Marry the Man Today

Gentlemen Rogues #3

by Linda Needham

The final chapter in the delectable Gentleman Rogues trilogy by a consistent USA Today bestselling author. A Lady's Vow. The very last thing beautiful young Elizabeth Dunaway plan to do is marry! Determined to liberate the women of Britain, Elizabeth opens a private Ladies Club, scandalizing every male in Victorian London. A Hero's Promise. Of course, Ross Carrington, the Earl of Blakestone isn't at all like most other men. As a brilliant military strategist and gentleman spy, he's at the top of his game. But when an investigation leads him to the magnificently obstinate Miss Duniway, Ross sets out to tame her rebellious spirit, but soon finds that he's met his match. The Battle of the Sexes. When Elizabeth's campaign for women's rights goes too far and takes her to prison, she's stunned when the powerfully handsome Blakestone comes to her rescue with a marriage of convenience. But there's nothing at all convenient about waking up to the arrogant earl, wrapped in his embrace.As her dashing and attentive husband begins to romance her, she soon discovers that marrying Ross just might have been the most liberating thing she could ever have done.

Genres: Romance, Historical Romance, Historical, Historical Fiction, Novels, Adult, Westerns

375 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 24, 2005

About the author

Linda Needham is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of ten historical romance novels, seven full-length musicals and two stage plays, with four novellas scheduled for release through 2015. She writes full time from her home office near Portland, Oregon.

Reviews

[Mignonne Aquino · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed the quotes at the beginning of each chapter. Loved the heroine & her assistants, would like to see them expanded on.

[Lo · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my first Linda Needham book and it was fine! Not bad but not as good as I’d hoped. It had some funny moments that I enjoyed but overall the tone was more comedic than I liked, especially with women's rights being such a focus of the story. It felt a little jarring at times.

[Medeiros · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nuda.
Nepochopila jsem, co si bude na účet ukládat žena, která musí žebrat u manžela o každý halíř.

[Maura · Rating 2 out of 5]

So, I didn't feel like the heroine was a man-hater, despite her very feminist viewpoints, but she did irritate me beyond belief. Ross, our hero, is a sweetheart - he's kind, caring, compassionate, etc. And the things that this woman puts him through. She completely disregards how her actions affect anyone else, just so long as she gets her way. I felt like half the time she was using Ross as a means to an end or engaging him so he would become distracted enough not to notice what she was up to. And Ross let her get away with ANYTHING, just so long as he got a little bedroom action.

The most unbelievable part was during a love scene and she's confessing all her sins and apparently they don't even faze Ross, because he just keeps on with his seduction. There just wasn't enough reaction to everything the stupid heroine was doing. How about a little anger? She's been lying to you! I've definitely tired of Linda Needham's TSTL, selfish (often bordering on heartless), unfortunates-collecting, heroines and the doormat heroes that forgive entirely too easily.

[Laurie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish I had realized this was the third of a trilogy before I started reading it. There was a lot of backstory on the hero and his friends (presumably the heroes of the first two books) that was missing from this book, and I think I would have enjoyed it more had I known more of his background. I was a little annoyed with how quickly he came around to the heroine's way of thinking too - he was almost too much of a paragon and forgave her too easily for the reckless way in which she pursued her goals. I admire her desire to improve the plight of women, but some of what she did just didn't make sense. Overall, though, it was an okay read, and I am interested enough to go looking for the first two books in the trilogy.

[Monique Takens · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ik heb de Nederlands talige versie gelezen ; Het recht op liefde - Candlelight Historische roman 870 .
De 4e en tot nu toe laatste voor Candlelight vertaalde roman van Linda N. Ook nu weer een origineel en avontuurlijk verhaal en het onderwerp in dit boek - de vrouwenrechten ( of liever het ontbreken ervan ) - spreekt mij erg aan .
Helaas is de romantiek die Linda N. beschrijft erg gericht op lichamelijk verlangen met veel gehijg en gehunker en dat is niet helemaal mijn ding , dus ook voor dit boek weer 3 sterren .

[Carrie Olguin · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF.

The heroine annoyed me. She's an angry loner with a passion for woman's rights. Though I understand her passion for the cause, I don't understand how she thinks she can succeed by alienating men - men who make the laws and wield the power. She alienated me, and I'm a woman, with her anger and attitude.

And I have no idea what the hero sees in her. He doesn't believe in her cause.

I read through chapter three before I gave up.

[Elle]

It was great! A wonderful love story w/ a very happy ending...just how I like it:)

[T Bump]

couldn't be bothered to finish - quit halfway thru and read the end; very predictable