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Brazen Temptress
She came to betray him...
No one could have known the that the beauty who swept into the elegant ballroom was a pirate queen with a treacherous plan--to save herself from execution by identifying an infamous privateer attending the ball in disguise. Only Maureen Hawthorne could expose the double life of Julien d'Artiers, the toast of the ton. After all, she was his wife....
But he caught her heart unawares...
Julien was stunned when he beheld the love of his life, the wife he'd presumed dead. But here she was, her turquoise eyes blazing across a crowded ballroom, a woman determined to bring about his complete ruin. She blamed him for her father's death, swore to see him hang. But he took her into his arms and made her dance instead, tormenting her with memories of the passion they'd once shared, determined to make her love him again...willing to do anything to keep from losing her again.
No one could have known the that the beauty who swept into the elegant ballroom was a pirate queen with a treacherous plan--to save herself from execution by identifying an infamous privateer attending the ball in disguise. Only Maureen Hawthorne could expose the double life of Julien d'Artiers, the toast of the ton. After all, she was his wife....
But he caught her heart unawares...
Julien was stunned when he beheld the love of his life, the wife he'd presumed dead. But here she was, her turquoise eyes blazing across a crowded ballroom, a woman determined to bring about his complete ruin. She blamed him for her father's death, swore to see him hang. But he took her into his arms and made her dance instead, tormenting her with memories of the passion they'd once shared, determined to make her love him again...willing to do anything to keep from losing her again.
368 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
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Elizabeth Boyle
91 books2,083 followersElizabeth Boyle is the New York Times bestselling author of 27 historical romance novels and several novellas. Her upcoming novel, O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM, is a mix of women's fiction and historical fiction, with a bit of magic thrown in. This story of friendship and empowerment is already getting rave reviews.
Her first novel, Brazen Angel, won Dell's Diamond Debut Award and the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best First Book. Her books are called "fast-paced," "adventurous," and "funny."
Not sure where to begin? If you love adventure, try THIS RAKE OF MINE or ONE NIGHT OF PASSION.
If you need to laugh, SOMETHING ABOUT EMMALINE, LOVE LETTERS FROM A DUKE, or THE VISCOUNT WHO LIVED DOWN THE LANE.
Want a little magic in your romance? Try HIS MISTRESS BY MORNING.
When not writing, Elizabeth enjoys knitting, gardening, travel and reading a wide variety of stories. She lives with her family in Seattle.
Sign up for her weekly newsletter, Five Things for Friday on her website. A weekly roundup of books, shows, and things to cook or laugh over, her readers love this weekly laugh.
Her first novel, Brazen Angel, won Dell's Diamond Debut Award and the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best First Book. Her books are called "fast-paced," "adventurous," and "funny."
Not sure where to begin? If you love adventure, try THIS RAKE OF MINE or ONE NIGHT OF PASSION.
If you need to laugh, SOMETHING ABOUT EMMALINE, LOVE LETTERS FROM A DUKE, or THE VISCOUNT WHO LIVED DOWN THE LANE.
Want a little magic in your romance? Try HIS MISTRESS BY MORNING.
When not writing, Elizabeth enjoys knitting, gardening, travel and reading a wide variety of stories. She lives with her family in Seattle.
Sign up for her weekly newsletter, Five Things for Friday on her website. A weekly roundup of books, shows, and things to cook or laugh over, her readers love this weekly laugh.
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July 20, 2017!!! I have no memory of this book except there were pirates? And oral sex? But !!! I have a great story about it regardless.
I'd been reading this on someone's recommendation - someone who preferred her romances spicier than I - and there was something wrong with the kitchen sink in my apartment. So I called for maintenance and they showed up one morning just before I left for work. Seeing my pile of bedside reading topped with a book called Brazen Temptress, and knowing the maintenance guy to be rather shy, I tucked the book under the bed so I looked like the kind of person who reads serious literature first instead of reading all the trash first before moving on to healthy good stuff. I mean, good impressions might get my sink fixed faster?
I promptly forgot about the book. Weeks later, my boyfriend was lying on the ground watching TV, turned his head and asked, amused, "Why do you have "Brazen Temptress" under the bed?" He was very skeptical of my explanation, and now that it's 15 or so years later, and we are married, and I fix the sink myself, still refers to all romance novels as "Brazen Temptress" if given the least opportunity. Or "Hard Riding Margot," another title of awesomeness we ran into at a Crown Books (remember those?) lo those many years ago.
I'd been reading this on someone's recommendation - someone who preferred her romances spicier than I - and there was something wrong with the kitchen sink in my apartment. So I called for maintenance and they showed up one morning just before I left for work. Seeing my pile of bedside reading topped with a book called Brazen Temptress, and knowing the maintenance guy to be rather shy, I tucked the book under the bed so I looked like the kind of person who reads serious literature first instead of reading all the trash first before moving on to healthy good stuff. I mean, good impressions might get my sink fixed faster?
I promptly forgot about the book. Weeks later, my boyfriend was lying on the ground watching TV, turned his head and asked, amused, "Why do you have "Brazen Temptress" under the bed?" He was very skeptical of my explanation, and now that it's 15 or so years later, and we are married, and I fix the sink myself, still refers to all romance novels as "Brazen Temptress" if given the least opportunity. Or "Hard Riding Margot," another title of awesomeness we ran into at a Crown Books (remember those?) lo those many years ago.
May 21, 2012
I wasn't crazy about the trilogy, but this was the best of all the books. These were my first Elizabeth Boyle books. She seems to write a lot about politics in France and that's just my thing. I'm a bigger fan of the 'English' books.
May 6, 2020
As I suppose it ought to be, I enjoyed this the most of the trilogy.
Ms. Boyle did a wonderful job of building up the appeal - to me, anyway. I enjoyed each entry in the trilogy a little better than the previous one. Even though all were wonderful
I appreciated the revelation at the end. I liked the thrilling action interspersed with the romance. I especially am glad that the madman behind Reenie’s and Julien’s troubles got his comeuppance at the end.
Perhaps the only thing that got to me is ... I know that their children are all grown and out of the house ... but do they really want to sail the world and be away from their grandchildren for that long? 😆
Oops ... spoiler?!
Ms. Boyle did a wonderful job of building up the appeal - to me, anyway. I enjoyed each entry in the trilogy a little better than the previous one. Even though all were wonderful
I appreciated the revelation at the end. I liked the thrilling action interspersed with the romance. I especially am glad that the madman behind Reenie’s and Julien’s troubles got his comeuppance at the end.
Perhaps the only thing that got to me is ... I know that their children are all grown and out of the house ... but do they really want to sail the world and be away from their grandchildren for that long? 😆
Oops ... spoiler?!
October 18, 2017
This is a lovely story about a male and a female pirate falling in love and what happens after that.
Very exciting, many unexpected twists and turns and lots of amusing parts to it. A real cat-and-mouse story that kept me turning pages until the very end.
Very entertaining and I can safely recommend it.
Very exciting, many unexpected twists and turns and lots of amusing parts to it. A real cat-and-mouse story that kept me turning pages until the very end.
Very entertaining and I can safely recommend it.
August 24, 2019
Great adventure!
I loved this story of Maureen and Julien finding eahother again. A great swashbuckling ta!e. But. I think a little more said about Lady Mary in the end would have been nice.
I loved this story of Maureen and Julien finding eahother again. A great swashbuckling ta!e. But. I think a little more said about Lady Mary in the end would have been nice.
January 23, 2018
Great book and great series with talented heroines.
February 4, 2018
this one was a hard push to finish, because it was just a tad too over the top plotwise for me. but hey, it was totally different that's for certain.
September 5, 2019
DNF. Not like the first two in the series
December 3, 2025
Last n series
January 1, 2011
For awhile there, I thought I had discovered another keeper. Unfortunately, the random flash backs started to irritate and the over the top, unreasonableness of the heroine started to annoy me. At the start of the book, she was a free spirited girl, lovable, and wild, but of course this didn't last. When the book opens, its 8 years since she has seen the hero, and she has turned into just another one of those typical TSTL, bitter woman with a secret baby, who feels her baby is hers and no one else's business. This is a huge pet peeve of mine, so consequently, I couldn't find much enjoyment out of this book.
Jealous heroine - the hero never seemed to show any jealousy in this book
Hero thought she was dead for 8 years
Jealous heroine - the hero never seemed to show any jealousy in this book
Hero thought she was dead for 8 years
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May 3, 2012
Really loved this book---stayed up late to finish. Married couple, separated by perceived betrayal, meet again. Julian is known as the privateer deReyes, an American. Maureen is Captain Hawthrone, smuggling alonng the English coast. After capture she volunteers to identify him to save her crew, ship and herself. Julian is stunned to find out she is still alive---he though she was dead for 8 years. Together they outwit the villian and find each other.
August 13, 2016
Maureen knew she had a chip to play when she got caught. Not only does she know who the infamous pirate is, but she's the only one who can identify him, her husband.
He thoguht she was dead. The love of his life, his wife, and now a pirate queen. Now that she's back he's going to not only keep his own head, but he's going to get his wife back to. No matter how much she hates him.
With a great story line, treason, and twists, this novel is a great adventure.
He thoguht she was dead. The love of his life, his wife, and now a pirate queen. Now that she's back he's going to not only keep his own head, but he's going to get his wife back to. No matter how much she hates him.
With a great story line, treason, and twists, this novel is a great adventure.
February 26, 2012
Definitely the best of the trilogy, IMO. I like how the characters from the other two books showed up and remained true to who they'd been, yet also had matured as well, as one might expect after the years that had passed.
April 13, 2015
Another great book in this series. Lots of action and intrigue and it was nice to see the lives of the previous characters continue on.
October 28, 2016
I found this book to be the best of the series. I'd give it 3 1/2 stars if I could.
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