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Summary: WITTY, SEXY, FAST-PACED, AND SMART
Review: A GREAT READ! I LOVED EVERY CHARACTER IN THIS BOOK FROM THE LORD OF SEX TO THAT SILLY DOG. IT WAS LIKE ONE BIG HOUSE PARTY AND I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE. UNDERNEATH IT ALL WAS DARA'S SHARP WIT. THIS BOOK WAS MORE THAN IT SEEMED. VERY CLEVER AND VERY WELL DONE. BRAVO!
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Summary: Her Other Books Are Better
Review: Although Dara Joy is at the top of my list for favorite authors, her work was a real disappointment in this book. There were too many characters and subplots which---to me at least--- distracted from the main plot and focus of the hero and heroine. It was a cute idea, and I got a real belly-laugh over the one bedroom scene where the hero gets a black eye, but with Dara's incredible imagination I know she could have done better. Maybe it was the deadline...who knows?
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Summary: Average
Review: Dara Joy is one of my favorite authors. She's one of the few authors that I run out to the bookstore and buy brand new, usually the day of their release, because I know they aren't sticking around on the shelves for long after being put there. Her first two novels, KNIGHT OF A TRILLION STARS and HIGH ENERGY, are two of my most beloved reads of all time. They're filled with funny characters, sexier than sin heroes, laugh out loud situations and originality. REJAR was also a good read for me but I thought the sexy cat-man deserved a better heroine, one with a little more bite but I still recommend it because the hero was amazing enough to carry the book. Because her other books were so magical for me I think I went into TONIGHT OR NEVER with too high expectations and ended up being a little let down. Tonight Or Never started out promising and had my eyes glued to the pages. I loved the introduction of the hero, John, it was just so apropos considering he was nicknamed the "Lord of Sex", and the heroine, Chloe, was much, much better than Lilac (in REJAR). She was likable, she had spunk and she wasn't afraid to go after what she wanted. She definitely wasn't a bore or a whimp. I wasn't sure if I could imagine a rake like John, who slept with any female that crossed his path, settling down with one woman. But I have to hand it to Dara Joy, midway through the story I really bought it. So why wasn't this another keeper? Well, I just didn't find it all that funny, definitely not as funny as her previous work. Some of the situations were cute but nothing made me laugh. And I found the subplot featuring the search for the Black Rose a little on the boring side. Then there were the sex scenes. Much to my delight there were a lot of 'em but to my dismay they weren't the kind that draw me into the scene and make me feel a part of them. I guess I kept waiting for the "Lord of Sex" to do something truly extraordinary but this is probably more the publisher than the author's fault. And one last niggle, I wish John's true sensitive nature had been revealed in little bits and pieces throughout the novel, rather than in one short paragraph towards the very end (that one short paragraph made my eyes fill with tears but it was too darn short!) I would've liked to have been witness to more of his past. If I hadn't read Dara Joy's previous works and loved them so much I feel I may have enjoyed this one much more than I did and have been less picky. Still, if you like light-hearted romps and ultra-sexy heroes (with sensitive hearts) you'll want to give this one a try.
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Summary: Nowhere near as good as her other books.
Review: Dara Joy is usually great and I'll read as many futuristic romances as she'll write. They are so much fun, and so well done!! But this book was a serious disappointment. The sex was pretty good, but as far as I'm concerned, the only reason to read this book. If you have limited time to read, choose one of her other books--you'll truely enjoy THEM!
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Summary: Dara does Don Juan, and how!
Review: Dara Joy takes on Don Juan for the Legendary Lovers line. Lord John makes a marvelously unrepentant "Lord of Sex." Chloe is wonderful as the girl who makes marriage a game with him. The book is full of well meaning relatives, and the setting, England during the French Revolution, allows weaving in of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
This is full of Dara Joy's wonderful humor, and steamy love scenes. The only beef that I have is that the love scenes sometimes interfere with the plot, instead of naturally flowing through the plot. But what can you expect with Don Juan?
A wonderful, funny read. I hope that she does the Scarlet Pimpernel with full book treatment as well
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Summary: Hugely funny, peopled with eccentrics
Review: Here's a coming of age story - a cross between 'Sabrina' and 'The Scarlet Pimpernel'. Chloe - part French by birth, very French in temperament - has been in love with her friend Viscount John Sexton for years. Being a determined woman, who knows to get what she wants takes some risks, Chloe removes herself from his circle for a year and a half, time for her to mature from girl to woman, so that she can return as something more than a friend in John's eyes. John, the 'Lord of Sex', but not much else as his father gambled away his inheritance, is a rouge and libertine. He is well known amongst the ton for his affairs, and his nickname is of long standing. Chloe has always been dear to John, and is very much valued as a friend. He is startled by her transformation, but stunned by her admission that she wants to be just like him - in effect, Lady Sex. Chloe manipulates John into agreeing to marry her, so that she will be free to follow this path (never for one minute actually planning to go through with it). John agrees, because he cannot countenance Chloe putting her proposal to anyone else. And once he views Chloe as a sexual being, he finds he wants her for himself, and not to share. With Chloe comes her house, estate and charming, naughty grandmother, and household of eccentrics - all of whom John realises have made him feel at home. But not as much as Chloe does. It's a simple story, and Dara Joy tells it well. There is plenty of steaminess in the book, as you'd expect from the Lord and Lady of Sex, and this is told with Joy's customary straightforward erotic style - not flowery or embellished, just hot. The fun part is the escape from tragedy that is the French revolution and guillotine for the aristocracy, as more and more of those friends of Chloe's family rescued from jail and certain death by the Black Rose find sanctuary at their home. As they descend, much fun is had by Joy as they all attempt to get along. I particularly enjoyed the 7 Cyndreac brothers, and Baronne Dufond's hair accessories. Ms Joy clearly had fun writing this book, and it was also a joy to read.
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Summary: Hugely funny, peopled with eccentrics
Review: Here's a coming of age story - a cross between `Sabrina' and `The Scarlet Pimpernel'. Chloe - part French by birth, very French in temperament - has been in love with her friend Viscount John Sexton for years. Being a determined woman, who knows to get what she wants takes some risks, Chloe removes herself from his circle for a year and a half, time for her to mature from girl to woman, so that she can return as something more than a friend in John's eyes. John, the `Lord of Sex', but not much else as his father gambled away his inheritance, is a rouge and libertine. He is well known amongst the ton for his affairs, and his nickname is of long standing. Chloe has always been dear to John, and is very much valued as a friend. He is startled by her transformation, but stunned by her admission that she wants to be just like him - in effect, Lady Sex. Chloe manipulates John into agreeing to marry her, so that she will be free to follow this path (never for one minute actually planning to go through with it). John agrees, because he cannot countenance Chloe putting her proposal to anyone else. And once he views Chloe as a sexual being, he finds he wants her for himself, and not to share. With Chloe comes her house, estate and charming, naughty grandmother, and household of eccentrics - all of whom John realises have made him feel at home. But not as much as Chloe does. It's a simple story, and Dara Joy tells it well. There is plenty of steaminess in the book, as you'd expect from the Lord and Lady of Sex, and this is told with Joy's customary straightforward erotic style - not flowery or embellished, just hot. The fun part is the escape from tragedy that is the French revolution and guillotine for the aristocracy, as more and more of those friends of Chloe's family rescued from jail and certain death by the Black Rose find sanctuary at their home. As they descend, much fun is had by Joy as they all attempt to get along. I particularly enjoyed the 7 Cyndreac brothers, and Baronne Dufond's hair accessories. Ms Joy clearly had fun writing this book, and it was also a joy to read.
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Summary: I enjoyed this story overall
Review: I enjoyed the first brother more, and I am waiting(impatiently) for the next sequal for the last brother!
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Summary: Good Book - Very Funny
Review: I enjoyed this - but have gorwn tired of Dara Joy's writing style.
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Summary: Dara is the absolute best!
Review: I have read all but one of her books and I think she is a writer among writers. She is witty and very descriptive with her characters. I'll read anything she produces, I just wish she'd write more books!
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