Fantastic! I'm so glad I decided to read this book. It was great. The writing, the story. I loved the chemistry between Catherine and Luke. They're dialogue was sometimes funny, sometimes witty and I just wanted them to continue talking to each other. Catherine was such a great heroine. Strong, f...
Aqui a autora inicia a série dos Orfãos de St. James, com a Lucian Lagdon, que após os assassinato dos pais cresceu nas ruas de Londres, roubando com outros, aos catorze anos é preso quando mata um nobre e num golpe de sorte, o pai do homem assassinado, descobre que é seu neto perdido e o leva p...
Good quality historical romance. I enjoyed this.It was a comfortable read. I smiled at times. There’s a nice long build up of the couple gradually falling in love. The conflict that kept them apart appealed to me. Lucian grew up on the streets with a gang of kids who were his family. Franni...
Sooo disappointed with this one, in the first book Jack's sounded like a mysterious character, I found myself very intrigued with his past..Compared to Luke's story, Jack's story was rather bland for my taste, probably since I didn't like the heroine (even her son Henry couldn't give a positive p...
I loved Jack Dodger. He is quite a unique character. This story is really good. The only thing is that I really didn't like the resolution of the story when the mystery is revealed. Didn't ruin what went before, but I was a little put off by the revelation even though about halfway through th...
I listened to this as an audio book. Nicely done. Wonderfully written. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because the introspection dragged in some places, slowing the pace too much and sometimes repetitious.This is one of a series (it's Book #2) about a group of adults who are bound together by thei...
Heath has quickly has quickly become one of my all time favourite authors and I am reading her backlist. This is a great story of 2 people who fall in love but that is not enough for them to be together as there are real life problems to be dealt with. Both characters show growth and face challe...
I'm not sure why this book has received so many 5 star ratings. It was a lovely book, with an interesting and not your usual historical plot, but there was something missing. I definitely felt like I did not know the hero. I knew about him but I did not know him. There was no depth to him. I real...
"Waking Up With the Duke" is the final book in Lorraine Heath's "London's Greatest Lovers" trilogy. I was so glad that Ainsley got his own book, as he is the most intriguing brother out of the three.I felt that the theme of "Greatest Lover" did not really apply to our hero before this book. Since...
Very easy read. The author was a little repetitive, making the same point over and over and mentioning the same thing over and over, but it wasn't so bad that it completely detracted from the story. It was quite predictable, but hey, this is romance and everything that can be done has pretty much...
I couldn't resist picking up the other books in Lorraine Heath's trilogy that ends with Waking Up with the Duke. Since "troubled marriages" and "second chance at love" are among my favourite themes in romance novels this seemed right up my alley. Not to mention the angst potential this kind of st...
I liked this book. The only thing that bugged me was Mary's reactions to her fiancée, Fitzwilliam's, possessiveness and insistence that she was his property. Sure, given the timing of the book, I get that it was termed that way, still annoyed me that she thought I almost cute. Sebastian was a goo...
I suspect that the reason I like this series so much is that I want to find out about the lives of the street urchins. They all have noble spirits and I want to read more about them. Why mention it? Well, because I asked myself why am I rating the book highly. I suppose it is because I like the c...
"Pleasures of a Notorious Gentlemen" is a vast improvement over the first book of the series and held writing of the same quality as Lorraine Heath's "The Scoundrels of St. James" series. However, the characterization of the characters still left much to be desired and I found myself having diffi...
I like this more than the other stories in this series SStJ. I like James. He is passionate and determine! His very wise too! I also love a man who value his father. I love that James has a heart and I also want to hug him when he re-tells how his father sacrificed. I love the plot twist and this...
4.50 Stars - Historical Romance! This was really really really sweet, especially at the end!
I'm pleased to have found a new romance author. A solid effort. :) This is the 3 rd in series and I enjoyed it so much another 10 for heath.
this book made me need lots of tissue.sad, happy, and many more I enjoyed Pleasures of a Notorious Gentleman. I do wish that the heroin were more beautiful.
The plot was ok not captivating ernough to recommend the book to a friend. You would think that Stephen's story would have been interesting from the type of character he was in the Passions of a wicked earl. In that book you learn that Stephen is a notorious rake, that meant that in his book it s...
"Lord of Temptation" is the second book of the series and follows the twin Tristan two years after the ending of the first. Thankfully, the theme of vengeance is not present due to the absence of Lord David, and the conflict of the described relationship is entirely internal.Crimson Jack is still...
"She Tempts the Duke" is the first book of Lorraine Heath's "The Lost Lords of Pembrook" series. Although it was a solid historical romance, I did not feel as attached to the characters as in her superior "The Scoundrels of St. James" saga.Sebastian fits the tortured hero archetype - a scarred wa...
It's the last book of Feagan's lads and it's Dr. Graves turn! And surprisingly his heroine is the Duchess of Avendale, Winnie from the first book of the series. In that book Catherine, now Countess of Claybourne, knew Winnie's husband was beating her and knew at some point he was going to go over...
I have read this book at least a dozen times, and it still remains one of my absolute favorites. This book does belong to a series ( Lost Lords ) but can be read as a stand alone book. Which is how I read it the first time. It wasn't until sometime later that I f...
A charming new Homespun Romance from the author of Sweet Lullaby. Homesless and hungry, Maddie's only chance of survival is by working at a Texas brothel. But widower Charles Lawson sees more in Maddie than a one-night stand. Charles marries Maddie to give her a chance at life and to give his chi...
"I would not make a good husband. I do, however, make an excellent lover..."Harrison Bainbridge, the second son of an English earl, left his home seeking a scandal-free life away from society's stuffy restraints. Then he arrives in Texas, never expecting that a sassy saloon-keeper's daughter woul...
SamanthaWhen she manages to get herself hired for the cattle drive, all of Samantha's prayers seem to be answered. The hundred dollars she'll earn will pull her family's Texas farm out of ruin and pay off their debts. But keeping the cowhands fooled that she's a boy becomes harder than she'd expe...
MOST CONVENIENT MARRIAGE The breathtakingly handsome Earl of Huntdon is determined to take a bride, and equally determined that his marriage to Miss Georgina Pierce will be a business arrangement only--after all, he has been wounded in love before. But there is unexpected passion in his innocent...
« Au cœur des ombres de l’honneur, le courage s’avance souvent en silence. »Qu’est-ce qui pousse une personne à aller au bout de ce en quoi elle croit ? Le courage. Courage. Ce mot est à l’honneur dans ce livre de Lorraine Heath, le deuxième de cette auteure que je lis, et elle nous en offre une ...
Another excellent addition to Lorraine Heath’s Texas trilogy, it doesn’t quite live up to the awesomeness of (Texas Destiny) but its damn close and a really emotional read. Such a shame that Heath is no longer writing these historical westerns because they’re just so good and this (out of print) ...
Akhirnya sampai juga di buku terakhir dari Texas Trilogy, kali ini tentang Austin, si anak bungsu. Lorraine Heath (LHe) kali ini mematahkan hatiku berkali-kali bersama Austin. Rasanya pengen ngomel-ngomel karena si Austin nih sial banget kehidupan cintanya.Lima tahun dipenjara demi menjaga kehorm...
Amelia With a strict, eagle-eyed judge for a father and two older brothers to back him up, Amelia Harper is doted upon and protected within an inch of her life. She's not even allowed to have a sweetheart until she's seventeen, for example. Amelia longs for the day she can do as she pleases, but ...
She was his brother's wife... Arriving on the Fort Worth train, Miss Amelia Carson, mail-order bride, had never met Dallas Leigh, the Texan she promised to marry. The tall cowboy at the station wasn't Dallas. He was Houston, Dallas's brother, sent to escort her on the rugged three-week trek to t...
Seduced, abandoned, and left pregnant and unwed, Rebecca finds a new life with Jake, a ranchhand who marries her at the request of her father. Original.
****A grateful and enthusiastic thanks to Jill for the recommendation!****3.5 Stars, rounded up because I think the objective quality was greater than my subjective enjoyment of it.It was a treat to leave Regency England long enough to visit the American west, and based on my admittedly limited s...
Ck! Aku gak tahu kalau seri ini sebaiknya baca seri Rogues in Texas dulu. Ternyata Daughters of Fortune ini ada kaitannya dengan seri itu. The Outlaw and The Lady bercerita mengenai anaknya Harrison dan Jessye. Berhubung aku lupa soal mereka, jadilah aku baca buku ini. Pas sebutin soal Grayson, a...
Sensitive and lovely Ashton Robertson fell in love with Kit Montgomery the moment she first laid eyes on him. Four years later, her most cherished dream has come true: the rakish English aristocrat is her husband, if only for a brief time. But will a few days in paradise be enough, now that Ashto...
For as long as she can remember, Lydia Westland has dreamed of glittering London society. Finding herself at last in England, she is determined to make the most of this opportunity. Clutching her copy of ′Blunders in Behaviour Corrected′ she sets forth to find a suitably titled husband. But what ...
Camilla Hutchenson, countess, sponsor, darling of the ton, has reached a staggering level of social power. But one man has managed to distract her attention from her schedule of charity endeavors -- and not just because he holds the deed to her estate.The man in question, Archibald Warner, is the...
Kitty Robertson has grown up wealthy and influential, and she's never more at home than when in an English parlour displaying her social graces. When she looks for a husband, of course she seeks a man just as home in his position – hopefully a lofty one – as she is. Nicholas Glenville, Marquess...
In the first in a dazzling new series, New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath introduces the Hellions of Havisham—three charismatic rogues destined to lose their hearts...After six unsuccessful Seasons, Miss Minerva Dodger chooses spinsterhood over fortune-hungry suitors. But thanks to ...
Sitting beside her husband at the small dining table, Julia couldn’t help the immense sense of satisfaction that continued to roll through her. “I like that after all this time, I’m still able to surprise you.” Albert lifted his glass, took a sip of wine. “You did manage t...
I was fascinated that death had come to her so quickly and without blood. I also harbored the thought that had I known what to do, I could have saved her. So I became fascinated with the workings of the human body. I wanted to understand everything about it. But more I wanted to ensure that no on...
Always Jenny and Kate ushered Louisa into their wardrobe room and insisted that she select something different to wear. That morning Louisa stood in the confectioner’s shop, studying all the varied offerings in the display case, trying to decide which she should select. It was the first time in d...
Lounging in a chair before the fireplace in his library long past midnight, sipping his scotch, Ashe was aware of her fragrance lingering on his fingers, her taste haunting his palate. He couldn’t determine why he’d let her go so easily, why’d he’d not worked harder to convince her to pose for hi...
He didn’t care about anything enough to become obsessed with it. But he was obsessed with Rose. She flittered into his thoughts, his dreams, his fantasies. His mind wandered to her at the oddest moments: while he was reading the newspaper over breakfast, sipping scotch, sh...
The skies above the American West are about to get wilder than ever . . . Take his hand? Or walk down the broken stairs to chase a cold trail. Anna’s body was still buffeted by waves of sensation. The meal was an adventure she shared with Jack. Nearly falling from the stairs, only to be brought...
A week of being laid up in bed had nearly driven him insane. He hadn’t regained all his strength, but he’d gained enough to know Lillian Madison was anxious to see his back headed down the road. “Where will you go?” Toby asked. “Whichever way the wi...
They reached it by strolling through elaborate, well-maintained gardens. Torie was left with the impression that the gardens had been designed to bring tranquility to anyone traveling through them so that when they reached their final destination, they would arrive with a sense of peace. Like eve...
—From Tex Knight Rides into the Sunset by Andrea Jackson THE END. Andrea Knight finished typing two of her favorite words and sat back in her chair with a sigh, feeling a sense of accomplishment. Her series about Tex Knight had done well for her over the years, and this was her final installment....