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5.0 out of 5 stars
ONE OF THE BEST!!!!, Nov 2 2003
By A Customer
AN UNDENIABLE ROGUE is one of the best romances I've ever read! I finished it in a day, totally glued to the pages! It is the story of two people who need to learn to trust, and love. A very pregnant Sabrina Whitcomb is widowed and penniless, running and hiding from someone evil and cruel, from a past she is ashamed of. As her dear friend and brother-in-law lays dying at the Battle of Waterloo, he makes one final request, and asks his friend, Gideon St. Goddard, Duke of Stanthorpe, to pledge to marry and protect her. Gideon returns to London to wed his unkown bride-to-be, not knowing what to expect. Certainly not such a ravishing beauty, not a woman due to deliver a babe in 2 weeks, and especially not such an innocent, in spite of her delicate condition.What did I love about the story? Everything! The list can go on and on. Mainly I loved the love story, the development of a relationship based on trust and caring that blossoms into true love. I adored the hero ... Gideon was kind and tender, understanding and at times surly, complimentary and sensitive, responsible and generous, sexy and... and he had such a wit about him, from what he thought to what he said, that I found myself smiling or chuckling at almost every page, especially in the first half of the book during his most frustrating moments with his new bride. He was a dream hero, and the way he fell in love with Sabrina's new babe was so heartwarming as to bring tears to the eye! The birthing scene was amazing ... really so well written, and Gideon came through to save the day! Sabrina had a cruel past with men, and she really needed to learn to trust in order to let go of her fears for herself and her family, and to allow herself to lose the control she held onto like a lifeline, and thus lose her heart to Gideon. She had many secrets she was keeping from Gideon, amongst them, two particularly important ones which he discovers on his own. I won't reveal any spoilers because the discovery is too much fun for the reader ... but once again, Gideon came through like a knight in shining armor and made me smile and feel all warm and fuzzy inside! The secondary characters in the story add dimension and humor, as well as allowing the hero and heroine to discover more about themselves and each other through their interaction with them. The sexual tension between Gideon and Sabrina was palpable. There was such tenderness in the intimate scenes, that again, Gideon stood out as an exceptional and extremely sensitive man. Annette writes some scenes that, IMO, were more intimate in certain ways than many of the steamiest scenes I've ever read in romance. They were intimate in a "soul-touching" way. To me, the way Gideon worshipped Sabrina's very ripe and pregnant body, finding her beautiful and Goddess-like was extremely intimate. The way he liked just sleeping with her naked in his arms, their bodies intertwined, before ever having consummated their marriage, that was very intimate to me. And his repeated joy in watching the infant suckling at her breast was also extremely intimate ... not in a sexual way, but in an a bonding sort of way. A private and personal way. And yes, in a worshipping way. (...) I believe many women who have nursed their babies as I did, and also had a close bond with their husbands, might really understand and connect very well with that scene, that extremely intimate moment ... smile knowingly, and find it very touching. It is a scenario not many authors will touch upon ... as some readers who have never been there might think "Ewww!" But I could connect with that, and thought it was so beautiful! Beyond the outstanding love story, there was also danger lurking. Evil in Sabrina's past that threatens to destroy all the security and hope and love she has found in the arms of Gideon. One that will destroy her family and her new home. I found myself on the edge of my seat toward the conclusion of the book, while I applauded the ending! I can't wait to start the sequel, AN UNFORGETTABLE ROGUE!"
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