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Summary: Sir Ross Cannon...Ooooh Baby!
Review: This guy is the epitome of maleness. He is tall, dark, handsome, and seasoned. He is a mysterious, brooding, workaholic who rarely expresses pleasure with anything. The "Monk of Bow Street." Until Sophia shows up, of course. I love both of these characters. Sir Ross is a total hottie who comes completely unglued in these love scenes. He loses his reserve and control and is a total animal. I love it! And Sophia gets over a past troubling relationship by learning she can trust a man. She makes such a positive influence in his life...it's hard not to love her. This book is a great prequel to the book about Nick Gentry and his ladylove. Nick is also a great character... I highly recommend this book. I love Lisa Kleypas' easy writing style and great characters. Do read this keeper!
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Summary: A Kleypas classic in the making!!
Review: What can I say about this book? I was filled with anticipation over Sir Ross Cannon's story!! The most fascinating love stories are always about the elusive, mysterious man. Sir Ross Cannon appears to be cold and aloof on the surface, but underneath this man smolders!! Sophia is another bold Kleypas ingenue. She sets out to trap Sir Ross to avenge her brother's death, yet, as she learns what makes Sir Ross tick, she finds herself caught in a trap of her own making. This book is sensual and passionate. The chemistry between Ross and Sophia shows from page one. Also present is the usual "Kleypas twist" that always keeps the reader guessing. Overall, I give this book a 5. This book has everything that you could want in a romance. What I like most about Ms. Kleypas is her ability to weave a sensually rich story in the most simplistic way. I also like the fact that the characters spend more time exploring their attraction to each other than fighting it. Even though both characters have suffered in his or her own way, they don't dwell on it and are mature enough to love again. I read this book in one night because I couldn't put it down!! I even had to re-read a few passages because I was so intrigued. Ms. Kleypas is always willing to explore romance and sensuality in a way that very few romantic authors are willing to explore. I always come away wanting more after reading a LK novel. If you're already a Kleypas fan, you won't be disappointed. If you haven't read a Kleypas book before, you are in for a treat!!! I can't wait to read Nick Gentry's story!!
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Summary: Ross was quite the hero
Review: I really liked this book in that it took two characters one that really hated the other one and and one that really loved the other one and stuck them together. It was filled with adventure and there was never a dull moment. I recommend this book for those of us that love books with adventure and romance. :)
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Summary: Page-turner crackling with sexual chemistry
Review: I resisted this book for months because it seemed like it was everywhere - supermarket, bookstores and all over amazon. I usually avoid things with mass appeal and, not having read anything from this author before, I was worried it would be in the vein of Stephanie Laurens (whose style I just don't care for). But my trepidation was without merit - I really enjoyed this book! I found this a story fast-paced, well developed and teeming with sexual tension from the first page! Sir Ross Cannon, seemingly so cool and aloof, but smolderingly sexy just below the surface. He's a good guy who works too hard and holds himself to impossibly high standards. He is also very lonely. Since his wife died five years ago he has immersed himself in his work as Chief Magistrate at Bow Street becoming one of the most powerful men in London. But as they say "all work and no play . . ." Enter Sophia Sydney. Daughter of a viscount who's fallen on hard times she comes looking for a job. But she has an ulterior motive - to seduce and disgrace the man known as the "monk of Bow Street" for the virutal death sentence he imposed on her brother years before. She expects Sir Ross to be a portly old man but he is far from it. So much the easier for the seducing - then again maybe not. For she is as attracted to him as he is to her. Could become a problem . . . Well of course it does resulting in some really steamy encounters along the way. And when Ross is wounded, her scheme is completely abandoned when she realizes that she wants nothing more than to care for him. She's come to see what a kind, intelligent, well-intentioned man he is. Ross knows that Sophia has secrets and he patiently waits for her to reveal them, but her last one is a whopper and it will threaten the very foundations of their relationship. The road is not easy for these two, but time and again, they prove their love and respect for one another when the going gets tough. Great secondary characters as well - Ross's grandfather (naughty old fella!), mother, his staff/friends (ooh Dr Lynley needs his own story!) and not least Nick Gentry the well written, multi-dimensional villain of the piece. Read this when you've got lots of time, 'cause if you're like me you won't be able to put it down!
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Summary: My kind of guy
Review: Sir Ross Cannon, the Monk of Bow Street will not be that much longer once he set his eyes on his new assistant, Lady Sophia Sydney. Sophia is out to seduce Sir Ross Cannon, the Chief Magistrate she believed caused the death of her brother. She wants revenge by making Ross fall in love with her, then leave him with a ruined reputation. But as with all plans, Sophia's vengeful scheme did not work, she was overwhelmed by her growing attraction to Ross. Ross was not at all cold and insensitive; in fact, Sophia discovered he was a man of compassion and a strong sense of justice. She fell in love with him and before she could summon righteous anger again to fortify her to avenge her brother's death, Ross married her. I really liked this book because from early on, both resolve their issues about the revenge scheme and in doing so, the story was focused on how their love for each other grew. Also some hot and steamy love-making scenes that will really thwart your image of Sir Ross being the Monk of Bow Street. Another "can't-put-it-down" kind of book!
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Summary: love and romance at its best
Review: I have never read a Lisa Kleypas book before. I picked up "Lady Sophia's Lover" because I liked the summary on the book cover. I was not disappointed. I found the writing well done and the characters well devleoped. I really liked the romantic buildup between the hero, Ross, and the heroine, Sophia. Both characters are strong willed and believable. Ross was a great male lead. He had character, intelligence, and sensitivity to Sophia's secrets. Kudos to Ms. Kleypas. She has written a great book with all the elements of sexual tension and attraction, that made me wish I was in Sophia's shoes. I look forward to reading more of Ms. Kleypas' work.
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Summary: Ms. Kleypas at her sizzling best!
Review: With her previous effort Suddenly You as the pivotal shift to sensual romance, Lisa Kleypas displays an unprecedented fluidity in her latest, Lady Sophia's Lover to rival the smooth passion and chemistry between her main characters - Lady Sophia Sydney and Sir Ross Cannon. The spark of experiment and fun in Suddenly You may be missing but Ms. Kleypas delivers her characters in refreshing maturity steeped in moral quandry. Lady Sophia is determined to seek justice on her own mantle when she hears from her aunt that her brother John is mercilessly thrown into prison by the imperious chief magistrate who rules Bow Street with an iron hand. Sir Ross Cannon is assaulted by a perplexing attraction upon receiving Sophia's desire to be his assistant. With much reluctance he agrees - but swears that she will be under his protection. Lisa Kleypas deftly intertwines romance with an explosive drama that fuels mayhem and treachery which conflicts with relationships and ties. The villain, Nick Gentry - a notorious gangster mob boss shows naunced emotions; Ross is broodingly dark with his demons while Sophia is trapped between loyalty and a blossoming love. The characters are handled with tact and emotions. Lady Sophia's Lover is Kleypas at her sizzling best with more steamy passion but it is ultimately her evocative romance that promises an enriching read which isn't just mere seduction.
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Summary: Sizzling!
Review: Lady Sophia's lover is the perfect sequel to Someone To Watch Over me! If you enjoy novels with sizzling and steamy love scenes, this is one to read! Be sure to first read Someone To Watch Over Me and end this trilogy with Worth Any Price. Thoroughly enjoyable!
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Summary: Sir Ross Cannon...Ooooh Baby!
Review: This guy is the epitome of maleness. He is tall, dark, handsome, and seasoned. He is a mysterious, brooding, workaholic who rarely expresses pleasure with anything. The "Monk of Bow Street." Until Sophia shows up, of course. I love both of these characters. Sir Ross is a total hottie who comes completely unglued in these love scenes. He loses his reserve and control and is a total animal. I love it! And Sophia gets over a past troubling relationship by learning she can trust a man. She makes such a positive influence in his life...it's hard not to love her. This book is a great prequel to the book about Nick Gentry and his ladylove. Nick is also a great character... I highly recommend this book. I love Lisa Kleypas' easy writing style and great characters. Do read this keeper!
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Summary: Ross Cannon is definitely dreamworthy
Review: The reviews on this book seem to run the gamut, but I enjoyed it very much. Even though I happened to read the other two in the series first, I was able to enjoy this one out of order. I'd always liked Ross Cannon, and I found him to be a very realistic and wonderful hero. He is strong, kind, intelligent, and has no qualms about letting Sophia know how he feels about, how important she is to him. He's a workaholic who decides there are more important things in life, so he puts her first. If there's a flaw in the book, for me it's that Sophia falls under Ross' spell too quickly, considering she's hated him for so long. But I honestly can't blame her either. Both have given up on love and find it in each other despite a common person about whom they feel very differently. To read this book before reading "Worth Any Price" would be wise just so that you get a picture of Nick Gentry (considered by many to be the best romantic hero of all) before you read his story. "Someone to Watch Over Me" is the first in the trilogy. However, each is enjoyble on its own and need not be read in order (I didn't and loved them all).
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