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Summary: Mallory Novel, Ya gotta love it!
Review: I love the Mallory family because they're vibrate and colorful. The women are beautiful and SMART! The Men are gorgeous and sensual, and they are loyal and loving to each other. Seduction is always fun to read as the story unfolds. I couldn't put this book down. I read it in 3 days, (I had to go to work). Jeremy Mallory continues the tradition of seduction to love for the Mallory family.....Great read.
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Summary: Love those Malory's!
Review: I love the Malory clan! I was very excited to hear that Jeremy would be getting his own story and was very pleased with the book. I was worried because some of the reviews say that Jeremy takes advantage of Danny when she's drunk (even comparing it to date rape?), but I just didn't see it that way. Jeremy didn't give Danny the champagne or even encourage her to drink it. I didn't get the impression that Danny was drunk - just tipsy.
I do wish Jeremy's character had been more fleshed out (more indepth description). In the other Malory novels I really had a visual of the character - especially Anthony and James =), but despite that the Malory novels/family are still my favorites and reading Jeremy's story has just made me want to re-read all of the Malory novels yet again!
A good read and can be found pretty inexpensive online. Enjoy
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Summary: Lukewarm....
Review: I love the Malory series & I was so excited when I first learned that Jeremy's story was coming out. However, his story seems lukewarm at best, I wish J.L would have focused more on other members of the Malory clan. But it's still a Malory book, I just hope the next one is more interesting....who will it be next?
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Summary: Ahh, Refreshing!
Review: I love the Malory's!!! I couldn't believe this book was out. I immediately bought the book and read it in 4 hours. I could not put it down. Even though you know the Oliver Twist tell. I like how Lindsey put a little Anastasia in it as well. It was nice to catch up on all the Malory's and Danny was a lovely character. The only negative I have is the repeat factory... Lindsey kept repeating how beautiful Danny and Jeremy were... But this is a minor complaint. I LOVED THIS BOOK!*****
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Summary: Bleedin Awesome! Love those Rakes!
Review: I thought Johanna Lindsey couldn't top "Gentle Rogue" but this one is in the same league. This is a fabulous story and sexy and romantic and did I say fabulous? I got this from the library but will definitely be purchasing this one because I will definitely be re-reading it! I know Jeremy seemed a little "contraversial" to some reviewers but there is a lot of love under his playboy exterior. I love Danny too, she's so sweet and nice. I think these two characters are perfect together.
I absolutely detest regency romances but Lindsey's are the only ones I can stomach. Her books are fun and full of life. I only read contemporary romances (ala Susan Elizabeth Phillips) but Lindsey is one of my faves.
Thank you Johanna Lindsey. Please do Jack (Jacqueline's) story next!!!
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Summary: Not the best Malory book
Review: I was a little disappointed in this addition to the Malory series. Jeremy didn't seem quite as charming as he has in the past and it totally lacked the updates on the other family members that I have come to look forward to. Beyond that, it was a fairly decent story though not as good as some of the other Malory books.
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Summary: Reasonably Diverting
Review: I've enjoyed Lindsey's Malory books in the past, but this one really doesn't measure up to some of the earlier books. I found the plot contrivances a little far fetched -- especially the "dress the maid up as a debutante" one, and the interplay between the classes simply didn't ring very true for me. Nor did there seem to be much dramatic tension between the characters. Jeremy just seemed too juvenile to be an interesting romantic hero.
All in all, not bad for light summer reading -- but don't buy it; get it from the library.
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Summary: Danny Is An Awesome Heroine; Jeremy His Loveable Self
Review: Jeremy finally falls in love.... I read "A Loving Scoundrel" in about 5 hours; couldn't put in down, really. Yes, it was predictable. Yes, the girl is always beautiful and ends up being really obnoxiously rich. Yes, the danger never really seems threatening. But it still was a bloody good read. I think I like Danny the best of all the Malory novel heroines (even better than Georgina, who is such a feisty girl). First, Danny is a street urchin, a thief who talks like gutter trash and keeps a mouse as a pet. This is no pampered princess here. Danny actually works hard to survive; plus, she has goals that very few romance novel heroines ever have. Where most heroines just go about the book wanting to marry and live happily ever after, Danny wants to marry AND help other orphans by running an orphanage. I found this to be sweet and commendable, as well as most happily un-heroine like. Danny is also blunt, which is nice, since she becomes quite the challenge for young scamp Jeremy, who has gads of girls falling all over themselves trying to get his notice. Having read about Jeremy for at least the last 15 years, I feel like I've grown up with him, and so it was fun to see him, near my own age, in his own story and struggling with romance. I loved how Danny denied him ... that boy was never denied anything before! Speaking of denying, there are a few reviews distastefully likening Danny and Jeremy's first night together as date rape. If you read more carefully, you would have noticed how much Danny was dying to have him since the moment they first met; on the night in question, yes, she was tipsy, but she had also made up her mind (was "tired of fighting it") to be with Jeremy ("Was he afraid she'd stop him? Not a chance, when she had such an amazing urge to feel his naked body against hers"). That is quite MORE than willing, thank you very much. Anyway, as Malory novels go, this one was fun, especially since it revolved around servants rather than aristocrats. Thankfully, this one also had the least amount of back-story and Malory family reunions (sacrilegious, I know) than the past few novels in the series, which was refreshing, really, since it allowed us to concentrate on the lovers and not family shenanigans. Some people may also harp on how unrealistic maid-turned-lady may be (dare we suggest they read "Pygmalion"?), but it worked for me. All in all, I enjoyed "A Loving Scoundrel," but would suggest reading it after you read the 6 other Malory novels that proceed it (starting with "Love Only Once"), just to find out why we Malory fans LOVE Jeremy and to know all the history of the unforgettable Malory family.
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Summary: return of the Malory mob
Review: Jeremy Malory helps his friend Percy Alden recover family heirloom rings he lost when gambling under the influence. The distraught Percy has avoided his beloved mother for he knows how upset she would be if she sees his ringless fingers. Heddings who won the rings has refused to sell them back to Percy, which is why they are in a dump of a tavern in London's worst slum. They capture fifteen year old Danny, who grew up on the means streets as a pickpocket. They quickly learn the tall male teen is a beautiful female urchin Dani. They enlist her help giving her no option besides the law; Dani steals back the jewels from Heddings. However, by assisting a member of the Ton, she has violated the rules of the street felons and is exiled. Honor forces Jeremy to hire Dani as a servant. He tutors her to act like a lady and soon begins falling in love with Dani. She has loved him from the first moment she saw his "pretty" face. However, Dani knows that an aristocrat would never marry the likes of her and anything less would shatter her heart. The return of the Malory mob is a reason for rejoicing for fans of the series. The exciting story line is at its best when it furbishes a regency equivalent to My Fair Lady starring two fine protagonists. When the terrific tale twists into too easily resolving the class distinction issue, readers still obtain a wonderful subplot, but also will wonder what if Johanna Lindsey left the concern at its most difficult. Still Malory fans will appreciate this delightful addition to one of the author's best ongoing sagas. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Loved it.
Review: Jeremy Malory's book is finally here! As an avid fan of Ms. Lindsey's work, I've been disappointed in her more recent work, but this book lives up to every expectation. Jeremy Malory has all the charm of Anthony and James but has an added depth and compassion which work to make him a very appealing character. Johanna Lindsey does an excellent job of creating Jeremy's perfect mate. Danny, as a pickpocket who grew up in the London slums, fits Jeremy and his own childhood to perfection. It's such a treat to read a book about two people with such a capacity to love! It is my favorite book of Ms. Lindsey's since Tender Rebel and Gentle Rogue!
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