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Summary: A Mutual Seduction
Review: Morgan Pryce - the roguish twin brother of Sebastian, Lord Templemore ("After the Abduction") has his own story here. He has set up shop next door to Lady Clara Stanbourne's `home for reformed pickpockets' and she is not happy to have a `fence' as a neighbor tempting her children into returning to a life of crime! The fur flies as these two spar continuously with one another as the very intelligent Lady Clara continues to try to rid herself of her annoyingly attractive neighbor - from turning him in to the authorities to bribing him to move to another neighborhood. Yet, his handsome good looks continually plague her as do his ribald and insulting comments as he tries to keep her from finding out that he is really working undercover for the Home Office to bring down the smuggling ring run by an unknown man known only as the `Specter'. Underneath it all Morgan fights his attraction to Lady Clara, wanting her yet fighting his feelings of inadequacy over a scarred and bitter childhood. Jeffries' witty and very intelligent dialog will keep you laughing as well as some endearing secondary characters, and animals! Not to be missed is the titillating interrogation scene at the tonnish ball where Clara trades favors for answers to her questions - one particular comment of hers had me on the floor in gales of laughter but you will have to read the book as it is just one of the most priceless comments I've read in a long time! This has been just an outstanding series and each of the past four books can and do stand alone but pick them all up - you won't be sorry!
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Summary: A Mutual Seduction
Review: Morgan Pryce - the roguish twin brother of Sebastian, Lord Templemore ("After the Abduction") has his own story here. He has set up shop next door to Lady Clara Stanbourne's 'home for reformed pickpockets' and she is not happy to have a 'fence' as a neighbor tempting her children into returning to a life of crime! The fur flies as these two spar continuously with one another as the very intelligent Lady Clara continues to try to rid herself of her annoyingly attractive neighbor - from turning him in to the authorities to bribing him to move to another neighborhood. Yet, his handsome good looks continually plague her as do his ribald and insulting comments as he tries to keep her from finding out that he is really working undercover for the Home Office to bring down the smuggling ring run by an unknown man known only as the 'Specter'. Underneath it all Morgan fights his attraction to Lady Clara, wanting her yet fighting his feelings of inadequacy over a scarred and bitter childhood. Jeffries' witty and very intelligent dialog will keep you laughing as well as some endearing secondary characters, and animals! Not to be missed is the titillating interrogation scene at the tonnish ball where Clara trades favors for answers to her questions - one particular comment of hers had me on the floor in gales of laughter but you will have to read the book as it is just one of the most priceless comments I've read in a long time! This has been just an outstanding series and each of the past four books can and do stand alone but pick them all up - you won't be sorry!
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Summary: Mildly disappointing sequel to After the Abduction
Review: My first and only other book by this author was After the Abduction which I thoroughly enjoyed. So when I found out that this one was about Morgan, Sebastian's intriguing twin brother, I was really looking forward to reading this one. Unfortunately, I found this story to be pretty predictable and very slow until about mid-way through. Though Morgan and Clara are both likable characters and their romance very sweet, I didn't find the sustained, crackling sexual chemistry of the prior book (ATA). Oh, there are definitely glimpses of the witty, snappy dialog this author is capable of and some very entertaining seduction scenes, but overall this book is just OK - not a stand-out or a must-read. Lady Clara Stanbourne is a crusading reformer trying to move pickpockets off the streets and into better lives. But when mysterious Captain Morgan Pryce opens a shop nearby Clara worries that he is a threat to her young impressionable charges (not to mention her own peace of mind, for he is devilishly handsome!). She quickly suspects that he is a "fence" - a dealer in stolen goods - and tries everything she can think of to get him out of the neighborhood and away from her kids. Morgan is both amused and attracted by this beautiful avenging angel trying to save the world. If only she could save him, but that seems unlikely given what he's done in his life. But when she learns who he really is and what he's actually doing in Spitalfields, well that changes everything. Especially the sensual undercurrent of their turbulent relationship, which up to now, both have tried to suppress. And as they give in to their attraction, what will the future hold? I felt too much time was spent on her home for pickpockets, the kids therein, and the villain, the Specter, who was really not very threatening or scary. Maybe my expectations were just too high, but I wouldn't recommend this book unless you're really a fan of this author or you really want to read Morgan's story. And what's with the cover art? The book describes Clara's hair as "chestnut" not blonde and it is hardly in character to have a naked, sheet-draped Lady Clara stretched out provocatively on a chaise longue! I hate these overblown covers that seem to have little to do with the story inside!
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Summary: Hot-chocolate reading!
Review: Settle down for a luscious read! You can count on Sabrina Jeffries to deliver strong-willed Regency heroines (and heroes) who demand more to their lives than just sitting around and sipping tea while gossipping about the ton. Our heroine is a reformer, passionate in her mission, and our hero's noble but secret mission could snag her efforts and the lives of her young charges. Secondary plots (one of them just a tad obvious, sorry) derive from our heroine's mission and enrich the storyline by giving us an engaging cast that surrounds h/h. Jeffries writes some of the sexiest scenes in the biz, full not only of heat but of emotion. She never lets these scenes overpower her plots. They enhance this one wonderfully and if your toes haven't contentedly curled before, they will afterward. I'm not quite sure how the front cover or the title ties into the book, though. Both make it seem (imo) as if this were some kind of harem setting when it's all quite improperly-properly British. Ah, marketing departments! At least we're rid of all the "Lord" and "Love" confusion of earlier series. The back cover is quite reminiscent of "A Dangerous Love" and "After the Abduction," but is the best of the three. Recently I've reread a few of Jeffries' previous works. The enjoyment is there just as much the second time around as it was the first. These are keepers!
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Summary: The best of the series thus far!
Review: We last left Juliet happily in love with her kidnapper Sebastion Templemore, who had abducted her while masquerading as his twin brother Morgan. Morgan lost a bet with Juliet and is now unwillingly marooned in England for a year as a result. Unknown to his beloved relatives, he's already broken his vow to stay out of trouble and is hot on a spy mission to track down the infamous Spector! Along the way, he meets Lady Clara, who may be even more of a trap for this rakish rascal. Jeffries gives us another sizzling, sexy romance combined with breathtaking adventure and humor. Of course, the fact that Morgan is a hunk of a hero doesn't hurt either......Don't miss any of this series! They get better and better!
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