After the Abduction (Swanlea Spinsters, Book 3) [Mass Market Paperback]

Sabrina Jeffries (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 4, 2002

When Miss Juliet Laverick tracks down the mysterious, gentlemanly smuggler who kidnapped her and then disappeared two years ago, unexpected secrets are revealed--and unexpected love, as well.

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About the Author

At the tender age of twelve, Sabrina Jeffries decided she wanted to be a romance writer. It took her eighteen more years and a boring stint in graduate school before she sold her first book, but now her sexy and humorous historical romances routinely land on the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists and have won several awards. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and son, where she writes full-time and is working on her next novel.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Avon (June 4, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380818043
• ISBN-13: 978-0380818044
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

By the time Sabrina Jeffries was 18, she'd eaten chicken heads and jellyfish, been chased by a baby elephant, seen countless cobras and pythons, had the entire series of rabies shots, and visited rain forests and rubber plantations.
But that wasn't enough excitement for her; to escape her mundane life as a missionary's daughter, she read romance novels.

Now she writes romance novels, and her bestselling, award-winning tales of strong women and sexy, dangerous men have been translated all over the world. Although she now lives in North Carolina with her husband and son, her colorful life has taken her from Thailand to New Orleans and given her plenty of inspiration for more books.

Visit her website at www.SabrinaJeffries.com for excerpts, free reads and contests!

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hot and Sexy, January 14, 2003

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M. Rondeau (West Springfield, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: After the Abduction (Swanlea Spinsters, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

After the Abduction takes off where A Notorious Love ended. After two London Seasons -- and so many boring society suitors -- lovely Juliet Laverick still longs for the only man to make her heart race, namely, Morgan Pryce, the dashing rogue who kidnapped her two years ago. With the help of her brother-in-law Griff and sister Rosalind, together they track Morgan to the estate of Charnwood, to find Sebastian, Lord Templemore and Morgan's identical twin brother. It is here that Sebastian delivers the devastating news, that his brother Morgan was feared dead. Naturally, Juliet does not believe him as she instinctively knows that Sebastian is her kidnapper, no matter what he calls himself, and will use any means to trick him into admitting that he was her kidnapper.

Confessing to her abduction would bring disaster and scandal upon them both and might prove fatal for his brother who he was trying to save. Feeling remorse and longing for Juliet, Sebastian cannot trust her to open his heart and tell his secret for fear of compromising his attempts at saving his brother from the hangman. Sebastian wants nothing more than to continue with the one kiss he stole from Juliet the night he left her that has haunted him for the last two years - and Juliet, now two years wiser will use her feminine wiles to gain his confession.

The sexual chemistry between Sebastian and Juliet is incredible and the dialog between them is quite witty. The seduction scenes are so hot that you will find yourself squirming with delight. I loved when Sebastian set out to make her "heart race and her bones melt" which was innocent enough -but when he set her on a pedestal - well - you will just have to read that one yourself! WOW! The story is fast paced and will keep you turning the pages just in anticipation!

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Delight to Read!, June 19, 2002

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Carol A. Strickland (NC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: After the Abduction (Swanlea Spinsters, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

I get a huge kick out of Sabrina's novels! They're always clever with interesting characters and situations, a lot of humor, sparkling dialogue, sultry sex (some of the best stuff out there), and a million unexpected plot twists before you get to the ending. This one had an additional plus: I'd forgotten how pleased SJ had been to announce that she'd tied the end of her "Love" trilogy into the first book of her "Lord" trilogy, and there it was.

Speaking of which, a mammoth GOLD STAR for whichever editor finally figured out that all those "Lords" and "Loves" titles were too doggone confusing!

I could not put "After the Abduction" down. (Pass the Visine, please!) It's a wiggling-your-toes, giggling-at-each-new-catastrophe kind of story with a wonderful subplot as well. This is one of those "keeper" books you hear about now and then. Buy it.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A stunning story!, July 24, 2002

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Sarah W "Sarah W" (Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: After the Abduction (Swanlea Spinsters, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

This was the first book that I had read by Sabrina Jeffries and it won't be my last! I loved After the Abduction. I picked it up at the library, not realizing that it was part of a trilogy. Now I will definitely have to go back and read the first two novels. The story of Sebastian and Juliet was wonderful! He adored her from the first, and I thought that was so great! I really didn't like Juliet at first, but as the story progressed, I did find her to be a good heroine. The different plot twists in this novel will keep any romance fan on the edge of their seats, and the [love] scenes are wonderful, sensual and romantic. I liked the scene where Juliet was taught to shoot a gun, because I had never really encountered that kind of scene in the romance novels I had read. Sebastian is a wonderful hero, and very alpha male. They have many sparring matches, but as is with romance novels, love wins out in the end!