up his roving life, his ship, his unencumbered existence.
He gives the impression that he doesn’t care about anything but rescuing the young boy ‘Mouse’ from being eaten by sharks shows just how deeply he cares about others.
How I imagine Lady Anne Hayworth…
She loved Walter, but during their last night together before he left, she’d hurt him with words and deeds. Perhaps if she hadn’t, he would have come home. She needed to apologise, to ask forgiveness.
For the past two years, Anne has been in mourning for her fiancé, Walter, who fought and died in the Crimea. Now her father and brothers are urging her to return to society and find a husband. She feels so much guilt and regret about the argument she and Walter had before he left and desperately needs to go to Scutari to say a final farewell to Walter. I appreciated that Anne genuinely loved Walter and he wasn’t portrayed as unworthy of her which happens in so many romances.
Anne does love her father and brothers but feels smothered by them because of their belief that, as a woman, she needs looking after. I thought it was a nice touch that she considers her brothers the worst gossips.
Their initial meeting in the tavern is so entertaining. I had this vivid mental picture of the disreputable looking Tristan, sprawled in his chair, insolently eyeing the very proper Anne up and down and responding to her request for help with a mocking smile:
“Depends on what sort of help you’re needing,” he said. “If it’s an adventure between the sheets—”
“Definitely not!” she snapped at the arrogant cad.
“Pity.”
I love how Anne stands up to him and thinks of him as a ‘mannerless jackanapes’.
I enjoyed watching their romance gradually unfold and love the scene where Tristan comforts Anne as she stands by Walter’s unmarked grave. It is so poignant and shows just how kind and caring Tristan is.
“I would take your pain if I could,” he said in a low rough voice.
When she thought her heart could ache no more, he bent his head and tenderly brushed his lips over hers, before gathering her into his arms and holding her near.
I like that Anne is willing to break all the rules of propriety and experience what it is like to be Tristan’s lover but realistic enough to know that he will never marry her. They come from different worlds and Tristan’s first love will always be the sea.
I love how Ms Heath describes that first kiss:
Long. Slow. Leisurely. It was all there, and yet in spite of that, the kiss was wild, untamed, unyielding. It commanded, it tempted, it seduced. Thoroughly, irrevocably.
It’s impossible for Tristan to keep away from Anne even after they get back to London but she wants something he can’t give her…a husband she sees every day, children and a home on dry land. So she accepts a marriage proposal from Walter’s brother, Lord Chetwyn. I love how she compares Chetwyn to Tristan as comparing an unfolding blossom to a raging storm.
I am so pleased that Chetwyn will be getting a Happy Ever After in the next book because he truly deserves it. He is prepared to face the humiliation of being jilted so that Anne can marry the man she truly loves
The scene when Tristan returns to the ruined tower, where he and his brothers were imprisoned, is such a powerful image and so heart-breaking that it just reduced me to tears.
“I’m not lost anymore, Anne,” he said quietly . “After fourteen years of wandering, I’ve finally found home. You are my safe harbor.”
If this perfect ending wasn’t enough, there is a lovely, heart-warming Epilogue too.
This is such a beautifully crafted and emotionally satisfying love story and only confirms why Lorraine Heath remains one of my all-time favourite authors..
REVIEW RATING: 5/5 STARS
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December 20, 2025
An overall melancholic tone
This is another series that has been languishing at the bottom of my kindle. I didn't really like the first story and both remaining brother failed to make and impression so I didn't really have an incentive to want to read about them.
Nevertheless, better late than never... right?
࿔*:･ The writing and plot
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This is another series that has been languishing at the bottom of my kindle. I didn't really like the first story and both remaining brother failed to make and impression so I didn't really have an incentive to want to read about them.
Nevertheless, better late than never... right?
࿔*:･ The writing and plot
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September 9, 2024
"All the way to the horizon and beyond. When a man dies on a ship, he's given to the sea. Over the years, Anne, I've learned that it matters not where a man is buried. It matters only where he is remembered"
I tend to have a soft spot for Lorraine Heath's books (with a few exceptions) - and I really enjoyed this story too, it served as a great comfort read ❤️
December 19, 2012
TWO AND A HALF STARS
It's really a shame to give this such a low rating because Lorraine Heath is in my top five romance authors and she rarely dissapoints. This isn't a bad book, it's just one of those dime a dozen forgettable ones.
Which shouldn't have been the case. Tristan's back story, given in the far superior Waking With the Duke, is positively Shakespearean. His Richard the Third-esque Uncle tries to murder him and his two brothers for the fortune and title. Runaways at fourteen, Tristan is separated from his brothers and had to resort to piracy to scrape by before coming into his own as a ship captain and getting revenge on their Uncle. Great set up right?
But....nothing happens in this book. There's no piracy, he just goes on a quick boat ride around England. They don't travel anywhere interesting. There is a storm on the boat, and the heroine actually stays down below, which was a fun change. Usually they disobey and fall overboard, or are kidnapped by pirates, or caught in a mutiny, or some such adventure common to romance novels. But no, she listens and stays safe and below, which I don't think has ever happened before!
I also didn't like it much because I don't like romances where the hero is struck by the heroines beauty and is head over heels in the first chapter. It is always more interesting when an attraction builds. I also don't like commitment phobic heros that change their mind in the last chapter. It's not romantic and frankly, boring.
I am really looking forward to Heath's next book about the youngest brother Rafe, who was left by his brothers at the workhouse when he was ten. It looks to be very promising. Also, don't miss the first book in this series about Tristan's brother, it was wonderful.
It's really a shame to give this such a low rating because Lorraine Heath is in my top five romance authors and she rarely dissapoints. This isn't a bad book, it's just one of those dime a dozen forgettable ones.
Which shouldn't have been the case. Tristan's back story, given in the far superior Waking With the Duke, is positively Shakespearean. His Richard the Third-esque Uncle tries to murder him and his two brothers for the fortune and title. Runaways at fourteen, Tristan is separated from his brothers and had to resort to piracy to scrape by before coming into his own as a ship captain and getting revenge on their Uncle. Great set up right?
But....nothing happens in this book. There's no piracy, he just goes on a quick boat ride around England. They don't travel anywhere interesting. There is a storm on the boat, and the heroine actually stays down below, which was a fun change. Usually they disobey and fall overboard, or are kidnapped by pirates, or caught in a mutiny, or some such adventure common to romance novels. But no, she listens and stays safe and below, which I don't think has ever happened before!
I also didn't like it much because I don't like romances where the hero is struck by the heroines beauty and is head over heels in the first chapter. It is always more interesting when an attraction builds. I also don't like commitment phobic heros that change their mind in the last chapter. It's not romantic and frankly, boring.
I am really looking forward to Heath's next book about the youngest brother Rafe, who was left by his brothers at the workhouse when he was ten. It looks to be very promising. Also, don't miss the first book in this series about Tristan's brother, it was wonderful.
March 15, 2021
Le voy a poner 3 estrellas porque está bien escrito pero mi experiencia lectora es de 2'5, y aquí me planto, no voy a terminar la trilogía. El primero no me gustó mucho, tenía esperanzas puestas en este y me salió rana así que no pienso seguir por este camino.
No me ha gustado ni el comportamiento de ella ni el de él. Hasta casi al final ninguno quería dar el brazo a torcer ni quería estar con el otro y de repente chimpún que sí, que queremos estar juntos 😐
No me ha gustado ni el comportamiento de ella ni el de él. Hasta casi al final ninguno quería dar el brazo a torcer ni quería estar con el otro y de repente chimpún que sí, que queremos estar juntos 😐
August 18, 2012
"There is no way this couple can have a future together." That's what you'll be saying to yourself right up until the last few pages of this story, and by my standards that makes for a pretty darn good book. It's Romancelandia, so we know that an HEA is guaranteed, but how . . . ?
Lorraine Heath is one of my go-to HR authors, and although I did not love the first books in this trilogy, She Tempts the Duke, I was excited to receive an ARC of this book from Edelweiss.
First, a quick update on the story of the three Pembroke lords. Their father was the late Duke of Keswick, and their uncle was the devil himself. After arranging for the duke's apparently accidental death, the uncle imprisoned the young brothers in Yorkshire and made plans for their demise. This cra-cra uncle really want to be a duke! In the first volume, the brothers flee from their home, split up, and return as agreed twelve years later to claim their birthright. Eldest brother, Sebastian, becomes the duke; the uncle gets his just deserts; and we get intriguing glimpses of the two younger brothers, Tristan and Rafe.
Tristan went to sea at the age of 14, shortly after escaping from their mad uncle. He grew to love life on board a ship, and after helping his brothers expose their uncle's crimes, all Tristan wants is to continue his life as Crimson Jack, captain of his own ship. One day, a beautiful young woman wants to hire him to take her to the Crimea, so she can bid a personal farewell to her soldier fiance, who has yet to return from the Crimean War. (This is a weak link in the story. It's a long, costly trip, and it seems like a Dear John letter would suffice. I won't spoil things for you, though.)
Tristan becomes smitten with Lady Anne, however, during the course of the voyage, and just before returning to England they engage in a night of passionate lovemaking. No one in Society knows of Lady Anne's scandalous behavior, so she returns to her father's house and resumes her traditional duties. At a ball, however, Tristan shows up, and only then does she learn his true identity.
Lady Anne wants to lead a conventional life -- titled husband, a country estate, and children -- so she agrees to marry a marquis. Tristan wants nothing more than to sail the seas. Will love be enough to bring these two together?
Heath almost spoiled the book for me by dreaming up a truly over-the-top wedding scene. It's flat-out ludicrous, even by Romancelandia standards. Things were somewhat redeemed, however, by the truly lovely epilogue showing how these lovers devised a life together.
The last book in the trilogy is the story of Rafe, who was only eight years old when his brothers were forced to leave him in a workhouse. Rafe now owns a gambling hell in London, and he's still angry with his brothers. I'll definitely be reading this one.
Many thanks to Edelweiss and Avon for the opportunity to read an ARC of this book.
Lorraine Heath is one of my go-to HR authors, and although I did not love the first books in this trilogy, She Tempts the Duke, I was excited to receive an ARC of this book from Edelweiss.
First, a quick update on the story of the three Pembroke lords. Their father was the late Duke of Keswick, and their uncle was the devil himself. After arranging for the duke's apparently accidental death, the uncle imprisoned the young brothers in Yorkshire and made plans for their demise. This cra-cra uncle really want to be a duke! In the first volume, the brothers flee from their home, split up, and return as agreed twelve years later to claim their birthright. Eldest brother, Sebastian, becomes the duke; the uncle gets his just deserts; and we get intriguing glimpses of the two younger brothers, Tristan and Rafe.
Tristan went to sea at the age of 14, shortly after escaping from their mad uncle. He grew to love life on board a ship, and after helping his brothers expose their uncle's crimes, all Tristan wants is to continue his life as Crimson Jack, captain of his own ship. One day, a beautiful young woman wants to hire him to take her to the Crimea, so she can bid a personal farewell to her soldier fiance, who has yet to return from the Crimean War. (This is a weak link in the story. It's a long, costly trip, and it seems like a Dear John letter would suffice. I won't spoil things for you, though.)
Tristan becomes smitten with Lady Anne, however, during the course of the voyage, and just before returning to England they engage in a night of passionate lovemaking. No one in Society knows of Lady Anne's scandalous behavior, so she returns to her father's house and resumes her traditional duties. At a ball, however, Tristan shows up, and only then does she learn his true identity.
Lady Anne wants to lead a conventional life -- titled husband, a country estate, and children -- so she agrees to marry a marquis. Tristan wants nothing more than to sail the seas. Will love be enough to bring these two together?
Heath almost spoiled the book for me by dreaming up a truly over-the-top wedding scene. It's flat-out ludicrous, even by Romancelandia standards. Things were somewhat redeemed, however, by the truly lovely epilogue showing how these lovers devised a life together.
The last book in the trilogy is the story of Rafe, who was only eight years old when his brothers were forced to leave him in a workhouse. Rafe now owns a gambling hell in London, and he's still angry with his brothers. I'll definitely be reading this one.
Many thanks to Edelweiss and Avon for the opportunity to read an ARC of this book.
March 25, 2023
Tres niños que huyeron de su tío y su horrible destino. Tres hombres que regresan y reclaman lo que es suyo por derecho.
Tristan es un hombre forjado en el mar y no ve un futuro como lord, no concibe otra vida sino como el temido capitán Crimson Jack. Pero una noche conoce a una joven Anne Hayworth que le pide que la lleve a Crimea a ver a su prometido y ese viaje se convierte en algo más.
La segunda novela de la serie “Los lores perdidos de Pembrook” continúa la historia de Tristan Easton, el segundo de los hermanos, gemelo del duque de Keswick. Tristan tras huir de su tío, se embarca en un navío y forja una vida dedicada al mar. Ahora es el capitán de su propio navío y es conocido como Crimson Jack. A su regreso se reúne con sus hermanos y llevan a cabo su venganza. Tristan no se adapta a la vida como lord, por ello regresa a su navío y está dos años alejado de sus dos hermanos por segunda vez. A su vuelta conocerá a Anne Hayworth, una joven dama que quiere ir hasta Crimea para encontrarse con su prometido. Tristan se siente atraído por la joven y le pide como pago un beso y ese juego tendrá consecuencias para los dos.
Esta segunda novela me ha gustado más que la primera, aunque hay momentos en que la historia se vuelve lenta, pues se reincide en la misma idea y parece no avanzar.
Tristan es un personaje que me gustó desde el primero de los libros, su pasado tiene momentos duros, pero no es tan dramático como el de Sebastian. Aquí tenemos a un hombre con dos caras: el duro y respetado capitán Crimson Jack y el divertido, pícaro y libertino Tristan. Él no entiende una vida alejada del mar y por eso se niega a formar parte de la sociedad y menos aún de forjar una familia propia. La relación con sus hermanos sigue tensa con uno de ellos, el misterioso Rafe, que se niega a tener ningún apego hacia ellos.
Tristan no se muestra tan amargado como sus hermanos, pero sabe que no podría sentirse plenamente completo viviendo como un lord.
Anne Hayworth, una joven prometida, está decidida a ver a su prometido y no le importa si tiene que tratar con el afamado capitán para conseguir lo que se propone. Lo que no esperaba es que como pago de su trayecto sea un beso... https://oceanodelibros.blogspot.com/2...
Tristan es un hombre forjado en el mar y no ve un futuro como lord, no concibe otra vida sino como el temido capitán Crimson Jack. Pero una noche conoce a una joven Anne Hayworth que le pide que la lleve a Crimea a ver a su prometido y ese viaje se convierte en algo más.
La segunda novela de la serie “Los lores perdidos de Pembrook” continúa la historia de Tristan Easton, el segundo de los hermanos, gemelo del duque de Keswick. Tristan tras huir de su tío, se embarca en un navío y forja una vida dedicada al mar. Ahora es el capitán de su propio navío y es conocido como Crimson Jack. A su regreso se reúne con sus hermanos y llevan a cabo su venganza. Tristan no se adapta a la vida como lord, por ello regresa a su navío y está dos años alejado de sus dos hermanos por segunda vez. A su vuelta conocerá a Anne Hayworth, una joven dama que quiere ir hasta Crimea para encontrarse con su prometido. Tristan se siente atraído por la joven y le pide como pago un beso y ese juego tendrá consecuencias para los dos.
Esta segunda novela me ha gustado más que la primera, aunque hay momentos en que la historia se vuelve lenta, pues se reincide en la misma idea y parece no avanzar.
Tristan es un personaje que me gustó desde el primero de los libros, su pasado tiene momentos duros, pero no es tan dramático como el de Sebastian. Aquí tenemos a un hombre con dos caras: el duro y respetado capitán Crimson Jack y el divertido, pícaro y libertino Tristan. Él no entiende una vida alejada del mar y por eso se niega a formar parte de la sociedad y menos aún de forjar una familia propia. La relación con sus hermanos sigue tensa con uno de ellos, el misterioso Rafe, que se niega a tener ningún apego hacia ellos.
Tristan no se muestra tan amargado como sus hermanos, pero sabe que no podría sentirse plenamente completo viviendo como un lord.
Anne Hayworth, una joven prometida, está decidida a ver a su prometido y no le importa si tiene que tratar con el afamado capitán para conseguir lo que se propone. Lo que no esperaba es que como pago de su trayecto sea un beso... https://oceanodelibros.blogspot.com/2...
February 24, 2016
Lord of Temptation is another very good love story between the 2nd Pembrook twins Lord Tristan Easton brother to the Duke of Keswick and Lady Anne Hayworth, daughter to the Earl of Blackwood. This is one Hot sensuous Romance between Triston and Anne. It was a whirlwind romance.
Anne has hired Captain Crimson Jack/Triston to take her to Scutari were her fiancé Water has been fighting the Crimean War. She needs to ask his forgiveness for an argument they had before he left for the war. Triston is intrigued and in lust with her. They make a bargain for her to secure passage on his ship the Revenge. Once onboard the attraction between the two is electric. Needless to say Triston is determine to have Anne before she reaches her love Walter. But there is one problem with that and I won't say what. Triston doesn't find out either right away.
Both Triston and Anne are tortured souls Triston because he and his 2 other brothers had to run for there lives when there uncle tried to kill them and they were just young boys. They have lived some pretty hard lives after there escape and it has shaped Triston's views on love and settling down in one place. The Sea is his home now. Anne is troubled by what she perceives she has done to hurt the love of her life Walter and she can't forgive herself just yet.
Lorraine Heath is one of the best Historical Romance authors writing today. Her romances centered around the couple and are very detailed with a backdrop of lively loveable secondary characters. Her stories are well developed with just the right amount of backstory for a series book. I encourage all lovers of HR to read "The Lost Lords of Pembrook!!
Anne has hired Captain Crimson Jack/Triston to take her to Scutari were her fiancé Water has been fighting the Crimean War. She needs to ask his forgiveness for an argument they had before he left for the war. Triston is intrigued and in lust with her. They make a bargain for her to secure passage on his ship the Revenge. Once onboard the attraction between the two is electric. Needless to say Triston is determine to have Anne before she reaches her love Walter. But there is one problem with that and I won't say what. Triston doesn't find out either right away.
Both Triston and Anne are tortured souls Triston because he and his 2 other brothers had to run for there lives when there uncle tried to kill them and they were just young boys. They have lived some pretty hard lives after there escape and it has shaped Triston's views on love and settling down in one place. The Sea is his home now. Anne is troubled by what she perceives she has done to hurt the love of her life Walter and she can't forgive herself just yet.
Lorraine Heath is one of the best Historical Romance authors writing today. Her romances centered around the couple and are very detailed with a backdrop of lively loveable secondary characters. Her stories are well developed with just the right amount of backstory for a series book. I encourage all lovers of HR to read "The Lost Lords of Pembrook!!
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