Venice (Richard and Rose) [Paperback]

Lynne Connolly (Author)

Book Description

Series: Richard and Rose | Publication Date: March 2, 2010

At long last, it is Lord and Lady Strang’s wedding day. Yet no sooner do Richard and Rose leave their wedding breakfast than two shots ring out, forcing a hasty change in honeymoon plans. Instead of traveling together by yacht, Richard goes on ahead, making sure the road to Venice is safe for his beloved. Rose is by no means alone, however. Along her journey by packet, coach, even mule, she befriends young couple, the Ravens, who have a strange confession to make. They are traveling incognito—and are really the newlywed Lord and Lady Strang! Once reunited in Venice, Richard and Rose heat up the sheets, making Richard consider the delightful possibility of keeping his wife in bed for the rest of their stay. Except Venice is as full of knaves as London, and one of them is still trying to find them with a bullet. The Ravens could hold the key to the assassination attempts. Or perhaps they are playing a deadly game of their own…

Editorial Reviews

Review

It's useless to speculate what further adventures lie in store for Richard and Rose. Lynne Connolly's imagination is too original to second guess. One can only wait and hope to see what comes next. Meanwhile, if you haven't met this terrific couple, you've missed a treat. - Jane Bowers Romance Reviews Today "I highly recommend 'Venice'. Connolly has done a great job in creating memorable characters in an interesting setting with an intriguing plot. This is a book that you can't put down once you start it. I didn't know until I visited Connolly's website that this was the third book about Richard and Rose. Now I want to read the first two." - Melissa Alvarez, About Romance

About the Author

Lynne Connolly is a best selling author of historical romance. Her affair with the eighteenth century is long-lasting, as she first fell in love with it at the age of nine and never fell out. Men have come and gone, but the Georgian era remains. She has worked as a market analyst, a librarian and a management consultant, but they were just jobs. Writing is what she really does. She is ably helped by her mews, a black cat called Jack, who does his best to destroy her concentration.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Samhain Publishing (March 2, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1605045640
• ISBN-13: 978-1605045641
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,106,460 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lynne Connolly writes historical romance, paranormal romance and contemporary romance. She loves the conflicts and complications that come about if someone lives their life to the full.
She has her own blog, but she also blogs for The Good, The Bad and The Unread, the UK Regency/Georgian writers' blog and The Raven Happy Hour.
She lives in the UK with her family and her mews, a cat called Jack. She also enjoys making and decorating dolls' houses. She visits the US at least once a year, attends conferences and has a great time.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Series gets even better!, August 19, 2004

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ReaderFrom MI (Michigan - USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Venice (Paperback)

After 'Yorkshire' - the first in this series - read as an eBook I was so satisfied with the plot and characters that went out and bought the existing 4 books in the series in paperback (including Yorkshire). Looking forward to a pleasant Georgian Romance/Mystery I was wonderfully surprised to find Devonshire (#2) and then Venice (#3) even better than Yorkshire!

Rose and Richard's relationship being the driving force - even when seperated. I cannot tell you how enjoyable it is to read of a romance couple that is truly a couple - not keeping secrets, no big misunderstandings, problems worked out - and not falling to many of the romance novels pitfalls - yet they are so enjoyable to read as charachters.

The ongoing danger and mystery to me was almost a secondary storyline - because I enjoyed Rose and Richard's interaction so much. Yet, it helped create a full storyline and brought many other characters into focus. I am so pulling for Gervase to find his true love!

On to Harley Street!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Gets Better with Each Book, January 25, 2004

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Catherine M. Lawler "[e-mail]" (San Rafael, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Venice (Paperback)

Lynne Connolly just gets better with each Rose and Richard book. This one kept me spellbound for hours wondering what was going to happen and who was doing what. I am intrigued by the characters in these books set in or before the Regency period. This one is the third in the series with the fourth due out in mid-February 2004, Harley Street. The mysteries involved in each book are wonderful, unique and very satisfying. Kudos to Ms. Connolly. Keep them coming. I can't wait for the next one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection, October 15, 2009

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T. M. Wheaton "tmwheato" (Syracuse, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Venice: Richard and Rose, Book 3 (Kindle Edition)

Third book in the excellent Richard and Rose series.

Richard and Rose finally marry. They are giddy and happy and on their way to their yacht for their wedding trip when a crack of gunfire just misses Rose. They realize that somebody wants them dead. Richard devises a scheme for them to split up and travel to Venice, their honeymoon spot, separately. Rose travels with Carrier, Richard's manservant and Nichols, Rose's own maid. These two are no mere servants, they also double as well armed bodyguards, while Richard travels alone, more stealthily to make sure there are no ambushes on the road ahead. As an extra measure Rose travels incognito as a young Merchant's wife, Mrs. Locke.

On the way, Rose encounters a couple who introduce themselves to her as Lord and Lady Strang and they tell her they are traveling incognito as well under the name Ravens. Rose is bemused by the couple because of course she and Richard are Lord and Lady Strang.

When Rose and Richard meet up in Venice, not only do they have a scorching hot reunion (finally they are married and can make love as much as they want) but they also have to decide what to do about the fake Lord and Lady Strang as well as try to figure out who is trying to kill them and why. All the while enjoying the sights, sounds and atmosphere of Venice and making lots of love.

Three books in and this series is still just utterly fabulous. I truly love Richard, he has so much going on under the hood. On the surface he looks like a dandified, pampered lord but in reality he runs one of the widest most efficiently placed spy networks in all of England. And he is really quite a rogue. And Rose is definitely his match. This book was so fun.

I especially like how Richard and Rose out-con the con artists. They neatly turn the tables on the Ravens until the poor souls -- in a wonderful scene of awful realization -- learn exactly who are the sharks and who are the pigeons. There is a great scene where, after Richard subdues a villain (under the eyes of the increasingly horrified Ravens), Rose drinks a glass of brandy looks at the man on the floor and calmly says "He's bleeding. He'll ruin the carpet." and Richard, in sheer delight at her aplomb says "God, how I love you."

Wonderful book. Wonderful series.