A Dangerous Man

Women and Men #2

by Candace Camp

Eleanor has always been looked on askance as 'the bossy American' by London society, the very antithesis of British virtue and propriety. Now, at the death of her husband, she has been appointed trustee to his estate, and the proverbial fur is flying. Infuriated, her mother-in-law sends Lord Anthony Neale to put an end to Eleanor's nefarious gold-digging ways.

Anthony and Eleanor clash immediately. He thinks she's a siren who uses beauty to entrap men. She thinks he's a haughty, cold English snob. Despite their initial misgivings, they are increasingly drawn to each other. But someone is threatening Eleanor, and as the break-ins and other malicious activities begin to pile up—it's Anthony who tops the list of probable suspects!

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Historical, Historical Fiction, Regency, Fiction, Mystery

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 1, 2005

About the author

Candace Camp is the New York Times bestselling author of over sixty books.

Her first novel, *Bonds of Love*, was published by Jove Publishing in 1978, under the pseudonym Lisa Gregory. Two pseudonyms (Kristin James and Sharon Stephens)and many books later, Candace writes under her own name Candace Camp and still loves creating stories.

Candace lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and is the mother of Young Adult author Anastasia Hopcus.

Reviews

[MisskTarsis · Rating 5 out of 5]

#BookLove2018: Anthony Neale

El tercer libro de este año y un libro sumamente estupendo. Desde que se vieron por primera vez él la juzgó mal, tomándola como una vil caza recompensas, acusándola de ser no más que una mujerzuela que se casa sin amor. Al menos eso era aún más creíble que el hecho de que una mujer tan hermosa como Eleonor se casara con su sobrino un genio musical que había estado toda su vida enfermo. Al pasar un año después de dicho matrimonio, vuelve viuda desde Italia dado que su marido fallece en una accidente en un bote de vela. Vuelve a enfrentarse con aquellos que tanto odia para respetar la última memoria de su marido, alguien a quien no amó con pasión, pero sí amó con cariño.

Es una historia con muchas cosas, lo que más me gustó de Anthony como personaje es que no es un bruto machista cegado, no. Sabe disculparse cuando sabe que no tiene razón o que se equivocó. Y da una buena estima a la pasión pese a que intenta controlarse. Eleonor por su parte es una estupenda personaje femenino, valiente, inteligente e independiente. No se deja amedrentar y sabe que existen diversas formas de obtener lo que se quiere.

I liked it :3

[Becca · Rating 1 out of 5]

Candace Camp seems to be very hot or miss for me. This started off really strong with a startling beginning and a tough but original heroine who lived realistically by her own rules. However, once the hero was on the scene, he was super overbearing and her strength faded. They had chemistry that I didn’t see and a kiss that didn’t make sense to me and I just felt disconnected from the story. Combine that with the potential for interesting side characters who weren’t fleshed out enough so they seemed like cutouts and a romance pairing I couldn’t connect with and I set this aside. As I’ve said, camp has some excellent work out there, but this one just didn’t resonate with me (though it might for others). If you like mysteries, opera, and hate to love, perhaps this would work better for you.

[penelopewanders · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, no doubt about it, this one comes AFTER An Independent Woman. I can't for a moment think why it's listed as the first in this series here in Goodreads and on Camp's own website. In the previous book Eleanor and her relatively newlywed husband are introduced, and they leave for Italy so that he can regain his health. This one begins just after his death in Italy. So it's a no-brainer. As I said, the only quandary is why this is listed as #1.
As for the book itself, the shift from strong, independent, unemotional Eleanor to a woman madly in love for the first time is a bit tricky, but it's not unsuccessful. The mystery is not a surprise when it is resolved although there were enough potential red herrings for one to feel smug at having guessed right. Did think Eleanor and her guy were a bit long in figuring out where the list was hidden.

[Leandra Azer · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Light easy breezy read that didn't make me want to reach in and strangle any of the characters. I even came to appreciate Honeria and kept expecting her to come behind the bad guys with a parasol or gun for some reason.

I found I related so much with the heroine and really appreciated her personality. But, aside from immediate and overpowering attraction for each other and eventual realization of each other's good points (from other people) the main couple didn't really talk to each other about their pasts or hopes and dreams and things they've overcome. That and the abrupt ending kept this from being a full 4. But still fun read.

[Ana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gostei imenso deste livro. O que mais captou a minha atenção foi o mistério que envolvia os protagonistas desta história, que me manteve interessada quase até ao final, se bem que o final em si não foi muito surpreendente, estava sempre à espera que o desfecho fosse algo como o que aconteceu. No entanto, foi, sem dúvida, uma ótima leitura

[Angela]

DNF at 75%. I just got bored.

[Daneesha · Rating 3 out of 5]

i didn't quite understand who the title was referring to in this book. it certainly wasn't the hero. he was known as someone not to cross, but not "dangerous"...as the title suggests. the background murder story kind of sucked. plus, there was a lot of music jargon that i was clueless to understand.

[Brickley Jules · Rating 5 out of 5]

...I would definitely recommend this sweat romance. It is not a modern day contemporary erotic piece with every detail of its indiscretions finely painted.…

[LadyAileen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Il romanzo pur non appartenendo ad alcuna saga è collegato ad un altro romanzo della stessa autrice intitolato Delitto e Passione. Per quanto riguarda il libro in questione posso dire senza ombra di dubbio che mi è piaciuto. Lo stile dell'autrice è scorrevole e coinvolgente anche se la trama è abbastanza prevedibile (almeno per me).
Tutto comincia con un prologo ambientato in Italia (il funerale in Italia di Edmund, marito di Eleanor) per poi spostarsi in Inghilterra dove è ambientato il romanzo vero e proprio. La storia é incentrata su Eleanor, un'americana ricca che decide di sposare un baronetto per prendersene cura più che per amore o passione (naturalmente i familiari del marito ignari della dote della donna credono che abbia voluto sposarlo solo per denaro). E' una donna molto particolare (basta guardare il tipo di persone che accoglie in casa), generosa, indipendente e che sa badare a se stessa invece Anthony si lascia convincere dalla sorella che quella donna è solo un'arrampicatrice sociale (anche suo padre ha sposato una donna simile). Questo lato della trama è abbastanza scontato dunque l'autrice per smuovere un po' le acque ha voluto inserire un mistero da risolvere: sparizioni di monili, uno scrittoio con uno scomparto segreto, una chiave misteriosa, tentati rapimenti, omicidi misteriosi...
Anche su questo lato, avevo risolto certi misteri ancor prima che lo facessero i protagonisti ma nonostante ciò non mi sono annoiata nel leggerlo.
Il livello di sensualità è alto ma non ha grande spazio all'interno del romanzo anche se le scene sono dettagliate.
I protagonisti secondari non mancano ma non sono rimasta molto impressionata anche perché fino ad un certo punto sembrano avere un certo spazio all'interno del romanzo poi però passano in secondo piano. Un esempio è Honoria (la madre di Edmund) che da anni odia Eleanor che le ha strappato il suo amato "bambino" e anche l'eredità che le sarebbe spettata. Sembra pronta a tutto poi scoperto che è un'ereditiera l'odio scompare per magia anzi va a vivere con lei e quasi non c'è più alcun dialogo tra le due se non il giusto ma senza alcuna spiegazione dello strano cambiamento (insomma diventa quasi invisibile all'occhio del lettore).
Piacevole lettura, vedremo il prossimo cosa mi riserverà.

[Kristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun, sexy, passionate, mysterious story. I read this in a day so I was hooked to say the least. It kept me entertained the whole way.

Eleanor has married into a family that doesn’t want to see her in. She married Edmund, Lord Scarborough, but he is sickly and has consumption. She moves him to Naples after they marry but that doesn’t save him. He leaves his estate to his cousin and most of his money to his sister, which his wife would manage. His mother, Lady Honoria, will have none of the that. So she sends her brother, Lord Anthony Neale, to talk to to her and get the majority of the will. However, Neale saw her a year ago and was struck with her beauty and has wanted her since which is why he has stayed away. Now he has to see her again after a year but he can’t possibly feel the same still right? Wrong. Their passion is intense. Eleanor and Anthony despise each other but that dislike soon melts every time they are in each other’s arms. They decide to work together to find out how Edmund really died too. So you read about secret societies in Naples.

It was a great story and had action and adventure all through it. A good read over all.

[Cristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una storia piacevole, senza demeriti ne lode che mi ha tranquillamente distratto dalla lettura che l'ha preceduta.
La Camp, con qusto primo approccio al suo stile non si è sminuita anche se spero di rifarmi presto con altre sue opere che ne diano un giudizio più concreto e certo.
Quello che avviene oltre la nascente attrazione tra i due personaggi, Eleanor e Anthony, viene ampliamente occultato a dovere con l'intrigo e il mistero che aleggia nella situazione nascente.
Complotti politici, segreti, minacce e rapimenti che la fanno da padrone nella vicenda e facendo si che la storia d'amore non risulti l'unica cosa importante e banale del libro.
Carino, piacevole e pulito...a parte qualche termine nelle scene sessuali decisamente poco intriganti ma per il resto il romanticismo e il mistero la fanno da padrone.

[Yenn Muñozz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Típico cliche.

Siento que me gustó bastante, llegó en el momento indicado, aunque sea un libro predecible tiene ese grado de misterio que lo hace cool y volverlo adictivo. Me hubiera gustado un mejor desarrollo pero obviamente la historia se tiene que centrar en el romance de ellos y como el amor puede resolver cualquier problema.

Así que si lo volvería a leer si no tuviera cabeza para leer algo complejo. Y si recordamos que fueron esos libros que compre hace 3 años como por $10 la verdad fue una ganga.

[Lisa Arnold · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not one of my favourites by this author but still has enough to keep interest to the end. I enjoy this authors writing and her humour just wish her books were a little more meaty or contained a little more of a social commentary. Good for escapism but do not teach how to make the world a better place.

[P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice romance - the initial hostility not overdone - good main characters. The whiney mother is just annoying, the other secondaries bland, the end however is almost farcical despite the dead bodies. The book deserved better, but still a good read.

[anne million · Rating 5 out of 5]

Candace Camp scores a hit with this tale of Anthony and Eleanor.

If you like a Recency novel that has humor, mystery, intrigue and steamy romance, this is for you. It's a full length novel that will keep you entertained from the opening sentence.

[SM · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mystery was ok. Heroine was good. Hero was irritating in the beginning. Not great not bad read

[Rosalinda Cicio · Rating 4 out of 5]

La trama mi e piaciuta moltissimo, i personaggi pure, due o tre non li ho presi in simpatia. Ho dato 4 stelline perché il finale dopo una bella storia lo trovato troppo frettoloso.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5

[R Killen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read. Exciting mystery and wonderful couple. Love it when a man admits his mistakes.

[Becky Veszelei · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful, romantic, witty and exiting.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Goofy but ok

[Xenia Pavlidou · Rating 4 out of 5]

💕 Έλινορ Σκάρμπρο & Άντονι Νιλ 💕


⭐Women and Men⭐
Βιβλίο 1: Μια ανεξάρτητη γυναίκα
Βιβλίο 2: Ένας Επικίνδυνος Άντρας

[Juana "Darkness" Duran · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am now currently reading Candace Camps "A Dangerous Man".
This book is about a woman named Eleanor who is wrongly accused of wanting to mary Neale's nephews money. When in truth she married him because of his all the pressures from his family. But when he dies suddenly in a boating accident all fingers point to Eleanor as the killer of their beloved nephew and son. Eleanor comes back to England to find out that someone has been following her around. She is worried because she has to go read Edmund's will to his family so she can get her priorities straight. So she goes to read the will and give Edmund's ashes to his family so they can put him in the family crypt. While there she stay's with Neal. During her stay there a stranger breaks into her room and steals a necklace that Edmund gave to her. The next day she travels back home she doesn't think the event's are series at first so she searches the house to make sure Edmund didn't hide anything worth a lot of money. Little did she know that she was about to find herself in a most dangerous situation.

To find out more read the book I recommend it to anyone willing to read it.

[adoree · Rating 3 out of 5]

J'ai hésité entre 2 et 3 étoiles. J'ai terminé ce livre, il y a qqjours. En vérité, il ne m'a pas laissée une grande impression. Pour moi, tout cela manquait de passion. L'héroïne est une femme forte à la langue acérée. Le héros est le parfait lord un peu snob. Le soeur du héros a tout pour faire une parfaite e^mpêcheuse de tourner en rond. La nièce du héros pourrait avoir son histoire. Mais les personnages manquent de profondeur. On en sait très peu sur leur passé alors que v visiblement celui-ci a une grande incidence sur les sentiments des héros. Les infos sont données au hasard presque par obligation. Une petite phrase par-ci, par-là. Cette histoire est sous-exploitée.
Alors pourquoi 3 coeurs ? Les heureuses coincidences de la vie. J'ai justement vu un reportage sur l'Italie et le royaume de Naples de cette époque. Lire une romance mélangeant justement certains évènements historiques appris récemment ont sauvé ce livre... J'avoue, j'ai été clémente. Je ne relirai surement pas ce livre. Au risque de lui retirer une étoile...

[Manuela · Rating 2 out of 5]

Un romanzo dimenticabilissimo. Una trama superficiale e banale, senza colpi di scena, con la passione tra i due protagonisti che scoppia senza nessun apparente motivo, quasi dal nulla, e che si sviluppa quasi senza emozione, senza vibrazioni, e narrata senza nessun approfondimento emotivo. Inoltre, l'unica parte che dovrebbe dare più sussulti, quella gialla, è scontatissima (il "mistero"dello spartito che in realtà era un codice l'avevo capito subito). L'unico aspetto positivo è il personaggio maschile, Lord Neale, veramente molto affascinante e sexy, ma i romance che meritano sono ben altri. Visti, però, i giudizi positivi che raccoglie questa autrice, credo che le darò una seconda possibilità.

[Kiki Z · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe 1 and a half stars? I honestly have no idea how I feel about this book. It wasn't terrible but the "mystery" is boring; not to mention, if you've read one story like this, you can probably tell who the villain is the second he's introduced. The basis of their hatred is Neale hating Eleanor for reasons that aren't fully explained and are basically contrived anyway since he knows he can't take his sister seriously, and her hating him for judging her. I hate this trope. Neale also spends a majority of the book being an ass, making it impossible for me to ever warm up to him. His sister is just painfully over the top.

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Usually I love Candace Camp's books, however this was the first one I got a little bored with. I enjoyed solving the mystery, but I couldn't figure out why the two main characters loved each other. Also there were long passages where the characters reflected on their feelings that probably could have been shorter or cut completely. This being said I devoured this book in two days.

[Kelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

My first Camp book and while I found nothing wrong with her writing I just was plain underwhelmed. I am not a huge mystery fan so that element of the plot was lost on me. I indeed did like the h/h but found them forgettable and utterly unremarkable. I know many who love Camp so I will give her another try as I said the writing was good the story and characters were just blah for me.

[Laura J. · Rating 2 out of 5]

read one of Ms Camp's novels, you've read them all

I made the mistake of reading "A Dangerous Man" right after reading "The Hidden Heart". They were so similar that I could predict when and how the H and h would have sex and who the villain was.

[Monique · Rating 3 out of 5]

Classic Heroine Meets Guy

It was a pretty interesting story, and I loved the strong female lead. The pace of the story was a bit slow and the story line itself came off as if it was trying too hard to be twisted or complicated. Overall, it was an entertaining read.