My Pleasure (Rose Hunters) [Kindle Edition]

Connie Brockway (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Brockway's uneven second Regency in her Rose Hunters trilogy (after My Seduction) suffers from a plot whose twists too often come from nowhere, but the attraction between Miss Helena Nash, lady's companion, and Ramsey Munro, swordsman extraordinaire, has an undeniable appeal. Helena, sister to Kate (introduced in the previous book), finds herself pressed into service as a go-between for Flora, the addlepated niece of Helena's employer, and Oswald, a bankrupt gambler who clandestinely married Flora despite being unable to keep her in the style to which she's accustomed. Helena passes notes between the lovers, secretly relishing the opportunity to drop her icily correct demeanor for a bit of adventure. When she runs into trouble on a dark walk at Vauxhall, Ramsey steps in to rescue the maiden in disguise. Helena's determination to help the irritatingly stupid Flora and Oswald grows dull quickly; scenes in Ramsey's fencing salle are far more engaging. Despite the sexual tension between hero and heroine, the love scenes are marred by decidedly unsexy lines like, "He closed his eyes and mated her with his tongue" or "[she paused] at his flat, leathery male nipple to touch her tongue experimentally to the hard kernel at its center." Brockway has many followers, and the trilogy is attractively packaged thus far, but the pleasure promised in this novel's title is slight indeed.
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From Booklist

After their family's fall in fortune sends the three Nash sisters in different directions, Helena Nash becomes a companion to Lady Alfreda Tilpot. Working for one of the ton's most demanding harridans is a constant exercise in maintaining her composure, but Helena stays the course to play cupid between Lady Tilpot's sweet niece, Flora, and the love-struck but feckless Oswald Goodwin. While delivering a message between the young lovers, Helena encounters rakish, sexy-as-sin Ramsey Munro. Four years earlier, Ramsey, now one of London's most celebrated swordsmen, had been one of three young gentlemen who promised to come to the aid of the Nash sisters. At first Helena tries to pretend to be someone else, but when her fears that she is being stalked become a reality, she must turn to the one man she knows can keep her safe. The verbal fencing that goes on between the heroine and hero in RITA Award-winning Brockway's newest addition to her Rose Hunters trilogy is just one of the many delights in this luscious historical. Rich in subtle characterization, expertly spiced with danger, and generously imbued with a rapier sharp sense of wit, My Pleasure is simply superb. John Charles
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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 505 KB
• Publisher: Pocket Books (October 1, 2004)
• Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000FC2JHU
• Text-to-Speech: Not enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sword play, verbal and with foils, October 1, 2004

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Cowgirl Anglophile (Wyoming) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Pleasure (Rose Hunters Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)

In a style very much like Dorthea Dunnet's Francis Lyman series, Connie Brockways hero Ram is complex yet simple. Her heroine, Helena, is fiesty yet not too silly or overboard stupid. Her writting brings a fresh look and new scenes at what can be a very cliche-ridden genre. The sword play, the verbal sparring and the romance all handled with a right touch. And Ram, ah Ram, willing to do what ever because his lady asks. Now that is simply a hero. Despite what the 'pro' reviewer wrote, this is a keeper if you enjoy a well crafted story with witty dialogue and believeable story line.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Book That Breaks The Mold, June 29, 2005

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Kelin C. Mcclanahan (Indianapolis, IN, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Pleasure (Rose Hunters Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)

I was a huge fan of the first Rose Hunter installment. In fact, "My Seduction" was my first ever Connie Brockway book. I fell in love with her writing ability and was swept away with the wonderful story of the three chivalrous men bound by their honor to do a good deed for the Nash family. As I read, I remember sitting there thinking to myself, "Heroes just don't get much better than Kit."
HA!
H-e-l-l-o Ram Munro!

Ms. Brockway does an upstanding and admirable job of developing a romance between Ramsey and Helena, one that is both realistic and emotionally deep. I have to admit that in reading so many romance books, I've grown tired of the similar stereotypical and categorical plot twists and cliches that often occur in order to propel a story. "My Pleasure" was a refreshing escape from that and left me smiling long after I read the last page. (And what a last page it was.)

Bravo, Ms. Brockway.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL book!, October 15, 2004

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Marisa - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Pleasure (Rose Hunters Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)

I just thought this book was incredibly romantic and sexy. It seems like I can't find books any more that just tie me to the page, and I can't put them down, but My Pleasure was like that for me. The hero is incredible, a swordfighter but who is really devoted in a non-sloppy way. It was great!