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Ein verwegener Viscount
Um ihr Dorf und die Reste ihres Familienvermögens vor ihrem verschwenderischen Cousin zu schützen, führt die ebenso schöne wie furchtlose Emily Townsend heimlich einen Schmugglerring an. In einer stürmischen Nacht muss sie eine besonders gefährliche Ladung beschaffen. Doch als ihre Männer einen verletzten Fremden aus dem Meer retten, sieht sich Emily mit ihrem bisher gefährlichsten – und verlockendsten – Gegner konfrontiert …
Der frischgebackene Viscount Barnaby Joslyn ist fest entschlossen herauszufinden, wer sein Leben bedroht. Doch als er der temperamentvollen Miss Townsend begegnet, sieht er sich einer ganz neuen Gefahr ausgeliefert – der Gefahr sein Herz zu verlieren und sich einer unwiderstehlichen Liebe hinzugeben …
Der frischgebackene Viscount Barnaby Joslyn ist fest entschlossen herauszufinden, wer sein Leben bedroht. Doch als er der temperamentvollen Miss Townsend begegnet, sieht er sich einer ganz neuen Gefahr ausgeliefert – der Gefahr sein Herz zu verlieren und sich einer unwiderstehlichen Liebe hinzugeben …
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First published July 1, 2011
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Shirlee Busbee
51 books272 followersShirlee Elaine was born 9 August 1941 in San Jose, California, USA. She was the first daughter of a career naval officer, later she had two sisters and three brothers, they raised traveling the world. She went to the institute in Kentri, Morocco, after which she returned to California and she went to Burbank Bussines College of Santa Rosa, where she received a certificate in 1962.
Shirlee married with Howard Busbee in June 22, 1963. Now, they live in hills of California, where they raise for pleasure Standard Schnauzers, Standardbred horses, and other many animals.
She has worked as a receptionist for the Marin County Title and Abstract Co., as plant supervisor for Fairfield Title Co., and as secretary and drafting technician for the County Parks Department of Fairfield, California, where she met her life-long friend and mentor Rosemary Rogers. Published since 1977, Shirlee Busbee is the proud author of over 18 novels, including seven New York Times bestsellers. With over nine million copies of her books in print, she is the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in writing, including the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award and Affaire de Coeur's Silver and Bronze Pen Awards.
You may write to Shirlee Busbee care of C/O Warner Books, Inc., Time and Life Building, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.
Shirlee married with Howard Busbee in June 22, 1963. Now, they live in hills of California, where they raise for pleasure Standard Schnauzers, Standardbred horses, and other many animals.
She has worked as a receptionist for the Marin County Title and Abstract Co., as plant supervisor for Fairfield Title Co., and as secretary and drafting technician for the County Parks Department of Fairfield, California, where she met her life-long friend and mentor Rosemary Rogers. Published since 1977, Shirlee Busbee is the proud author of over 18 novels, including seven New York Times bestsellers. With over nine million copies of her books in print, she is the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in writing, including the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award and Affaire de Coeur's Silver and Bronze Pen Awards.
You may write to Shirlee Busbee care of C/O Warner Books, Inc., Time and Life Building, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.
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June 18, 2021
So so so good! If I had one critique and it’s ridiculous to be sure, Barnaby is not a name that inspires heroic tendencies. Personal opinion to be sure. But a good love story with a mystery is a gem.
September 16, 2018
18% DNF - At this point the H&H had shared the same space of about 1/4 of a page. On top of that I just could not get into this story. I'm out.
September 17, 2011
Shirley Busbee's "Rapture Becomes Her" is an involving historical adventure featuring a lovely and passionate romance. Emily Townsend, a squire's daughter raised to be a lady, dresses as a man in order to lead a band of smugglers to provide much needed income for her family estate in Sussex. After her father's death, her cousin Jeffrey had assumed the role of squire and promptly squandered the family fortune. Having grown up with vivid tales of bold smugglers plying their trade in her local coastal village, Emily forms her own band of privateers, including some of her own servants. On one of the smuggling runs, Emily's boat captain, Jeb, rescues a nearly-drowned stranger from the sea. Barnaby, Viscount Joslyn, is newly arrived from America to view his inherited properties when an attempt is made on his life. Finding himself rescued by those on the wrong side of the law is just the beginning of Barnaby's adventures. When he realizes that Emily is the bold leader of the enterprising band of entrepreneurs, his attraction to her intelligence and spirit steadily increases. Emily has never met a man like Barnaby, a large, commanding figure who is also thoughtful and down-to-earth. Their mutual admiration takes them both unawares, and their developing relationship is a pleasure to follow. The action and mystery of the story line is first-rate. I particularly enjoyed the stellar cast of supporting characters who added the salt and pepper to the delightful dish of "Rapture Becomes Her".
May 21, 2022
Als Mitglied des dpVerlag-Rezensententeams durfte ich bereits ein Rezensionsexemplar lesen!
Emily Townsend führt einen Schmugglerring an, um ihr restliches Vermögen vor ihrem Cousin zu schützen und den Leuten des Dorfes eine Arbeit zu bieten.
Bei einer ihrer Touren, fällt ihnen allerdings ein Schiffbrüchiger im Ärmelkanal in die Hände.
Doch dieser fast tote und halb erfrorene Mann, scheint kein einfacher Mann zu sein und er hat eine schlimme Kopfwunde!
Können Barnaby und Emily herausfinden, was hier passiert ist?
Allerdings bedrohen jetzt romantische Gefühle die Beiden, die das genau nicht wollten!
Ein wunderschöner und nicht alltäglicher Regency-Roman, der ausser Romantik auch viel Spannung bietet und mir viele wunderbare Lesestunden beschert hat!Meine absolute Leseempfehlung!
August 4, 2014
The story of Emily Townsend and Barnaby Joslyn was a fun read for me. You have two story lines in this romance novel. The Viscount of Joslyn is coming to London to see his newly inherited home, land and also the the family yacht. When someone tries to kill him. You will also read about a band of smugglers who are lead by Emily. Not only will Barnaby and Emily paths cross on one faithful night. What do they have in common that someone is willing to commit murder for? There are some great secondary Characters to add to this fun read. You will think you have solved this murder/ mystery until you get to the end. There is one thing that bugged me. What does the title, Rapture Becomes Her. Has to do with the story?
May 15, 2013
The title of this book is terrible and belittles a really interesting story about the relationship of an independent English woman who is responsible for the well-being of nearly an entire village and a part-Indian American who has unexpectedly inherited an English title. Watching these two outsiders navigate the strictures of English society is really entertaining. If you like historical fiction and can get past the silly title, I suspect you might enjoy this book.
November 5, 2011
very good, wish there was another in the set. hopefully there will be!
November 22, 2011
Sure did like this book.....looking forward to more Busbee books in the future.....
August 17, 2024
I almost DNFed this book.
I liked how Emily had a strong personality and provided for others despite women's expectations for the time period set in the book, which if I remember correctly was the late 18th century. Barnaby, the love interest, was funny, didn't deal with BS, had a good read on people, and was described to be handsome in a more brutish way. This book had me hooked for a while, I loved how the characters gossiped and treated each other like family, and how there was a mystery in the middle of it.
I liked how Emily and Barnaby were enraptured by each other, despite how different their lives were. They're wholeheartedly attracted to each other and that leads to some scenes that had the air feeling thick with tension.
Here's where I spoil a little bit of the plot because it just irked me so much.
I got to the plot point where Ainsworth and Jeffery were plotting to force Anne into a marriage with Ainsworth because Ainsworth needed to marry if he wanted to be given good fortune and that's when I stopped liking the book as much. However, as I suspected how it was in the 18th century, unfortunately, forcing a woman into a marriage included raping her. Horrible to think about and naturally got nervous for Anne. However, what really pushed me away from this book, was getting multiple pages of Ainsworth's thoughts and plans on the matter, including disgusting descriptions of what he wanted to do to Anne and how much he'd enjoy it. I've never had a book make me physically ill until then. I don't know if all that was there for readers to understand how twisted of a man Ainsworth was or what, but it was pretty clear from the get-go he was a shit guy when he planned to rape Anne.
I thought all would be well again when Anne got taken away just for them to target Emily instead which led to a truly disgusting scene where Emily is immobilized and Ainsworth hurts her.
In my opinion that scene was only there to have a damsel in distress situation and that upset me so damn much that the rest of the book looked like word vomit to me. Ainsworth's attempt to rape Emily was never mentioned again, with seemingly no trauma left behind because of it, or anything. It was just washed over as if it was just another day. It's because of that I give it three stars because the plot was interesting to read, and the mystery and motivations were too, but the whole rape plot I feel like didn't need to be included. I especially don't think we needed details about Ainsworth's dark fantasies.
If you don't care about that whole rape plot point and want a good mystery romance, read this, but if you're easily queasy when it comes to sexual assault, avoid this at all costs.
I liked how Emily had a strong personality and provided for others despite women's expectations for the time period set in the book, which if I remember correctly was the late 18th century. Barnaby, the love interest, was funny, didn't deal with BS, had a good read on people, and was described to be handsome in a more brutish way. This book had me hooked for a while, I loved how the characters gossiped and treated each other like family, and how there was a mystery in the middle of it.
I liked how Emily and Barnaby were enraptured by each other, despite how different their lives were. They're wholeheartedly attracted to each other and that leads to some scenes that had the air feeling thick with tension.
Here's where I spoil a little bit of the plot because it just irked me so much.
I got to the plot point where Ainsworth and Jeffery were plotting to force Anne into a marriage with Ainsworth because Ainsworth needed to marry if he wanted to be given good fortune and that's when I stopped liking the book as much. However, as I suspected how it was in the 18th century, unfortunately, forcing a woman into a marriage included raping her. Horrible to think about and naturally got nervous for Anne. However, what really pushed me away from this book, was getting multiple pages of Ainsworth's thoughts and plans on the matter, including disgusting descriptions of what he wanted to do to Anne and how much he'd enjoy it. I've never had a book make me physically ill until then. I don't know if all that was there for readers to understand how twisted of a man Ainsworth was or what, but it was pretty clear from the get-go he was a shit guy when he planned to rape Anne.
I thought all would be well again when Anne got taken away just for them to target Emily instead which led to a truly disgusting scene where Emily is immobilized and Ainsworth hurts her.
In my opinion that scene was only there to have a damsel in distress situation and that upset me so damn much that the rest of the book looked like word vomit to me. Ainsworth's attempt to rape Emily was never mentioned again, with seemingly no trauma left behind because of it, or anything. It was just washed over as if it was just another day. It's because of that I give it three stars because the plot was interesting to read, and the mystery and motivations were too, but the whole rape plot I feel like didn't need to be included. I especially don't think we needed details about Ainsworth's dark fantasies.
If you don't care about that whole rape plot point and want a good mystery romance, read this, but if you're easily queasy when it comes to sexual assault, avoid this at all costs.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 8, 2018
Good story but I felt it was very disconnected from the others in the series.
February 13, 2021
My favourite story in this series
April 22, 2023
The story loses steam and fades to boredom mid to 3/4 of the book.
2.5 stars
2.5 stars
February 18, 2024
Typical Bushee romance, first half ok, second half of book dragged.
March 3, 2015
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I requested to review this title because I had previously read one of Ms. Busbee’s novels and thoroughly enjoyed it. Not to say that I didn’t enjoy this book as well, but I struggled a bit. Upon discovering that this book is the 5th in the series, I did a bit of research to find out whom the previous books were about. I was astonished to find that I did not recognize a single name in the 4 previous books. If any other characters mentioned in the blurbs were any part of this book, it was so fleeting that I never picked up on it. This puzzles me and now I am not much inclined to read the previous books. I am thinking that the Becomes Her series is more of a theme than of intertwined characters revisited however briefly.
That said, I found this book enjoyable. Ms. Busbee has a talent for writing larger-than-average books and never stopping to slow down one bit. From start to finish, something is always happening. Her characters are enjoyable and most possess a likeable amount of wit. Each has their strength and, opposingly, their weakness. But the characters together form a rather vivacious group that can’t help but be liked. Ms.Busbee has a knack for bringing together a little bit of everything within her characters and their interactions, which adds a great amount of depth to her characters.
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Maybe it is just me, but I am still sitting here thinking “What the hell just happened?” I can’t figure it out. Maybe someone else knows and can lift this crap feeling I have at not having any idea why a book would be ended in such a way. Rest assured, I will be looking to see if any of these characters return, but at this time, hope seems futile. Maybe I just pay too much attention. In any case, this book is still enjoyable and packed full of action. As far as sexual tension, it is well written and what I would consider tame. Not a bad thing at all. I only wish the characters I enjoyed so much at first hadn’t become lost by the end and that more loose ends had been tied up. If not for my slight feeling of betrayal at the rushed ending and missing characters, I would have easily been able to rate this novel a 5. But my sense of loss will not allow it.
Paperback provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I requested to review this title because I had previously read one of Ms. Busbee’s novels and thoroughly enjoyed it. Not to say that I didn’t enjoy this book as well, but I struggled a bit. Upon discovering that this book is the 5th in the series, I did a bit of research to find out whom the previous books were about. I was astonished to find that I did not recognize a single name in the 4 previous books. If any other characters mentioned in the blurbs were any part of this book, it was so fleeting that I never picked up on it. This puzzles me and now I am not much inclined to read the previous books. I am thinking that the Becomes Her series is more of a theme than of intertwined characters revisited however briefly.
That said, I found this book enjoyable. Ms. Busbee has a talent for writing larger-than-average books and never stopping to slow down one bit. From start to finish, something is always happening. Her characters are enjoyable and most possess a likeable amount of wit. Each has their strength and, opposingly, their weakness. But the characters together form a rather vivacious group that can’t help but be liked. Ms.Busbee has a knack for bringing together a little bit of everything within her characters and their interactions, which adds a great amount of depth to her characters.
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Maybe it is just me, but I am still sitting here thinking “What the hell just happened?” I can’t figure it out. Maybe someone else knows and can lift this crap feeling I have at not having any idea why a book would be ended in such a way. Rest assured, I will be looking to see if any of these characters return, but at this time, hope seems futile. Maybe I just pay too much attention. In any case, this book is still enjoyable and packed full of action. As far as sexual tension, it is well written and what I would consider tame. Not a bad thing at all. I only wish the characters I enjoyed so much at first hadn’t become lost by the end and that more loose ends had been tied up. If not for my slight feeling of betrayal at the rushed ending and missing characters, I would have easily been able to rate this novel a 5. But my sense of loss will not allow it.
Paperback provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review.
June 14, 2011
Rapture Becomes Her by Shirlee Busbee
Historical Romance – June 28th, 2011
4 stars
Emily Townsend leads a secret life. After her father’s death, the family’s fortune and Squire-ship was inherited by her wastrel cousin who proceeded to spend all the money away on gambling and other vices. Left with no choice, Emily had to take drastic measures to protect her Great-Aunt and her stepmother. She heads a small smuggling gang to keep her family and friends afloat. On one stormy night, she rescues the new Viscount Barnaby Joslyn , her neighbor who has a habit of suffering from one deadly accident after another...
Barnaby is an American who somehow inherited his title. Upon his arrival in England, Barnaby keeps getting into accidents that he suspects are murder attempts. When he arrives at Sussex, Barnaby does not realize that he has somehow stumbled into a series of events that might be a bit much for him. In between courting the Amazonian Emily, protecting her and her brood from her villainous cousin. Plus dealing with his evil friend, and getting rid of unscrupulous smugglers who would do anything to stop him, Barnaby has his hands full...
A lively and brisk paced book, Rapture Becomes Her are packed full of interesting characters from Great-Aunt Cornelia, who is a gentle tyrant, to Lamb, Barnaby’s illegitimate and black half-brother who is also his servant. Thankfully, Busbee is a skilled writer who deftly handles the large cast without confusing the reader. For me, the best part were the villains: they are so nasty that you cheered for Barnaby when he beats them. They truly served their purpose by making me dislike them so much. The only problem I had with this book is that there are simply not enough scenes between Emily and Barnaby. As much as I like the large cast, I wish there’s fewer characters around because I want more interactions between these two lovebirds!
Entertaining and exciting, this is a solid historical romance with lots of action and likeable supporting characters.
Reviewed by Pauline from the Bookaholics Romance Club
Historical Romance – June 28th, 2011
4 stars
Emily Townsend leads a secret life. After her father’s death, the family’s fortune and Squire-ship was inherited by her wastrel cousin who proceeded to spend all the money away on gambling and other vices. Left with no choice, Emily had to take drastic measures to protect her Great-Aunt and her stepmother. She heads a small smuggling gang to keep her family and friends afloat. On one stormy night, she rescues the new Viscount Barnaby Joslyn , her neighbor who has a habit of suffering from one deadly accident after another...
Barnaby is an American who somehow inherited his title. Upon his arrival in England, Barnaby keeps getting into accidents that he suspects are murder attempts. When he arrives at Sussex, Barnaby does not realize that he has somehow stumbled into a series of events that might be a bit much for him. In between courting the Amazonian Emily, protecting her and her brood from her villainous cousin. Plus dealing with his evil friend, and getting rid of unscrupulous smugglers who would do anything to stop him, Barnaby has his hands full...
A lively and brisk paced book, Rapture Becomes Her are packed full of interesting characters from Great-Aunt Cornelia, who is a gentle tyrant, to Lamb, Barnaby’s illegitimate and black half-brother who is also his servant. Thankfully, Busbee is a skilled writer who deftly handles the large cast without confusing the reader. For me, the best part were the villains: they are so nasty that you cheered for Barnaby when he beats them. They truly served their purpose by making me dislike them so much. The only problem I had with this book is that there are simply not enough scenes between Emily and Barnaby. As much as I like the large cast, I wish there’s fewer characters around because I want more interactions between these two lovebirds!
Entertaining and exciting, this is a solid historical romance with lots of action and likeable supporting characters.
Reviewed by Pauline from the Bookaholics Romance Club
May 7, 2022
„Ein verwegener Viscount“ von Shirlee Busbee ist der fünfte Band ihrer abenteuerlichen und spannenden Regency Beautys Reihe.
Emily Townsend muss nach dem Tod ihres Vaters mit ansehen, wie ihr furchtbarer Cousin das Vermögen der Familie durchbringt. Um die von ihr abhängigen Menschen zu schützen, führt sie deshalb einen kleinen Schmugglerring an der Küste an. Eines Nachts fischt einer ihre Leute einen verwundeten Fremden aus dem Meer, der sich als der frischgebackene Viscount Joselyn entpuppt. Barnaby ist von der mutigen Amazone auf den ersten Blick fasziniert und will sie unbedingt für sich gewinnen. Gleichzeitig muss er jedoch herausfinden, wer ihm nach dem Leben trachtet und weiterhin fleißig Mordanschläge auf ihn verübt.
Die Reihe von Shirlee Busbee garantiert spannende und mitreißende Geschichten, in denen die eigentliche Lovestory manchmal fast schon in den Hintergrund gerät. Auch diesmal legt die Handlung ein rasantes Tempo vor und die ungewöhnlichen Hauptcharaktere sorgen für beste Unterhaltung.
Emily lebt als Chefin eines illegalen Schmugglerrings in ständiger Gefahr, aber das macht ihr nichts aus. Sie fühlt sich für viele Menschen verantwortlich und riskiert dafür ihr Leben und ihren Ruf. Stellenweise ist Emily zu unerschrocken, so dass sie dadurch Dinge unterschätzt und in Gefahr gerät. Trotz all ihrer Stärke unterliegt Emily immer noch den gängigen gesellschaftlichen Regeln, die ihr als Frau keinen großen Spielraum lassen.
Barnaby ist unfreiwillig in seiner Rolle als Viscount gelandet, aber nach der Begegnung mit Emily gefällt ihm diese immer besser. Selbst nach mehreren Mordanschlägen liegt sein Fokus eher bei der beeindruckenden jungen Frau, die ihm das Herz gestohlen hat.
Die Handlung ist durchweg abwechslungsreich und fesselnd. Gerade am Ende hat mich die Autorin komplett überraschen können und ich habe mich keine Sekunde gelangweilt. Der Mix aus Spannung und Regency-Romance funktioniert hervorragend und ich hatte viel Spaß beim Lesen.
Mein Fazit:
Ich gebe sehr gern eine Leseempfehlung!
Emily Townsend muss nach dem Tod ihres Vaters mit ansehen, wie ihr furchtbarer Cousin das Vermögen der Familie durchbringt. Um die von ihr abhängigen Menschen zu schützen, führt sie deshalb einen kleinen Schmugglerring an der Küste an. Eines Nachts fischt einer ihre Leute einen verwundeten Fremden aus dem Meer, der sich als der frischgebackene Viscount Joselyn entpuppt. Barnaby ist von der mutigen Amazone auf den ersten Blick fasziniert und will sie unbedingt für sich gewinnen. Gleichzeitig muss er jedoch herausfinden, wer ihm nach dem Leben trachtet und weiterhin fleißig Mordanschläge auf ihn verübt.
Die Reihe von Shirlee Busbee garantiert spannende und mitreißende Geschichten, in denen die eigentliche Lovestory manchmal fast schon in den Hintergrund gerät. Auch diesmal legt die Handlung ein rasantes Tempo vor und die ungewöhnlichen Hauptcharaktere sorgen für beste Unterhaltung.
Emily lebt als Chefin eines illegalen Schmugglerrings in ständiger Gefahr, aber das macht ihr nichts aus. Sie fühlt sich für viele Menschen verantwortlich und riskiert dafür ihr Leben und ihren Ruf. Stellenweise ist Emily zu unerschrocken, so dass sie dadurch Dinge unterschätzt und in Gefahr gerät. Trotz all ihrer Stärke unterliegt Emily immer noch den gängigen gesellschaftlichen Regeln, die ihr als Frau keinen großen Spielraum lassen.
Barnaby ist unfreiwillig in seiner Rolle als Viscount gelandet, aber nach der Begegnung mit Emily gefällt ihm diese immer besser. Selbst nach mehreren Mordanschlägen liegt sein Fokus eher bei der beeindruckenden jungen Frau, die ihm das Herz gestohlen hat.
Die Handlung ist durchweg abwechslungsreich und fesselnd. Gerade am Ende hat mich die Autorin komplett überraschen können und ich habe mich keine Sekunde gelangweilt. Der Mix aus Spannung und Regency-Romance funktioniert hervorragend und ich hatte viel Spaß beim Lesen.
Mein Fazit:
Ich gebe sehr gern eine Leseempfehlung!
August 16, 2011
RAPTURE BECOMES HER by Shirlee Busbee is an exciting historical romance set in Regency England.It is written with depth and details. The characters are engaging,believable,charming and will capture your heart. It has romance,love,sweet sensuality,secrets, drama,attempted murder,family,passion,smugglers,intrigue,and danger. Emily Townsend is gently bred,leads a ring of smugglers,has a wastrel cousin,high spirited,and will lose than her life in the end. Viscount Joslyn,is handsome,sexy,a new viscount,from America,determined to uncover who is trying to kill him. Together, Viscount Joslyn and Emily must elude danger,surrender to an irresistible love,and risk everything on their biggest gambit ever. Stopping smugglers and finding a killer could cost them everything including their lives. This is a fast paced story of love,danger and finding happiness. A must read and a keeper. This book was received for the purpose of review from the publisher. Details can be found at Zebra Books,published by Kensington Publishing Corp and My Book Addiction Reviews.
February 1, 2018
Lady Emily ist der Kopf einer Schmugglerbande, um ihre Familie vor dem Ruin zu retten. In einer stürmischen Nacht ziehen ihre Männer den Viscount Joslyn halt tot aus dem Meer. Zwischen den beiden funkt es und die Anschläge auf Joslyn häufen sich.
Historische Liebesgeschichte mit viel Spannung und Leidenschaft. Es wird auf keine Seite langweilig. Man weiß nie was einen auf der anderen Seite erwartet. Emily versucht ihre Familie zu retten und das gestaltet sich nicht immer leicht. Joslyn ist Amerikaner und hat plötzlich einen Englischen Titel. Beide versuchen irgendwie ihr Leben auf die Reihe zu bekommen, das mit einem Haufen Humor und Spannung. Die Charaktere sind stark, leidenschaftlich und habe alle ihre Besonderheiten. Bis zum Schluss hält man den Atem an und fragt sich wer hinter Joslyn her ist. Emily muss kämpfen und ob sie gewinnt weiß nur das Ende des Buches.
Historische Liebesgeschichte mit viel Spannung und Leidenschaft. Es wird auf keine Seite langweilig. Man weiß nie was einen auf der anderen Seite erwartet. Emily versucht ihre Familie zu retten und das gestaltet sich nicht immer leicht. Joslyn ist Amerikaner und hat plötzlich einen Englischen Titel. Beide versuchen irgendwie ihr Leben auf die Reihe zu bekommen, das mit einem Haufen Humor und Spannung. Die Charaktere sind stark, leidenschaftlich und habe alle ihre Besonderheiten. Bis zum Schluss hält man den Atem an und fragt sich wer hinter Joslyn her ist. Emily muss kämpfen und ob sie gewinnt weiß nur das Ende des Buches.
November 17, 2013
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I found it in the library and passed it over at first because the cover was just so cheesy looking to me. Once again I am reminded to not always judge a book by its cover.
There was a pretty good mystery, a nice love scene, a strong heroin and a handsome hero with overall pretty decent writing.
I couldn't have asked for a better escape read.
There was a pretty good mystery, a nice love scene, a strong heroin and a handsome hero with overall pretty decent writing.
I couldn't have asked for a better escape read.
November 6, 2011
A lovely bit of escapism for a wintry Sunday afternoon. A very satisfying blend of passion, drama and intrigue with smugglers causing havoc on the Sussex coast. For fans of historical romance everywhere.
July 18, 2011
My introduction to an icon.
For a complete review, visit Affaire de Coeur magazine, online at http://affairedecoeur.com/ - or hard copy, July 2011 issue.
For a complete review, visit Affaire de Coeur magazine, online at http://affairedecoeur.com/ - or hard copy, July 2011 issue.
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September 14, 2011Found this at the library and i have read some of her older novels. Maybe at another time I would have finished it, but I just found myself speed reading, and I found it boring.
January 15, 2012
rated 3.5
January 27, 2016
historical romance
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