Ace of Hearts (Black Lace Series) [Mass Market Paperback]

Lisette Allen (Author)

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Product Description

England 1816. The wealthy elite are enjoying an unprecedented era of hedonistic adventure. Their lives are filled with parties, sexual dalliances and scandal. Marisa Brooke is a young lady who lives by her wits, fencing and cheating the wealthy at cards. She also likes seducing young men and indulging her fancy for fleshly pleasures. However, love and fortune are lost as easily as they are won, and she has to use all her skill and cunning if she wants to hold on to her winnings and her lovers.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Virgin Black Lace (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0352330597
• ISBN-13: 978-0352330598
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,673,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oh my god!! A book with fencing! Yay!, September 22, 1997

By	Evan Miller "Hedonist and All Around Geek" (Cincinnati, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Ace of Hearts (Black Lace Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

Marisa is a ne'er do well, near illiterate woman who makes her life on the streets using her wiles and her skill at cheating at gambling. She inherits an estate from on old lady who leaves it to her deceased father. However, the man who stood to inherit it is upset that she got instead, so he moves to take advantage of her and get her money. Well written, a lot of plot and story and characterization instead of just he sleeps with her, and then she sleeps with him. The black lace series is written by women for women... so the books tend to read like romance novels sometimes... but dirtier. It's nice to see an erotic novel with a well written plot that lends itself to the sex... instead of the plot being because of the sex. Althoough the author does tend to have a hang up with large male members. But she regains points with me for including fencing in the story. :)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars man oh man.............., April 29, 2004

By	The Big L (MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ace of Hearts (Black Lace Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

man oh man this is a great erotic set during a very unique time period. loved the historic language and i especially loved our wanton heroine. man oh man i couldn't put this book down....... great job, allen!