- Hardcover: 491 pages
- Publisher: Thorndike Press; Lrg edition (July 7 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1410426939
- ISBN-13: 978-1410426932
- Product Dimensions: 22 x 15 x 2.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 431 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,389,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
A return to historical romance from the New York Times bestselling superstar
Lady's companion Emma Chegwidden avoids defying society's rules-until she runs right into the arms of the seductive Reaper...a mystery man whose goal is justice. Or is it vengeance? Only one thing is certain: he's far too dangerous for the demure Emma. But some challenges are too tempting to resist...
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Lady's companion Emma Chegwidden avoids defying society's rules-until she runs right into the arms of the seductive Reaper...a mystery man whose goal is justice. Or is it vengeance? Only one thing is certain: he's far too dangerous for the demure Emma. But some challenges are too tempting to resist...
About the Author
Christina Dodd is a New York Times bestselling author whose novels have been translated into twelve languages. She lives in Washington with her husband and two dogs.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
So so romance,
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This review is from: In Bed with the Duke (Mass Market Paperback)
I have enjoyed some of Christina Dodd's books, particularly the Darkness Chosen series, but when I was asked to review this one I could not remember a thing about it. Fortunately I was able to dig it up somewhere and,after reading the summary on the back cover I still had no idea. I finally opened it and read the first few paragraphs so I could give an honest review.Since I read this a few weeks ago I suspect this sums up the story; forgettable. Not bad, worthy of reading on an airplane or in a hotel room but if you have to leave it somewhere before you finish you won't mind all that much.
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3.1 out of 5 stars (40 customer reviews) 17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Could have been better,
By alismomma611 "alismomma611" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: In Bed with the Duke (Mass Market Paperback)
I was happy to see Ms. Dodd return to historicals after so many years - I've enjoyed her contemporaries, but her paranormals were only so-so in my opinion. And I liked the premise of the book. However, my main criticisms are that Emma and Michael seem to "fall in love" on something as thin as air - they hardly have any significant conversations! What really made this a three-star book, however, was the excessive use of modern jargon. I highly doubt anyone in Victorian England (or fictional Moricadia) referred to people as "guys" - as in, "I can't believe these guys." It was even jarring to read several times of children being referred to as "kids." Perhaps that was more common - I don't know - but I don't think I've ever come across it in an historical romance set up in Europe. Emma did a completely 180 and suddenly became recklessly "brave," while Michael had very little personality. I only believed in their HEA because it's a romance, so it must be so...right?Overall - I feel like Ms. Dodd has been spending so much time writing contemporaries that this ended up being a contemporary set in Victorian times. I hope that the next book in the series proves to live up to Ms. Dodd's talent. 12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Delightful and Fun- a swashbuckling fairy tale.,
By Romantic Glutton - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: In Bed with the Duke (Mass Market Paperback)
This mid-19th Century romance takes place in a fictional country, with fictional royalty and rules of society. Thus it gave me the sense of a fairy tale, and I perceived it that way as I read it. Taken as a romantic fairy tale, one could say this fun and entertaining little romance was absolutely perfect. As a novel itself, it had some flaws, hence the loss of one star. But I thought it was delightful enough to ignore those flaws for the most part!Emma is a paid-companion. Her family is reputable, but poor. She's rumored to be of the same lineage as William the Conquerer... which perhaps passed some of his spunk down to her. Emma, at first, seems meek and confused and I wasn't sure I was going to like her. However, she "spunked up" rather quickly and soon turned into a feisty heroine. She did have a heroine cliche- she was always running into trouble blindly and with pride. She was also conveniently blind to obvious plot devices, but again, I was able to overlook it. Michael Durant is a duke son's and a political prisoner in this fictional land. Rumored that he was involved with revolutionists, the evil prince had him tortured for a couple of years to make him talk. Michael never does though- and soon finds himself taking Emma along for an adventure. This fairy tale was like Zorro meets Sleepy Hollow- it was swashbuckling and exciting, with a "phantom rider" known as the Reaper at the center of the tale. There were a lot of endearing moments between the hero and heroine and if one can suspend reality- you could easily lose yourself in this fanciful story. And unlike another reviewer, I actually thought this was a better Christina Dodd novel. I read the semi-ridiculous "A Well-Favored Gentleman" and you can see my review on that one! It wasn't terrible- but it wasn't nearly as entertaining as this one and far less original. 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
parts were so bad thought it was a group effort with amateurs,
By D. Weisman - Published on Amazon.com
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My biggest complaint was the unevenness of the writing. there were discrepancies in style, vocabulary and tone. Part of the fun of an historical romance is the immersion in another time's social mores but this was all over the place, parts were so bad I thought it was a group effort with amateur contributors. The editor should be ashamed. Slow reading, inconsistent and really not worth the money.
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