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The Last Days of a Rake
In Love & Scandal, Collette Jardiniere is outraged when notorious roué Charles Jameson appears to take credit for The Last Days of a Rake, a novel she wrote under the pseudonym Colin Jenkins to satisfy Victorian convention.
Can a rake be true to himself, yet remain free from sin?
Edgar Lankin has lived the life of rake, a man who cares for nothing but the pleasures of the flesh. But it is the seduction—and abandonment—of a gentle maiden that turns him from mere gadabout to immoral cad. Too late, Lankin realizes his self-centered ways have left him incapable of finding enjoyment in anything. Now on his deathbed, he relates the shocking tale of his wasted life to John Hamilton, a school chum who chose a different path.
In telling his story, can Lankin find redemption for the trail of ruined lives he leaves behind?
Reviewer: Terri
Review: Jun 28, 2010
Genre(s): Historical Romance, Romance
Edgar Lankin lay dying. He knows that his end is near. Visiting with him is his oldest friend, John Hamilton. Edgar is sure he’s been a horrible friend to John but appreciates him being with him in his last hours. While Edgar waits for death, he reflects back on his life and how he spiraled downward and those innocents he took with him.
Edgar became a wealthy 21 year old whe
Love and Scandal
Nothing sells like love & scandal...
Collette Jardiniere writes of passion and seduction but has experienced neither. Her pseudonymous novel, The Last Days of a Rake, has shocked Victorian society and become a runaway bestseller. Infamous roué Charles Jameson is "revealed" as the author, and Collette is outraged when the cad does little to curtail the gossip.
Intrigued by the book the tabloids claim is his thinly veiled autobiography, Jameson tries to find the real author. Returning to London after an unsuccessful hunt, he is pleasantly distracted by a plain country miss reading the wicked book.
Collette is dismayed when she learns the identity of the devastatingly handsome man who kissed her senseless. And Jameson cannot believe that she wrote The Last Days of a Rake. As Collette tries to convince him of the truth, their mutual attraction reaches a fever pitch, and soon they find themselves in a real-life scandal!
Reviewer: Kinsey_B
Review: Aug 25, 2010
Genre(s): Historical Romance, Victorian
Peppered with literary figureheads of the Victorian era, Love and Scandal is itself a romantic tale revolving around Victorian literature. Spinster authoress Collette Jardiniere sees her small country world with big city eyes unbefitting her place in society as a woman. In pursuit of her goals, she surrenders to accepted mores and publishes her big city imaginings under a man's name. London's avid readers o
Reviewer: Terri
Review: Jun 22, 2010
Genre(s): Historical Romance, Victorian
Collette Jardiniere had written a best selling novel called The Last Days of a Rake, which many in Victorian England, including the Queen, are calling racy and immoral. Colette wrote under a man’s name, as most people don’t think women are capable of reading a book, much less writing one! And what is in the book does not reflect Collette’s experiences but rather her imagination and
Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark
A fascinating and exasperating young lady… The Marquess of Darkefell has enough to worry about with a bloodthirsty wild beast rampaging the countryside and sinister family secrets to protect. Then Lady Anne Addison arrives, with unquenchable curiosity and intelligence that drive him to distraction… An infuriatingly unyielding man… Lady Anne finds the marquess darkly handsome, seductive, and forceful, with a ruthless magnetism that challenges and stimulates her. But he seems determined to keep secrets that may threaten both herself and her helpless friend… Thrown together in a time of crisis, with a murderer on the loose, the marquess picks an absolutely dreadful moment and the worst possible way to declare his intentions…
Reviewer: Roza
Review: Jun 2, 2009
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Historical Romance
Sadly, this book reminded me of another in which the main character spends the entire book being innocent but cast into scandalous situations, and throughout the entire thing, no one believes her. Here, Lady Anne spends most of the book trying to solve a murder mystery, while facing everything from disinterest to outright derision to intentional clouding of the issue from those around her. Even the
Lady Anne and the Ghost's Revenge
A Fascinating and Exasperating Young Lady After the Marquess of Darkefell offers her a most inopportune marriage proposal in Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark, Lady Anne Addison flees to the Cornwall Coast for a bit of sun and rest. But the place is anything bu restful, with smugglers on the beaches, ghostly apparitions in the night and the obsessively passionate marquess in hot pursuit of her… A Compelling and Masterful Man Even if she doesn’t want his help, Lord Darkefell is a determined to assist Lady Anne in uncovering the secret of the mysterious—and apparently dangerous—goings-on. When a murder takes place, Darkefell is the prime suspect, and now he needs her help even more than she needs his!
Awaiting the Fire
A breathtaking werewolf historical romance about a man and woman as different as air and earth-who nevertheless form an elemental connection.
Reviewer: Jennj
Review: Aug 25, 2007
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance
Awaiting the fire is the third book in Donna Lea Simpson's Werewolf series. Now I must say starting out that I hadn't read the other two before this. So, that being said this book really needs to be read in order. Because this book needs to be read in order I was a bit hard to get into. I needed more background that was probably in the other books. But if you like regency style romance with a more gothic and
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