Pickpocket Countess (Harlequin Historical) [Kindle Edition]

Bronwyn Scott (Author)

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Product Description

It's Brandon Wycroft's duty as the Earl of Stockport to catch the "Cat," a notorious thief who is stealing from rich local homes to feed the poor. Discovering that the Cat is a woman, he changes his plan of action--to a game of seduction!

Mysterious and tempting, she teases him. And, as the net closes around the Cat, Brandon realizes he wants to protect her as well as bed her. But the only way to catch her is to spring the parson's mousetrap--and make her his countess!

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 355 KB
• Print Length: 288 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin Historical (February 1, 2008)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0014BRMYQ
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #229,272 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #68 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Genre Fiction > Romance > Series > Harlequin Historical

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good, but issue with pacing, April 20, 2008

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m_rose (CO, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pickpocket Countess (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

I like the concept of this novel, as it implies an intelligent, sexy, and strong heroine. Nora definitely lived up to all my expectations. The hero was also very attractive for similar reasons. The plot itself was interesting enough, but I'm still questioning the pace of the novel. Honestly, after the very intriging first chapter I found myself skipping around a bit - which I never do! But after I found out what was going on a few chapter's later, I went back and reread it all. The ending was great, too.
Now I think I'll attempt to explain why there was a sence of lagging in the story..it's not exactly what you'd call a spoiler (especially since you find out in the first chapter anyways) but I thought I'd give fair warning since there has yet to be mention of it here on Amazon: Nora, aka "The Cat", is aka "Miss Habersham", who is her eccentric spinster alter-ego. During the parts where she was dressed as this woman, I found it quite dull, even if she was interacting with the hero. I understand the necesity of it for the plot, but it just fell flat inbetween these exiting and sensual encounters Nora had as The Cat.
Regardless, it is a fun, adventurous book with a humanitarian twist and, I should mention, a very real romance - that in and of itself deserves four stars! I'm very interested in trying other novels by Scott.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good idea, but it falls a little flat., April 16, 2009

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Ambrosia Jefferson (IN, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pickpocket Countess (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

Okay, this book was a fast read and it was pretty fun overall. Really it does have some good solid characters that are enjoyable. But overall it was also predictable. You knew what was going to happen before it happened. And while that doesn't matter sometimes and is a small issue, with this book for me it was a slightly big issue.

But, over all it was not a horrible book. And if someone doesn't mind something slightly predicable I would recommend it. "The Cat" is a fun character a bold heroine who has fun being the Robin Hood of her area. She steals from the greedy rich men and feeds poor families with her bounty. The Earl of Stockport takes a little bit to warm up to. He's cocky, to full of himself and won't even admit when he's been robbed. Or at least that the woman broke into his house while he was in it.

But eventually you warm up to him. You learn to see his point of view and have to respect how he feels about things. He's torn between caring for the thief and wanting to see justice done. By the end of this book he did get my respect. And over the entire book was an okay read.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I bought this book...twice!, March 13, 2009

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L. Perrault "RegencyLover" (WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pickpocket Countess (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

I liked the plot and "flirty" cover so much...I actually bought this book twice. As I'm reading it the second time I'm thinking...this sounds familiar. But once again, it was so entertaining that I just kept reading through to the end. When the end didn't surprise me as much as it should have, I went back to my box of books (we are moving) and yup...there it was! LOL
Well, I'm okay buying it twice cause now I can pass a copy along to my friends. :-)
It is not super amazing or "deep"...it is just an entertaining romance novel. The characters play off each other well and I enjoyed Nora's personality and her strength. A good quick read for a rainy Saturday afternoon.