A Rogue of My Own (Wheeler Hardcover) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Johanna Lindsey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2009 | Series: Wheeler Hardcover

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey’s captivating novel, an innocent young lady’s fi rst brush with royal court intrigue lands her at the altar alongside one of London’s most notorious rogues.

It was the chance of a lifetime. . . .

For Lady Rebecca Marshall, a whirlwind of excitement begins when she becomes a maid of honor at the court of Queen Victoria. But when Rebecca unknowingly steps into the rivalry between the Queen’s spymaster and a noblewoman who uses the maids as courtly spies, she is soon entangled in a web of deceit with the charming marquis Rupert St. John. The devastatingly handsome ne’er-do-well is the cousin of Raphael Locke, with whom Rebecca was once infatuated. . . . He’s also a secret agent of the crown who leads a double life. Certain that guileless Rebecca is spying on him, Rupert seduces her—then, forced to wed, he believes she has set a trap of the worst sort in order to marry into his powerful family! But as he comes to know Rebecca’s true heart, his vow of revenge and infi delity becomes a desire to share many passionate nights—only with his beautiful wife.

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“First-rate romance.”

—Daily News (New York) --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

About the Author

Johanna Lindsey has been hailed as one of the most popular authors of romantic fiction, with more than sixty million copies of her novels sold.  World renowned for her novels of "first-rate romance" (New York Daily News), Lindsey is the author of forty-eight previous national bestselling novels, many of which reached the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. Lindsey lives in New Hampshire with her family. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 453 pages
• Publisher: Wheeler Publishing; Lrg edition (June 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597229849
• ISBN-13: 978-1597229845
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,513,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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johanna Lindsey is one of the most popular authors of romantic fiction, with more than sixty million copies of her novels sold. World renowned for her novels of "first-rate romance" (New York Daily News), Lindsey is the author of forty-three previous bestselling novels, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers. Lindsey lives in Maine with her family.

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a believable romance, July 7, 2009

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Sandy Kay (Twin Cities, Minnesota USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Rogue of My Own (Hardcover)

My biggest problem with this romance is that the couple seemed to loathe (but still have the hots for) each other until nearly the end of the book. I didn't get the sense of a love developing at all.

The story started out interesting and different from many romances I've read. Lady Rebecca Marshall is appointed to be a maid of honor in the court of the young Queen Victoria and is assigned to the Queen's mother's chambers where she comes into contact with Raphael Locke while on a snooping mission for her supervisor.

I thought Rupert St. John was a terrible "hero." His behavior toward Becca was dreadful -- he seduced her for no reason other than he thought she was spying on him and then left her alone until she came to tell him she was pregnant. To me, that is not a hero; that's a villain no matter how "beautiful" and angelic looking he may be. The seduction scene didn't seem particularly believable from Becca's perspective either. She was infatuated with his looks and it felt good but she went along with the seduction a little too readily for a young woman of that time. She doesn't even stop to consider the consequences.

After sniping at each other for nearly all the book (and Rupert thinking Becca planned to trap him into marriage with a fake pregnancy), they decide they are in love about 10 pages from the end. It didn't work for me. There wasn't enough evidence of a growing affection (much less love) between the couple to make it believable.

I have been a long-time fan of Johanna Lindsey but her latest books have not been very good.

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars so sick of the jerky "heros", July 7, 2009

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bijou2311 "bijou2311" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Rogue of My Own (Hardcover)

Rebecca goes to Buckingham Palace to be a maid of honor for Queen Victoria at court. While there she gets involved in a little bit of rivalry between a spymaster and the woman in charge of the maids. Rupert works for the the spy (as a spy himself) and of course draws all the wrong conclusions about Rebecca, even after she starts working for the spymaster.

I HATED this book. Please save yourself some aggravation and skip it. If you absolutely love Johanna Lindsey and can't skip it, check it out of the library. Rebecca was a smart girl, and I liked her. However, I couldn't stand that she would fall in love with Rupert when he was being such an idiot. I'm sorry, but no way I fall in love with a man who treats me the way he does. Also, I couldn't stand Rupert. I would have liked this story better if he had been killed (preferably by Rebecca or her mother, or maybe Sarah) and Rebecca had ended up by herself. Seriously - he treats her awfully the entire book, with the exception of the last 6 or 7 pages. And I am sorry, he didn't do near enough to redeem himself in my opinion - after treating Rebecca horribly he just tells her he loves her and then it is all ok - I DON'T THINK SO. I never saw any signs of them falling in love, and quite frankly there were no good scenes between the two (romantic or otherwise).

AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL, skip this one!

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dull, lifeless, boring, July 2, 2009

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Elisha R. Singer "Elisha Rhea" (White Oak< PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Rogue of My Own (Kindle Edition)

Full disclosure up front, I couldn't even finish this novel. I forced myself halfway through and just had to stop. I like Ms. Lindsey's novels as a rule, and was looking quite forward to this one. Sadly, there was nothing here to recommend it. The heroine was listless and dull. I didn't care for her from the opening moments. The hero was too much of a namby pamby. I just couldn't get excited about them. I had no investment in them or their story. I will think long and hard before purchasing another Lindsey novel.