Lucien's Fall [Kindle Edition]

Barbara Samuel (Author)

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Product Description

A full length historical romance from six-time RITA winner Barbara Samuel.

Readers of Jo Beverly, Mary Jo Putney and Mary Balogh will love award-winning Barbara Samuel’s sensual historical romances.

Description

A SINFULLY APPEALING RAKE
Lord Lucien Escher is a renowed London rake who believes there is not a woman in the world who cannot be seduced--he is determined to prove it, come what may.

AN INTELLIGENT AND DETERMINED WOMAN
Madeline is determined to save her treasured ancestral home and has no use for love or the tricks of an unredeemable scoundrel. Against her better judgment, however, she is powerfully drawn to the elusive and dangerous Lucien, whose hard-hearted façade hides a tragedy that is slowly devouring him from within.

As Lucien and Madeline circle each other in a magnetic play of desire and denial, their passion will rise to a crescendo of longing and sacrifice that will change their fates forever.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 533 KB
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004SY9JX8
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,300 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Barbara Samuel has won the highly prestigious RITA award 6 times, and has been a finalist many times more. She has more than 30 books to her credit, including 8 titles of women's fiction.

She has made her way by writing since she was eighteen, penning newspaper and magazine articles, columns and opinion, before settling in with an ancient IBM typewriter and even more ancient house, rescued from the wrecking ball, to write fiction.

She also writes as Barbara O'Neal for Bantam books, and you can read more of her blogs and stories at www.awriterafoot.com and www.barbaraoneal.com.

Barbara lives in Colorado with her partner Christopher Robin, a British endurance athlete who insisted Barbara could learn to orienteer (the jury is still out), a high strung and beautiful chow mix, and two cats, all rescues. Her great passions are reading and writing, walking and travel, and she's happiest when she can combine them all in some exotic locale.

Customer Reviews

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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another rewarding romance by Barbara Samuel, March 30, 2011

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This review is from: Lucien's Fall (Kindle Edition)

Yet another wonderful book by Barbara Samuel, sweeping you along with romance and drama - suspense demanding that you turn the page and never skip a line.

Lucien is an unlikely hero, an infamous rake with a devil may care attitude to danger and to life. Underneath all of that veneer is a tormented soul, a very talented musician and composer, who has allowed the disappointments in his life to smother his creativity. At night his mind is tortured by music, which he writes and then burns every morning.

Madeline is to be married, mainly to ensure the maintenance of the family estate. Her father is dead and money has all but dried up. Her stepmother has chosen Charles as her suitor, not dazzling or handsome, but kind and caring. Madeline loves the gardens and is desperate to save the estate, so she has every intention of doing her duty and marrying well. She is determined to ignore Lucien's advances.

There are no real villains in this story, all of the characters have a vulnerability and charm, with the exception of Lucien's father perhaps. Lucien is a lost soul and Madeline is a shining light of hope. Their path is complicated by reputation, appearances and secrets, but most of all by an undeniable love that grows between kindred spirits.

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rich, Full, Romance, April 14, 2011

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This review is from: Lucien's Fall (Kindle Edition)

This is a beautifully written, full-length historical romance. The Kindle edition of the book originally published by Harper-Collins in 1995 has apparently been made available by the author herself, and for making the price so affordable, she deserves free puppies for life. Yes it's that good. Free puppies good.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!, April 26, 2011

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Julie J. Kerr "Thriftygal1" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lucien's Fall (Kindle Edition)

I don't normally read this type of book, not in the last 10 years anyway, but I was home sick felt like reading something without being fully committed. I read it in a single day and couldn't put it down. I really liked these characters and loved the artful way this story was told. I would read it again. I'm still sick and read "Heart of a Knight" today by the same author, but I didn't love it nearly as much as this one. This one was special... For me anyway.