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Title: Dance of Seduction by Sabrina Jeffries ISBN: 0-06-009213-0 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 25 March, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.11 (9 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Mildly disappointing sequel to After the Abduction
Comment: 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!
Rating: 4
Summary: Sometimes it's good to be seduced!!!
Comment: I have been a fan of Ms. Jeffries since picking up "A Dangerous Lord" at a flea market two years ago. Of course, I had to work my way backwards in the Lord series,"The Pirate Lord" having become my favorite.
Dance of Seduction is a good book, but if your a first time SJ reader, start with "The Pirate Lord." DOF starts off slowly, the first 11 chapter I would give about 3 stars. Then around chapter 12, during the ball, things start to pick-up and heat up for the Morgan and Clara. From this point on, I would give the book a solid 4-1/2 stars. The dialogue becomes wittier and more natural and the scenes flow and move quickly enough to grab your attention, but not so fast, just enough to hold you so you can't wait to read more.
Overall, this is not the quality that I know SJ is capable of, but it is a good read, and a decent sequel to "After the Abduction" though I wish Uncle Lew had been in this book, instead of just mentioned and showing up in the epilogue. Read this book if you are a well established SJ fan, but if not, start on one of her earlier books.
Rating: 4
Summary: Determined battles with Stubborn
Comment: A sequel to 'A Dangerous Love', 'A Notorious Love' and 'After the Abduction', this book can be read without being familiar with the earlier books. It features Morgan Pryce (the last being only one of his names/identities), who was briefly met earlier in 'After the Abduction'. Juliet and Sebastian from that book are also in this, but the plot of the earlier book is not extensively referred to.
Morgan has had a difficult upbringing, and the only peace he can recall is the structured life in the navy. Nevertheless he has been persuaded to pose as a fence in Spitalfields, an area rife with pickpockets and thieves, in order to catch a villain. An area where the Home for pickpockets financed by the efforts of Lady Clara Stanbourne is located. Lady Clara is horrified by the appearance of a fence so close to her Home for pickpockets - his 'shop' representing temptation for her young charges. And even more horrified to realise she feels a strong attraction to the man she perceives as being a criminal and rogue of the first order. Clara sets out to do all that she can to rid herself of the temptation he represents. And, contrary to Morgan's first impression of her, all that she can is quite some considerable amount.
Morgan and Clara seem very real to me - fleshed out and well constructed as characters. They don't instantly know all about each other, and even three quarters of the way into the book are still discovering both each other and themselves. They each make assumptions about the other that experience later reveals to be incorrect - just as first impressions can be mistaken in life. Clara is no simpering miss, and Morgan is no male to be manipulated by charm and wiles. Both have definite minds of their own, ideas of right and wrong that they are willing to defend, and both are just a little bit outside the 'norm' for their station. While being very different from each other, both ultimately have the same needs. When told with Jeffries usual skill, this makes for a tale of two people who seem all wrong for each other finding out how very well they fit. Not without some struggle along the way, but that makes the end result all the more worth while.
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Title: London's Perfect Scoundrel : Lessons in Love by Suzanne Enoch ISBN: 0380820838 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Devil You Know by Liz Carlyle ISBN: 074343787X Publisher: Pocket Star Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn ISBN: 0380820854 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 24 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: After the Abduction by Sabrina Jeffries ISBN: 0380818043 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: A Gentleman's Honor by Stephanie Laurens ISBN: 0060002077 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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