Seducing Sir Oliver (Sinclair Family Saga, Applegate Sisters) [Paperback]

Nicole Byrd (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 5, 2006

The romantic adventures of the Sinclairs continue-and the family secret is finally revealed-as a young woman is swept off to London for the season, and finds a love she has always desired.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (July 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425210839
• ISBN-13: 978-0425210833
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,926,886 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok - but something was missing -, December 11, 2006

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cb (Minot, ND) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seducing Sir Oliver (Sinclair Family Saga, Applegate Sisters) (Paperback)

Seducing Sir Oliver by Nicole Byrd was sweet historical love story with a dash of mystery. Julian goes to London and finds herself staying with Lady Sealey who someone is trying to kill. Julian becomes mixed up in solving the mystery with handsome blushing Sir Oliver. Sir Oliver is not your normal historial romance character, he is shy and collects wild animals which cause havoc. It was a nice Sunday read - but something was missing. I hated the cover ! If you are looking for some great historical novels check out The Lady Lies by Samantha Saxon, The Naked Duke by Sally Mackenzie and Daring the Duke by Anne Mallory

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a nice, lazy afternoon read, July 10, 2006

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tregatt (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seducing Sir Oliver (Sinclair Family Saga, Applegate Sisters) (Paperback)

If you're a fan of Nicole Byrd's than you've probably read enough of her previous novels to realise that "Seducing Sir Oliver" is part of a protracted series to do with Lord Gabriel Sinclair and those related to him, however tenuously. For those now quite in the know, Lord Gabriel Sinclair (whose story is told in "Dear Impostor," probably Byrd's best work) has spent many years looking for his natural father. Through the years of his search he has found a sister he never knew he had ("Vision in Blue") and reconnected with his elder half-brother ("The Beauty in Black"), and now, he has finally found the man who, he blamed for seducing his mother and abandoning her to her brutal husband. But, much to his chagrin and surprise, his mother's story is not quite as he imagined it, not is his natural father, Mr. Applegate, as not as black as Lord Gabriel imagined him. Furthermore, Lord Gabriel discovers that he has four half sisters who desperately need his help. For the Applegates are so impoverished that there is a likelihood that they will all end up penniless and homeless is the very near future. Which is how Lord Gabriel finds himself agreeing to sponsor one of his half sisters for a London trip so that she can make an advantageous match. And it is quickly decided that the second eldest Applegate sister, Juliana, will make the trip to London. There is a slight hiccup in Lord Gabriel's plans however (a measles outbreak in the Sincliar household) that sees Juliana making her London debut under the aegis of Lady Sealey, a good friend of Lord and Lady Sinclair's, instead. And a nicer and more understanding hostess and chaperon, Juliana could never hope to find. If only she hadn't fallen for her hostess' handsome godson, Sir Oliver Ramsey! For why would so sought after a gentleman pay attention to a sadly unfashionable and penniless lady such as she? And yet there is something about the way Sir Oliver looks at her that gives her hope that perhaps he is equally attracted to her?

"Seducing Sir Oliver" was a pleasant enough read, and if you're looking for a nice-ish, uncomplicated afternoon read, you can't go very wrong with this book. The characters are all very nice and engaging, and the pacing is even enough to make this an easy and quick read. The only problem lies in the using of several plot devices that seemed a little wasted in this book. For example a small mystery subplot is introduced, in which someone is sendng threatening letters to Lady Sealey But instead of using this plot device to ensure that Juliana and Sir Oliver end up spending a lot of time together, the author makes use of several escaping wild animals to further the romance plot. The poison-pen subplot gets so lost in the mix and is not really dealt with until the last few chapters that one really wonders why it was introduced at all! However, Juliana is the kind of pleasant, intelligent and practical heroine that many will take to, and root for her to have her happily ever-after ending. And on the whole, this was a nice, uncomplicated 3 star read that is sure to please.

5.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars, December 2, 2008

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D. K. Stokes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seducing Sir Oliver (Sinclair Family Saga, Applegate Sisters) (Paperback)

This is the 7th book in Nicole Byrd's Sinclair family series. The series arc has Gabriel Sinclair searching for his birth father. In Seducing Sir Oliver, he's found him, and at the same time finds 5 half-sisters, all living in genteel poverty that's only getting worse.

Unable to hold on to his anger and resentment, Gabriel invites one of his sisters back to London with him, to help her make a place in society.

Juliana is unable to stay with Gabriel because of a measles outbreak in his home, so family friend Lady Sealey invites Juliana to stay with her, along with her godson, the Sir Oliver of the title.

Juliana and Oliver quickly find a common interest--and mutual attraction--when they join forces to recapture the monkey that's part of Oliver's zoology studies.

Seducing Sir Oliver is a rollicking story of animal misadventures (there are big cats and a snake in addition to the monkey), threatening notes to Lady Sealey, a determined would-be fiancee, and both Juliana and Oliver thinking the other deserves better than themselves. It has, like the rest of the books in the series, Nicole Byrd's trademark blend of romance, mystery, wit, and sensuality.

The next book is about Juliana's twin sisters. I can hardly wait.