A woman compelled. . .
In the glittering world of Regency England, Anne Wilder played a dangerous game. A widowed lady by day, by... read full description
In the glittering world of Regency England, Anne Wilder played a dangerous game. A widowed lady by day, by... read full description
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Mar 27, 2011
Rane
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Get ready for the best cat and mouse game, from glittering homes of the ton to the dark rooftops of London.
Colonel Jack Seward is the best spy, from a child taken from the workhouse, made by luck, chance and hard work, he’s the best. Now he’s out to capture the infamous thief Wrexhall's Wraith, whose been stealing from the upper crust of the ton. And when they meet face to face, he finds the Wraith is a woman whom inflames his passion he’s kept hidden deep with More...
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Jun 18, 2011
Marilyn
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One and one half stars. Boy, did I have expectations for this book! I read the glowing reviews, and the outline of the plot sounded very interesting. I won't reiterate the plot since it's in nearly every other review.
This could have been a really good book. Complicated plot. Plenty of angst and conflict to go around. Lots of opportunity for redemption. Love conquering all. But I simply could not get into it. I began wondering if this book could be part of a series, because I felt as More...
This could have been a really good book. Complicated plot. Plenty of angst and conflict to go around. Lots of opportunity for redemption. Love conquering all. But I simply could not get into it. I began wondering if this book could be part of a series, because I felt as More...
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May 07, 2011
Tina
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The single thing that stuck with me about this book after I read it was how incredibly miserable every single person seemed to be. They either came from a horrible childhood (the hero), were just incredibly unhappy with love (the hero's best friend), were mean-spirited, petty and jealous (the heroine, niece), was just plain evil (the hero's father-figure) or had a ginormous martyr complex (the heroine).
A book about a female thief who was stealing from people who promised her money f More...
A book about a female thief who was stealing from people who promised her money f More...
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Sep 22, 2010
Jane
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OK but I wouldn't recommend it.
What I liked: The plot was good. The characters were great. I liked Jack's lust and love for Anne from the beginning. I liked Anne's intelligence and thieving skills and her ability to figure out who had the missing letter. I liked some of the plot twists. I liked the scene describing how Jamison first met and took Jack as his son from a workhouse.
What I did not like: The ending was unfinished. I wanted to know where they would go an More...
What I liked: The plot was good. The characters were great. I liked Jack's lust and love for Anne from the beginning. I liked Anne's intelligence and thieving skills and her ability to figure out who had the missing letter. I liked some of the plot twists. I liked the scene describing how Jamison first met and took Jack as his son from a workhouse.
What I did not like: The ending was unfinished. I wanted to know where they would go an More...
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Aug 01, 2011
Mlle.
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This book never really sucked me in and I'm not sure why. Seward was a really compelling hero; he was so in love, and so ashamed of his feelings...incredibly strong but still oddly bashful. He's gorgeous, but his voice is raspy because he was hung (on a noose) for two minutes, and he has a crippled hand. Very stiff, bottled up, proper, yet really believably ruthless and passionate.
I liked Anne quite a bit as well but I expect that she's the one I had the problem with. I just didn't bu More...
I liked Anne quite a bit as well but I expect that she's the one I had the problem with. I just didn't bu More...
Jan 30, 2012
Heather
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I first picked up this book over ten years ago when I was about eleven. I remember that my sister-in-law, who was living with us, had borrowed it from the library. As such, this was quite possibly the first romance I had ever been aware of. I didn't read the story in it's entirety back then because my mother found me out and was scandalized that I was reading a "sex novel", but from what I had read, I was intrigued. The title stuck with me, along with the scene in which Jack is all tie
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Jul 31, 2011
Cynthia
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Feb 12, 2011
Manuela
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Davvero un bel romance, ben scritto ed emozionante.
In tutto il romanzo traspare una tristezza e un'angoscia di fondo, che però non stona nel contesto, perchè la Brockway narra splendidamente i tormenti dei due protagonisti, segnati nell'animo da esperienze diverse ma ugualmente dolorose.
Lo stile della Brockway è intenso e raffinato, pregno di sensazioni ed emozioni ben delineate e scandagliate in profondità, anche se in alcuni punti l'ho trovato leggermente ridondante, rendendo alc More...
In tutto il romanzo traspare una tristezza e un'angoscia di fondo, che però non stona nel contesto, perchè la Brockway narra splendidamente i tormenti dei due protagonisti, segnati nell'animo da esperienze diverse ma ugualmente dolorose.
Lo stile della Brockway è intenso e raffinato, pregno di sensazioni ed emozioni ben delineate e scandagliate in profondità, anche se in alcuni punti l'ho trovato leggermente ridondante, rendendo alc More...
May 20, 2009
Joy
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I am pretty sure that I read this a few years ago when I first investigated genre romances, but as I failed to record that date read, I am going to put it down as a 2009 book. This is one of those books that most of my friends love, but it left me cold. I loved the idea of it--lady thief! angsty detective on her trail!--but the execution was just a bit too overwrought. Possibly this is why it didn't make an impression on me the first time around in 2004ish.
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Dec 17, 2010
Joy
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A hardened spy falls for a society widow who has a secret life as a thief; much of the intrigue revolves around a "burn after reading" type letter. While this could have been a lighthearted romp, Brockway makes the characters really, really tortured instead, so at the middle of the book they nearly kill each other or something. I usually like tortured characters and these kinds of plots but somehow this wasn't a keeper for me, and I'm not sure why.
Jun 19, 2011
Tressa
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The first half of All Through the Night was okay, but the second half was far more interesting. The second half reminded me of film noir. I did feel that the story ended a little too soon for me as I really liked the hero and heroine together.
Jan 07, 2012
Cindy
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OMG! This is really bad. The characters were stupid, hardly a piece of historical fact in the book that relates to the novel. Really bad!! I also tried another title and it was worse. Barely finished this book.
Dec 01, 2011
Katie(babs)
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Best naughty sex scene in a library ever! One of my all time favorite historical romance. There's angst, brooding sexy hero, angst, sexual desire and more angst.
Full of awesomesauce.
Full of awesomesauce.
Jun 09, 2011
Michael
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One of the best Romances I have ever read. By turns suspenseful, emotional, and dark, Brockway knocks it out of the park with this one. Cannot recommend this one highly enough.
May 23, 2011
Annie
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Wonderful. But the ending was a bit...abrupt. Questioning. I felt a slight sense of..."so...that's it? What happened????" but otherwise great story. 4.5 stars really.
Oct 15, 2011
Michelle
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Anne was a thief by night, widow by day, and Jack was drawn to the woman and hunted the thief. This was my first Connie Brockway book and I loved it!
Dec 24, 2011
Lauren
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I liked this book until the part where Anne just seemed to give up. I thought she would have fought more but she just got all meek and quiet. Kind of disappointing.
May 29, 2011
Cecilia
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Kind of dramatic story of thieves and spies, but the characters were complex and believably adult, and I cared about what happened to them.
Jul 17, 2011
Carrie
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3.5* The writing is wonderful and the plot intricate. I'm taking off a star because on the whole the book is depressingly dark, filled with angst, stress, and unhappy people playing roles. The reader is only privy to the briefest time of peace for the main characters at the end of the book. So while I applaud the writing and the mesmerizing story, this book wasn't so much entertaining for me as it was exhausting. ;-)
Recommended for those who enjoy angst-filled stories and tortured he More...
Recommended for those who enjoy angst-filled stories and tortured he More...
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Jun 11, 2011
Jen
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I just couldn't get into this. When she was a thief their relationship was fun and exciting. Unfortunately most of the first half was spent with her being a boring widdow.
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