Wanton Splendor [Paperback]

Bobbi Smith (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Zebra (October 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0773783113
• ISBN-13: 978-0773783119
• ASIN: 0821714619
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,643,948 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

After working as a department manager for Famous-Barr, and briefly as a clerk at a bookstore, Bobbi Smith gave up on career security and began writing. She sold her first book to Zebra in 1982.

Since then, Bobbi has written over 40 books and 6 novellas. To date, there are more than five million of her novels in print. She has been awarded the prestigious Romantic Times Storyteller of the Year Award and two Career Achievement Awards. Her books have appeared on numerous bestseller lists.

When she's not working on her novels, she is frequently a guest speaker for writer's groups. Bobbi is mother of two sons and resides in St. Charles, Missouri with her husband and three dogs.

Romantic Times Storyteller of the Year

NY Times Bestseller

USA Today Bestseller

Inducted into the Sigma Tau Delta Literary Fraternity

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Masterpiece from Smith, July 22, 2003

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Jennifer French (Garland, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wanton Splendor (Mass Market Paperback)

Christopher is a gambler who wins a southern plantation in a card game. Kathleen (Katie) is a modern woman who feels trapped into going to Louisiana by her father's need to marry her off. After Christopher hits her brother, Katie charges to her brother's rescue and gives Christopher a black eye. Thus begins this tale.

WANTON PLEASURE is a book full a intrigue and daring. Set in the pre-civil war Louisiana, the plantation way of life and the color lines are very much on display in this novel. It is interesting to read Christopher and Katie's story, but it is also interesting the role the Underground Railroad plays. If you are a fan of Smith, this is a must read. If you are a newcomer to Smith, read this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of all the Bobbi Smith books, May 28, 2007

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S. Lowry "TheDivaDivinee" (Richmond, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wanton Splendor (Mass Market Paperback)

I read about 10 books from Bobbi Smith and this is the best of them all. The characters are complex and the story is facinating and this story allows you to become personally involved in all the characters the good and the bad. This book is the most complex of all Ms. Smith books and ride leaves you wanting for more at the end. It was a book that I was sad to put down after reading it because I wanted more.

4.0 out of 5 stars Bobbi Smith has never written a book you couldn't enjoy. But, October 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Wanton Splendor (Paperback)

for me, this wasn't one of her best. The story as outlined above is good and holds your interest. The characters are wonderful. There is depth and humor and sadness and love. It's just not a book I would read a 2nd time. Ms Smith has written too many outstanding books for me to be impressed by this one.