Wicked Loving Lies [Print] [Hardcover]

Rosemary Rogers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1976

Wicked Loving Lies, Hardcover book with book jacket by Rosemary Rogers. From the inside jacket cover flap: In this romantic thriller by the author of the best-selling "Sweet Savage Love" and "Dark Fires", an aristocratic beaut's struggle to survive in a turbulent era takes her from the serenity of a Spanish convent to captivity in a Moorish harem...from the intimacy of Napoleon's boudoir to defilement among Comanche warriors. When defiant, golden-haired Marisa learns of her father's plan to marry her off to a man she has never met, she flees to the safety of a nunnery only to fall prey to Dominic Challenger, a dashing sea rogue who takes his pleasure without regard for Marisa's innocence or virtue. Her exquisite beauty and fiery temperament make other men equally determined to possess her. There's a handsome young Englishman who vows to take Marisa away with him to a new life...the sensual Turkish captain who is prepared to relinquish his harem and make her his only wife...the Emperor Napoleon, who takes her as his mistress...and the unscrupulous Don Pedro Arteaga, the man her father had chosen for her. Her tainted past only increases Don Pedro's desires, and he will do anything to have her as his own-even if it means sparing the life of the only man Marisa has ever loved. Set against the backdrop of decadent 19th-century Europe, seething war-torn Tripoli, and the savage wilderness of untamed America, Wicked Loving Lies is an intoxicating saga of unrelenting passion and stirring adventure that mounts to a spectacular climax.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 483 pages
• Publisher: Avon Books; Book Club (BCE/BOMC) edition (1976)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000MC55WE
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,323,079 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A serious adventure ride., July 11, 2002

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Sabrina R. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wicked Loving Lies (Mass Market Paperback)

Not your typical romance book. Yes we know that violence against women is wrong no matter the time period. This book contains several rapes scenes. If you know that this kind of material offends you then don't read this book. I was not offended and found the book to be very enjoyable read.

The story starts off with Marisa in a convent. Her father sends her would be husband there to meet her. When she realizes this, not wanting to marry at all, she leaves with a gypsy family. She winds up meeting Dominic Chanllenger in the gypsy camp where he mistakes her for a whore {she's actually a virgin}. Anywho, he winds up kidnapper her and talking her back to his ship where he pretty much rapes her {all while still thinking she's a whore}. After he realizes that she was indeed a virgin he has one of his crew mates to pay her off and put her off the ship. She somehow manages to stay on board when she realizes the ship is bound for France which is where she wants to go. Her mothers' family is there.

After some time goes by Dominic discovers that she is still on board. He keeps her naked and in his cabin for the rest of the voyage. Where he repeatly rapes her {Just incase you didn't get why she's kept in the cabin. Naked.} They final make it to Frances. And she finally makes it to her family {I won't give to much away for those that will wind up reading this book for yourself.} Dominic doesn't realize that Marisa is of nobility and so when he finds out he is talked into marrying her. Since he is the one that took her virginity in the first place. The so called honeymoon is another rape episode After which he abandons her. and yes folks this is the night after the wedding. He does this to her because he thinks it's all her fault that he had to marry her in the first place.

Further on: Marisa decides she wants to have an affair with Dominic's cousin {I CAN'T REMEMBER THE MAN'S NAME! sorry}. Because her husband has abandon her and she if certain that he is out doing the same thing. Anyway the cousin for some reason or another {never mind the fact that he and Dominic and bitter enemies} just can't see to bring himself to sleep with Marisa even while he is deeply in love with her. To him she is perfect and pure and so he handles her with kid gloves, UNTIL..... Marisa and the cousin {and I really do wish I could remember his name.} Anywho the cousin and Marisa are traveling in a coach and a group of men come upon them. Marisa is banded and raped {YES FOLKS. RAPED AGAIN. This happens all through the book, just so you'll know.} in front of the cousin. The men of course beat and tie him up first and then one man brands and rapes her while the cousin watches. The group of men leave them battered and helpless. The cousin {having witness what just happened to Marisa} is so turned on that when she manages to untie him; he in-turn rapes her once again. WELL HELLO FOLKS!!!!!! I don't know how Ms Rogers decided to just through that one in there but she did....

It goes on from there and Dominic and Marisa come together again; only to be separated once again when a ship that they are on is capture. In the mean while he rapes her several more times and she whines up pregnant with her husbands child. While separated once again she has the baby but is told that it died because the man that has captured her wouldn't allow her to keep it if it was a boy. The baby was giving to a woman that was capture with her and her and the baby were eventually found by Dominic. He takes the nanny and his son to America. While Marisa is dealing with the lost of her baby boy

Time goes on and after about 2 years or so the all meet up in America. Dominic is of course under the impression that Marisa just gave her baby away because she wanted nothing to do with him or his off spring becomes engaged to another woman. Marisa goes to stay with an evil-hateful woman that was married to her father {he dies in the story but I'll let you read how and why. It's shocking, I promise.} Anyway by then Dominic and Marisa are divorced and living very separated lives. They meet at a party and she finds out that her son still lives. And this meeting didn't go at all well. I have to tell this part. The morning after the party she goes out for a walk. He is out of a ride on his horse the two some how meet. Guess what folks????? Yep, you guessed it. He attacks and rapes her again. This attack on her person does not hinder her. She still wants to meet her son. So about a week or so later she demands that she be allowed to meet him and Dominic reluctantly agrees with her. He pick her up in a carriage and takes her to where she believes she is finally going to meet her son.... No so folks. He talks her to a room and attacks and rapes her yet again.

{Now don't misunderstand folks. Three is more to this book then Dominic raping his wife. There is plenty of adventure and action in this book. She also winds up having affairs with Napoleon himself and an Arabian prince. She was sold into slavery by her step-mother and her husband rescues her. } They eventually realize that they can't live without each other and go off and live happily ever after.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book is either to love or to hate!!, February 4, 2005

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J. Brennan (Pittsburgh) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wicked Loving Lies (Mass Market Paperback)

Where to begin with this book - I started reading Rosemary Rogers years ago - the Steve Ginny books were my first real romance books and I felt nothing could compare to them. In some respects all books I read today are a little less than anything Rosemary has ever written. There is something about the depth of plot - the emotional intensity she brings - her books are like epics one can really get involved. The story of Marisa and Dominic is one of the most intense I have ever read. It takes so long to finally get a true feeling about Dominic - for the first half of the book he does seem brutal and the way he treats Marisa is appalling - but she is so naive and acts so stupid at the beginning - and lets face it men back in those days were not ever worried about the consequences of rape - if a woman acted in a certain manner or put herself in dangerous circumstnaces she deserved whatever she got. and Marissa constantly put herself in Dominic's way. Certainly Dominic was not one to trust - his background his total life experiences placed him on the low end of trusting ANYONE and certainly not a little wench. I cannot say I enjoy the main hero constantly raping the heroine - however in this book it was necessary for the plot and when you read Rogers you come to expect a certain amount of bodice ripping scenes. The very best part of this book comes in the last 200 or so pages. When Dominic and Marissa finally after knowing each other for about 3-4 years - finally spend time together - they finally truly make love - they finally talk - they come to realize that all that they have gone through has brought them to this place in time TOGEHTER! Such a telling scene for Dominic to reflect on was when Marissa tells him each time she was "taken by a man" and over and over she says HIM!! Marissa had remembered it all - Dominic so typical of a man probably had never realized what a brute he had been.But during this time when they are often alone on their journey to Spanish territory Dominic really becomes a genuine caring person. He shows true emotions. Marissa really falls deeply in love. At times I wanted to cry for their love. I guess I am a true lover of this book - I love to really upon occasion get immersed in a complete love story. And the only reason I am not giving this book 5 stars is the ending!! After reading almost every minute detail of their lives why were we cheated to such a quick ending. I wanted to see her reunited with her son - I wanted to know what became of his finace - I wanted to see them have one more intense love scene when they finally were committing to forever - this book just sort of ended. After so detail it just ended. But except for that it was one unbelieveable story and if you like Rosemary Rogers and want to immerse in a book for several days - read this book!!

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time - Can't believe anyone got it!, August 8, 2002

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Sherry Norton (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wicked Loving Lies (Mass Market Paperback)

First, let me say that I am an avid reader and have hundreds upon hundreds of books in my collection. Some of my favs being Feather, Johansen, Garwood, Coulter, Lowell... I have read a couple of Ms. Rogers lighter novels which were ok - but this one was horrible. Marisa - the "heroine" - if you can call her that - is an idiot who goes along with everything that is pushed at her. She is raped repeatedly (by several different people)and never has a decent sexual experience until she is kidnapped and placed in a harem. Even then he only does the "turkish" love move and she is always drugged. But she accepts is readily - which is ludicrous after everything she had already been through at that point. Let me also point out that there is nothing erotic about the sex/rape scenes - they are pitiful.

Dominic - the "hero" is a complete jerk. Repeatedly raping Marisa (not seducing) - and they never have an actual conversation. He is accuses her of spying/[sleeping around] and she whines to herself that she is too proud to correct him - over and over again.

The intrigue/spy aspect is disjointed and incredibly far-fetched. It seems that Ms. Rogers bit off more than she could chew with the French/English/Spain/American conflicts shortly after the French Revolution. There is NO consistancy at all. You can't like the characters - I hated them all!!

Again, I have never written a review like this before - even if I don't particularly love a book, I can usually find something good about it. Not this one. I wish I hadn't wasted [price] on it.