I Love Rogues [Paperback]

Bertrice Small (Author), Thea Devine (Author), Jane Bonander (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2003

Zuleika And The Barbarian - Princess Zuleika of Dariyabar has no intention of marrying her ruthless cousin, even if she has to give herself to the enemy, the barbarian AmirKhan, to be free of him. AmirKhan is both intrigued and amused by Zuleika and with each night of seduction and surrender, the barbarian finds himself succumbing to love's decisive victory...All The Secret Pleasures - Corinna Woodholme is on the prowl and she's already set her sights on a new candidate for the position of sensual plaything: Simon Charlesworth, whose heart she broke many years before. To win Corinna's hand, he'll play whatever erotic games she likes...A Taste Of Honey - To save her father from the poor house, Honey DeHaviland agrees to marry a wealthy Greek importer on the island of Crete. Before resigning herself to a loveless marriage, she indulges in one night of passion with Nick Stamos, a rakish American who rescued her from lecherous sailors. She never expects to see him again - or for him to be her escort to Crete!

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About the Author

Bertrice Smallhas written thirty novels of historical romance and two erotic novellas. She is a New York Times bestselling author and the recipient of numerous awards. In keeping with her profession, Bertrice Small lives in the oldest English-speaking town in the state of New York, founded in 1640. Her light-filled studio includes the paintings of her favorite cover artist, Elaine Duillo, and a large library—but no computer as she works on an IBM Quietwriter 7. Her longtime assistant, Judy Walker, types the final draft. Because she believes in happy endings, Bertrice Small has been married to the same man, her hero, George, for thirty-eight years. They have a son, Thomas, a daughter-in-law, Megan, and two adorable grandchildren, Chandler David and Cora Alexandra. Longtime readers will be happy to know that Nicki the Cockatiel flourishes along with his fellow housemates, Pookie, the long-haired greige and white, Honeybun, the petite orange lady cat with the cream-colored paws, and Finnegan, the black long-haired baby of the family, who is almost two.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Kensington (December 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758204191
• ISBN-13: 978-0758204196
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,116,331 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bertrice Small is a New York Times bestselling author with more than 34 novels in print. She lives in the oldest English-speaking town in New York state. Her website is bertricesmall.com.

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars three fine battles of the boudoir novellas, November 26, 2003

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Love Rogues (Paperback)

"Zuleika and the Barbarian" by Bertrice Small. Princess Zuleika of Dariyabar spent her life expecting to wed her cousin Haroun, but he coldly informs her that since he no longer needs her as he will be the next sultan with her brothers dead, she will be given to the barbarian at the gates. Not even a wish with a genie could help the embattled Zuleika. Still rather than wait to become Amir Khan's gift, Zuleika offers the barbarian a sensual deal to save her people from his horde and her cousin's ruthlessness.

"All the Secret Pleasures" by Thea Devine. Though their respective fathers wanted them married, Lady Corinna rejected her neighbor Simon Charlesworth to wed an older earl because his rank and wealth were at the level she expected of a spouse. By 1820 Corinna is a widow when she meets Simon for the first time in years, but this time he plans to get his beloved in his bed forever.

"The Bedroom is Mine" by Jane Bonander. In 1880 Twin Hearts, California logging mogul Ross Benedict bets that he will never shave his beard off for a woman. His sister Sam arranges for homeless cook Lily Sawyer to stay in Ross' cabin. Soon Ross and Lily argue over who owns the bed before deciding to share it.

The three battles of the boudoir novellas are well written with engaging lead characters even though the first two tales occasionally allow the sex scenes to forget there is the plot. Exotic romance fans will appreciate these fine novellas.

Harriet Klausner

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a mixture for the reader, January 9, 2004

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Jennifer L. Brown (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Love Rogues (Paperback)

I found this book to be delightful and disappointing. I loved the story by Bertrice Small, my all-time favorite romance author. She did not disappoint me with her decadent and delicious tale. Thea Devine's tale was not to my liking, as none of her writing has been, though I did actually manage to finish reading this story. Jane Bonander wrote a sweet tale of a sister trying to play matchmaker for her brother. It was a fun read. The book is worth the price for Bertrice Small's story. I only wish it had been longer.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ho-hum romance, January 13, 2004

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D.r. Acula PhD (Valencia, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Love Rogues (Paperback)

I found this book to display some of the best aspects of romance stories, and the worst. The best being the emotional struggle for the characters in the Bonander story which was affecting, and the wort being the utterly shallow and insipid writing of Small. The Small romance had no detail of plot, character, or circumstance. It was as if the elements were chosen at random from a Arabian mad-lib, and strung together with lots of adverbs. The love scenes were especially disappointing, with mechanical explainations of love acts, having no purpose other than to be "naughty". The Thea Devine story was a pleasant deviation from the tiresome girl-plotting-to-trap/impress-guy scenario, with compelling love scenes. One last thing; I didn't consider any of the men to be "Rogues".