A Rogue of My Own (Hardcover)

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey displays her dazzling "mastery of historical romance" (Entertainment Weekly), with a captivating novel about an innocent young lady whose first brush with royal court intrigue lands her at the altar alongside one of London's most notorious rogues.

How does an innocent lady find herself forced to wed a royal spy who seduced her -- by mistake? For Lady Rebecca Marshall, a whirlwind of passion and excitement begins when, to her mother's great delight, she becomes a maid of honor at the court of Queen Victoria. Rebecca's mother sees this appointment as a golden opportunity for Rebecca to make a good match.

At court, Rebecca innocently steps into the rivalry between the queen's spymaster and the noblewoman in charge of the maids of honor who is using the maids to spy on powerful courtiers. Soon Rebecca is entangled in a web of deceit with the charming marquis Rupert St. John. The devastatingly handsome n'er-do-well is the cousin of Raphael Locke, with whom Rebecca was once infatuated. What she doesn't know is that Rupert is a secret agent of the crown who leads a double life.

When Rupert obtains proof that Rebecca is spying on him, he seduces her. He hardly suspects her guileless nature. Forced to the altar, Rupert believes that Rebecca has set a trap of the worst sort in order to marry into his powerful family. Although he vows never to be faithful to his beautiful wife, as Rupert comes to know Rebecca's wit, adventurous spirit, and generous nature, his vow of revenge turns into a desire to share many passionate nights only with his wife for the rest of his life.

Warm, witty, and fillled with the "deliciously sexy" (Booklist) flirtation that makes each of her bestsellers an irresistible gem, A Rogue of My Own will have readers falling in love with Johanna Lindsey all over again!

About the Author

Johanna Lindsey is one of the most popular authors of romantic fiction, with more than sixty million copies of her novels sold. World renowned for her novels of "first-rate romance" (New York Daily News), Lindsey is the author of forty-six bestselling novels, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers. Lindsey lives in Maine with her family.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (June 16, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141659888X
• ISBN-13: 978-1416598886
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #61,667 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a believable romance, July 7, 2009

By	Sandy Kay (Twin Cities, Minnesota USA) - See all my reviews

My biggest problem with this romance is that the couple seemed to loathe (but still have the hots for) each other until nearly the end of the book. I didn't get the sense of a love developing at all.

The story started out interesting and different from many romances I've read. Lady Rebecca Marshall is appointed to be a maid of honor in the court of the young Queen Victoria and is assigned to the Queen's mother's chambers where she comes into contact with Raphael Locke while on a snooping mission for her supervisor.

I thought Rupert St. John was a terrible "hero." His behavior toward Becca was dreadful -- he seduced her for no reason other than he thought she was spying on him and then left her alone until she came to tell him she was pregnant. To me, that is not a hero; that's a villain no matter how "beautiful" and angelic looking he may be. The seduction scene didn't seem particularly believable from Becca's perspective either. She was infatuated with his looks and it felt good but she went along with the seduction a little too readily for a young woman of that time. She doesn't even stop to consider the consequences.

After sniping at each other for nearly all the book (and Rupert thinking Becca planned to trap him into marriage with a fake pregnancy), they decide they are in love about 10 pages from the end. It didn't work for me. There wasn't enough evidence of a growing affection (much less love) between the couple to make it believable.

I have been a long-time fan of Johanna Lindsey but her latest books have not been very good.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars so sick of the jerky "heros", July 7, 2009

By	bijou2311 "bijou2311" - See all my reviews

Rebecca goes to Buckingham Palace to be a maid of honor for Queen Victoria at court. While there she gets involved in a little bit of rivalry between a spymaster and the woman in charge of the maids. Rupert works for the the spy (as a spy himself) and of course draws all the wrong conclusions about Rebecca, even after she starts working for the spymaster.

I HATED this book. Please save yourself some aggravation and skip it. If you absolutely love Johanna Lindsey and can't skip it, check it out of the library. Rebecca was a smart girl, and I liked her. However, I couldn't stand that she would fall in love with Rupert when he was being such an idiot. I'm sorry, but no way I fall in love with a man who treats me the way he does. Also, I couldn't stand Rupert. I would have liked this story better if he had been killed (preferably by Rebecca or her mother, or maybe Sarah) and Rebecca had ended up by herself. Seriously - he treats her awfully the entire book, with the exception of the last 6 or 7 pages. And I am sorry, he didn't do near enough to redeem himself in my opinion - after treating Rebecca horribly he just tells her he loves her and then it is all ok - I DON'T THINK SO. I never saw any signs of them falling in love, and quite frankly there were no good scenes between the two (romantic or otherwise).

AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL, skip this one!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dull, lifeless, boring, July 2, 2009

By	Elisha R. Singer "Elisha Rhea" (White Oak< PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Full disclosure up front, I couldn't even finish this novel. I forced myself halfway through and just had to stop. I like Ms. Lindsey's novels as a rule, and was looking quite forward to this one. Sadly, there was nothing here to recommend it. The heroine was listless and dull. I didn't care for her from the opening moments. The hero was too much of a namby pamby. I just couldn't get excited about them. I had no investment in them or their story. I will think long and hard before purchasing another Lindsey novel.