Book two-hundred-and-twelve: After the Abduction

After the Abduction (2006)
Sabrina Jeffries

Rating: 2/5

I liked this more than the first two because it was a lot funnier. At least I think that’s why.

After two London Seasons—and a score of resoundingly dull society suitors—lovely Juliet Laverick still longs for only one man: Morgan Pryce, the dashing scoundrel who kidnapped her two years ago. But her determination to bring him to justice hasn't waned—not even when the man she mistakes for Morgan, his twin brother Sebastian, tells her some shocking news: her mysterious paramour has disappeared.

Sebastian Blakely, the Baron Templemore, dares not admit that he's the one Juliet seeks, that it is his kiss she still yearns for. Confessing to her abduction would bring disaster and scandal upon them both. But how can he convince Juliet to forsake her pursuit of her dream lover when all he dreams of is holding her in his arms again?

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Finished: Wednesday 27/11

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Book two-hundred-and-eleven: A Notorious Love

A Notorious Love (2006)
Sabrina Jeffries

Rating: 1.5/5

To be honest, I don’t remember why I didn’t like this that much. But I wrote down 1.5, so I’m sure there was a reason. Really. I was probably just disappointed that it wasn’t as funny as her later books are.

Lady Helena Laverick is at her wits' end! The only man who can help her find her eloping young sister is that scoundrel Daniel Brennan—the man who played with her emotions last summer and then left.

And he used to be a smuggler! Although Mrs. Nunley's Guide to Etiquette for Young Ladies would never approve, Helena is forced to go after the runaway in Daniel's company. But something about being with him feels oddly freeing—and a delicious tingle warns Helena that more than her reputation may be in danger…


Daniel finds most of the prim lady's rules ridiculous—but when she has to masquerade as his wife for appearance's sake, he immediately envisions the delights of sharing a bedchamber. The unexpected passion smoldering beneath her proper exterior ignites his desire, and the vulnerability hidden beneath her cool control makes him want her even more. Yet Helena's a lady, and he's the son of a highwayman. How can he ask her to share his world?

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Finished: Monday 26/11

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Book two-hundred-and-ten: A Dangerous Love

A Dangerous Love (2006)
Sabrina Jeffries

Rating: 1.5/5

Opps. I didn’t mean to leave it over a month. At least I wrote down which books I read… now I just have to remember what happened in them… Hmm….

This was all right, I just didn’t like having to read all that Shakespeare… I think I have already read the last book in this series, but it didn't really matter as only the first three are closely related.

Griffith Knighton has found the perfect way to avoid being trapped into marriage with one of the Earl of Swanlea's daughters: he'll swap identities with his man of affairs during their visit to Swan Park, and be free to search out the hidden document that will prove his legitimacy. After all, Griff is not about to marry some homely spinster just to get it from the earl. But he didn't reckon on the brazen, voluptuous Rosalind, who could tempt even a saint into sinning—and Griff is no saint.

Rosalind balks at the plan to marry her off to her father's wealthy heir—and his man of affairs is even more intolerable! The arrogant man is clearly up to something with all his sneaking about Swan Park, but the sparks that fly when they're together make her wish that he wasn't. He's a bit dangerous and a lot mysterious. Dare she risk her heart on a man whose secrets could destroy her love?

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Finished: Sunday 25/11

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Book one-hundred-and-forty-six: Married to the Viscount

Married to the Viscount (2003)
Sabrina Jeffries

Rating: 2/5

Darn. Apparently this is the FIFTH book in a series. How did I manage that?

I think it should be clearly marked somewhere. I mean, most times the back copy of a book tells you what happens in the first 200 pages, but it can’t tell you it’s the FIFTH book in a series.

Okay, so the truth is it doesn’t really matter, but I like to read things in order.

Anyway, this was all right… its quite funny. Maybe it would have been even funnier if I’d read the other four…

Also, can I just say: the cover = bizarre.

Abigail Mercer was breathless with anticipation at being reunited with Spencer Law, whom she met in America and later married by proxy. But now the dashing Viscount Ravenswood denies all knowledge of their union! Too many witnesses have made it impossible for the secretive Spencer to reject his "bride" without causing a scandal, but he has sworn never to marry. So he proposes a marriage in name only until they can locate his mysteriously absent younger brother Nat—who is responsible for everything!—and untangle this messy affair.

Abigail is incensed, irate…and irresistibly attracted to this handsome, infuriating man who hides his smoldering passion behind a proper exterior. So the lady will agree to his terms on one condition: Spencer must seal their bargain with a kiss. But when Spencer agrees, he finds that one deep, lingering, unforgettable kiss isn't nearly enough. And keeping his hands off his pretty wife is going to be much harder than he thought…

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Finished: Thursday 23/8

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