The Rake and the Recluse (a time travel romance) [Kindle Edition]

Jenn LeBlanc (Author, Photographer)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Kati at Romancing Rakes:

"1 Part Outlander+ 1 Part Jane Eyre= Me, Lost in LeBlanc™
I spent a week (yes, A WEEK) on this book. It might be mostly due to the fact that I flipped through it 8 times just drooling over the pictures. Within those 8 flip throughs, I read the story. The concept is GENIUS! I mean, who hasn't wanted to know exactly what the author sees when she's writing her book? Who hasn't wondered what the hero REALLY looks like? Well, wonder no more. Ms. LeBlanc takes us into her vision, complete with pictures."

Melissa at Sizzling Hot Books:

"The pictures ramp up the sexy and help the reader burn! While historical books are not usually my cup of tea, I found that I couldn't stop reading The Rake and the Recluse. Each page drew me in closer to the characters and made me want to read more! If you like action packed historicals with a twist, The Rake and the Recluse is for you!"

Aislynn at Stitch - Read - Cook:

"This is a drool worth novel - in so many ways.  Jenn LeBlanc is an absolutely fabulous photographer and a phenomenal writer.  This books showcases both her talents.. The cherry on top of this story - a sexy male lead who just oozes sensuality - both in photographs and in the written word."

Queen B

"...our hero, Gideon, was delightful. He started off so starched and stuffy and damaged and reserved, but once he gave over to love, he held nothing back. He seemed to love as fearlessly as any warrior fights a battle. His interactions with his little brother were just fabulous to read. I loved them both."

Product Description

Francine Larrabee woke up on the wrong side of the century. She was fairly certain she went to sleep in her own comfy bed, but she doesn't quite seem to be there now. Only adding to her problems is that she has no voice, is constantly being glowered at by a large, stunning man who is obsessed with propriety, and she is apparently betrothed to another horrid little man, determined to ruin her, and any other girls that get in his way.

How does she find herself in the past, when she couldn't even find herself in her present? How does a self sufficient businesswoman survive in a time when women were still considered property for the whole of their lives and what is she going to do with this man who draws her to him so fiercely.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 4469 KB
• Publisher: Iris Photo Agency; 1 edition (January 20, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004KABASW
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #148,317 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Jenn has several constants in life that define her:
Colorado, Canon, CJ, kids and curls.
Born and raised in a household of other people's children in this beautiful state- she never left. She started her own family, got used to the curls, went to college, built a CJ, and started a business, all with a camera in hand.
She always had another passion; storytelling born from daydreams and nightmares. Her fingers were never as quick as her mind, and no amount of practice got them there, so it was difficult and frustrating to have this inside. When her second daughter was born her inherent traits kept Jenn pinned-- her only escape the keyboard. Spending her days in parenting chat rooms she got highly adept with one-handed typing and she can still type just about as fast with one hand as she can with two. It's a great talent to have when engrossed in a scene and in need of a hit of caffeine. She recently finished her first novel but quickly realized: she was born a photographer.
From the realization that someone ELSE would be shooting the cover of her book her control-freak took over. What started as an easy cover shoot ballooned into this completely new kind of media, designed specifically for digital book readers.
Jenn lives and thrives off chaos and the constant flow of the creative process. She wears shorts and flip-flops year-round --much to the chagrin of her friends and family-- and she is currently working on the illustrations for her second novel.
Follow the blog or twitter for up to date information!

more information on her novel can be found at illustratedRomance(DOT)com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Read!, October 1, 2011

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aislynnt "Aislynn" (Parry Sound, Ontario) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rake and the Recluse (a time travel romance) (Kindle Edition)

This is a drool worth novel - in so many ways. Jenn LeBlanc is an absolutely fabulous photographer and a phenomenal writer. This books showcases both her talents.. The cherry on top of this story - a sexy male lead who just oozes sensuality - both in photographs and in the written word.

Francine leaves her house in the 21st Century only to find her self whisked back in time and into the arms of Gideon, the Duke of Roxleigh. His staff tends to her wounds and attempts to make her comfortable in a strange place and time. Poor Francine doesn't understand at first what has happened to her! Will she at any moment wake up back in her own bedroom or is she stuck there forever?

Gideon is completely confused by Francine - who does not fit into the same category as the conventional women that he is use to. She cannot speak and signs symbols with her hands to communicate. He's extremely attracted to her and tries to keep her at arms length and his feelings in check.

I really enjoyed the story of Gideon and Francine - how they learned about one another and learned to trust one another. I am definitely looking forward to the next book by Jenn - about Perry...*sigh*

I hate giving away too many details about the story!! So I would recommend that anyone who loves historical romance to pick this one up and read it!!

The only downside I found was that the book didn't work so well on my ereader - it kept freezing. So I had to read it at my computer - which I found out wasn't a bad thing ;-) Much bigger screen to look at the gorgeous photos!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who knew pictures could be so wonderful!, June 2, 2011

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fasnfuurious (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Rake and the Recluse (a time travel romance) (Kindle Edition)

One of the absolute best books I have ever read. The best and most suprising thing about this book were the pictures. Can you say wow? This author is truely gifted and I look forward to reading anything she comes out with.

Francine and Gideon were a couple that we should all strive to be like. Love with no regret. But after reading this book I am left hanging as to what happend with Perry? What happens to Madeline when the switch takes place? I hope this is the first in a new series.

I highly recommend this book for anybody that loves time travel or just a truely great romance.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book., March 20, 2011

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Margaret Robinson - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Rake and the Recluse (a time travel romance) (Kindle Edition)

I rarely write reviews, but I enjoyed this book so much, I have to say something about it. Enjoy isn't the right word. I actually "savored" this book, going back again and again to reread portions of it. It's that good.