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Angel's Guardian
Major Nicholas Draxford is a man used to being in control, who never lets anything or anybody derail his plans. Being appointed guardian to his late uncle's ward is just another inconvenience to be dealt with. He will do his duty and simply find her a husband, even if he has to pay someone to take her off his hands.
But the unmanageable hoyden he remembered has transformed. Angeline Kent may still be a stubborn brat, but she is also pure temptation. Nicholas establishes the boundaries. Now, if only the forbidden beauty would stop trying to seduce him.
The sins of her parents altered Angeline Kent's future. She has become a responsibility to be transferred from one man to another. Nicholas Draxford has inherited her along with his uncle's estate and now he is desperate to pass her onto a husband.
Angeline has been infatuated with Nicholas seemingly forever. But long years as a soldier have changed him. He has become demanding and dictatorial...and even more fascinating than before.
Warning: This title contains graphic language and explicit sex.
But the unmanageable hoyden he remembered has transformed. Angeline Kent may still be a stubborn brat, but she is also pure temptation. Nicholas establishes the boundaries. Now, if only the forbidden beauty would stop trying to seduce him.
The sins of her parents altered Angeline Kent's future. She has become a responsibility to be transferred from one man to another. Nicholas Draxford has inherited her along with his uncle's estate and now he is desperate to pass her onto a husband.
Angeline has been infatuated with Nicholas seemingly forever. But long years as a soldier have changed him. He has become demanding and dictatorial...and even more fascinating than before.
Warning: This title contains graphic language and explicit sex.
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Published January 12, 2016
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March 19, 2017
Angel’s Guardian by Scottie Barrett: 4 “Spanking Good” Stars.
“ ‘Can you cut short your scolding and deal out that spanking you’ve been longing to give me? It would be so much quicker.’ She thrust her bottom out provocatively, then lifted onto the balls of her feet and wiggled her arse for good measure.” ~ Angeline Kent
When Major Nicholas Draxford returned from the war, he found his 20 year-old ward greatly changed. The adolescent tomboy with sharp elbows and knobby knees was gone. In her place, stood a beautiful, sultry woman no man could possibly resist. Not even the aloof, pragmatic Major.
“Nicholas looked down at his misbehaving charge and wondered if he’d lost his mind. A special circle of hell awaited a man who wanted to fuck his ward till she begged for mercy. He smacked her perfect bottom and saw a tremor run through her. Restraint fell away, replaced by an all-consuming need to own her.” ~ Draxford
Marrying the tempting piece of baggage off seemed the most viable solution, but the thought of his beautiful Angel in another mans arm's ignited feelings the ordinarily detached Draxford was ill equipped to handle. Feelings like Desire. Jealousy. Possessiveness.
“ 'I promise, I’ll become proficient with the account books, menus, letters—'
‘Christ, with that agenda, when will you have time for me?’
‘I’m merely saying that I can become the wife you want.’
‘You are the wife I want. As you are,’ he said gruffly.” ~ Angeline & Draxford
Feelings like… LOVE.
Angel’s Guardian by Scottie Barrett is a hot, erotic historical with a sexy hero that will make you swoon. Draxford successfully walks the line between alpha and asshole. He’s jealous but not unjust; possessive but not oppressive; and, protective but not patronizing. Hell! I’m not into pain, but if Draxford wanted to spank me, I’d let him! Good thing Angeline was exactly the right combination of willful imp and yielding sex kitten, or I’d totally want to scratch her eyes out.
If you're looking for a quick, spicy read you can finish in a couple of hours, give Angel’s Guardian a try. It’s a spanking good time.
*For information about my rating system, see my profile page.
“ ‘Can you cut short your scolding and deal out that spanking you’ve been longing to give me? It would be so much quicker.’ She thrust her bottom out provocatively, then lifted onto the balls of her feet and wiggled her arse for good measure.” ~ Angeline Kent
When Major Nicholas Draxford returned from the war, he found his 20 year-old ward greatly changed. The adolescent tomboy with sharp elbows and knobby knees was gone. In her place, stood a beautiful, sultry woman no man could possibly resist. Not even the aloof, pragmatic Major.
“Nicholas looked down at his misbehaving charge and wondered if he’d lost his mind. A special circle of hell awaited a man who wanted to fuck his ward till she begged for mercy. He smacked her perfect bottom and saw a tremor run through her. Restraint fell away, replaced by an all-consuming need to own her.” ~ Draxford
Marrying the tempting piece of baggage off seemed the most viable solution, but the thought of his beautiful Angel in another mans arm's ignited feelings the ordinarily detached Draxford was ill equipped to handle. Feelings like Desire. Jealousy. Possessiveness.
“ 'I promise, I’ll become proficient with the account books, menus, letters—'
‘Christ, with that agenda, when will you have time for me?’
‘I’m merely saying that I can become the wife you want.’
‘You are the wife I want. As you are,’ he said gruffly.” ~ Angeline & Draxford
Feelings like… LOVE.
Angel’s Guardian by Scottie Barrett is a hot, erotic historical with a sexy hero that will make you swoon. Draxford successfully walks the line between alpha and asshole. He’s jealous but not unjust; possessive but not oppressive; and, protective but not patronizing. Hell! I’m not into pain, but if Draxford wanted to spank me, I’d let him! Good thing Angeline was exactly the right combination of willful imp and yielding sex kitten, or I’d totally want to scratch her eyes out.
If you're looking for a quick, spicy read you can finish in a couple of hours, give Angel’s Guardian a try. It’s a spanking good time.
*For information about my rating system, see my profile page.
June 14, 2021
This one just wasn't for me.
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December 6, 2016
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3.5 stars... another good one from Scottie Barrett. I liked it quite a bit. ;)
Angel's Guardian had one of my favorite tropes; romance between a guardian and his ward. I don't mind at all, especially if the guardian is as hot as Major Nicholas Draxford. :D
When the story opened, it took me a while getting into it. There were quite a few characters and a lot going on altogether. It seemed Angeline, or Angel, our h just arrived in her guardian's estate on occasion of his long awaited arrival. The house was full of guests and she didn't wanna be there but she had to. Only she wished she could stop thinking about Nicholas Draxford, the handsome soldier who had stolen her heart even at that tender age when she'd last seen him.
One Mr. Stanbury, drunk as a skunk, pours bucketload on her daydreams, trying to grab her when she was returning from a walk from a rainy afternoon. Angeline though, as sassy as she was, puts him in his place but putting a foot down, literally, on his foot. ;) His proprietary behavior didn't sit well with me but apparently, he's all but set to offer for her, a fact Angel despised. But in her mind, her guardian has abandoned her to the mercy of these people. After all, it's been 9 long years since she'd seen him. Now she must marry and get herself off his hand...or so the Stanburys and the people he'd hired to look after her has told her. Angel would rather remain single forever than marry Hugh Stanbury, but who is listening to her? It seemed like no one. :/
Angeline was soon to have the surprise of her life! Trying to hide from Stanbury paws, she runs to an abandoned cottage somewhere in the estate. Upon arrival, to forget Stanbury, Angel felt like...um, take off the edge by, um........ well, she was doing what she did when she thought of Nicholas too much. :P Only she didn't know he was waiting in the dark, not specifically for her but he was pleased nonetheless to find a beautiful young woman not only pleasuring herself, but calling out his name too. He was watching.
Ooh who is that?! Nicholas raked his brain but couldn't remember meeting this alluring creature before. Flaxen hair, pale skin, curvy body among many of her charms. He just took shelter in here from the pouring rain, but this seemingly boring incident was turning out to be quite a pleasant surprise! When he comes out of the dark and introduces himself....... the girl squeaks and...... well, she was embarrassed. :|
Okay, Angel was embarrassed to have been caught by Nicholas but felt not an ounce of guilt. After all, he's the one who had dominated all of her feverish dreams. Now Nicholas has returned, taller than ever, bigger than over. He has gotten even more handsome and Angel can't even breathe. The only thing that brings her down to the earth was the fact that he hasn't seem to recognize her. At all. >.< What a bummer!!
When they finally return home, things start happening. Nicholas finds that abandoning Angel has wrought some incidents he would've liked to avoid. One was, finding his somewhat friend Hugh Stanbury as the prospective husband for Angel. More than eager actually. Nicholas knew Hugh for what he was-- a completely debauched rake, now a drunkard to boots. You can only imagine the husband he'd make Angel since he'd never be satisfied with one woman. But what surprises Nicholas the most was the fact that it wasn't the dowry he set for Angel, Hugh seems genuinely interested her! And that was one occurrence Nicholas would like to avoid at all cost. All he knew that any man, who is a man, would want his ward in their bed. Him included.
Soon Nicholas realized that not only Stanbury has made himself the future groom, he'd also, it seemed, taken over her grooming (no pun intended). His own cousin, a prim and proper creature (hence complete opposite of Hugh), Miss Stanbury, is now training Angel to be a proper lady for her to be launched in the society. She herself is hoping to marry Nicholas (they were once engaged if I remember correctly) upon his return, a fact that Angel couldn't stomach. At first, Nicholas gives them free reign, well at least to Miss Stanbury which soon proves to be a disaster. Angel hated the lessons but she was told this is what Nicholas wanted, so she'd go along. He'd call her "brat" and try everything to put a distant between them. She'd be hurt, then hurt him back in return. Nicholas wanted her bad and knew it was wrong, even when her marrying another guy didn't sit well with him. Angel just wanted him but had no idea how to fit this inside his thick skull. They weren't related by blood as far as I remember. There was nothing that should stop them, but he was determined to keep distance because...... well, the fact remained. He was her guardian.
So it went, melodrama one after another, from both, on and off. At times it seemed like 2 children bickering, then stomping off in anger. Nicholas could now see abandoning her for so long has been a mistake. It wasn't even the fact that she was a bit of a tomboy and liked roaming the estate on her own, sometimes not even caring for her own safety. That she had no training in ladylike behavior. Those were the things Nicholas actually liked despite everything. He didn't care one whit about the scandal marring her reputation, which was not even her fault but her late promiscuous mother's. But she needed to snag a husband, preferably one way better than Hugh, if this insane attraction was to cease. It didn't help at all knowing that the attraction wasn't one sided. Angel liked teasing Nicholas, telling him the craziest of things that a virgin shouldn't know. Things that'd set his imagination on fire. But it wasn't right! He was her guardian!! They shouldn't be thinking about those things.
Pah, if only...
I was a bit exasperated because I wanted them to be together ASAP but there was always something that came up and put a barrier. There were teasing here and there, of them together... of Nicholas giving Angel a taste of how he was, what he liked despite all that he warned himself against. But for all that hot fondling, there wasn't enough sex scenes between them. :( And that disappointed me a lot.
I found Nicholas extremely hot. A bit hot-tempered, crazy about Angel. He never thought of another woman after seeing her. It felt to me that he saw the potential but cleared his head off that notion because she was so young. Which she wasn't any longer.... Nicholas was also extremely possessive, quite jealous and super protective of Angel. It took him some times to come to terms with his wants and desires but when he did, there was no stopping him. As for Angel, there was only one man. And I loved it! It was just the chemistry between them that you know these two must be together. She could be childish at times, quite impulsive but those were understandable. I liked her too.
There were some secondary characters I liked, who were introduced throughout the story. One has to be Hugh's younger brother, a war veteran, Benjamin. Poor guy had a really bad injury that made a mess out of half of his face. :( He was in love with a girl named Olivia and was engaged to be married but she promptly put a distance between them after seeing him with his injury. It totally broke my heart as the poor guy was quite heartbroken and yearning. His own brother, the callous POS, was no help and would always make derogatory remarks about him, calling Benjamin weak etc. Now, Benjamin and Olivia had a weird thing going on. She still loved him but I think it was really difficult for her to come to terms with what has happened to him. I could see why this would be a shocker for her. Benjamin was quite the good-looking guy before going off to war and now............ *sigh* But worry not, there is HEA for them too.
The last bit of surprise came from Hugh himself and the person he finally decides to elope with. Can you guess? :P Well, I will not reveal it but it wasn't Angel for sure. By then he knew not to compete with Nicholas for her hand. LOL I only wish those two had a book so I knew how things are going between them. I'm certain it would've been entertaining. ;)
HEA comes too late for our own Angel and Nicholas... they were still unsure of each-other's regards until they finally marry. Those two were nuts, seriously! I'm sure their relationship will always be that way. Never boring. They'd bicker, then made up with hot sex. Heeh. I only wish there were more sex scenes, just to give us a taste of the promises Nicholas made to Angeline. The things he imagined of doing to her. *sigh* Not enough, not enough!
3.5 stars... another good one from Scottie Barrett. I liked it quite a bit. ;)
Angel's Guardian had one of my favorite tropes; romance between a guardian and his ward. I don't mind at all, especially if the guardian is as hot as Major Nicholas Draxford. :D
When the story opened, it took me a while getting into it. There were quite a few characters and a lot going on altogether. It seemed Angeline, or Angel, our h just arrived in her guardian's estate on occasion of his long awaited arrival. The house was full of guests and she didn't wanna be there but she had to. Only she wished she could stop thinking about Nicholas Draxford, the handsome soldier who had stolen her heart even at that tender age when she'd last seen him.
One Mr. Stanbury, drunk as a skunk, pours bucketload on her daydreams, trying to grab her when she was returning from a walk from a rainy afternoon. Angeline though, as sassy as she was, puts him in his place but putting a foot down, literally, on his foot. ;) His proprietary behavior didn't sit well with me but apparently, he's all but set to offer for her, a fact Angel despised. But in her mind, her guardian has abandoned her to the mercy of these people. After all, it's been 9 long years since she'd seen him. Now she must marry and get herself off his hand...or so the Stanburys and the people he'd hired to look after her has told her. Angel would rather remain single forever than marry Hugh Stanbury, but who is listening to her? It seemed like no one. :/
Angeline was soon to have the surprise of her life! Trying to hide from Stanbury paws, she runs to an abandoned cottage somewhere in the estate. Upon arrival, to forget Stanbury, Angel felt like...um, take off the edge by, um........ well, she was doing what she did when she thought of Nicholas too much. :P Only she didn't know he was waiting in the dark, not specifically for her but he was pleased nonetheless to find a beautiful young woman not only pleasuring herself, but calling out his name too. He was watching.
Ooh who is that?! Nicholas raked his brain but couldn't remember meeting this alluring creature before. Flaxen hair, pale skin, curvy body among many of her charms. He just took shelter in here from the pouring rain, but this seemingly boring incident was turning out to be quite a pleasant surprise! When he comes out of the dark and introduces himself....... the girl squeaks and...... well, she was embarrassed. :|
Okay, Angel was embarrassed to have been caught by Nicholas but felt not an ounce of guilt. After all, he's the one who had dominated all of her feverish dreams. Now Nicholas has returned, taller than ever, bigger than over. He has gotten even more handsome and Angel can't even breathe. The only thing that brings her down to the earth was the fact that he hasn't seem to recognize her. At all. >.< What a bummer!!
When they finally return home, things start happening. Nicholas finds that abandoning Angel has wrought some incidents he would've liked to avoid. One was, finding his somewhat friend Hugh Stanbury as the prospective husband for Angel. More than eager actually. Nicholas knew Hugh for what he was-- a completely debauched rake, now a drunkard to boots. You can only imagine the husband he'd make Angel since he'd never be satisfied with one woman. But what surprises Nicholas the most was the fact that it wasn't the dowry he set for Angel, Hugh seems genuinely interested her! And that was one occurrence Nicholas would like to avoid at all cost. All he knew that any man, who is a man, would want his ward in their bed. Him included.
Soon Nicholas realized that not only Stanbury has made himself the future groom, he'd also, it seemed, taken over her grooming (no pun intended). His own cousin, a prim and proper creature (hence complete opposite of Hugh), Miss Stanbury, is now training Angel to be a proper lady for her to be launched in the society. She herself is hoping to marry Nicholas (they were once engaged if I remember correctly) upon his return, a fact that Angel couldn't stomach. At first, Nicholas gives them free reign, well at least to Miss Stanbury which soon proves to be a disaster. Angel hated the lessons but she was told this is what Nicholas wanted, so she'd go along. He'd call her "brat" and try everything to put a distant between them. She'd be hurt, then hurt him back in return. Nicholas wanted her bad and knew it was wrong, even when her marrying another guy didn't sit well with him. Angel just wanted him but had no idea how to fit this inside his thick skull. They weren't related by blood as far as I remember. There was nothing that should stop them, but he was determined to keep distance because...... well, the fact remained. He was her guardian.
So it went, melodrama one after another, from both, on and off. At times it seemed like 2 children bickering, then stomping off in anger. Nicholas could now see abandoning her for so long has been a mistake. It wasn't even the fact that she was a bit of a tomboy and liked roaming the estate on her own, sometimes not even caring for her own safety. That she had no training in ladylike behavior. Those were the things Nicholas actually liked despite everything. He didn't care one whit about the scandal marring her reputation, which was not even her fault but her late promiscuous mother's. But she needed to snag a husband, preferably one way better than Hugh, if this insane attraction was to cease. It didn't help at all knowing that the attraction wasn't one sided. Angel liked teasing Nicholas, telling him the craziest of things that a virgin shouldn't know. Things that'd set his imagination on fire. But it wasn't right! He was her guardian!! They shouldn't be thinking about those things.
Pah, if only...
I was a bit exasperated because I wanted them to be together ASAP but there was always something that came up and put a barrier. There were teasing here and there, of them together... of Nicholas giving Angel a taste of how he was, what he liked despite all that he warned himself against. But for all that hot fondling, there wasn't enough sex scenes between them. :( And that disappointed me a lot.
I found Nicholas extremely hot. A bit hot-tempered, crazy about Angel. He never thought of another woman after seeing her. It felt to me that he saw the potential but cleared his head off that notion because she was so young. Which she wasn't any longer.... Nicholas was also extremely possessive, quite jealous and super protective of Angel. It took him some times to come to terms with his wants and desires but when he did, there was no stopping him. As for Angel, there was only one man. And I loved it! It was just the chemistry between them that you know these two must be together. She could be childish at times, quite impulsive but those were understandable. I liked her too.
There were some secondary characters I liked, who were introduced throughout the story. One has to be Hugh's younger brother, a war veteran, Benjamin. Poor guy had a really bad injury that made a mess out of half of his face. :( He was in love with a girl named Olivia and was engaged to be married but she promptly put a distance between them after seeing him with his injury. It totally broke my heart as the poor guy was quite heartbroken and yearning. His own brother, the callous POS, was no help and would always make derogatory remarks about him, calling Benjamin weak etc. Now, Benjamin and Olivia had a weird thing going on. She still loved him but I think it was really difficult for her to come to terms with what has happened to him. I could see why this would be a shocker for her. Benjamin was quite the good-looking guy before going off to war and now............ *sigh* But worry not, there is HEA for them too.
The last bit of surprise came from Hugh himself and the person he finally decides to elope with. Can you guess? :P Well, I will not reveal it but it wasn't Angel for sure. By then he knew not to compete with Nicholas for her hand. LOL I only wish those two had a book so I knew how things are going between them. I'm certain it would've been entertaining. ;)
HEA comes too late for our own Angel and Nicholas... they were still unsure of each-other's regards until they finally marry. Those two were nuts, seriously! I'm sure their relationship will always be that way. Never boring. They'd bicker, then made up with hot sex. Heeh. I only wish there were more sex scenes, just to give us a taste of the promises Nicholas made to Angeline. The things he imagined of doing to her. *sigh* Not enough, not enough!
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October 27, 2018
3* review –
March 6, 2017
This is just plain silliness. A smutty regency based bodice ripper. I say "based" because very little of this is era dependent. I write these little commentaries mostly to remind myself about the books I have read as I quickly forget them. And in fact from the blurb I was wondering if I had read this one already. Sufficeth to say after the first 2 pages I knew I had not. I would certainly remember So yeah that was a new start to a book for me. Still even with that start I was still surprised by the use of a candle in just that way. Oh my.
Plot wise not so much happens. Ward wants guardian. Guardian pants after ward but thinks she wants someone else. Ward thinks guardian does not want her. Guardian is oafish but saves her when danger arrives. Happy ending follows. Oh yeah and the candle.
Plot wise not so much happens. Ward wants guardian. Guardian pants after ward but thinks she wants someone else. Ward thinks guardian does not want her. Guardian is oafish but saves her when danger arrives. Happy ending follows. Oh yeah and the candle.
November 25, 2023
Super sexy! Loved this book, my first novel I have read by this author and am already checking out more books she wrote.
December 18, 2017
Again ,gw pikir ero gitu.. taunya bukan, bahkan SAM dan bobo barengnya ude mendekati ending lah.. chapter2 terakhir doang.. ceritanya jg ok XD
Angeline Kent, yatim piatu dari kecil, dan diasuh sama Lord Silas (mbuh nama belakangnya)
gw akan coba baca ya laen dr si mbak XD
Angeline Kent, yatim piatu dari kecil, dan diasuh sama Lord Silas (mbuh nama belakangnya)
gw akan coba baca ya laen dr si mbak XD
December 25, 2016
Major Nicolas's ward Angeline is under his protection and she's trying her best to tempt him. Its a hot hot read, but it does make a very quick romance and a very steamy scene using a candle. Nicholas doesn't do romantic, so if that's what you're looking for this book won't be it. Their relationship, given the age gap is about ten years and so it's more of a SM relationship.
April 2, 2024
bit confusing, no epilogue
There were times the book was confusing to follow on who they were talking about. Story jumps right in and is pretty fast paced. Wish there was an epilogue.
There were times the book was confusing to follow on who they were talking about. Story jumps right in and is pretty fast paced. Wish there was an epilogue.
October 27, 2018
Wow!
I absolutely love this book! I also love the characters and the storyline, I could not put this one down!
I absolutely love this book! I also love the characters and the storyline, I could not put this one down!
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October 5, 2025SHAMELESS palate cleanser. Neither the cover art nor the description made me think this book was a 'historical romance.' Dumb, easy to read. (Began reading after an 18 hour work day).
January 18, 2019
This was an enjoyable little novella, although there was some lack of authenticity with the language and behaviors. However, I hadn't expected a sweeping historical epic, minutely detailed, so I wasn't too bothered by it. Still better by far than other supposedly "historical" romances I've run an eye over lately (shudder).
Despite its flaws, this was somewhat charming. I had a little issue with the conundrum of their relationship, in that I understood it was not uncommon for guardians to marry their wards when they were of age (during that time period). But I liked both the characters, and got the connection between them. Unconventional characters, but therefore interesting!
And even though there were inaccuracies, the author does introduce elements into the story that I haven't run across in other sexy romps, i.e. the mining operations. I actually felt like it would've been more appropriate set in the Victorian era, but at any rate, it was a nice addition.
Not the filet mignon of historical novellas, but certainly not the worst by a long shot. Fun, short read!
Despite its flaws, this was somewhat charming. I had a little issue with the conundrum of their relationship, in that I understood it was not uncommon for guardians to marry their wards when they were of age (during that time period). But I liked both the characters, and got the connection between them. Unconventional characters, but therefore interesting!
And even though there were inaccuracies, the author does introduce elements into the story that I haven't run across in other sexy romps, i.e. the mining operations. I actually felt like it would've been more appropriate set in the Victorian era, but at any rate, it was a nice addition.
Not the filet mignon of historical novellas, but certainly not the worst by a long shot. Fun, short read!
January 24, 2016
I had some mixed feelings about this book, While I really did enjoy it and particularly loved the hero, Nicholas Draxford, I couldn't help but feel something was missing. I didn't feel immersed in the story...more like a bystander. I did, however, appreciate the character's attributes. I enjoyed Angeline's antics. Her spunk and spirit was fun. Draxford was a good match for her with his strict and authoritarian ways. They complimented each other and the chemistry between them was explosive. The passionate scenes were hot and I mean really hot! Those moments were the highlights for me.
April 12, 2016
I really liked this story. It had angst and a strong alpha male. I was 50/50 on the female. One minute she's a free spirit but then the next she's believing what she's being told. But the story was well written and held my interest the entire book.
March 23, 2016
Good story but a bit slow.
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