Post by secretromancejunkie on Oct 17, 2017 19:48:16 GMT -7
So many people have recommended Lord of Scoundrels. But I've never read a book by that author. Would one of you lovely ladies post a review on the Book Review board about it. Maybe even include a few minor spoilers.
Mostly I'd like to hear why you love it so much. I may need to add another author to my LOOOOONG list of those I read.
Lord of Scoundrels had a hero w/ an English father and an Italian mother, the latter abandoned the family. Hero was chided in his youth for his unattractive face and big nose (not entirely accurate). Yrs later, the beautiful heroine intervenes when hero is leading her gullible younger brother down the path of ruin IE gambling, excessive spending, wenching, drinking. The fur flies from the moment the leads meet each other in an antiques shop. The hero becomes a true hero to heroine & another person. IMHO well worth the read.
secretromancejunkie-I didn't like Lord of Scoundrels the first time I read it. After seeing it recommended again and again...and again, I re-read it word for word and realized how much I'd missed the first time. LOS is fabulous IMO.
Don't Tempt Me by LC is another favorite of mine. I thought it was hilarious. Bored, cynical duke meets former harem girl. I re-read it a lot too.
I am a fan of Pamela Morsi's historicals, and her heroes and heroines. They are not always super rich, just ordinary people who find love with the unexpected partner. They are unconventional but as a reader you can relate. Garters by Pamela Morsi
Garters was a book where I started disliking Esme the h, she's less un-likable near the end, because of her behavior towards Cleavis ,the H, but as the book progressed I found myself loving every bit of the book.
Pamela has some funny books. I've read 3. Garters had a preacher who was a hoot.
Stephanie Laurens wrote two of my very favorite historicals (Devil's Bride and Mastered by Love) but she is not my favorite historical author. Elizabeth Hoyt is my favorite author. I love all her books. Wicked Intentions and Duke of Sin are probably my top two by her.
My favorite trope is where the H sees the h and says to himself - that's the one, that's the woman I'm going to marry. Then he sets about trying to convince her, by any means necessary. This works in historical romance (and paranormal) but it's just plain creepy in most contemporary.
I'm a re-reader. I'll read some books again and again if I like them enough. But they have to be REALLY good to make the cut. Others I'll reread just because I'm going through a series and want to read them in order. They still have to be pretty good.
secretromancejunkie I agree with your favorite trope -"That's the one." Jayne Fresina wrote a book that is exactly like that, The Peculiar Folly of Long Legged Meg. Despite it's peculiar name, I really liked the story. The heroine is a bit older than the hero and has some wrong ideas about him. If you like, I can loan it to you.