Love Forever After

Dark Lords and Dangerous Ladies #1

by Patricia Rice

Penelope read his pleasure in the way he looked at her, in the sensual line of his mouth as he kissed her again, and in the golden gleam of his eyes as he discovered her joy...

Beautiful Penelope Carlisle was an untouched innocent when she wed Viscount Graham Trevalyen. She knew theirs was a marriage of convenience, that Graham wanted her to care for his motherless child, but she was willing to be his dutiful wife. Graham, however, wanted her to give herself not out of duty but desire. And this masterful man of the world set out to teach this vicar's daughter how pleasurable passion could be and how fiery love....

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Historical, Historical Fiction, Marriage Of Convenience, Regency

416 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 22, 1990

About the author

With several million books in print and New York Times and USA Today's bestseller lists under her belt, former CPA Patricia Rice writes emotionally-charged contemporary and historical romances which have won numerous awards, including the RT Book Reviews Reviewers Choice and Career Achievement Awards.

Her books have also been honored as Romance Writers of America RITA® finalists in the historical, regency and contemporary categories.

A firm believer in happily-ever-after for good reason, Patricia Rice is married to her high school sweetheart and has two children. A native of Kentucky and New York, a past resident of North Carolina and Missouri, she currently resides in Southern California, and now does accounting only for herself.

She also writes under the pen name Jamie Quaid

Reviews

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[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed!!!

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely perfect hero and heroine...perfectly Regency with just a smidge of Beauty and the Beast swirled in!

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[Deborah Layne · Rating 2 out of 5]

A descent into excuses for wrong

It is amazing the things we accept and the things we reject in a work of fiction. This book goes from beautiful artistry to a scramble to convince the reader that anyway the writer paints it we must accept. It goes from irresistible to what the hell? It's seeks to make agreeable what is not. But we are living in a world where even our politics has become works of fiction. We descend into depravity and yet want to save the planet for our children. Hmmm!!!

[Wendy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think Ms. Rice’s style has matured into one I enjoy more now, but the seeds of it are here. Penelope is not as strong as her later heroines, but the plot is complicated (sometimes a tad confusing) and the story is fleshed out. I like the idea of pursuing an idea/revenge to the point where one becomes so obsessed with the past they almost don’t exist in the present. I’ll continue to read the series.

[Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bit of Beauty and the Beast

His Lordship is hiding a major secret. The little Baroness is hiding her love. When they come together in a marriage of convenience for the sake of his daughter they both find the truth is hard to kept hidden. Lots of twists and turns as the mystery of the scarred Lord Graham, his handsome American cousin, and the death of his first wife trouble our heroine as she attempts to make sense of what's happening. Different and enjoyable.

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rollicking daring-do combined with an annoying inability to communicate. If the two main characters had merely told each other what they thought and felt, the story would have been much simpler. Overall, a reasonable novel marred by some dreadful typos - words missing, or things like "he had rode". The story is a little over-complicated at times, but readers will be pleased to know it all works out in the end.

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was completely captivated with this story, but I must admit it was a little dark at times. I was getting a little worried about some of the interactions, until I figured out what was really going on, which almost had me go back and reread passages. Here is a lot of intrigue and betrayal underlying the romance and the story takes some very interesting twists and turns. Definitely not the usual historical romance!

[Laura Boyd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enchanting

It was refreshing to read a book with so much detail the characters were made real. Penny felt her person not appealing and I believe this allowed her a more independent attitude. Graham bent on having his way became so single minded he almost lost it all. But love and friendship triumphs in this rambling tale that is worth the trip.

[UnseelieFlur · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its been years since I have read this book. I have had it for decades but it is definitely one that I do a reread over the years. Something about it, even after all this time, captivates me. It's a nearly 25 year old book that I absolutely still obsess over all the time. Recently even got a coworker to give it a try, which is what made me think of it enough to come on here and write a review.

[Alexandra St'Siege]

Na hora que a h beijou o "primo" e gostou eu entendi o "drama" e fiquei bem chateada. Devia ter largado o livro ali. Mas foi muito pior a hora que ela descobriu "ah, descobri que meu marido tentou me seduzir a ter um caso extraconjugal fingindo ser o primo dele, que legal" nem um pouquinho de revolta...

[Ghazal]

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh. I loved this story. There was a time when I thought I had the story plot nailed, and then there was a twist. Superb job! A beautiful alternate version of Beauty and the Beast.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Action and suspense

This book had a lot of suspense and action that was wrapped aro the romance and marriage of convenience. It all comes together near the end along with a happy ever after.

[SM · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not great not bad, intriguing in the beginning. Was the heroine and whole world foolish enough to not recognize. Also felt the heroine was flip flopping between heroes. So couldn’t believe in romance. Hero’s big mystery became nerve wracking and long running by the last 25%

[Sydnee Walsh · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very complex read. You had a story within a story. Penelope and Graham have their ups and downs with some twists and turns added in. Alexandra is a great addition to this tale and Pippin is also.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m trying to clean up my kindle a bit. I have a crap ton of books on it and finally got to working on this one. This is an historical take on beauty and the beast. I did enjoy the read a great deal.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was long but it was good. The final reveal drug out for so long it seemed very obvious by time it all came to light. The only thing surprising was that everyone hadn’t figured it out by now.

[Jeanie Womack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful!

I read and laughed., sometimes sucking in my breath and hoping for rescue or capture. Then I wanted them to find love, live, and live happily ever after.
A fine novel by a very talented author.

[Susan R. Lundine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Complex

This story has complex characters who are so vibrant and interesting. It's a form of Beauty and the Beast in some ways, but it's also original. I really loved the story.

[Denise Kearney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kindle-Free-Bookbub interesting characters and a complex storyline that left me a little confused

[Laura Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

More 3.5 stars

Romance, villainy, revenge something for everyone. Story where the main couple deserving of their HEA, has Shakespearian drama overtones, liked.

[Miss J C Rowe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice historical ditty for a Summer's day

[Jennifer Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolutely amazing read

[Kamie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a journey...

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderfully captivating,kept my interest till the end. Loved Penelope and Graham. Hope to see some of the other characters in the tale have their own story.

[Marilyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

This book is full of many different people who have secrets and things that brings dangers to there families and friends.

[Louise Hay · Rating 4 out of 5]

A regency romance twist on beauty and the beast

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

[Amtul · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got bored in the middle and started skipping pages.

It started of promising but after a while I got confused and finally I just wanted to finish so I started to skip pages.