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Sins of a Duke LP

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The other reviewers pointed out the major problems in this book, and there are A LOT of them, too many to justify buying this book.

In my humble opinion, the number one problem was the heroine. And apparently no other reviewer could overcome this obstacle. Take away everything you like about romance heroines--this is what you get. She was childish, vulgar, annoying, self-serving, dishonest, greedy, and she never improved! A really, really unlovable character. By chapter 3, I voted her off the island. I kept hoping that another woman would miraculously appear to take her place.

I hated that she slapped him in public just to embarass him, to get his attention. Who does that? I hated how she trapped him in public to marry her when the poor guy has been trying to extricate himself from her clutches 3/4 of the book. And then he marries her because (???) he was cast with her and had nothing to say in the matter. This is romance???

She didn't seem to have any point of interest in her life except greed and self-preservation. Her parents were wall flowers . She had no friends, no interest in gaining any, no one likes her, not even the hero. Again--is this romance? This is the woman the hero picks to raise his 6-year-old daughter. Think Cinderella's step sister/mother--that's the heroine.

The book is bogged down with politics and the hero's family members--and this was the better part of the book. At some point, when someone tried to kill him, I was actually hoping the heroine would die instead and put us out of this book's misery.

There was no sexual tension, no witty repartee, just over the top melodrama. Very mild and borig sex scenes.

If you are not a die-hard Enoch fan, don't force yourself to read this book. I would hesitated to buy her books in the future.

This book is an embarrassment to this author. A shame.

I've read a lot of romance novels...in fact one could say I'm a addict. In the hundreds, yes hundreds, of romance novels I've read I've never once not finished a book. No matter how bad it is I have a compulsion to finish it. I'm a huge Suzanne Enoch fan, I have every book she's written, and I don't know if it's because I've had so much time to fantasize about Melbourne's story but, the version in my mind was so much better. I am so upset that I just can't bring myself to finish this book because I can't make myself feel even a little bit of like for the heroine. I just feel that this hero needed someone kind and soft (not weak), someone who would take care of him. The heroine in this book has no depth and because of this she comes across as just someone with a pretty face and a bad disposition, who he wants to bed. I find her so unlikable to say the least, I have no compassion for her and I'm disappointed at the shallowness of it. I know that sounds odd but, a good romance should make me fall in love. This was all sexual attraction without any personality, I got more character depth from my erotica book. I'm angry and want a re-write!

This was my first Suzanne Enoch novel. I am glad I gave this author another chance as this novel is definitely not one of her best.
First of all I wish I had read the series in the correct order. The references to the secondary characters were very confusing as it was assumed that the reader would know all the characters. Well I didn't and this detracted from the fun of reading as sometimes I did not know whom the author was referring to and I had to go back to make sure.
I won't be adding anything new when I say that Josefina is completely unworthy of Sebastian. I do not understand how the author could have paired such a likeable hero with a lying, scheming and deceitful heroine!
Last but not least, some of the love scenes were shockingly cold and business-like. This completely surprised me.
I would still say that this is an ok read thanks to the interesting plotline and loveable hero and secondary characters. I would also advise you not to judge the author based on this novel.

I was also disappointed with the heroine of this novel. I will guess that the author might have been trying to have a redemption story-young woman only knows the thieving ways of nefarious yet charming father and through meeting and knowing a true man of principles and ethics, sees the light and finds love.

Unfortunately, Josefina is clearly an experienced con artist who knows exactly what her family is doing and why...and admits she likes the comfortable lifestyle their cons provide. Poor Sebastian falls into lust and uses that to justify his actions and for rationalizing his attraction to her. They never get to know each other as individuals and it truly looks like he was manipulated into this marriage. You can't help but feel sorry for him. I suspect that the reason there is no epilogue is because it is hard to imagine how this relationship could magically become the type of loving partnership Sebastian deserves.

A thoroughly disappointing book.

I loved Sebastian in his siblings books, but now? I am very disappointment in the choice of lady Ms. Enoch choose for him. What was the slap in the beginning about? That put me off completely. I generally like a headstrong leading lady but this one just did not move me in the least. She was so over the top. It seems like hit or miss when picking up one of Ms. Enoch's books, sometimes they are wonderful and sometimes I am mad as HELL. This book made me MAD AS HELL! I was looking forward to Sebastian's story.

Sad in Texas

Something is definitely amiss. The paragon of society and the most powerful man in England Sebastian Griffin, the Duke of Melbourne has a nagging feeling that all is not what it seems. Just who is this recently arrived royal family from the country of Costa Habichuela? Never heard of the place. And they need lots of money from England to build infrastructure? Suspicious. And what of the beautiful princess Josephina? Distracting. A tempestuous and beguiling beauty that makes him feel alive for the first time in four years. Good? -maybe. But as he digs deeper to uncover the truth, he may not like the answers. Sebastian has some difficult decisions to make. Will he risk all? Causing possibly England's greatest scandal for love?

Was it worth the wait to finally see the last of the Griffins finally get their story? Probably. I personally couldn't wait to read this one but it wasn't at all what I suspected -which is at the same time good and bad. Yes, the great Duke of Melbourne finally gets his due and falls in love with an unlikely woman but the story lacks the depth of passion and emotion I would have liked to have seen from both Sebastian and Josephina. And I have to agree with the other reviewer, Josephina is completely unworthy of a man like Sebastian. There is not enough sexual tension and heat going on. In the first half the the book there barley is any and the last half only slightly makes up for it. So if your looking for a sweeping romance where the hero falls madly in love with the heroine -this isn't it. The love scenes are average and sometimes border on being a bit cold-hearted. On the other hand, the story of the dubious country is quite predictable at first but ends surprisingly and possibly -I-dare-say believably (well almost). Saying anything more and going into detail would be too much of a spoiler.

More of a 3 1/2 star book but for followers of this series I think that reading that the lonely and proud Sebastian is smiling and laughing is, in itself, worth the price of the book even if Enoch didn't do him justice. For newcomers its a solid romance story that starts out average and ends well. And if your going to read Enoch, you might as well read one with one of her best hero's.

So if you enjoy reading hate/love romance where the mighty hero's fall in love against all odds this ones for you. For me, having the hero slapped literally and figuratively by heroine is worth the price of admission. ;)

I was very disappointed with Sebastian's story. I've read all the others and was glad it was finally time for his story. Sebastian is all that is honorable and proper and it is beyond belief he would fall for a liar, thief and con artist - no mind connecting the Griffin family to liars, thieves and con artists. Josefina made me want to reach in the book and slap her as she does Sebastian. His reaction to this and everything else is so against character it made me wonder just who this was. It is pretty clear why he wants to bed her....but why they "fall in love" is a mystery that doesn't get answered. A bright spot is the cameo of Bradshaw Carroway. It was nice to see him. Everything appears to work itself out in the end but it would have been nice to see an epilogue. Defintely not the best outing by this author.

I have never written a review on a book before but I had to on this one. I love this author but I guess she must of had some bad moments when she wrote this book. It was horrible. I hated Josefina right off. She was just a really terrible person. I just could not finish the book because I knew Sebastian would end up with her. Good thing I kept my receipt because this book went back the next day.

This one wasn't up to par for Suzanne Enoch, in my opinion. It was fair, but it just wasn't consistent. You hate the heroine at the outset; then suddenly she's the nicest person alive. The change just wasn't believeable... it was more like she decided, "okay, I don't like her... let's change her entire attitude." I wouldn't avoid the book by any means, but it just isn't one of her best.

I've been meaning to write this review for a while now. I agree with many of the previous reviewers; Sebastian was not done justice. I am very big fan of Suzanne Enoch, and even though I thought the Griffin books were slipping slowly downhill since the first, I was ALWAYS waiting for Sebastian's story.

This was not it.

In addition to the many complaints over Josefina's extremely lacking character, I had two major problems with the book. First, I don't see where, how or why Sebastian falls in love with her. He wants her, but there never seems to be a deeper emotion backing it up. Second, Josefina spends all of five minutes with Peep. It seems ridiculous to me that someone who was so devoted to his daughter would want to marry someone she's only met once.

Terribly disappointing. It took several tries to get through to the finish, which I've never had happen with a romance before.