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Determined not to enter into a forced marriage, Julia could see no way out--unless she were to become a ruined woman! Notorious rake Paine Ramsden was reputed to have no qualms about seducing innocents, so maybe he would help with her...predicament.
Certainly, Paine deserved his rakish reputation, yet Julia was so achingly pure, one night with her might just ruin him! Awakening Julia's sensuality aroused unfamiliar feelings in him--was it too late to make them both respectable?
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fast paced and cute!,
By LuvGirl (New York ,NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Notorious Rake, Innocent Lady (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)
Julia had no intention of being forced into A marriage with the despicable man who needed A virgin to wed. Since she's heard that Paine Ramsden is the notorious rake of the ton, she sets out to have him ruin her. Paine was shocked to see the beautiful woman asking for his assistance in her ruination, but with such A delectable prize, how could he resist? The man she is running from is also his hated enemy, so why not kill two birds with one stone?
I liked most of this book. It was A fast paced read. The writing was simple but the storyline made the book interesting enough to read. I liked watching the hero and heroine fall in love. I also liked the fact that Julia wasn't the average prudish heroine and she wasn't afraid to explore her desire for Paine even after she was ruined. I also thought Paine stayed true to his character as A rake because he had no qualms about ruining Julia because he had selfish motivations. He wanted her because he was attracted to her and he wanted to get his revenge on the man she was running from and that is one of the characterization of a rake. I also loved the fact that paine got the help of his family to battle the villain. It was refreshing to read about A family helping each other out in A romance novel. you never really see that, even though the family is suppose to be powerful. The book started to unravel when it was close to the end. It was A bit unbelievable that the villain, A commoner, could have taken such liberties with an earl's brother. He tried to kill Paine even though his brother the earl and his whole family would have known about it and he still expected to be rewarded with A knighthood! He didn't even expect repercussions. Another thing that had me scratching my head was that no one called the authorities on this crazy man! Didn't they have Bow street runners back then or people in charge who could have been told of the villian's misdeeds? Another problem that I had was that the whole Sheath thing was not very romantic. In real life it is A must, but in A historical romance it is just not romantic. There was only one major love scene and the sensuality was about 5 out of 10. I enjoyed most of the book and didn't really start to lose interest until It was close to the end so I would still recommend it to someone who wants to read A fast paced book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Painful to read,
This review is from: Notorious Rake, Innocent Lady (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)
Several people have summarized the book really well, so I'll just say I bought this book because I liked the idea of the plot where a strong young woman living in this time had the gall to take matters into her own hands and now I'll list my issues.
1. The story was all over the place. There was just way too many present and past issues being resolved that there was no room for real romance and love. They had sex quite frequently, but that was because the plot hinged on that. But their lack of any type of intimacy besides having sex made me have a very hard time accepting that in such a short amount of time (a matter of days) they'd found true love. How could they have when they'd spent so much time either apart or doing things completely unromantic while together. 2. This could be just me, but I didn't find the sex to be very passionate or interesting. The first couple times they did it it was drawn out and explained, but not in a good way. Instead of Paine using seduction and caresses to get Julia ready, he kisses her a little, then removes their clothes and uses oil on her then slips on a sheath. Now if that doesn't get your heart fluttering, I don't know what will. 3. I had a hard time knowing what to think of our notorious rake of a hero. In one passage he was described as a man free with his affections who has slept with so many woman it would be impossible to have an accurate guess then a little later he denies such a thing, claiming he's selective in who he choses to share his bed. He's also described as charming and has the women fawning over him, but I couldn't seem to figure out just why. I assume it was for a chance to spend a night in his bed with him, little did they know how romantic that experience would really be. 4. The end was so confusing I actually had to re-read a few pages to understand exactly what was going on and I'm still not sure I have it right. Something about a madman villain wanting to kill Paine and expected to be rewarded for such an action, and not because Paine had done anything against England or person of high importance or infulence, but because this villain had a complaint against him. Or at least that's what I understood as I was trying to make sense of the poisons and other homicidal attempts while wondering in the back of my mind just why the authorities weren't involved. Maybe it was to make it all seem more heroic in the end, I have no idea. 5. I didn't much care for the heroine after the first quarter of the book. I didn't hate her, but I just didn't like her. She made no sense to me. At first she's strong and takes charge of the situation, but then once she sleeps with him she loses her backbone for a while and only rediscovers it when it's convenient to her and inconvenient to the plot! I know it's fiction and that's what helps keep the book moving/interesting, but for some reason the changes in the heroine's personality like that irritated me. As I said, the book was painful for me to read. I think there was just too much jammed into less than 300 pages that the H/h's relationship really didn't move or seem believable, nor did much else in the book.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Rainy Day Read !,
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This review is from: Notorious Rake, Innocent Lady (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)
Julia's Uncle Barnaby is broke and 'sold' her to Mortimer Oswalt who uses virgins in a sacrifice cult fashion to cure him of his 'disease'. Julia decides that running away will not work but maybe loosing her virginity will stop the marriage. She seeks out worst rake in London who ends up being her savor! Great story and complex characters - Enjoy!
If you enjoy this genre check out the following novels; To Wed a Wicked Prince , The Naked Gentleman , Double Fantasy and Every Night I'm Yours (Zebra Historical Romance) .
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