Virtue [Mass Market Paperback]

Jane Feather (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1993

Duping unwary nobleman out of their fortunes in the gaming halls--a dangerous game she plays in order to raise money to avenge her father's death--Judith Davenport finds herself under the scrutiny of the honorable Marquis of Carrington. Reprint.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

In this novel by historical romance writer Feather ( The Eagle and the Dove, Avon, 1991; Brazen Whispers , Avon, 1990), skilled gamesters Judith Davenport and her brother, Sebastian, live to take revenge on the man who ruined their father. Their plan is endangered when Judith becomes involved with Marcus, Lord Carrington. Forced into marriage after one night of passion on the eve of Waterloo, Marcus considers Judith an adventuress, but he is determined to curb her gaming and make her into a respectable wife. Judith will not give up her plan of revenge but walks a fine line between achieving her goal and losing her love. The outcome is evident early in the story, but the characters and the Regency setting are competently handled. Fans of more sensuous romances will appreciate this Loveswept offering.
- Barbara E. Kemp, Library Consultant, Reston, Va.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (August 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553560549
• ISBN-13: 978-0553560541
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.2 x 5.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #494,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Ever!!!!!!!!!!, March 27, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Virtue (Mass Market Paperback)

I have read a few of Jane Feather's other books and I thought that this one was one of the best. Judith is just free and out there, but Marcus is a little uptight and that is what made it amazing. Putting these two together was like putting heaven and hell together. It's the passion they have together and it makes you never want to put the book down.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent romance read., November 11, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Virtue (Mass Market Paperback)

If you like this genre (erotic regency), you will not be disappointed. The relationship between the reluctant-but-forced-into conning heroine and the determined-not-to-be-conned hero is imaginatively developed. An delicious psycho-erotic tension (so productive to escapist fantasy!) between the two strong-willed characters is maintained from beginning to conclusion. This is the type of novel that Georgette Heyer might have written if she'd had a post-sexual liberation mind-set.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Only got better and better the more I read!, January 16, 2005

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This review is from: Virtue (Mass Market Paperback)

Brother and sister Sebastian and Judith Davenport plan to take on revenge for the man who ruined their father by duping various young men in the gaming halls. Their plans are severely thwarted when Judith becomes compromised by Marcus, Lord Carrington and must marry him. Marcus wants a respectable wife and the gambling of Judith for him is not acceptable. Judith feels she cannot give up her plan for revenge and must decide between achieving that goal or an ultimate chance at love.

This started a little slowly for me.The seduction and the marriage were such a sham. Neither Marcus nor Judith really seemed to feel much more than a little bit of lust for one another. And a critical part in a romance novel has to be a really strong feeling between the hero and heroine.

However, this is a story that needs to build and Feather is great with the character development between both Marcus and Judith and also Sebastian her brother. Marcus and Judith are such an unlikely pair. He starts off so stuffy but seems not at all so when she turns him into a passionate incredible lover. And Judith is one of the more unconventional women. She totally has Marcus under a spell, as he says, "knowing her true self is like pealing layers of an onion"!

This is a complex tale of gambling, intrigue, revenge and winning back a lost family fortune. There is so much to the story and by the end you are so caught up in the romance of Marcus and Judith and very glad they did indeed fall passionately in love. I found this five star book a winner that I could not put down.