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Rogue Trilogy #2
Seduced by a Rogue
While searching for a priceless amulet at the request of the English government, dashing spy Ramsey Dunsmore, Earl of Braxton, plays a dangerous game of seduction with his former lover, Phoebe Thompson, who holds the key to the missing artifact. Original.
384 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2003
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Connie Mason
140 books534 followersConnie Mason or Cara Miles is the best-selling author of more than fifty historical romances and novellas. Her tales of passion and adventure are set in exotic as well as American locales. Connie was named Story Teller of the Year in 1990 by Romantic Times and was awarded Career Achievement award in the Western category by Romantic Times in 1994. Connie makes her home in Tarpon Springs, Florida with her husband Jerry.
Prior to her first published work in 1984, Connie was a full time homemaker. Always an avid reader, writing was one of Connie's dreams.
In 1995 Connie was featured on a segment of the CBS news show 48 Hours, a television production that devoted an entire program to the romance novel industry. Connie was also featured in an article published by National Inquirer.
In addition to writing and traveling, Connie enjoys telling anyone who will listen about her three children and nine grandchildren, and sharing memories of her years living abroad in Europe and Asia as the wife of a career serviceman. In her spare time Connie enjoys reading, dancing, playing bridge and freshwater fishing with her husband.
Prior to her first published work in 1984, Connie was a full time homemaker. Always an avid reader, writing was one of Connie's dreams.
In 1995 Connie was featured on a segment of the CBS news show 48 Hours, a television production that devoted an entire program to the romance novel industry. Connie was also featured in an article published by National Inquirer.
In addition to writing and traveling, Connie enjoys telling anyone who will listen about her three children and nine grandchildren, and sharing memories of her years living abroad in Europe and Asia as the wife of a career serviceman. In her spare time Connie enjoys reading, dancing, playing bridge and freshwater fishing with her husband.
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February 8, 2016
ah the cliches. I have no word.
First of all, who wrote the title of the book? And who picked the cover? I thought the title unoriginal, as fitting as it is to the story, and the cover un-appetizing. Am I alone in this??
Phoebe is so frustrating for me. First she left Ramsey because she heard from a male friend, who obviously had his own designs on her, that Ramsey was just using her. This was right after they had committed themselves to each other. She didn't have the decency to stay around and give Ramsey a chance to defend himself. She just left!
When Ramsey and Phoebe met again, understandably Ramsey was PISSED OFF. I was totally camp Ramsey. He was no saint but seriously, in comparison to Phoebe running away with another man who wanted to marry her himself, Ramsey was as reliable and steadfast as you could expect in a man.
This book was just one huge understanding and 10 sex scenes too many. The only thing they could do together was having great, mind-numbing sex (I wonder how often that happens in real life?) Phoebe has only herself to blame. She abandoned Ramsey, did not ever try to explain why she felt she had to leave him, and lied repeatedly to Ramsey. She had no trust in him and I really would like to ask her why? If anyone had done anything that is not trustworthy, it was Phoebe. Ramsey only reacted to the betrayal.
The only saving grace of the book was that Connie Mason has a way in storytelling. This book is full of deceit and really unoriginal, but it is readable. I started the book feeling that hmm I could probably like the book. As Phoebe's idiocy continues, I thought ah well, perhaps a 3 stars. But then Phoebe never once stop being stupid, I had to take away another star and that leaves the book with 2 dim stars.
First of all, who wrote the title of the book? And who picked the cover? I thought the title unoriginal, as fitting as it is to the story, and the cover un-appetizing. Am I alone in this??
Phoebe is so frustrating for me. First she left Ramsey because she heard from a male friend, who obviously had his own designs on her, that Ramsey was just using her. This was right after they had committed themselves to each other. She didn't have the decency to stay around and give Ramsey a chance to defend himself. She just left!
When Ramsey and Phoebe met again, understandably Ramsey was PISSED OFF. I was totally camp Ramsey. He was no saint but seriously, in comparison to Phoebe running away with another man who wanted to marry her himself, Ramsey was as reliable and steadfast as you could expect in a man.
This book was just one huge understanding and 10 sex scenes too many. The only thing they could do together was having great, mind-numbing sex (I wonder how often that happens in real life?) Phoebe has only herself to blame. She abandoned Ramsey, did not ever try to explain why she felt she had to leave him, and lied repeatedly to Ramsey. She had no trust in him and I really would like to ask her why? If anyone had done anything that is not trustworthy, it was Phoebe. Ramsey only reacted to the betrayal.
The only saving grace of the book was that Connie Mason has a way in storytelling. This book is full of deceit and really unoriginal, but it is readable. I started the book feeling that hmm I could probably like the book. As Phoebe's idiocy continues, I thought ah well, perhaps a 3 stars. But then Phoebe never once stop being stupid, I had to take away another star and that leaves the book with 2 dim stars.
December 25, 2021
This was horrendous. I don't often call heroine's stupid but this one earns it for brain dead decisions throughout the book. Left her husband just after consummating the marriage on the words of OM and then acts hurt when H never trusts her later in the book. Even the usually reliable love scenes felt like a chore to get through. Stolen amulet plot was a good device. Sadly it was written so poorly.
For readers who care, H sleeps around a lot during separation.
For readers who care, H sleeps around a lot during separation.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 4, 2016
Aunque la historia ha estado bien, no me ha convencido del todo, sobre todo la actitud de los protagonistas. La trama de misterio que gira en torno a la historia me ha gustado, pero es demasiado obvio desde el principio quien está metido en el ajo.
January 15, 2018
Leído en Junio 2013
Bajo la calidad con respecto al primer libro de la serie, resultó un poco predecible... pero no deja de ser algo entretenido!!
SINOPSIS:
Ramsay Dunsmore, Conde de Braxton, creía que sus días como espía para el gobierno inglés habían terminado, pero el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores ha solicitado su ayuda en la búsqueda de un valioso amuleto. La tarea de Braxton consiste en hacer lo que mejor se le da: utilizar sus encantos con una joven belleza para que le revele todo lo que sabe. Pero para Braxton esta misión tiene una segunda intención. La dama en cuestión es una antigua amante de Ram, la mujer que rompió su corazón cuatro años antes. Los seductores besos que deposite en sus exuberantes labios serán algo más que apasionados… tendrán el dulce sabor de la venganza.
Los problemas de Phoebe no han hecho más que empezar. La ausencia de su padre, que es egiptólogo, han hecho recaer sobre él las sospechas del robo de una pieza antigua. Y para colmo, ahora tiene un chichón en la cabeza después de sufrir el asalto a su casa por parte de unos desconocidos en busca de la dichosa pieza. Lo último que necesita son las ardientes atenciones de Lord Braxton, infame libertino londinense a quien una vez había entregado equivocadamente su cuerpo y su corazón. Pero la seducción es cosa de dos y a pesar de la confianza de Ram en su poderoso atractivo sexual, Phoebe planea vencerle en su terreno. El sensual lord Braxton demostrará que sus intenciones eran honorables antes de que ella pueda renunciar a todo... incluso a su corazón.
Bajo la calidad con respecto al primer libro de la serie, resultó un poco predecible... pero no deja de ser algo entretenido!!
SINOPSIS:
Ramsay Dunsmore, Conde de Braxton, creía que sus días como espía para el gobierno inglés habían terminado, pero el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores ha solicitado su ayuda en la búsqueda de un valioso amuleto. La tarea de Braxton consiste en hacer lo que mejor se le da: utilizar sus encantos con una joven belleza para que le revele todo lo que sabe. Pero para Braxton esta misión tiene una segunda intención. La dama en cuestión es una antigua amante de Ram, la mujer que rompió su corazón cuatro años antes. Los seductores besos que deposite en sus exuberantes labios serán algo más que apasionados… tendrán el dulce sabor de la venganza.
Los problemas de Phoebe no han hecho más que empezar. La ausencia de su padre, que es egiptólogo, han hecho recaer sobre él las sospechas del robo de una pieza antigua. Y para colmo, ahora tiene un chichón en la cabeza después de sufrir el asalto a su casa por parte de unos desconocidos en busca de la dichosa pieza. Lo último que necesita son las ardientes atenciones de Lord Braxton, infame libertino londinense a quien una vez había entregado equivocadamente su cuerpo y su corazón. Pero la seducción es cosa de dos y a pesar de la confianza de Ram en su poderoso atractivo sexual, Phoebe planea vencerle en su terreno. El sensual lord Braxton demostrará que sus intenciones eran honorables antes de que ella pueda renunciar a todo... incluso a su corazón.
February 2, 2017
En el segundo libro la calidad baja un poco, pero no deja de ser interesante. Tenemos un escenario bastant diferente y una trama un poco más predecible pero que engancha. Los personajes son el gran error de la novela, pues las desiciones que toman en las distintas situaciones resultan completamente absurdas, y eso hace que se le pierda intrés a la novela. A pesar de esto la califico con 3 estrellas.
June 29, 2021
Il fulcro della passione dei due personaggi è la rabbia che nutrono ognuno nei confronti dell’altra. Il motivo di questa rabbia lo si intuisce passo dopo passo, per essere svelato solo quasi alla fine, quando si viene anche a capo di tutta la situazione e salta fuori la verità. Nonostante la presenza emozioni dirompenti e violente, il libro si presenta, un po’ smielato e dolce, tuttavia in entrambi i personaggi l’enunciazione dei sentimenti, la percezione che si ha di essi attraverso i loro pensieri, o semplicemente l’insistenza dell’autrice, toglie un po’ di fascino al romanzo. Inoltre il contesto storico ha stonato con i dialoghi e alcuni episodi.
October 5, 2021
I don't want to sound like I'm singing my own praises, but lately I seem to have an instinct for knowing from the start what book's a winner and what's a loser, and this one gets a reward. It started out good and kept up its momentum, and though the tale could have been told in less time and pages, it didn't leave you feeling like it was dragging on.
I love the mix of romance, intrigue, mystery, Egyptology, misunderstanding, and deception. There are secret meetings, kidnappings, trusting the wrong person, doubting the right one, intentions gone awry, and just a lot of fun. And it all revolves around a rare Egyptian amulet with an exquisite ruby in its center.
I like the way the couple's (Phoebe and Ram) past is entwined with the present, but the details and full story aren't revealed right away, drawing you into the story, because you want to know more, and while you wait there's plenty to capture your interest. While neither of them is perfect, and there are times when you'd like to shake some sense into them both, you can't help liking them. Secondary characters, like Phoebe's father, Ram's friend Luc, and the housekeeper, are also appealing. David, on the other hand......
There are a few missteps, like the way they go round in circles trying to fix their fractured relationship. I'm not going to give too many details and be a spoiler, but I will say that there's a lot of stubbornness in them both, too much unwillingness to see things other than from their own perspective. Phoebe puts too much emphasis on Ram's wild past and all the women in it, and won't believe he's capable of fidelity, while Ram lets his pride get in the way, and won't let go of the fact that Phoebe walked out on him, doubting his loyalty. He wants revenge, she wants to forget him; neither gets what they want.
Some things are a bit silly, like Phoebe walking out on Ram without telling him the reason, leaving him to wonder why she suddenly hurled accusations at him and stormed off. Later, she states she regretted leaving almost immediately, but it was too late to do anything about it. Why? True, she was aboard ship to join her father in Egypt, but how does that stop her from writing a letter? If they stopped at any ports before their destination, she could have had it sent on its way, or else sent immediately after arriving in Egypt. Things being what they were back in the early 19th century, it would have taken a heck of a while to arrive, but at least it would have been something, and she really did owe him an explanation.
As for Ram, he went on about how Phoebe had hurt his pride by walking out on him, despite his readiness to make a commitment, and he wanted to get back at her. Did he ever stop to think that he already did, that his lifestyle in the time they were apart was the best revenge? While Phoebe devoted herself to helping her father in his work, leaving no time for a social life, Ram's life was all about socializing, as well as drinking, gambling, partying and, most of all, womanizing. While the most Phoebe did was share a few (unsatisfying) kisses with David, her father's young associate, Ram was having passionate sex with more women than he could remember. I'd say he got his revenge, alright. Not that I'm advocating promiscuity, I'm just saying that, bring human, when he found out David wasn't her lover like he thought, and neither was any other man, it had to give him a feeling of triumph, even so those women didn't make him forget her.
There's more to the tale, but you'll have to read the book to find out, and you'll be entertained the whole time.
I love the mix of romance, intrigue, mystery, Egyptology, misunderstanding, and deception. There are secret meetings, kidnappings, trusting the wrong person, doubting the right one, intentions gone awry, and just a lot of fun. And it all revolves around a rare Egyptian amulet with an exquisite ruby in its center.
I like the way the couple's (Phoebe and Ram) past is entwined with the present, but the details and full story aren't revealed right away, drawing you into the story, because you want to know more, and while you wait there's plenty to capture your interest. While neither of them is perfect, and there are times when you'd like to shake some sense into them both, you can't help liking them. Secondary characters, like Phoebe's father, Ram's friend Luc, and the housekeeper, are also appealing. David, on the other hand......
There are a few missteps, like the way they go round in circles trying to fix their fractured relationship. I'm not going to give too many details and be a spoiler, but I will say that there's a lot of stubbornness in them both, too much unwillingness to see things other than from their own perspective. Phoebe puts too much emphasis on Ram's wild past and all the women in it, and won't believe he's capable of fidelity, while Ram lets his pride get in the way, and won't let go of the fact that Phoebe walked out on him, doubting his loyalty. He wants revenge, she wants to forget him; neither gets what they want.
Some things are a bit silly, like Phoebe walking out on Ram without telling him the reason, leaving him to wonder why she suddenly hurled accusations at him and stormed off. Later, she states she regretted leaving almost immediately, but it was too late to do anything about it. Why? True, she was aboard ship to join her father in Egypt, but how does that stop her from writing a letter? If they stopped at any ports before their destination, she could have had it sent on its way, or else sent immediately after arriving in Egypt. Things being what they were back in the early 19th century, it would have taken a heck of a while to arrive, but at least it would have been something, and she really did owe him an explanation.
As for Ram, he went on about how Phoebe had hurt his pride by walking out on him, despite his readiness to make a commitment, and he wanted to get back at her. Did he ever stop to think that he already did, that his lifestyle in the time they were apart was the best revenge? While Phoebe devoted herself to helping her father in his work, leaving no time for a social life, Ram's life was all about socializing, as well as drinking, gambling, partying and, most of all, womanizing. While the most Phoebe did was share a few (unsatisfying) kisses with David, her father's young associate, Ram was having passionate sex with more women than he could remember. I'd say he got his revenge, alright. Not that I'm advocating promiscuity, I'm just saying that, bring human, when he found out David wasn't her lover like he thought, and neither was any other man, it had to give him a feeling of triumph, even so those women didn't make him forget her.
There's more to the tale, but you'll have to read the book to find out, and you'll be entertained the whole time.
March 10, 2018
Хубава книжка, но главната героиня е много наивна и глупава, поради което историята е разтегната като локум. Върти се около един проблем - изгубения амулет. Още в средата на книгата се изясняват основните загадки и заради това се позагубва интереса до края.
January 7, 2018
Best!!!
Loved everything about this book! Highly recommend it to any Connie Mason fans. Easy read and i finished it in one day
Loved everything about this book! Highly recommend it to any Connie Mason fans. Easy read and i finished it in one day
March 9, 2009
I really love Connie's books. I know some think they are old fashioned bodice rippers, and maybe they are, but I do enjoy them. Ramsey, Earl of Braxton thought his days of spying were over until his boss calls him in and asks him to investigate a missing amulet. The only trouble is that the woman that may have the amulet is his xlover. Phoebe Thompson's father (an egyptologist) is missing and her home gets burglarized leaving her injured...and the last thing she needs is her exlover showing up. Good story.
July 16, 2012
Ramsey gets an assignment from the government, to question his former love of her and her fathers involvement in the disappearance of an priceless egyptian artifact. Seeing Phoebe again awakens all the old feelings.
Historical romance, fluff and suspense.
Historical romance, fluff and suspense.
March 4, 2008
very good !!
August 10, 2012
My least favorite of the three rogue stories. It lacked not only a good romantic plot but there was no real connection between the first book and this one.
December 3, 2012
One of the best.....
March 30, 2016
Not her very best, but it was a good read,....
I liked them both.
I liked them both.
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January 8, 2019Ramsey Dunmore, Earl of Braxton, thought his days of spying for the English government were over, until the Foreign Office requested his help in the search for a valuable amulet. Braxton was to do what he did best -- charm a young beauty into disclosing all. But this mission had an ulterior motive: the woman in question had broken Ram's heart four years before. This seduction would have the sweet taste of revenge.
Phoebe Thompson had more than her fair share of worries. Her Egyptologist father was missing, blamed for the disappearance of an ancient artifact, and her home had been burglarized in search of the piece, leaving her with a lump on the head. The last thing she needed was the ardent attention of Lord Braxton, infamous “Rogue of London”, to whom she’d once mistakenly given her body and her heart. But two could play at seduction, and despite Ram’s faith in his highly cultivated sexual prowess, Phoebe planned to beat him at his own game. The sensual Lord Braxton would prove his intentions were honorable before she could relinquish anything … including her heart
Phoebe Thompson had more than her fair share of worries. Her Egyptologist father was missing, blamed for the disappearance of an ancient artifact, and her home had been burglarized in search of the piece, leaving her with a lump on the head. The last thing she needed was the ardent attention of Lord Braxton, infamous “Rogue of London”, to whom she’d once mistakenly given her body and her heart. But two could play at seduction, and despite Ram’s faith in his highly cultivated sexual prowess, Phoebe planned to beat him at his own game. The sensual Lord Braxton would prove his intentions were honorable before she could relinquish anything … including her heart
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