Utterly Devoted (Zebra Regency Romance) [Paperback]

Regina Scott (Author)

Book Description

Series: Zebra Regency Romance | Publication Date: August 1, 2002

The beautiful, sought-after Eloise Watkin has a painful secret, and he's just walked back into her life. Renowned rake Jareth Darby vows he is reformed and seeks only forgiveness from the woman he wronged five years ago. How can Eloise settle for sweet revenge when what she truly wants is his love? Recommended in The Ultimate Reading List as one of the best Regency romances of the last decade. Regency Romance by Regina Scott; originally published by Zebra

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Zebra Books (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821772821
• ISBN-13: 978-0821772829
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,534,893 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars "Can a rake ever be reformed?", May 18, 2007

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Mousinator "~Mousinator~" (none) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Utterly Devoted (Zebra Regency Romance) (Paperback)

Jareth Darby's brother makes him seek forgiveness from girls he's wronged so he'll know he's truly reformed. Then the impoverished Jareth will get Cheddar Cliffs estate.

One of the women he's wronged is Eloise Watkin, the girl he's never really forgotten.

Well, it turns out she's never forgotten him either. Just when she thought she was moving on from her bad past, finally becoming the woman of character she wanted to be, he's back! Terrified he'll reveal her past -- and more so, that she will lose her heart again -- Eloise faints at the sight of him.

When the two talk, and he seeks her forgiveness, she makes him meet three tests... Or at least, that is the plan.

I liked this story because the characters weren't overly emotional, but you could feel the depth of their (especially her) emotions in the writing. I also thought it was good the way Eloise and her father had a sort of reconciliation near the end. He never knew of the trouble she got into with Jareth, and when he found out, he wished he's have been there for her more. (He was basically absent from her life after her mother's death.)

I also liked it that Eloise had truly reformed. She was sorry she'd gotten so involved with a rake. (At only 15, she had believed the words he said to her, and thought he truly loved her.) Although Jareth was certainly a cad, he seems to be steadily reforming through the story, although some of it is obviously from his growing love for Eloise.

Of course, through various problems and humorous situations, everything is resolved happily ever after. The book was fun to read and well-written, and at no point in the story did I feel like throwing the book down or saying, "That's stupid!"

5.0 out of 5 stars Devoted to reading this book again- 4 .5 Stars, June 20, 2011

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elm - See all my reviews

This review is from: Utterly Devoted (Kindle Edition)

If I could I would rate this 4 1/2 Stars.(the ending felt a little rushed)

The notorious rake Mr. Jareth Darby is back to England after an absence of three years. He is now penniless and has accepted his titled brother's offer to manage one of his estates only if Mr. Darby can get the forgiveness of all the women he has wronged in the past.

Miss Eloise Watkin, 20, is one of those women he must get forgivness from. She has one devoted suitor in Lord Nathaniel but is still afraid her secret will be revealed and will ruin her.

It gets entertaining and funny when she doesn't easily forgive him but intstead gives him three tasks he must accomplish first. He accepts since he is eager to show he is an reformed rake. In these tasks they learn each other feelings, hurt and dissapointments. There is depth to these characters which makes the book believable.

Found this book hard to put down. Eager in reading about the other minor characters in this book the author has written about!