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Prince of Swords (1996)

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0821753975 (ISBN13: 9780821753972)
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Prince Of Swords (1996) - Plot & Excerpts

4.5*Another winner from Anne Stuart! Alistair (or the Cat) is an impoverished Earl who has resorted to stealing jewels in order to rebuild his fortune. But even after he's filled his coffers, he can't seem to stop his night walks that keep him from being bored. And everything becomes way more interesting when he meets Jessamine, a respectable woman clearly fallen on hard times, who tries to support her family by reading the cards. She claims to be able to read the past and future in them and in truth she seems to look into the soul of people and read their secrets. Is she trully gifted or is she a clever impostor? In both cases, she is a threat to his identity, what with her working together with the Bow Street runner that's after the Cat. So the Cat decides to start playing an interesting game with the Mouse. But he still hasn't decided what to do when he'll get what he wants: kill her or eat her?The book features the usual dangerous, bad boy AS hero, who can be cruel and passionate at the space of a single breath. The heroine is spunky, strong and clever and able to stand on her own and fight for her family. There is also a lovely secondary romance between the heroine's sister and a Bow Street runner. It had action, suspense, humor even and a quick plot but i would have liked the hero to realize his feelings for the heroine a tad earlier at last. Recommended for all Anne Stuart fans.

Ehhh... the beginning of the book was terribly boring for me. I didn't feel attached to any of the characters and I had to slough through all of Alistair's thoughts on his boredom and disdain for everything which was making me roll my eyes so hard. The only interesting that happened up to 2/3 of the book was Fleur and Brennan's side-story.BUT I had to say that when Jessamine because less of a conflicted and swooning virgin damsel and Alistair was free to actually be mocking and sarcastic out loud it made the book much more fun. I loved their quips to each other when all the secrets were laid out.Overall though, this was a mediocre book to read for some quick fun.

What do You think about Prince Of Swords (1996)?

This was a delightful change of pace in the historical romance theme. The main characters were so different and by that I mean in a good fun way. The rich bored lord was so honest and real, saying things you would expect to hear and not all the drivel of polite conversation. The impoverished female was strong, proud and independent. I like that, she didn't whine or simper! The storyline was quick paced, colorful secondary characters really added to the plot and dimension of the story. A good fun read. Found myself laughing out loud.
—Joan

Wow, the hero and heroine REALLY GOT ON MY NERVES!!I know Anne Stuart always write about masterful, amoral and ruthless men, with "strong" but actually incredibly foolish and vulnerable females who just can't help but fall for 'em. I have read a number of her books, and enjoyed them, because she usually inter-cut the hero's apparent cruelty with realistic (above-par for the genre) and poignant inner dialogue of him slow coming to care /love the heroine. While I most certainly do not read Stuart to imagine myself into her heroines' shoes (yeech!), I can definitely appreciate well-written anti-heroic, handsome as angel /demon /whatever men.Not so in this one. He is bored, and intends to use her, and uses her, and uses her, and uses her, with only rare consideration for her feelings, unto literally the last 5 pages. And of course, the whole time she's all "angry" but really pathetically turned on and grateful for his attentions. Even after the climax, where he literally throw her to the "enemy", she longs for his return.Can we at least have some SEMBLANCE of equality in a romantic relationship?? This book made my blood boil, and I threw pillows at the wall in an attempt to divert violence away from my ebook reader.HIGHLY NOT RECOMMENDED!
—Princessjay

Jessamine is a tarot card fortuneteller gentlewoman down on her luck, living with her beautiful younger sister and mother in poverty. Alister is a foppish gentleman jewelry thief, bored with life. I liked Jessamine and Alister together, they hated but lusted after each other and their conversations made me smile. However, when they were apart all the other plot points bored me. There is a lot going on here: the evil Bowstreet runner using Jessamine's talent, secondary roamance of her sister and another Bowstreet runner, Alister's continued thievery. I just wanted to read Jessamine and Alister together. He kept her guessing until the last page, when would he confess his love and what was his future plan, I wanted to see them happy for a few pages.
—SaturNalia

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