Reckless and wild, beautiful Lily Lawson delights in shocking proper London society and in breaking any rule to flaunt her independence. Now she... read full description
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Jun 03, 2010
Shawna
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5+ stars – Historical/Regency Romance
Although I’d previously read and loooved Kleypas’s Travis’s series, this was the first historical romance of hers that I read, and it’s no wonder that she’s such an incredibly popular romance author. The relationship between wild spitfire spinster Lily Lawson and stodgy Alex, Lord Raiford, from bitter antagonism to explosive passion that turns to cordial respect and then deep affection, is sheer magic to behold. This book inflamed my LK admirati More...
Although I’d previously read and loooved Kleypas’s Travis’s series, this was the first historical romance of hers that I read, and it’s no wonder that she’s such an incredibly popular romance author. The relationship between wild spitfire spinster Lily Lawson and stodgy Alex, Lord Raiford, from bitter antagonism to explosive passion that turns to cordial respect and then deep affection, is sheer magic to behold. This book inflamed my LK admirati More...
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Jul 23, 2008
Eastofoz
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What a page turner this turned out to be! It was nearly impossible to put down. This is right up there with Loretta Chase’s “Lord of Scoundrels” in terms of deliciously wicked banter between the h/h and the love-hate relationship is broiling hot with lots of unexpected twists and turns.
Alex is one short tempered, bossy man who cannot handle not being in control all the time. He just can’t stand the “screw you”, devil-may-care attitude of Lily Lawson and does everything he can to More...
Alex is one short tempered, bossy man who cannot handle not being in control all the time. He just can’t stand the “screw you”, devil-may-care attitude of Lily Lawson and does everything he can to More...
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Jun 09, 2009
Rane
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I loved this book, that after I finished reading it, I flipped to the first page and started to re-read it again.
At first glance Alex Raiford is your typical A Alpha Male, wanting it his way or the highway. But slowly your shown what has left Alex so cold and unfeeling and that he’s finally has to see that he’s been hiding behind this pain and building a wall around himself and the one person he didn’t want around him in a million years is the one who opens his eyes.
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Mar 23, 2011
Bekah
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This book made me fall in love with Lisa Kleypas again. I had devoured her books years ago, and then things happend and I just stopped reading altogether, and then I picked this up...This is one of those books where once the hero has decided to stop being stubborn, he falls like a 100 pound cement block! :-) Luckily for Lisa she has this ability to write these stories that make you want to pick them back up and feel that tenderness again and again, and thus makes her books 'keepers'!
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Jun 23, 2010
Trang
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Kleypas has never cease to amaze me with her wonderful story lines, her steamy romance scenes, and the way she tugs at my heart when I read her books.
Lily is a beautiful woman who is wanted by many men of London. Everyone assumes she is a courtesan and is very much established in the bedroom, but only she knows looks can be deceiving. However, she holds a deep secret that only her and her friend, Derek know. But even Derek doesn't understand to what extent this secret Lily is harbor More...
Lily is a beautiful woman who is wanted by many men of London. Everyone assumes she is a courtesan and is very much established in the bedroom, but only she knows looks can be deceiving. However, she holds a deep secret that only her and her friend, Derek know. But even Derek doesn't understand to what extent this secret Lily is harbor More...
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Feb 27, 2010
♥ Beth
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Then Came You
Another awesome read from Kleypas!
I loved Alex and Lily's story! This book has it all! I loved the drama between Alex and Lily for all her crazy antics and meddling! You can't help but laugh at her actions and poor Alex never had a chance!! He was doomed from their first meeting!! The chemistry between them sizzles! As their relationship develops, they end up saving each other, in ways no one else has been able to do in the past, to reach their happil More...
Another awesome read from Kleypas!
I loved Alex and Lily's story! This book has it all! I loved the drama between Alex and Lily for all her crazy antics and meddling! You can't help but laugh at her actions and poor Alex never had a chance!! He was doomed from their first meeting!! The chemistry between them sizzles! As their relationship develops, they end up saving each other, in ways no one else has been able to do in the past, to reach their happil More...
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Jan 26, 2009
Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress"
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Lily Lawson is such a great heroine. This is one of the books I love more for the heroine than the hero, although I really loved Alex Raiford. This is Lily's story. She is not perfect and she is considered a fallen woman. But the grit, and the determination she has makes you love her for who she is. Alex cannot resist her, and falls hard for her. I thought this book was so passionate and intense. The words just jump off the page and into your heart.
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Oct 21, 2011
Sababa
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And here I thought I had read Lisa Kleypas' best romance novel!! I loved Devil in Winter and Sugar Daddy, still do, but Then Came You, is altogether a different standard of romance. It is superbly written, with a heroine I won't ever forget! Lily is absolutely all the things women in those times lacked - wit, courage, beauty and the ability to be by her own.
When I read Derek's story I was a bit disappointed in him. But Then Came You brings out the best of Derek Craven! I literally howled More...
When I read Derek's story I was a bit disappointed in him. But Then Came You brings out the best of Derek Craven! I literally howled More...
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Mar 25, 2011
Annie the Destroyer *Leather Lust*
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Wow. I’m sensing another Kleypas craze coming on! Have I ever said how much I love this woman!? I may have mentioned once or twice, but I absolutely adore her historicals! No one can really compare with her. Kleypas is simply the historical romance queen!
Although this book wasn’t my favourite of her works, it was still pretty damn good! At first I wasn’t too fond of Lily. She was too showy, cared too much about being the center of attention and I didn’t like that at all. Lily says sh More...
Although this book wasn’t my favourite of her works, it was still pretty damn good! At first I wasn’t too fond of Lily. She was too showy, cared too much about being the center of attention and I didn’t like that at all. Lily says sh More...
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Aug 19, 2011
Michelle
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Everytime I read a Lisa Kleypas book I have a huge smile on my face and I feel all giddy inside. The first book of the Gambler Series was excellent! Lily Lawson is a ill mannered, wreckless, gambler who is trying to find her daughter who was stolen from her. Alex Raiford is still longing for his deceased fiance until he meets Lily. She is everything in a woman that is completely wrong for him. When Alex realizes he can't live without Lily they marry but Lily keeps her secret from Alex. She's afr
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Jan 29, 2012
Carrie
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SOA Listening Challenge 2012- Historical 2/4
3.5* rounded up.
I enjoyed the story, but I would have enjoyed it much more with a good narrator. 4* for the story, 2* for Rosalyn Landor's narration.
The plot was intricate and layered, the dialogue was sharp and witty, and the writing overall was quite good. I knew this book had an HEA, but I wasn't certain Kleypas could pull it off. I was pleasantly surprised at the interwoven story lines and the emotions they produ More...
3.5* rounded up.
I enjoyed the story, but I would have enjoyed it much more with a good narrator. 4* for the story, 2* for Rosalyn Landor's narration.
The plot was intricate and layered, the dialogue was sharp and witty, and the writing overall was quite good. I knew this book had an HEA, but I wasn't certain Kleypas could pull it off. I was pleasantly surprised at the interwoven story lines and the emotions they produ More...
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Jan 27, 2011
Slavena
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Lili Lawson is on a quest to save her younger sister from making a big mistake by marring someone who is very unsuitable for her. Lili is a spitfire of the first caliber and a very interesting character. You would love reading about her escapades. Lord Alex Raiford was interesting character but Lili overpowered him so much. I thought he was a bore and I didn’t like him for not loving her from the start, but nonetheless he came to his senses. This book is great read and even greater listen becaus
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Dec 16, 2011
Lucie
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This novel brought me a lot of fun. Longer than usual, there are several parties in this adventure. First, the electric meeting between Alex and Lily: two colorful characters. They are separed by everything and yet they seem to complement each other perfectly.
Lily is impulsive, unpredictable and outrageous. This is the mask she shows: impulsivity, incredible passion, improper manners, brittle sarcasm and an humor devastating. In reality, she is a fragile being who has alwa More...
This novel brought me a lot of fun. Longer than usual, there are several parties in this adventure. First, the electric meeting between Alex and Lily: two colorful characters. They are separed by everything and yet they seem to complement each other perfectly.
Lily is impulsive, unpredictable and outrageous. This is the mask she shows: impulsivity, incredible passion, improper manners, brittle sarcasm and an humor devastating. In reality, she is a fragile being who has alwa More...
Jan 08, 2011
Zeee
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Jan 07, 2012
Cortney
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Reckless and wild, beautiful Lily Lawson delights in shocking proper London society--and will break any rule to flaunt her independence. And now she is determined to rescue her helpless sister from an upcoming, undesired marriage to Lord Alex Raiford, the arrogant Earl of Wolverton. Through fair means and foul, the headstrong hellion succeeds outrageously-but her handsome adversary is not to be outdone. A master gamesman, Lord Alex counters Lily's scorn with kindness, and parries her blistering
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Jun 06, 2011
Audrey
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After waffling between a four and a five, I'm going for broke and slapping a fiver on this wonderful story. Lily is a magnificent heroine. She just feels so REAL in everything she says and does. She's audacious and bold and makes mistakes, but she also has very human quirks and vulnerabilities that she doesn't want to reveal to anyone (or doesn't trust to reveal) after having gone so long only relying on her own independence. When Alex comes along and is smitten almost from the start, she doesn'
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Feb 13, 2011
Manuela
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L'attesa non è andata delusa. Un romanzo completo, emozionante, coinvolgente, con tutte le carte in regola per essere un must tra i romance (e non solo).
Tutti i personaggi, dai principali, ai secondari, sono curati con maestria nella loro caratterizzazione: Alex, con la sua apparente freddezza, che però si rivela tenerissimo quando l'amore lo travolge e quando è con il fratellino; Lily, nella sua sfrontatezza, dietro cui si nasconde un dolore inimmaginabile; Burton, il maggiordomo; Henry, More...
Tutti i personaggi, dai principali, ai secondari, sono curati con maestria nella loro caratterizzazione: Alex, con la sua apparente freddezza, che però si rivela tenerissimo quando l'amore lo travolge e quando è con il fratellino; Lily, nella sua sfrontatezza, dietro cui si nasconde un dolore inimmaginabile; Burton, il maggiordomo; Henry, More...
May 05, 2010
Nina
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LOVED IT!!! If I could, I would sprinkle thousand stars on this book!
Such an amazing story... Lily and Alex's relationship was so dynamic, it sucks you in right away and you don't want to put it down until you finish.
Lily was very adorable with her funny and inappropriate acts, sometimes she was too cynical but I liked her very much.
And Alex... I don't know which gorgeous part of him I should choose to begin with... (of course I meant his character ;p) Alex s More...
Such an amazing story... Lily and Alex's relationship was so dynamic, it sucks you in right away and you don't want to put it down until you finish.
Lily was very adorable with her funny and inappropriate acts, sometimes she was too cynical but I liked her very much.
And Alex... I don't know which gorgeous part of him I should choose to begin with... (of course I meant his character ;p) Alex s More...
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Jan 30, 2012
Mina
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Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas
4.5 stars
Lisa Kleypas delivers this story with her signature style: utterly descriptive prose, a riveting plot, highly nuanced characters , including the secondary ones. What impressed me the most, though, is the fact that everything seems to be heightened, magnified, overloaded: a plot featuring the abduction of a child and a blackmail, the protagonists’ personalities with their extreme behavior, their initial antagonism, their More...
4.5 stars
Lisa Kleypas delivers this story with her signature style: utterly descriptive prose, a riveting plot, highly nuanced characters , including the secondary ones. What impressed me the most, though, is the fact that everything seems to be heightened, magnified, overloaded: a plot featuring the abduction of a child and a blackmail, the protagonists’ personalities with their extreme behavior, their initial antagonism, their More...
Jan 17, 2012
Zeynep
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Of all of Lisa Kleypas's spirited heroines, Lily Lawson takes the cake as the most shocking and unpredictable. Having received a large inheritance from her late aunt, Lily doesn't have to rely on society or a husband to support her. Furthermore, she has a dark secret that has driven her to the brink of desperation and despair. So basically, she does the equivalent of giving the middle finger to all the rules of society and propriety. Repeatedly. Fearless and wild, at first I found Lily to be com
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Jan 17, 2012
Jan
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Best Lisa Kleypas novel I've read so far. Still was slightly annoyed with her writing style at times (what's up with the two paragraph sex scenes? I'd prefer less of them but longer ones really. Quality above quantity people!).
But the characters were absolutely great, and the story was this strange mix between antics and emotion. Loved Alex a lot, who once he had decided how he felt about Lily turned into the most swoonworthy hero ever.
While I was reading it I was slight More...
But the characters were absolutely great, and the story was this strange mix between antics and emotion. Loved Alex a lot, who once he had decided how he felt about Lily turned into the most swoonworthy hero ever.
While I was reading it I was slight More...
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Jul 20, 2011
Sara ♥
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4.5 stars! I've got to stop staying up so late reading books!
You know, I was about to say that this book was really cute, but I just don't think that's the right word for it. This book was INTENSE. At first, there was SERIOUS conflict between the hero (Alex, Lord Raiford) and the heroine (Lily Lawson) over the fact that Lily did NOT want Alex to marry her sister (to whom he was engaged), and would not stop at anything (and I REALLY mean ANYTHING—holy scandalous behavior, Batman!) More...
You know, I was about to say that this book was really cute, but I just don't think that's the right word for it. This book was INTENSE. At first, there was SERIOUS conflict between the hero (Alex, Lord Raiford) and the heroine (Lily Lawson) over the fact that Lily did NOT want Alex to marry her sister (to whom he was engaged), and would not stop at anything (and I REALLY mean ANYTHING—holy scandalous behavior, Batman!) More...
Apr 15, 2011
Monica
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This book was amazing. I loved the heroine, Lily Lawson so much. She’s so vibrant, she just jumps right at you. Lily has been through a lot, through more than anyone can imagine. She keeps her cards close to her chest *smirk* and stands on her own two feet. The grit and determination this woman has in unbelievable, and undeniable. She just doesn’t give one whit what people think, which is a good thing, considering More...
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This book was amazing. I loved the heroine, Lily Lawson so much. She’s so vibrant, she just jumps right at you. Lily has been through a lot, through more than anyone can imagine. She keeps her cards close to her chest *smirk* and stands on her own two feet. The grit and determination this woman has in unbelievable, and undeniable. She just doesn’t give one whit what people think, which is a good thing, considering More...
Apr 12, 2011
Tiffany
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Known to be one of Kleypas's very best, it's clear to see why this book makes so many top lists and is so beloved; I could give it nothing but the highest marks. I didn't love everything in the book, but as a whole, I adored it. Kleypas's signature style and amazing way with words is present, but to me this book is somewhat darker that her most recent books with its exploration of child kidnapping and a heroine who is quite worldly and anything but virginal.
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Feb 04, 2012
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Jul 19, 2010
Lili
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This was a very nice read... the plot is interesting and the characters are to die for!, I usually don’t like historical romance novels so much because the female lead is always looking for a suitable husband to be his perfect wife and bear him a ton of kids, her main concern is gossiping, gowns and balls… meaning she’s shallow and boring.
In this book however, I found Lily… and oooh how I love her!, not only because of her pretty name but for all the little details of her character, More...
In this book however, I found Lily… and oooh how I love her!, not only because of her pretty name but for all the little details of her character, More...
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Dec 14, 2011
Christy
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Sep 27, 2011
Barbie29
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Kleypas has never cease to amaze me with her wonderful story lines, her steamy romance scenes, and the way she tugs at my heart when I read her books. .This book is the first in historical romance genre in which the heroine is reckless chit,she gambles,hunts,flirts with every gentlemen and curses in most atrocious language n is the most scandalous women alive in London..lol And the hero Earl of Wolverton, Alex Raiford is the one gentleman with good breeding,pride and excellent manners who has av
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Feb 12, 2012
Andrea
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This is probably the most disappointing Kleypas novel I've ever read. It was just OK for me. Any other author this might have been a 3 star book but I expect more from Kleypas.
The characters were interesting and I liked them but I never crossed the hurdle of really caring about them and feeling any emotional investment. The child being kidnapped from her mother should have struck a nerve with me. I have small children, I love them. Normally stories with kids touch me, this one did More...
The characters were interesting and I liked them but I never crossed the hurdle of really caring about them and feeling any emotional investment. The child being kidnapped from her mother should have struck a nerve with me. I have small children, I love them. Normally stories with kids touch me, this one did More...
