All Men Are Fogues [Mass Market Paperback]

And talking about his mother, I did not like her, but neither did I like the way he treated her when he finally stood up to her. I think he was a little harsh. Granted, his mother was a harpy, but she was still his mother, and he always said that he knew deep down she loved him, so I had hoped for reconciliation and maybe a little mellowing on her part. But anyway, it is the author's right to work out the situations as she sees fit, after all it is her novel, I'm just expressing what I would have preferred.

Other than that, the rest of the book was fairly good. Entertaining, fast paced and romantic. I liked the fact that the hero Justin is sweet and tender and vulnerable and at the same time dangerous and sensual.

I loved Angel, and hope he gets his own novel. Oh, and by the way, if she is going to include Spanish words in her writing she should get advise on how to use them properly from someone who actually has good knowledge of the language. For example, when Angel says "You English are [chiflado]", it should have been "chiflados", since he is talking in plural and in Spanish the adjective changes depending on whether is being used in singular or in plural. I know this is not big deal, and most readers won't even notice, but anyone who speaks Spanish would.

I know that by my review, it doesn't sound as if I liked the book, but I really did. I'm just writing about the mistakes in the hope that if the authors or the editors ever read the critiques, will try to fix these errors before they are printed. Little things like that take away from a good story and ultimately give a bad name to the genre.

Lord Justin Barclay, handsome and titled, was not all as he appeared. He'd been working undercover as a spy for some years now and because of family connections he was selected to ferret out the secrets of Evelyn's father's last assignment. As beautiful as Evelyn turned out to be he looked forward to spending time with his very lovely new assignment. What he was not expecting was to be so enchanted that rather than looking to entrap her and prove her of treasonous activities, he would be more apt to prove her innocence.

This was my first book by this author and I was totally immersed in the romance and mind twisting intrigue almost from the very first pages. This was a difficult book to lay aside both from a sensual and mystery standpoint. Just when you would think that circumstances between the two protagonists were settling into a set pattern for the usual historical romance scenario, another betrayal event would set you off down another road of twists and turns keeping the intrigue level high! And if the intrigue doesn't keep your interest piqued the sensual by-play certainly should! Sprinkled throughout you are introduced to some very strong and vivid secondary characters as well that I certainly hope to see expanded upon for sequels. I'd love to see what happens to Angel Arolas when cupid finally targets him! However, one of the aspects that I truly enjoyed in this story was to see such a strong caring heroine, turn what appeared as a strong and self assured gentleman into a 'real' man who ended up taking charge of his life to suit what was best for him! This was an extremely satisfying read and one that I highly recommend.