To Please a Lady [Mass Market Paperback]

Susan Johnson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 5, 1999

She risked everything for a Scottish outlaw who would do whatever it takes...

Author of more than a dozen national bestsellers, award winner Susan Johnson is unmatched when it comes to writing novels that thrill, excite, and seduce. Now she once again captivates with this exciting historical novel of sensual adventure and forbidden love....

Roxane Forrestor was determined to live life on her own terms--even in a man's world. The beautiful Countess of Kilmarnock had so far survived the political and romantic intrigues of Scotland's most powerful suitors. So why couldn't she resist the brash Robbie Carre? Why did she find it impossible to throw the rebel earl out of her bedchamber even though it meant harboring a wanted man?

Robbie cared nothing for his own safety. But he knew all too well that his ruthless enemies, desperate to capture him, would use Roxie and her children as pawns. He would brave the odds to protect them, would fight for his fugitive love with Roxie...even if their stolen moments of pleasure cost him his life.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

In To Please a Lady, Johnson reacquaints readers with the devilish Carre men of Outlaw fame, and will they ever be grateful for it! Johnnie Carre's impetuous and oh-so-sexy younger brother Robbie continues his pursuit of Roxanne, the twice-widowed Countess of Kilmarnock, in spite of the price on his rebellious head. And despite the political intrigue that Roxanne finds herself involved in, she cannot deny her passion for the handsome young man. But can Robbie protect Roxanne and her children from the machinations of the unscrupulous Englishmen and turncoat Scotsmen threatening their love and future together? Caught in the midst of conspiracy, Roxanne and the fugitive Robbie battle the greed of the crown to secure a place for themselves and their undeniable need for each other. --Alison Trinkle

From Publishers Weekly

Johnson's latest historical, set in 18th-century England, relays the May-September romance between 18-year-old Robbie Carre, the roguish hero of Johnson's Outlaw, and 30-something widow Roxanne Forrestor. The sexually charged story opens with Robbie, who has recently returned from exile in Holland, making a sudden appearance in Roxanne's boudoir. Beyond his hopes of ravishing the object of his affection, the lad aims to reclaim his ancestral lands. Soon, those closest to Robbie find themselves in jeopardy: Roxanne is forced to become the mistress of a powerful duke in order to protect her children from Robbie's adversaries, a decision that doesn't sit well with Robbie. Demanding, stubborn and childishly irrational, Roxanne's young lover behaves more like one of her children than a romantic hero. Some readers will no doubt be titillated by the older womanAyounger man romance, but others will likely find Roxanne's maternal role in the relationship distasteful. That said, Johnson, as in her other novels, rewards readers with a slew of footnotes detailing the historic setting. (Oct.)
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (October 5, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553578669
• ISBN-13: 978-0553578669
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #828,117 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I know Ms. Johnson can write better, I've seen it...., October 25, 1999

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Sarah "sssspro" (North East, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To Please a Lady (Mass Market Paperback)

I wish I had seen some of the later reviews before I picked this book up. Definitely, NOT one of Ms. Johnson's best efforts. Where was the plot? The character building? The descriptive narrative? The building of sexual tension? She did her usual historical homework, but even that seemed contrived to me. It seemed as if she had to keep up with her previous books by putting in endnotes, so let's find some information that might fit the time period. If they shrunk the typesetting and moved the margins outward, where her previous books were printed, I don't think this story would fill 175 pages. When I finished the book, I couldn't believe that was it, where was the rest of it? Argyll gave up way to easily, even if he was greedy. What of Queensbury? He just disappeared. Sometimes I had trouble believing that Robbie was actually 18. At other times he was the epitome of the horny 18 year old. Unfortunately, he was very difficult to take seriously. I won't even try to get into Roxy's character, or what little there was beyond craving Robbie's body. Please Ms. Johnson, I know you are capable of so much better than this. Quality over quantity will guarantee my loyalty as a reader every time

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It was not one of her best, I was very disappointed!!, October 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: To Please a Lady (Mass Market Paperback)

Susan Johnston is known for juicy and erotic love scences and all of that was missing in this book,after this I don't think I will be buying anymore of her books.First the hero is an eighteen year old who has basically lived a full life,he is in my opinion infactuated with a twice widowed mother of 5 and soon to be twins with the hero.the lovemaking in the book is very tame compare to her other novels,she has another one due out next year if I do get it I would rather saved myself the money by getting the book from the library.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This lady was NOT pleased, November 11, 2000

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Marquise de Merteuil - See all my reviews

This review is from: To Please a Lady (Mass Market Paperback)

This one is for all your prudes who complain about excessive sex in Susan Johnson novels. This one, I will personally vouchsafe, is impeccably clean. I did not quite get what the danger in the book was all about , because Roxanne had to be shut up in some house in the beginning for a very long time. Robbie is more of a whining teenage boy, if that's the type of lover you prefer. Also, Roxanne has kids, which kind of diminished the exciting factor of romance novels. The lead antagonist is Argyll who lusts for Roxanne, but he gets vanished after a few chapters, though it would have been nice if he reappeared to show some consistency. Too clean and too boring