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Summary: Two Wonderful Characters
Review: Clare and Nick are two people lost in their own worlds. Never fitting in quite like they should, their souls yearn for a belonging that neither can find in their present states. However, after a stormy first meeting that has sparks flying between them, a deal is struck and Clare begins an intimate and very irreputable relationship with the Demon Earl. Her goal is to save her people from hardships... of course his goal is well he's a man and the hero of a romance novel... we know what his goal was. Along the way, revelations are made and the Fallen Angels (a nickname the ton has given Nick and three of his best friends from Eton) slowly bring closure to the heartache both Nick and Clare experienced from their lonely childhoods. The first of the Fallen Angels series (however you can meet Rafe and Michael in the Rake and Rafe briefly in the Bargain), Nick and Clare spar and love until they both find their place to belong. This book is witty, sensual and emotionally filled with friendship, loyalty and forgiveness. It's one of Putney's best!
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Summary: Two Wonderful Characters
Review: Clare and Nick are two people lost in their own worlds. Never fitting in quite like they should, their souls yearn for a belonging that neither can find in their present states. However, after a stormy first meeting that has sparks flying between them, a deal is struck and Clare begins an intimate and very irreputable relationship with the Demon Earl. Her goal is to save her people from hardships... of course his goal is well he's a man and the hero of a romance novel... we know what his goal was. Along the way, revelations are made and the Fallen Angels (a nickname the ton has given Nick and three of his best friends from Eton) slowly bring closure to the heartache both Nick and Clare experienced from their lonely childhoods. The first of the Fallen Angels series (however you can meet Rafe and Michael in the Rake and Rafe briefly in the Bargain), Nick and Clare spar and love until they both find their place to belong. This book is witty, sensual and emotionally filled with friendship, loyalty and forgiveness. It's one of Putney's best!
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Summary: At Last, A Mature Heroine!
Review: Having grown tired of heroines being written as weak and mainly dependent on the hero to carry the story, Clare, the heroine in this story was refreshing. Ok, given she is a bit naive, innocent, almost an old maid (in her century) and religious, the 'woman' uses her brains! A fact the Hero was smart enough to appreciate. She is intelligent enough to read Nicholas's intends and respond accordingly... and he does have a hard time getting what he wants. If you are a fan of Billards, there is an intresting variation of the game, if not, you'll certainly want to learn the game.. ( Please note, I'm not giving away the story.. Enjoy!)
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Summary: THIS BOOK DESERVES SIX STARS!
Review: I absolutely loved this book! I have read a few of Mary Jo Putney's books and have liked all that I have read, but this book especially stands out. It was wonderful! Clare and Nicholas make such an appealing couple. I loved that they were truly best friends throughout the whole book. What an entertaining story. It was humorous and very touching. The "kiss a day" idea was very erotic as was the gypsy wedding dance. It was clear that they understood true passion and love. I can't wait to read the next book in the Fallen Angel series--"Petals in the Storm." There are two more books in this series "Dancing on the Wind" and "Shattered Rainbows." Also look for related books--"Angel Rogue" and "One Perfect Rose." Thanks Ms. Putney for a great read. This is definitely a keeper!
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Summary: OHH SO GOOD
Review: i absoulutely loved this book for so many reasons some of them that the hero nick was really good and strong willed and really mischievious and humourous and there is nothing like a combination of humour and handsome face to drive you over the edge and also i thought that clare was really strong as a character without being a prig, i liked the fact that she got to know nick as a person without that lust at first reaction for any of them, i think that it was a fabolous book and worth your time.
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Summary: Simply stunning... I'm still trying to catch my breath
Review: I didn't think Mary Jo Putney could top The Rake for a compelling, erotic, angsty and breathtaking story of betrayal, love and trust. But she's done it with this book. So far, this is the fourth Putney book I've read and she's yet to get less than five stars. This one, however, would get ten if they were available. The book is full of tension, anguish, emotional moments to bring a lump to the reader's throat, moments when there is no option but to gasp in admiration at Putney's skill. I actually felt a sense of loss when I reached the final page: I wanted this book never to end. And I couldn't resist going back and re-reading some of my favourite passages there and then. Nicholas is a deeply cynical, embittered man in his thirties, who has no intention of taking an interest in anything beyond casual affairs and other such pleasures. But Clare has other ideas for him: she demands that he do something to prevent the inhabitants of the local village from either starving or getting killed because of the appalling working conditions in the local coalmine. Nicholas just wants her to leave him alone, so he suggests a bargain he's sure she'll refuse: her reputation in return for his assistance. But she accepts him, along with his condition that he is allowed one kiss per day and that he will make every attempt to seduce her. He keeps his word, in every respect, and soon Clare learns that while the Gypsy Earl takes his responsibilities very seriously, he also takes seduction extremely seriously. She's soon wondering just how long she can resist his advances and her own attraction to him.... In this book we also meet the other three Fallen Angels: Rafe (who has already appeared in the - chronologically - earlier The Bargain), Lucian and Michael. Michael in particular plays a significant cameo role in this story, which has left me eager to read his own story. Putney has created some delightfully complex and intriguing heroes here, and I'm looking forward to exploring them in greater detail. Putney, in addition, has clearly put a lot of time and effort into research: she is head and shoulders above most US Regency writers in this respect. If it wasn't for the use of US spelling conventions, I would never know I was reading an American writer. The detail in respect of Methodism, the coalmining industry, the Napoleonic wars, societal conventions in the early nineteenth centuty and so on is both accurate and interesting.
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Summary: Best romance I've read all year!
Review: I have read many of Putney's books over the last decade, but this is always the one that lives in memory. It was the first Putney I read, and frankly, I still think it her best. A funny tale, I was running a bookstore just after this came out, and 75% of the sales was in romance so I had to stay on top. We had male readers (shocker, but true!) and this was demonstrated one day. A man came in and wandered around and into, romance, I commented he was now in romance and he shrugged and went on wandering. Then I was recommending this to one lady and how I loved it. He turned around and said, yes, Putney is really the best. This book is just so full of heart, of the valiant heroine who puts the welfare of her village before herself, of a contained person that is so darn by the dark hero who is tormented because she has one foot in the world of the Lord of the Manor, but his other with his Gypsy mother. He is cold, demanded and haughty, the Gypsy Lord (the first of the Fallen Angel series for Putney). Nicholas has been away, unable to feel at home in either of his worlds, determined to sell the Manor for it hold harsh memories. However, Claire the local teacher takes it upon herself to beard the lion and demand changes be made to make the people suffer less, especially in the mines. Nicholas strikes a bargain with her - she stays and pretends to be his mistress and he will stay and make improvements. In his own way, he knows her living under his roof marks her, and her reputation would suffer the same as if she was in his bed, so he is making her a loner whether he understands it or not - more like himself. Only Claire is no one to push around. She agrees to the pose, but refuses to be pushed into being his mistress, and has demanded of her own. They agree on a kiss a day, so thus begins the dance with the devil. The characters are so real, so life. There is excellent plot, take actually takes you into the dark coal mines...just everything to keep you from putting this one down. The rest of the Fallen Angels were wonderful, but this just could not touch the perfection of this book!
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Summary: Putney's best!!
Review: I have read many of Putney's books over the last decade, but this is always the one that lives in memory. It was the first Putney I read, and frankly, I still think it her best. A funny tale, I was running a bookstore just after this came out, and 75% of the sales was in romance so I had to stay on top. We had male readers (shocker, but true!) and this was demonstrated one day. A man came in and wandered around and into, romance, I commented he was now in romance and he shrugged and went on wandering. Then I was recommending this to one lady and how I loved it. He turned around and said, yes, Putney is really the best. This book is just so full of heart, of the valiant heroine who puts the welfare of her village before herself, of a contained person that is so darn by the dark hero who is tormented because she has one foot in the world of the Lord of the Manor, but his other with his Gypsy mother. He is cold, demanded and haughty, the Gypsy Lord (the first of the Fallen Angel series for Putney). Nicholas has been away, unable to feel at home in either of his worlds, determined to sell the Manor for it hold harsh memories. However, Claire the local teacher takes it upon herself to beard the lion and demand changes be made to make the people suffer less, especially in the mines. Nicholas strikes a bargain with her - she stays and pretends to be his mistress and he will stay and make improvements. In his own way, he knows her living under his roof marks her, and her reputation would suffer the same as if she was in his bed, so he is making her a loner whether he understands it or not - more like himself. Only Claire is no one to push around. She agrees to the pose, but refuses to be pushed into being his mistress, and has demanded of her own. They agree on a kiss a day, so thus begins the dance with the devil. The characters are so real, so life. There is excellent plot, take actually takes you into the dark coal mines...just everything to keep you from putting this one down. The rest of the Fallen Angels were wonderful, but this just could not touch the perfection of this book!
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Summary: not Putney's best
Review: I know I am in the minor opinion on this book, but I didn't like it. The middle of the story really dragged for me and I kept asking myself why I was finishing the book.
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Summary: not Putney's best
Review: I know I am in the minor opinion on this book, but I didn't like it. The middle of the story really dragged for me and I kept asking myself why I was finishing the book.
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