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Summary: An affair most wicked
Review: Plan on staying up late once you open the covers on this wickedly passionate book. Full of sensuality and emotions, An Affair Most Wicked is one of the most enjoyable romances I've read in a long time. You will not be disappointed.
Rating:
Summary: Very smart and wickedly sexy book!
Review: Setting --- London, 1883 - Following on the heels of the brilliant marriage her sister Sophia had made in marrying an English Duke, Clara Wilson, who had avoided a near disaster in ruining herself two years prior, has now come to London to find a good and kind husband and if he has a title, so much the better. Not that a title was important -- as an heiress in her own right, she had no need of money. Due to a mix-up in invitations and running late, Clara and her companion attended a notorious Cakras ball, two doors down from the polite society event they were meant to attend. It was at this same Cakras ball, that Clara met a most intriguing man, one whose dance, and seductive kisses were to leave such an imprint on mind and body that she would enlist her sister, to attend another Cakras ball in order to discover just who the mysterious and seductive stranger was.Seger Wolfe, the marquess of Rawdon had sworn himself away from virginal debutantes, yet the innocent American, had intrigued him and caused his hardened outlook on life to contemplate further communication with her. Beginning with some very seductive and `naughty' notes (awesomely improper, but oh so titillating) Seger initially shocks and appeals to Clara's sense of adventure even though he just the sort of sexy rogue she should be avoiding especially when she has caught the attention of a very proper Duke who would be much more suitable!
Following in the footsteps of MacLean's series featuring American heiresses who marry into British nobility she has come up with book two that is every bit as sensual and delightful as the first book, TO MARRY THE DUKE. The protagonists are delightful with Seger as a wonderful hero who writes positively honest and wickedly sensual notes in this deliciously sexy tale of two people who marry for the pure joy of desire - or at least on his part. Clara is less jaded and is true to her heart, even if she is not entirely sure she can trust Seger. The romance is divine, and the sex - very hot. There are just enough evil manipulations by the insipid step-mother and her niece that gives enough intrigue to round this out into a very satisfying novel of a couple who while in love have yet to discover that the basis of true loving relationship was to learn how important it was to trust in one another! Very smart and wickedly sexy book! --- Marilyn Rondeau, Official Reviewer for www-historicalromancewriters.com ---
Rating:
Summary: Very smart and wickedly sexy book!
Review: Setting --- London, 1883 - Following on the heels of the brilliant marriage her sister Sophia had made in marrying an English Duke, Clara Wilson, who had avoided a near disaster in ruining herself two years prior, has now come to London to find a good and kind husband and if he has a title, so much the better. Not that a title was important -- as an heiress in her own right, she had no need of money. Due to a mix-up in invitations and running late, Clara and her companion attended a notorious Cakras ball, two doors down from the polite society event they were meant to attend. It was at this same Cakras ball, that Clara met a most intriguing man, one whose dance, and seductive kisses were to leave such an imprint on mind and body that she would enlist her sister, to attend another Cakras ball in order to discover just who the mysterious and seductive stranger was. Seger Wolfe, the marquess of Rawdon had sworn himself away from virginal debutantes, yet the innocent American, had intrigued him and caused his hardened outlook on life to contemplate further communication with her. Beginning with some very seductive and 'naughty' notes (awesomely improper, but oh so titillating) Seger initially shocks and appeals to Clara's sense of adventure even though he just the sort of sexy rogue she should be avoiding especially when she has caught the attention of a very proper Duke who would be much more suitable!
Following in the footsteps of MacLean's series featuring American heiresses who marry into British nobility she has come up with book two that is every bit as sensual and delightful as the first book, TO MARRY THE DUKE. The protagonists are delightful with Seger as a wonderful hero who writes positively honest and wickedly sensual notes in this deliciously sexy tale of two people who marry for the pure joy of desire - or at least on his part. Clara is less jaded and is true to her heart, even if she is not entirely sure she can trust Seger. The romance is divine, and the sex - very hot. There are just enough evil manipulations by the insipid step-mother and her niece that gives enough intrigue to round this out into a very satisfying novel of a couple who while in love have yet to discover that the basis of true loving relationship was to learn how important it was to trust in one another! Very smart and wickedly sexy book! --- Marilyn Rondeau, Official Reviewer for www-historicalromancewriters.com ---
Rating:
Summary: An Affair Most Wicked
Review: The American heiress Clara arrives in London to marry a respectable husband. Instead she finds Seger, the Marquess of Rawdon who stirs her passions and adventurous spirit but is decidedly not respectable. I loved this book. It has humor and passion and a wonderful love story. And did I mention the hero is hot?
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Summary: A rather flawed second in series
Review: There were several great things about this book: both the hero and heroine are intelligent people, who talk through their problems in a reasonable manner and do not keep stupid secrets from each other. So for those reasons I gave it three stars. Unfortunately, our hero and heroine never became REAL for me. For those of you who have read Georgette Heyer, think of some of her characters: Arabella, Frederica, Ancilla Trent, Venitia, etc., not to mention all her heroes and fabulous secondary characters. Now I certainly don't expect all authors to reach the heights of Heyer, but I really can't tell you anything about the main characters of this book beyond the bare-bones basics - they have no dimension, nothing that makes the reader really identify with them and LIKE them beyond the superficial. Let's put it this vvay - I sat down to do the review on this book five days after I read it, and could barely remember anything about the book. So, I guess I'd say if you read the first book in the series and liked it, and think you might like to read on, go ahead and get this, but if you have a stack of other interesting books, give this one a miss.
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Summary: A bit better than the first
Review: This book contains my number one pet peeve in a romance: the heroine has concerns with the treatment she recieves from the hero's family and he completely disregards her misgivings! I really hate that because it implies an acute lack of trust--unless the heroine has shown a propensity for lying about his family, I'd think that he should listen.
But that's enough of that. I purchased AAMW not only because of the blurb and the cover, but also because I'd forgotten what a bland read To Marry the Duke was.
The blurb promised an ellicit correspondence between the hero, Seger, and the heroine, Clara, but that only happened for one chapter! As a fan of correspondence romances(especially ellicit ones), I felt very cheated.
I felt even more cheated by the utter lack of unique characterization and the same plotting problem the previous book had--it felt as if it were going through the paces.
The only thing I can recommend about this book is the fact that it deals with something most historical romances don't: a hero and heroine who are in such intense lust, that they marry and forget about the relationship outside of bed. If the hero and heroine had been compelling and unique, that whole scenario would have made this book excellent. Unfortunately, it fell off of its track the moment Seger and Clara marry and Seger's aunt and cousin begin their inane and ill-fated sabotauge of Seger and Clara's relationship.
Their machinations would have been interesting if not for the fact that Seger and Clara were already MARRIED and if his cousin had succeeded in stealing Seger away from Clara, she would have only been his mistress. So that subplot was so hilariously sad.
Seger's rakedom was unconvincing due to the fact that it hinged on the weak fact that he had loved and lost. That reason would have been strong if his lost love had been used as a standard he held all women up against for the rest of his life, as opposed to a reason to sleep his way through the ton. Clara possessed a bit of the same characterization as her sister; perfect, highly sexed and a doormat.
Topping off the suspended disbelief and irritation at author manipulation was the surprise character thrown in at the end. The revelation of love Seger had upon meeting this surprise character was too little, too late, unconvincing and too boring.
This book recieves 3 stars compared to TMTD's 2 simply because the promise of MacLean's sparkling prose and dialogue was shown a bit more here than in the first book. The hot love scenes were a nice little additive, but not enough to make this book a stand-out read.
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Summary: Very disappointing
Review: This book is a sequel (middle book in a trilogy) to TO MARRY THE DUKE. The first book was entertaining, not great literature, not historically accurate, not populated by well-defined or believable characters--just entertaining. This book is an embarrassment. The hero is a self-pitying, embittered, and arrogant boor with one or two redeeming qualities. The heroine is irritating, impulsive, spoiled, self-centered, and totally lacking in common sense (among other things). The author describes her as charming, refreshing, and witty. The two characters fall in lust-at-first-site (can't imagine why) and the whole book flows from there. It is supposed to be set in Regency England, but could have been set in 21st Century Manhattan without changing the characters (just their wardrobes). There is a possibility, I suppose, that the book got better after page 195. But, by that time, I figured I had punished myself sufficiently for having spent the $6.00.
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Summary: Great 2nd novel
Review: This is a wonderful follow up to MacLean's first book. I had to laugh along with Clara when she gets herself at the wrong ball, and figures out where she is. I also love the fact she talks her sister into going to another one to find the man she can't forget. Parts of the story are predictable but there are a few twists that I didn't always see coming. Well written and the characters are fun to follow. I look forward to Adele's story!
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Summary: Affair Most Wicked, An
Review: This is the second book in a series that starts with TO MARRY THE DUKE, and this follows the romantic twists of Clara Wilson, sister of the new Duchess of Wentworth. Clara is encouraged to come to England as the second Wilson American heiress to husband hunt among the British gentry. All the better to forget a near catastrophe during her first New York season. Clara nervously attends her first ball in the company of her chaperone. But instead of meeting up with her sister and the duke, Clara discovers they've unwittingly gained admittance to a secret society ball two houses away. And the masks they've been asked to wear are the only thing keeping the guests from the scandal of discovery. The romance that develops between this adventurous heroine and Seger, the delicious Marquess of Rawdon, the man she dances with at the scandalous ball, is an exciting look at appearances and what lurks beneath. Most of the characters are far from what they seem at first. And the reader can relish the emotional striptease as Clara and the marquess reach hungrily for the next layer. Painful romantic pasts for both of them - but especially Seger - add an extra level of tension as a rival tries to wrest Clara's love from her grasp. I loved TO MARRY THE DUKE and gobbled this one even faster than the first. Seger makes women tingle, all right - especially readers! And Clara is a woman with spirit that even a mask can't obscure. I found her struggle to rein in her adventurous spirit endearing in its futility. Can't wait for their other sister's story. These women know what they want and if they don't find it in New York, what's an ocean to stand in their way? I especially enjoy the dialogue - the characters take me by surprise and hit all the right notes.
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Summary: I didn't read the 1st in this series but I'm going to now!!
Review: This was a great book! I loved all the characters! And I was so into it that when Quintinna and Gillian were pulling their crap - I was gritting my teeth for poor Clara. I did not read the first book - but I just purchased it and now I am excited to get down to reading it!
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