London's Perfect Scoundrel (Lessons in Love, #2)

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London's Perfect Scoundrel (Lessons in Love #2)

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A determined young lady vows to give one of London's infamous rakes his comeuppance -- but when the rogue turns the tables, who truly learns a lesson in love?

The ton gossips call him "Saint" -- but the Marquis of St. Aubyn has well earned his reputation as London's perfect scoundrel.

Evelyn Ruddick knows she should avoid him at all costs--but the strikingly beautiful lady...more

Paperback, 372 pages

Published April 29th 2003 by Avon (first published 2003)

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Feb 24, 2011 Shawna rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of rake heroes & Lord St. Vincent from Kleypas's "Devil in Winter"

Recommended to Shawna by: Rane & East

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5+ stars – Historical/Regency Romance

WOW! I loved this, especially devilishly charismatic rake, the Marquis of St. Aubyn. Saint is a deliciously debauched scoundrel who glories in his depraved ways and pursuits, but he meets his match in caring, headstrong Evelyn. She’s determined to save the Heart of Hope Orphanage and teach Saint a lesson in compassion in the process; even if it means engaging him in a provocative battle of wills and indulging in his dangerous game of seduction. But who will b...more

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Aug 31, 2009 Fani rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-historical, best-of-2009, 2009-purchase, emotional, hero-is-cold-or-rough, hero-is-a-rake, keepers-romance, crappy-ending, heroine-is-prim-and-proper, hero-is-bad-boy, heroine-miss-goody-two-shoes, paperbacks-read, bachelor-extraordinaire, he-is-beautiful-she-is-not, 4-half-stars

This one is my second favorite of the series, with England's perfect hero being my #1.

What I liked:
Saint was reported to be a rake and actually acted as one. That unfortunately, is not always the case with romances. He was the head of the orphanage's board that Emma wanted to involve herself with and he actually used his advantage to get Emma in his bed. That is not as bad as it seems, since Emma was far from unwilling:) And he not only blackmailed her: he coaxed and seduced and charmed her but...more

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Jul 12, 2012 Kelly22 rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of unrepentant mischievous scoundrels getting the girl without much character reformation!

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5.00 Stars – Regency/Historical Romance!

The dashing gentleman is no 'saint',
but the beautiful lady needs the rogue's help—
and coercion begins with a kiss ...

Evelyn Marie Ruddick’s elder brother Victor wants to secure his political career and henceforth feels free to use her in his endeavors of pursuing and charming various political inclinations.

She reluctantly follows her brother’s lead in these actions but wishes to work on her charitable yearnings alongside. She decides to aid her effort...more

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Nov 24, 2008 Tammy rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Lovers of the Uber Bad-Boy

Recommended to Tammy by: Eastofoz

Shelves: 2008-reads, historical-romance

Evelyn Ruddick is a social butterfly and enjoys nothing more than having a great time with her friends in London's society. Her brother, Victor (the villan of our story), takes advantage of Evie's popularity and charm by using her for his political aspirations. He cares nothing for her opinions, nor does Evie's mother, and they pay very little attention to her unless there is an ulterior motive involved.

One day Evelyn passes the Heart of Hope Orphanage on her way to a political tea and notices t...more Evelyn Ruddick is a social butterfly and enjoys nothing more than having a great time with her friends in London's society. Her brother, Victor (the villan of our story), takes advantage of Evie's popularity and charm by using her for his political aspirations. He cares nothing for her opinions, nor does Evie's mother, and they pay very little attention to her unless there is an ulterior motive involved.

One day Evelyn passes the Heart of Hope Orphanage on her way to a political tea and notices the small children staring at her through the windows. With good intentions, she returns to the orphanage with a bag of candy and plans to tour the orphanage. However, she is told by Mrs. Natham a/k/a "The Iron Mop" that she must first receive approval by the Board of Directors.

Enter Marquis of St. Aubyn a/k/a "Saint", the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Don't let the name fool you. Saint is NOT a do-gooder and probably one of the most self-centered rakes you will ever read about. Definitely an uber bad-boy. He only sits on the Board of Directors because of a clause in his late mother's Will. (Yes. I know. That stupid clause thing again!) Saint says and does as he pleases - he never holds back with anyone.

When Saint first meets Evelyn, he instantly desires her and must have her (of course). After all, this IS romanceland. Saint plots and schemes how he will de-flower her and eventually decides he will make Evie his mistress. After an unfortunate kidnapping and several stolen kisses, Saint resorts to black-mailing Evie and even intervenes in her brother's political plans.

While both Evie and Saint were self-centered and shallow at the beginning of the story, they eventually grew on me as their characters developed and I learned why they did certain things that they did. Evie cried too quickly and too frequently, which didn't quite ring true to her strong character.

The only thing that really bugged me about this book was ... well ... the ending. It simply ended. Just like that! I was left with the questions of why's and how's and what for's. Even suspending reality during the last few pages didn't help with my disappointment, even though the ending fit with the focus on the orphanage. An epilogue would have been more than appropriate.

Otherwise, this book is a delightful and engaging story that I was able to read in one sitting. I would highly recommend it if you are looking for a feel-good, historical romance.
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Jun 27, 2011 Nikki rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favourites, historical, delicious-hero, perfect-heroine, own-ebook, best-h-h-ever, to-re-read, gorgeous, 5-stars, up-next-03

5 stars.

What can I say... Delicious, gruff, rakish hero? Check. Smart, intelligent, darling heroine? Check. Interesting and engaging plot? Check.

I was almost worried by Saint's character at the beginning of the book - and I've never thought that about a hero before - I wondered how on earth shy Evelyn was going to break through his aloof and devastating arrogance. I shouldn't have been worried at all because our little Evie managed just fine!

I really, really genuinely loved the hero and heroine...more

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Feb 18, 2009 L8blmr rated it 4 of 5 stars

I read this book, based on someone's recommendation and my first by this author, without knowing it was the 2nd in a series. What a nice surprise it turned out to be! It had some of the best sexual tension, hot sexual encounters, and sweetest romance I've read in a historical in a long time. The formula is pretty basic: rakish, devilishly handsome hero who works at making people dislike him, and a beautiful, but serious, intelligent and benevolent heroine whose brother insists or her making the...more

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Nov 21, 2008 Eastofoz rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Lovers of Kleypas' rakish Wallflower hero Lord St Vincent

Shelves: favourites, historical-regency

Now here’s a bad boy hero that any reader who likes the bad boy hero will love! The Marquis of St Aubyn spits out these verbal jabs to male and female alike and doesn’t care who he offends and it’s like this nearly to the end of the book! Finally a historical that doesn’t use filler details to build tension and add pages to a story. A solid 90% of this book is about the Marquis and Evelyn Ruddick, the woman set on showing him the “error of his ways” –and what a fine series of lessons it all turn...more

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Aug 18, 2009 Karen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, 2009-reads

London's Perfect Scoundrel is the second installment in Suzanne Enoch's trilogy titled Lessons in Love. I did something with this trilogy that I rarely do...I read out of order. After reading the first book The Rake, I was anxious to read Robert and Lucinda's story in England's Perfect Hero. Who knew that the book that I skipped in the series would turn out to be my favorite!

I enjoyed every single page of London's Perfect Scoundrel. St. Aubyn was the "perfect scoundrel" in every way. He was good...more

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Aug 30, 2008 AzuresHeart rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Regency Era fans

Cute book... love that she does something illegal to try to get him to listen to her point of view... he that has no heart is falling fast and realizes that he has to do what ever it takes to keep her....

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Sep 01, 2011 Veeta rated it 5 of 5 stars

Recommended to Veeta by: Amelia Fransiska

Shelves: historical-romance, my-all-time-favorites

4,5 stars...duuuh sukaaa...sukaaaa banget sama buku ini...suka ceritanya...suka tokoh2nya...
suka semuanya...apalagi heronya kulkas tapi wicked abis...hihihi
sayangnya ga ada epilog ~~jadinya batal ngasi 5 bintang deh~~....

quote kaporit :

" i told you that I didn't have a heart..." he continued as he gazed up at her, his voice shaking just a little "I do have one..I just didn't know until I met you..."

omooo...omoooo... *pengsan*

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Apr 04, 2013 Felita rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adult, historical-romance

di banding seri pertama nya, karakter si cowoknya lebih kurang ajar.

gimana ngga?

Evelyn Ruddick akhirnya menemukan satu hal yg dia senangi, setelah dirinya terus di "peras" ama abangnya. Rumah singgah yatim piatu itu bisa menjadi tempat yg sempurna jika tidak dikelola oleh Saint, Marquis of Albyn.

Saint dikenal sbg bujangan yg suka gonta-ganti wanita. stlh meliat niat Evelyn di rumah singgahnya, Saint kepikiran utk mengajaknya tidur bareng. walaupun tipe gadis perawan bukan pilihannya, tp kesunggu...more

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Feb 23, 2013 Tiko Telia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: a-hero-i-loved, crime, damned-funny, historical-romance, made-me-cry

i just finished it and tears of happiness wetting my eyes XD i knew that it would be good and i expected to love this book, but i have never expected to love it this much! i think, i love absolutely every page, every moment, every dialogue and every kiss...

the heroine was simply the best! i dont even know how to describe her :D she was kind, brave, smart and loyal... she was enchanting... i absolutely adored her :D and the hero... my god, thats what i call a hero :D he was a real scoundrel, who...more i just finished it and tears of happiness wetting my eyes XD i knew that it would be good and i expected to love this book, but i have never expected to love it this much! i think, i love absolutely every page, every moment, every dialogue and every kiss...

the heroine was simply the best! i dont even know how to describe her :D she was kind, brave, smart and loyal... she was enchanting... i absolutely adored her :D and the hero... my god, thats what i call a hero :D he was a real scoundrel, who had always been such and will always be, even after his marriage xD but now he is only one womans scoundrel xD i dont think him reformed, maybe a little more polite but he still is a rake :D only now he is a faithful rake with a heart...

“I told you that I didn't have a heart,” he continued as he gazed up at her, his voice shaking just a little. “I do have one. I just didn't know it until I met you. You are my light. My soul craves you, and I love you with every ounce of the heart you've awakened in me. I ... I could live without you, but I wouldn't want to. Will you marry me, Evelyn Marie?”

i was crying at this moment :D

what i loved the most?

1. I loved their relationship. it was full of fire, adventure, passion, wit...
2. I loved the fact that Evelyn actually did kidnap him :D and the scenes in the dungeon of an orphanage (it was an old soldiers barrack, thats why it had a little dungeon) were simply breathtaking :D
3. the writing was soo good. it was funny, sweet, dramatic and romatic :D

anyways i dont believe that im able to show you everything that book was... im not as talented a writer :D so i decided to give you some of great quotes :D

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thats it :D there were some greater moments, but they were so great that i didnt want to stop reading long enough to write the quote down so that i could write it here later :D(less)

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Feb 12, 2013 Oky Septya rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance

Saya nggak begitu suka Evie, dia terlalu baik, terlalu lembut, terlalu.. yah cengeng. Tipe cewek lemah yg [engen membuktikan ke semua orang bahwa dia mampu, bahwa dia nggak bodoh, bahwa dia pun punya tujuan.

Tapi IDK, si Evie ini mewek terus dan meskipun dia sebel sama org2 (bahkan sahabatnya) yg menganggap dia ga mampu utk merubah panti asuhan itu, tapi si Evie tetep kalem aja diintimidasi dan ditindas sama keluarganya. Ya kalau mampu bisa berubah harusnya bisa dong stand up for yourself ketika...more

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Dec 31, 2012 Christine rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

Utterly forgettable.

Do you know how I can be so sure? Because I read this a few years ago and accidentally picked it up again, not realizing I had read it before. It started to seem vaguely familiar when the heroine kidnapped the... no, wait, I can't call him a hero.

I will give it this much: The title is apt. The Marquis is a horrible, heartless, unconscionable person who I do not believe for a second truly redeemed himself in this book. I don't know why the heroine was drawn to him. I never wa...more Utterly forgettable.

Do you know how I can be so sure? Because I read this a few years ago and accidentally picked it up again, not realizing I had read it before. It started to seem vaguely familiar when the heroine kidnapped the... no, wait, I can't call him a hero.

I will give it this much: The title is apt. The Marquis is a horrible, heartless, unconscionable person who I do not believe for a second truly redeemed himself in this book. I don't know why the heroine was drawn to him. I never was.

Dark heroes are tough to pull off. I confess to enjoying them when it works, but there are a few ingredients missing from the recipe in this book.

First, the Marquis didn't have any particularly good reason to be a jerk. There was some drivel about his parents sprinkled in there, but it really didn't amount to much more than arrogance, determination to die young because his father did, and disdain for women, children, and most men for that matter.

Second, the Marquis had no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Dark heroes need to have a crack in their facade -- and it has to be a facade -- it can't go to the core of them. I felt like this darkness went to the core of the Marquis, at least in part because he didn't have redeeming qualities, and when it goes to the core, it can't be reformed. This guy was a real, honest to goodness class A a*****e. He had no principles at all. He set out to seduce the heroine with no qualms about ruining her or hurting her. He just wanted her. He set out to destroy a house full of orphans because they were inconvenient. His change in the end was admittedly only because he wanted the heroine, and even then I didn't believe he would have changed at all, even on a skin-deep level.

Third, the heroine should not be randomly attracted to the hero for no particular reason whatsoever other than it's convenient to the plot. She has to see something in him -- something the reader, too, can see. Or she at least has to be set inescapably in his orbit. (There was no real reason the heroine needed to interact with the Marquis at all in this book.)

To make a long story short (too late): There is a fine line between a dark hero and a total jerk. Which side of the line any given character falls on may be largely a matter of opinion, but I find myself astounded at the 4 star ratings on this book. This guy was horrible, and he turned this into one of those trite romances where the heroine saves the hero, making him something completely different from what he was in the first place, in order to make him an acceptable love. Real change has to come from the inside, not the outside.

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Oct 28, 2012 Adinda Owen Anderson rated it 5 of 5 stars

Akhirnya ada juga yang menyamai Lord Sebastian St. Vincent dalam hal kadar bajingan yaitu Michael Edward Halboro alias Marquis of St. Aubyn
Bahkan sampe di banned di Almack karena ketahuan...

“Don't mind him, lads. He's only saying that because he's been banned.”
“Banned? Really? Why?”
“Too much intelligence,” Saint muttered, wishing Westgrove would shut up. He wasn't there to entertain old country buffoons after some town bronze.
“For engaging in intercourse with Isabel Rygel in the wage room, as I...more

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May 18, 2012 Jeana rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, all-time-favorites, historical-romance

The other day I had the mishap of reading a book and two novellas by three of my go-to-authors, and I was disappointed in all. Elizabeth Hoyt is another one of my go-tos, and I wasn’t taking any chances. I downloaded the second book in the Lessons in Love trilogy, London’s Perfect Scoundrel. Usually the third in the series, England’s Perfect Hero, is the one I pull out, but I wanted to reacquaint myself with Saint and Evelyn. The main conflict of the story is that Evelyn so desperately wants to...more

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Mar 27, 2012 Mina De Caro rated it 5 of 5 stars

Rating: 5 Stars plus
What a GLORIOUS reading!!! I could reduce my review to two simple words: MUST READ. Together with Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas and Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase, London’s Perfect Scoundrel has a stardom quality and holds a place of honor among the HRN classics. LOVED IT, LOVED IT, LOVED IT!!! Well executed and DELICIOUSLY WICKED…
Opposites attract and in this book they do with an extreme magnitude…Devilish Michael Marquis of St. Aubyn aka ‘Saint’ is a self-centered, i...more Rating: 5 Stars plus
What a GLORIOUS reading!!! I could reduce my review to two simple words: MUST READ. Together with Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas and Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase, London’s Perfect Scoundrel has a stardom quality and holds a place of honor among the HRN classics. LOVED IT, LOVED IT, LOVED IT!!! Well executed and DELICIOUSLY WICKED…
Opposites attract and in this book they do with an extreme magnitude…Devilish Michael Marquis of St. Aubyn aka ‘Saint’ is a self-centered, ill-famed, unrepentant scoundrel with one goal in mind, to enjoy life at the expenses of other people’s feelings. Evelyn Ruddick is a pure, caring, kind-hearted and headstrong young lady with a mission: make a difference in other people’s lives with her charitable spirit and selfless generosity. She takes an interest as a funder and volunteer in The Heart of Hope Orphanage, where Saint happens to be Chairman of the Board of Directors. They engage in a battle of will over the improvements desperately needed by the orphanage but their initial antagonism will immediately turn into a wicked and irresistible game of seduction. In a breath-taking mix of physical attraction and mutual fondness, their relationship will evolve relentlessly and ultimately into love.
LPS reminded me of all the reasons why I love this genre. It brims with all the features that make HRN so appealing: the deliciously wicked, heartwarming, “weak-in-the-knees” kind of romance, the perfectly paced and enthralling storyline, pristine prose, captivating characters (Evelyn and ‘Saint’ are among the most charming and well assorted h/h couples), emotional depth, sizzling sensuality. The love scenes aren’t that many (and those few are extremely steamy and yet tasteful), but the chemistry between Evie and Saint is so intense, so palpable that every dialogue, every stolen kiss, every secretive touch and look exchanged between them will make your pulse throb…they pour passion and desire from start to finish!
I like reformed rakes, I think they make great HRN material and in this book the theme has been mastered with such a craft that sets it leagues and leagues above an ocean of sameness and shallow imitations. H/h characterization works beautifully: Evie and Saint are believable characters, their actions are always consistent with their personalities, the change from ‘scoundrel to gentleman’ and from ‘plain, unassuming young lady’ to ‘self-assertive and passionate woman’ is gradual and so well-portrayed, not to mention the chemistry and romantic/sensual tension between them…steamy!
LPS really spoiled me for other “reformed rake” HRN! As hard as it would be to top perfection though, Suzanne Enoch could have upped a farther notch above if she had wrapped it up with a brief epilogue showing how this match made in heaven evolves.
To be placed on a Deliciously-Wicked, All-Time-Favorite shelf. Highly recommended!

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Jul 03, 2012 Heliga rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, romance-historical

This book made me massively regret my innate need to finish reading what I've started. I should have given up at around 1/4 of the way since I realized by then I wouldn't like it. Also, I realized it is an unwelcome change from my usual reaction to romance novels (disliking one of the main characters) to find both main characters repulsive and the side characters dull.

Evelyn, the main female character is too stupid to live and massively self-centered. Yes, her brother is an ass but he is also ri...more

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Jun 13, 2011 Clare rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance

This was a pretty good book by itself (although the first and third in the series are definitely the best). The heroine (Evie) is looking to volunteer her services at an orphanage. Except that obstinate males get in the way of course - first is her brother, who as a political candidate does not believe in revolutionary reforms a la 'education of the poor' and would rather have her flirting with politicians to land him sufficient votes. The second is the dastardly St. Auryn (Saint), who despite b...more

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May 29, 2012 Nicol Althea rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: narrative-mode-3rd-person, sex-b4-marriage, heroine-virgin-naive-inexperienced, hero-rake-rogue-scoundrel, hero-alpha, hero-titled-wealthy, a-disppointment, gnr-historical-romance, heroine-heiress, humorous-witty, plot-needs-improvement, heroine-needs-smacking, 2012-reads

In the first installment "The Rake", i mentioned that i had objections with regards to the title of the first book and the series as a whole. Apparently my objections would have to extend to this one. I believe "The Rake" is a much more fitting title for St. Aubyn and "Scoundrel" for Tristan. For a moment there, i thought maybe the author made a mistake and accidently mistyped the titles or something. But hey, since the title is not really what sums the book so i won't complain further.

Evie says...more
In the first installment "The Rake", i mentioned that i had objections with regards to the title of the first book and the series as a whole. Apparently my objections would have to extend to this one. I believe "The Rake" is a much more fitting title for St. Aubyn and "Scoundrel" for Tristan. For a moment there, i thought maybe the author made a mistake and accidently mistyped the titles or something. But hey, since the title is not really what sums the book so i won't complain further.

Evie says her reasons for helping the orphanage was for her to have purpose, find satisfaction and make a difference. I don't know why, but i just think that those reasons are not strong enough to justify her "drive" in helping those orphans. I think the author failed to present a more solid and tangible reason behind Evie's passion in saving the orphanage. It also kinda annoyed me at the start how Evie was incapable of formulating ideas on her own, her friends Lucinda and Georgiana had to be the ones to offer her their ideas. But hey, that's what friends are for right? Still i found Evie's character likable and i did enjoy her personality well enough. Especially since she was brave enough to kidnap Saint and lock him up in a dungeon for a week. Hilarious! Was totally not expecting that bit, but i'm pleased the author threw that in this book.

As for St. Aubyn, i found his character very enjoyable. How he goaded Evie and made her flush uncomfortably amused me to no end. I also like how he was honest with his attraction to Evie and that he tells her point-blank that he lusts for her. Very admirable of him. What I enjoy about bad boys like Saint is that they don't bother hiding their physical feelings towards the heroine which makes the story more enjoyable and funny especially when the girl gets uncomfy about it. haha And the best part is when they realize that its MORE than just lust they feel for the heroine, it LOVE. aww~

All in all, i was actually hoping for more improvements in this second installment after i read the first book. But unfortunately, i found so little. Like the first book, i enjoyed it fairly well but it still failed to really titillate my interest. I admit there were certain parts of the story that came out interestingly unexpected and i really did enjoy Evie and St. Aubyn's interactions but sadly, it was just a bit bland for me. But don't let that stop you from picking this book up. Coz i still liked this book well enough to say that its a good read. Even if for me, its just good enough for one go.

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Aug 17, 2011 Lady Darcie rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: romance lovers

Recommended to Lady Darcie by: lesson in love series #1

Shelves: historical-romance, favorites

Evelyn Ruddick and her friends came up with a plan to teach a man who has the worst sort of character the right way to treat a women and never had she thought she would be choosing Michael Halboro, Marquis of St. Aubyn also known as Saint, but when he turns her down for trying to help at the orphanage he over sees she will stop at nothing to make that man realize she intends to win even if that means locking him away in the dungeons.
Saint has never been fasinated with just one girl but when he s...more

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Apr 06, 2012 Amanda rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Aug 22, 2009 KarenH rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: keepers, sexy-with-a-capital-s-hero, top-30ish-favorites, paperback-5-stars-plus

Michael Halboro, Marquis of St. Aubyn, is not only a scoundrel but a lonely one at that. Poor guy has no friends or family! He's rich, handsome and intelligent but is the social pariah of London due to his wicked ways. He'll bed a married woman without a second thought so he is shunned by his male peers. He has no patience for simpering virgins so that leaves most of the single women out. And although he holds a seat in Parliment and sits on a few Boards, he is forever late, detached and shows n...more

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Apr 30, 2013 Cindy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance

Demi Tuhan kalo aku punya kakak kayak Victor udah aku buang ke laut tuh orang. Amit-amit banget punya keluarga kayak Evi, idihhh. Parah banget ibunya juga mendukung ambisi sang kakak yang kelewatan. Baik, kalo hanya sekedar menyuruh beramah tama sama rekan rekan yang mungkin dapat membantu karir politiknya sih ok saja. Tapi menghina intelegensi wanita dan mengatai bodoh, dungu, di depan umum itu sudah KETERLALUAN. Dia itu Adikmu...ADIK. Kalo dia DUNGU, Kamu BEGO.

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May 08, 2010 Erin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, historical-romance

This is the second book in the “Lessons in Love” series starring the enchantingly lovely Evelyn Ruddick, or Evie. After Georgiana marries Viscount Dare, its Evie’s turn to transform her pupil, and teach him how a proper lady ought to be treated. Once Evie discovers the notorious/scandalous Marquis of St. Aubyn, better known as “Saint”, is indeed the benefactor of the Heart of Hope orphanage she’s interested in patronizing, she sets her sights on “teaching” him. Saint agrees to hear Evie’s plan f...more

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Jul 25, 2011 Mey Buentipo rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance

The second book of the series of the "Lessons in love". I don't know what I felt from this book. There are times I am excited and times that I don't what to finish the book. The first chapters is good, exciting what will happen to h/h. When the story progress thou, it became frustrating because the hero is changing and then heroine very reluctant about the changed. It is kind of annoying what the heroine really wanted from the hero. As it goes, it become boring that I wanted to go the last page....more

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May 07, 2012 Milka Bago rated it 4 of 5 stars

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The story started out fine. I found it interesting especially the lessons written by Evelyn Marie. What brought me on reading this book is the blurb I've read in Goodreads. So I saved it on my phone without noting that it was part of a series. So if you want to read this, I advice you to please read the first book of the series about Viscount Dare and Lady Georgiana Halley so you can connect with them because they're also included in...more

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Apr 30, 2012 Nana rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, reform-this-rake, meh, up-for-second-chance-reread

I still have a lot of books to read on my shelf but prioritized this because I was in the mood for a good rake reformity theme and everyone I know says it's amazing.

Anyhow, I re-read the Pride and Prejudice before I got on board with this one. Bad move. As usual, I immensely enjoyed the former but the latter went dull with me. It saddens me because I really wanted to love this story. But the premise of those helpings for the orphanage/the oppressed totally worked better with The Last Hellion. It...more

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Jan 23, 2011 Denise rated it 5 of 5 stars

Great second book in the Lessons in Love series. I loved Saint, he was a true rake! This was not quite as good as the first book, The Rake. But still, it was sigh worthy :)

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Jan 13, 2010 Rane rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: regency-romance-napoleonic-era, keeper

Evelyn Ruddick knows she must help the children of Heart of Hope Orphanage, but in order to get the orphanage off it’s feet she must go toe to toe with the Orphanage’s chairman London's most talked about rake "Saint" the Marquis of St. Aubyn. Saint sees Evelyn as another busybody, and with a little luck he’ll have her in his bed and out of the orphanage in no time, that is until he’s in for his own lesson in love by Evelyn herself

There’s been many reformed rake stories, but more often then not,...more Evelyn Ruddick knows she must help the children of Heart of Hope Orphanage, but in order to get the orphanage off it’s feet she must go toe to toe with the Orphanage’s chairman London's most talked about rake "Saint" the Marquis of St. Aubyn. Saint sees Evelyn as another busybody, and with a little luck he’ll have her in his bed and out of the orphanage in no time, that is until he’s in for his own lesson in love by Evelyn herself

There’s been many reformed rake stories, but more often then not, the rake isn’t really shown to be a rake in action. With Saint that isn’t the case, as he’s shown in shining lights of being a rake with only himself and his needs coming first, until Evelyn walks into his life.

Evelyn wants to do more with her life, then to help her brother’s political career, when she comes across Heart of Hope Orphanage, she hears her calling to help these poor children and finally do something herself to make herself feel her self-worth and just make her proud of herself, until she comes into a roadblock that us St.Aubyn. Even with his sexy overtures he whispers in her ear, and his hot kisses, Evelyn still wants to help the orphanage and makes a deal with a devil St.Aubryn but at the same thinks it’s about time she teaches him a good lesson.

St.Aubryn is a rake, a scoundrel, and is tried of the fakes out there in the ton and seeing it first hand by his own family whom used him and forgot about him, life has taught St.Aubryn some hard lessons. Tried of being weight down by the rundown orphanage, he plans to sell it off to create a park, when Evelyn walks through the door, he thought to buy his time with her in his bed. The more he finds out about her, the more he can’t get her out of his bed and later out of his heart.

The praise I heard about this book was not unjust! This was an wonderful reforming the rake story, with two wonderful leads that created such a drawn you in story.

No on truly believed Evelyn would succeeded in her project of helping the Orphanage or her lessons in love, even her beloved friends, but Evelyn held a sort of strength, no one, even herself knew she had. Willing to go to any lengths, I was shocked when Evelyn taught a few hard lessons to Saint, but at the same time, they weren’t lessons without feeling, but out of pure feelings, and belief things could be better and Saint could be a better man. Evelyn quickly became one of my all- fave heroines!

What’s there to say about Saint that hasn’t been said before? He’s a bad-boy, but his coldness wasn’t just him being selfish, but the hard lessons and uncaring family and life taught him, Saint’s motto in life, I’ll give you something if pay me back 10fold. Saint can’t get over Evelyn and how pure she is, and the more she fights him, the more she wants her till he’ll break. With Evelyn’s help and love, Saint sees that he still has a heart, one that is full of kindness and love, the lengths Saint goes to prove he’s changed makes me sigh happily

The steam level between the two were smoking, and the heated whispers that Saint told in Evelyn’s ear made me fan myself! With characters from past books making their appearance, the center stage was always on Evelyn and Saint. The book drew me, it was “really” hard to put down!

Overall: can’t say enough on how much I loved this book, so I’ll leave it at that “I Loved ~~Saint~~ this book!” ;D (less)

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Suzanne was born in Southern California sometime in the latter half of the 20th century. In the way that some people are born knowing they want to be astronauts or cellists, Suzanne always knew she wanted to be a writer. Early dreams of becoming a zoologist and writing true stories about her adventures in Africa were crushed, however, after she viewed a television special about the world’s most po...more Suzanne was born in Southern California sometime in the latter half of the 20th century. In the way that some people are born knowing they want to be astronauts or cellists, Suzanne always knew she wanted to be a writer. Early dreams of becoming a zoologist and writing true stories about her adventures in Africa were crushed, however, after she viewed a television special about the world’s most poisonous snakes; she did NOT want to write about how she’d been bitten and lost a limb to a cobra. Thankfully at the same time the movie “Star Wars” premiered, and she realized that she could make up adventures and write about them, and not be eaten by deadly predators while doing research.

She dabbled in romantic fantasy writing for a year or two after graduating with a degree in English from the University of California, Irvine, until her affection for traditional Regency romances led her to write one for fun. After several encouraging rejections from publishers, she snared the interest of the world’s best and most patient literary agent, who advised her to revise the manuscript. This ultimately led to the publication of her first book, The Black Duke’s Prize, from Avon Books in the Spring of 1995. A second Regency, Angel’s Devil, followed that Fall.

When Avon folded its traditional Regency line, Suzanne was encouraged to try her hand at historical romance. As she remained keenly interested in England’s Regency period, she decided to attempt another manuscript set in that time. Lady Rogue hit the shelves in March of 1997. She wrote a total of 29 books for Avon, including two anthologies and a five-part contemporary series which received a pair of starred reviews from Publishers Weekly. One of those books, Twice the Temptation, was named one of the five best romances of the year by PW in 2007.

In 2002 her well-known love of all things “Star Wars” led to an invitation to appear on the E! channel in the television special “Star Wars: The Force Is Back”, where she discussed the romance in the movie series and ended up with more air time than George Lucas.

In 2010 Suzanne left Avon Books for St. Martin’s Press, where she continues to pen historical romance novels. Her 31st book, Taming an Impossible Rogue, is set to arrive in March 2012.

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