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Summary: Fun...Fun...Fun...
Review: I liked this charming story a lot! The author, Sabrina Jefferies is one of the best in this genre.In all of her books (including this one) Ms. Jefferies has a delightful way of drawing her reader in from the on-set and holding them spellbound until after the book has been read! She has mastered the art of chemistry, seduction and masterful kisses! I think everyone that enjoys a great Historical story will truly enjoy "After the Abduction."
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Summary: A wonderful third book in a wonderful series !
Review: I loved this book ! I was so sorry that Helena and Daniel were not in this story, but I adored the fact that the characters of "Morgan"/Sebastian and Juliet were bringing their story to a conclusion. I was also thrilled to continue on with Rosalind and Griff's tale. This book *does* take into account that the reader has read the previous two books in the series. That said, for those of us that read and loved "A Notorious Love" and "A Dangerous Love", as well as "The Pirate Lord", it was a wonderful treat. I would highly recommend this book to all readers of the romance genre, but would recommend you read Sabrina Jeffries other books first. Think of it as having the main course before the dessert !
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Summary: THE BEST OF THE SISTERS' STORIES
Review: I only gave Rosalind's story 2 stars, and Helena's story received 4 stars. Since I think I liked this one the best (it's that seduction thing), by all rights this should be a five star rating. However, since I recently read THE FORTUNE HUNTER by DIANE FARR, I find myself being slightly disappointed in books that do not come up to its standard. Thus, Juliet's story gets four stars. It's an enjoyable story of seduction although, like me, you may get a little tired of Juliet's and Sebastian's inability to totally commit to each other and tie the darn knot!
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Summary: humorous Regency romantic romp
Review: In 1818 England Lady Juliet confronts Morgan Pryce, who "abducted" her two years ago. Juliet remembers his kisses, which have spoiled her for no other man seems to measure up to Morgan. However, the bounder insists he is Morgan's identical twin Sebastian Blakely. Apparently, the Bow St. report was incomplete and filled with misinformation. Though Sebastian is quite persuasive, Juliet refuses to believe that he is not Morgan because the sparks between them remain as strong as those between her and her abductor proving the kisses could not be from two different males. Juliet rejects the notion that she is so fickle that she has fallen in love with two men. Instead Juliet concludes Sebastian is hiding something from her and when she discovers the truth she will know why he deserted her two years ago when they eloped. AFTER THE ABDUCTION is a humorous Regency romantic romp that uses a partial The Comedy of Errors twins misidentification theme to quite amusing levels. The story line never takes itself very seriously though a taut subplot involving smuggling and Morgan feels more like tension relief interference from the comedic exchanges between the delightful couple. Sebastian is a wary responsible individual carrying the weight of two men on his shoulders. Juliet is the novel with her courage, persistence, and love. Wait till you see her using Holmes logic during a test at the end because that sums up one of the better female protagonists of the year. Sabrina Jeffries provides sub-genre readers with an entertaining novel that will bring her fan and critic accolades. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Great potential that falls flat due to heroine's immaturity
Review: Sebastian, Lord Templemore, is a man enjoying his country estate and love of designing guns. He rarely travels into London and lives his life with few friends. He is, however, very available and attractive. One day, as he is testing one of his latest gun designs, some unexpected and unwanted visitors arrive at his estate. He seems to recognize one of the young ladies, Julienne, although he totally denies any acquaintance with her. For you see, the two visitors accompanying her are none other than Griff and Rosalind from A Dangerous Love. Griff Knighton is one tough guy and is very protective of his sister-in-law, Julienne. They are attempting to find Morgan Pryce, a scoundrel who came close to ruining Julienne, and they believe Sebastian is Morgan. Two years earlier, Julienne had agreed to elope with Morgan Pryce. Once the couple had departed for their supposed elopement, Julienne discovered that Morgan had no intention of marrying her. It was all a ruse - Morgan had abducted her for some unknown villain. He needed vital information from this villain who wanted to keep Julienne for a ransom. Morgan, however, gathered the facts he needed, saved Julienne from the villain's clutches, and returned her to London safe, untouched, but with a broken heart and a very damaged ego. Although Julienne's family was able to cover up her great disgrace at the time, someone has now discovered her attempted elopement. They are spreading rumors throughout London society attempting to ruin Julienne and therefore, limiting her marriage opportunities. Well, Julienne has had enough of it all and has come to Sebastian's country estate to root out Morgan, find out the real reasons for his actions two years earlier, and demand that he quit spreading rumors about their failed elopement. And Griff Knighton is mad as hell and bent on revenge as soon as he locates this despicable character named Morgan Pryce. Sebastian vehemently denies that he is Morgan. He informs the newly arrived group that his twin brother is Morgan and that Morgan is dead. He is able to assure Griff and Rosalind of his innocence but Julienne believes not a word. She is convinced that Sebastian is Morgan and is furious about his deception. Thus follows a tale of Julienne seeking the truth from Sebastian and Sebastian alternately attempting to ignore Julienne or court her and marry her. The tale is enriched by the very active involvement of Griff and Rosalind. We see their continued growth throughout After the Abduction. Their involvement is not the usual cursory attention given to characters from previous books in a series. Their story is a very special portion of this book that has nothing to do with the primary plot. I highly recommend that you read A Dangerous Love prior to reading After the Abduction. I had not and wished continually that I had.
This is my fourth Sabrina Jeffries book. Two have absolutely delighted me and two have really aggravated me. After the Abduction had a very promising beginning but faltered greatly primarily due to the heroine, Julienne. In the beginning of the book, I considered her feisty. By the middle of the book, I considered her immature and mouthy. By the end of the book, I found her to be demanding and unwilling to compromise. More than once I had to make myself pick this book back up and continue reading. But I had sort of love/hate expectations. I really loved Jeffries's The Pirate Lord and The Forbidden Lord. However, I kept remembering the heroine in The Dangerous Lord who was every bit as stubborn and hateful as Julienne in After the Abduction. So, I continued to read with some trepidation and was disappointed when Julienne never really grew up. Sebastian only learned to put up with her and considered all these maddening habits as endearing. I'm sorry but there is no way I could see Julienne's nature as any thing close to endearing. As with the other Jeffries books I have read, there are the sensual scenes. They rate about a 4.0 out of 5.0 (see More About Me for rating guidelines). However, there are only two or three and - once again - even in her ignorance, Julienne is the one in charge. Their first encounter was actually embarrassing to read because I pitied the hero! The order of this series is as follows: A Dangerous Love, A Notorious Love, After the Abduction, and Dance of Seduction. The story line was good in After the Abduction and therefore merited this three star review. However, the heroine's actions just sapped the enjoyment from the book.
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Summary: Great potential that falls flat due to heroine's immaturity
Review: Sebastian, Lord Templemore, is a man enjoying his country estate and love of designing guns. He rarely travels into London and lives his life with few friends. He is, however, very available and attractive. One day, as he is testing one of his latest gun designs, some unexpected and unwanted visitors arrive at his estate. He seems to recognize one of the young ladies, Julienne, although he totally denies any acquaintance with her. For you see, the two visitors accompanying her are none other than Griff and Rosalind from A Dangerous Love. Griff Knighton is one tough guy and is very protective of his sister-in-law, Julienne. They are attempting to find Morgan Pryce, a scoundrel who came close to ruining Julienne, and they believe Sebastian is Morgan. Two years earlier, Julienne had agreed to elope with Morgan Pryce. Once the couple had departed for their supposed elopement, Julienne discovered that Morgan had no intention of marrying her. It was all a ruse - Morgan had abducted her for some unknown villain. He needed vital information from this villain who wanted to keep Julienne for a ransom. Morgan, however, gathered the facts he needed, saved Julienne from the villain's clutches, and returned her to London safe, untouched, but with a broken heart and a very damaged ego. Although Julienne's family was able to cover up her great disgrace at the time, someone has now discovered her attempted elopement. They are spreading rumors throughout London society attempting to ruin Julienne and therefore, limiting her marriage opportunities. Well, Julienne has had enough of it all and has come to Sebastian's country estate to root out Morgan, find out the real reasons for his actions two years earlier, and demand that he quit spreading rumors about their failed elopement. And Griff Knighton is mad as hell and bent on revenge as soon as he locates this despicable character named Morgan Pryce. Sebastian vehemently denies that he is Morgan. He informs the newly arrived group that his twin brother is Morgan and that Morgan is dead. He is able to assure Griff and Rosalind of his innocence but Julienne believes not a word. She is convinced that Sebastian is Morgan and is furious about his deception. Thus follows a tale of Julienne seeking the truth from Sebastian and Sebastian alternately attempting to ignore Julienne or court her and marry her. The tale is enriched by the very active involvement of Griff and Rosalind. We see their continued growth throughout After the Abduction. Their involvement is not the usual cursory attention given to characters from previous books in a series. Their story is a very special portion of this book that has nothing to do with the primary plot. I highly recommend that you read A Dangerous Love prior to reading After the Abduction. I had not and wished continually that I had.
This is my fourth Sabrina Jeffries book. Two have absolutely delighted me and two have really aggravated me. After the Abduction had a very promising beginning but faltered greatly primarily due to the heroine, Julienne. In the beginning of the book, I considered her feisty. By the middle of the book, I considered her immature and mouthy. By the end of the book, I found her to be demanding and unwilling to compromise. More than once I had to make myself pick this book back up and continue reading. But I had sort of love/hate expectations. I really loved Jeffries's The Pirate Lord and The Forbidden Lord. However, I kept remembering the heroine in The Dangerous Lord who was every bit as stubborn and hateful as Julienne in After the Abduction. So, I continued to read with some trepidation and was disappointed when Julienne never really grew up. Sebastian only learned to put up with her and considered all these maddening habits as endearing. I'm sorry but there is no way I could see Julienne's nature as any thing close to endearing. As with the other Jeffries books I have read, there are the sensual scenes. They rate about a 4.0 out of 5.0 (see More About Me for rating guidelines). However, there are only two or three and - once again - even in her ignorance, Julienne is the one in charge. Their first encounter was actually embarrassing to read because I pitied the hero! The order of this series is as follows: A Dangerous Love, A Notorious Love, After the Abduction, and Dance of Seduction. The story line was good in After the Abduction and therefore merited this three star review. However, the heroine's actions just sapped the enjoyment from the book.
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Summary: Jeffries's wits and passion will have your heart abducted!
Review: The recurring spate of scandal over the kidnap by Morgan Pryce gone awry two years ago has sent the distressed Lady Juliet Laverick to confront him - only to be apprehended by the shocking news from his twin Sebastian, Lord Templemore that he has mysteriously vanished. Apparently there's more than meets the eye - Juliet is convinced that it is Sebastian who has abducted her and she is determined to root out the truth through the web of lies he has spun.... Sabrina Jeffries's After the Abduction forms the romance trilogy on the Laverick sisters - and this is her latest triumph to emerge with sparkling wits and an effervescent chemistry between Sebastian and Juliet. You will be dazzled by the entrancing hum of atmosphere imbued by the secondary characters comprising of Griff Knighton and Lady Rosalind (Juliet's sister) who adds on to a textured subplot that sees Rosalind trying to conceive through unorthodox methods and Griff's jealousy and paranoia of a tryst between Sebastian and his wife. No less luminous is Sebastian's uncle with his dry and sardonic wits to play an enlightening aide and conspirator in Sebastian's shenanigan. In fact you will already be dazzled by the plot which twists its way through to unravel Sebastian's obligations, brotherly love and how his abduction scheme has made Juliet miserable with the malicious gossip. It is a comedy of errors and love that climaxes with a duel to challenge honor. The passion between the golden couple is a sensual blast crackling with erotic foreplay in a game of chess and a shooting practice. Ulitmately it is Jeffries's wits and beautifully crafted characters that will enchant you most. Sebastian and Juliet are both suppressed characters with a big heart and plenty of love. They make the dynamic duo who drives this rollicking adventure of passion and wits to a stupendous comic riot that will have your heart long abducted before you finish this gorgeous read.
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Summary: Fun, Witty and Sensual
Review: This also features characters from a previous novel in a prominent way -- so satisfying and fun. I could not put this down. My only complaint - a tiny one - is that I lost some sympathy for Juliet. I couldn't accept her reasons for turning down the marriage proposal - she seemed a little too stubborn. But, I can't wait for Ms. Jeffries next book! She is one of the better writers.
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Summary: A Winner!
Review: This book an absolute treat!I have read both preceding books in this series, and I would rate this the best, although the other two were pretty good too!!
This book has everything - a good storyline, well developed and likable central characters, wit, humour, sensitivity and above all, consuming sensuality and passion. Sebastian and Juliet sizzle!!
It would help to read (at least) A Notorious Love, before you read this, as it sets the stage for this story.
I can't wait for the next book - the story of the prodigal brother Morgan, which promises to be everything a romance fan looks for. Ms Jefferies gets better everytime!!
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Summary: A stunning story!
Review: This was the first book that I had read by Sabrina Jeffries and it won't be my last! I loved After the Abduction. I picked it up at the library, not realizing that it was part of a trilogy. Now I will definitely have to go back and read the first two novels. The story of Sebastian and Juliet was wonderful! He adored her from the first, and I thought that was so great! I really didn't like Juliet at first, but as the story progressed, I did find her to be a good heroine. The different plot twists in this novel will keep any romance fan on the edge of their seats, and the [love] scenes are wonderful, sensual and romantic. I liked the scene where Juliet was taught to shoot a gun, because I had never really encountered that kind of scene in the romance novels I had read. Sebastian is a wonderful hero, and very alpha male. They have many sparring matches, but as is with romance novels, love wins out in the end!
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