Too Wicked To Love [Mass Market Paperback]

Barbara Dawson Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 1999

Too Wicked to Love

He is Ethan Sinclair, the Earle of Chasebourne, the most notorious rogue in all of England. She is Miss Jane Mayhew, the keen-witted spinster Ethan had never even noticed. But when Jane discovers his love child abandoned on her doorstep, she is determined to see him face responsibility.
If it weren't for the baby she claims is his, Ethan would have nothing to do with her. The last thing he wants is to become involved with the prim and proper Jane. But sometimes, the last thing you want is the one thing you need...

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"Every time Barbara Dawsom Smith writes a book, she creates a beautiful, heartwarming masterpeice that fills the soul and stimulates the heart!" --Affaire de Coeur

"A master of storytelling!" --Romantic Times

"One of America's best-love author of historical romance!" --RomEx Reviews

From the Publisher

"Every time Barbara Dawson Smith writes a book, she creates a beautiful, heartwarming masterpiece that fills the soul and stimulates the heart." --Affaire de Coeur

"A master of storytelling!" --Romantic Times

"One of America's best-loved authors of historical romance!" --RomEx Reviews

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 334 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks; 1st edition (April 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312968930
• ISBN-13: 978-0312968939
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,681,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended historical, May 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Too Wicked To Love (Mass Market Paperback)

All her twenty-six years Miss Jane Mayhew has been in love with Ethan Sinclair, the Earl of Chasebourne. Unfortunately, the rakish Ethan saw her only as a sour old spinster. Everything changes when a baby is dropped off on Jane's doorstep with Ethan's pin attached to the baby. Immediately Jane knows that the baby is Ethans. Angry, she confronts the earl in his bedchamber, where he is entertaining one of his many "ladies". Determined to find the mother (and protect Marianne from Ethan's wild ways), Jane goes to London with Ethan and his beautiful mother, Lady Rosalind. Together Jane and Ethan search for the mother, amont a long list of women.

Under Lady Rosalind's care, Jane blossoms into a beautiful young woman, eventually catching Ethan's eye. One thing leads to another and the two are caught together in a very compromising position and the two are forced to marry. Angry for being forced into marriage, Ethan and Jane's marriage does not start out on a good note. Eventually after many fights, lots of making up, the baby being kidnapped and the parentage eventually being revealed, Ethan finally realizes his love for Jane.

I liked this book. I found it to be very entertaining, although Jane could be a little annoying at times!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too Wonderful To Resist!, March 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Too Wicked To Love (Mass Market Paperback)

I have a confession to make: I picked this book not out of interest of the blurb, but the divine packaging. The cover is so beautiful, and the naked guy in the stepback art... pass me the iced lemonade please.

The back blurb screams "Big Misunderstanding Galore" and I'm prepared for a bumpy ride, but I am pleasantly surprised at this book. It's funny, witty, very readable, and is probably one of the best historicals (for me) this year.

I particularly enjoy the transformation of the heroine from ahy wallflower to glorious beauty. What I appreciate is how the hero Ethan slowly changes his perception her from shrill annoying shrew to a passionate lovable woman. And the dear girl, she is level-headed, intelligent, and fun to read. The hero may be a rake, but I never could resist a poet with glasses. Not if he looks like the guy in the stepback art. But really, Ethan is a guy who grows on yo, that loveable scoundrel.

Even better, there's no "I hate you, you cheating scum" bickering even when there's a lot of opportunity for a Big Misunderstanding to arise. These two lovely people really do communicate, and it is a pleasure to see them fall in love.

And the love scenes are incredible. Pass me the iced lemonade please.

I close this book with a big smile on my face. It's been a pleasure to read this book. Yes, sometimes the book can be judged by the cover! :)

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars 0 stars if I could, January 22, 2002

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Annie (pearl river, ny USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Too Wicked To Love (Mass Market Paperback)

I really did not like this book. The plot has been described well already but my problem with this story is...Jane, our prissy, spinster heroine. Why oh why do so many historical authors feel that in order to redeem the hero rake he must fall in love with the plainest gal around? Make Jane plain if you must, but not so plain that it is ridiculous to really imagine Ethan not recognizing her at the ball. Hello - I don't believe plastic surgery was around back then to really allow such a transformation in Jane. Yes, good clothes can improve but not to recognize her? Really pretty ridiculous. Jane was so judgemental and nosy. Again, she barges into a man's bedroom, in his own home, and is surprised to find him with a woman? And why is it her business anyway?...Ethan deserved better than Jane, one of the most annoying female characters written in a along while.