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Title: Seduced By A Scoundrel by Barbara Dawson Smith ISBN: 0-312-97272-5 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 December, 1999 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.59 (17 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Barbara Dawson Smith's always a dependable read.
Comment: I really had trouble rating this book. Three and a half stars is probably a more accurate rating, as far as I'm concerned. However, I have so much respect for Ms. Smith's writing....
A marriage of conveniece is forced by the debt of Gerald, brother of the heroine, Alicia. Drake has the mortgage to Alicia and Gerald's home. Drake has set the marriage up, to seek vengeance. In my view, this was the only "scoundrelous" behaviour on Drake's part.
Drake cares for Alicia's mother. He takes into his employment the needy people he encounters--a deaf maid, an accounts manager in a wheelchair, a drunken butler...and so on. The only conflict , is the original motivations for Drake's and Alicia's marriage. I think, because of that, this is a slow read, at times. Also, I felt somewhat manipulated. I felt the author tried too hard to get the reader to love Drake.
This book, has many pluses. I enjoyed the supporting characters; a secondary romance was very entertaining. The love scenes are very well done. There's no purple prose; but each scene, is uniquely sexy.
This book may not be a keeper for me. But, it was definitely worth my time and money!
Rating: 5
Summary: Another winner by Barbara Dawson Smith
Comment: Gerald Pemberton, the Earl of Brockway, foolishly follows in his deceased father's footsteps and gambles away what remains of the family money that his sire failed to waste. Gerald owes a fortune to gambling hall owner Drake Wilder. Out of fear for the brittle mental health of her mother and unbeknownst to Gerald, his sister Alicia offers her self in barter for her sibling's debt. Drake agrees to marry Alicia in exchange for Gerald's IOU.
Drake has a secret agenda and the lovely Alicia provides him with giant steps towards achieving is goal of attaining entrance into polite society. He also has the double satisfaction of knowing he possesses the woman his estranged father wants. However, against all his desires, Drake soon falls in love with his wife and in spite of his mistreatment of her she reciprocates those feelings.
SEDUCED BY A SCOUNDREL shows why fans think Barbara Dawson Smith is one of the genre's top historical romance writers. The story line centers on love conquering hate, but done in a fast-paced Regency format. Drake is an enigmatic character whose need for vengeance thrusts the story line forward. Alicia is a warm, intelligent, and brave person who sacrifices her own needs for her ailing mother. The secondary players provide a feel to the era, especially the gambling "hells" and the shunning of a person born on the wrong side of the covers. Ms. Smith imbues the plot with plenty of sexual tension, a move that will elate Regency readers who love a touching tale with lot of spice.
Harriet Klausner
Rating: 5
Summary: This book was goooodd
Comment: I read this book so many times I lost count...Well actually I think it was 3 but I thought it was a really good book then and now that I found it again after 2 years I think it'd a good book now. I cant wait to read another one of her books!
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Title: Never a Lady by Barbara Dawson Smith ISBN: 0312959362 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Too Wicked to Love by Barbara Dawson Smith ISBN: 0312968930 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Her Secret Affair by Barbara Dawson Smith ISBN: 0312965079 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Romancing the Rogue by Barbara Dawson Smith ISBN: 0312975112 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Once upon a Scandal by Barbara Dawson Smith ISBN: 0312962770 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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