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La Novia Del Dragon / The Dragon's Bride (Company of Rogues #7)
by
Jo Beverley (Goodreads Author)
Con Somerford, now the earl of Wyvern, and smuggler Susan Kerslake knew each other for only for two brief romantic weeks as teenagers 11 years ago. But when they meet again at gunpoint on a windswept Devon cliff, they are disconcerted to realize that the attraction is still there if only they can get past the old hurts and the new complications that hang between them. A pa...more
Paperback, 411 pages
Published
January 1st 2008
by Titania
(first published 2001)
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Con Somerford, Earl of Wyvern, is the heir to a long line of wacko, pervy nut jobs. Fortunately, he's not a direct descendant. Unfortunately, it means he has inherited responsibility for the main estate, which is basically a house of horrors that includes "erotic" art that would put the Marquis de Sade to the blush, and a torture chamber with working equipment.
The last earl, whose bedchamber was littered with stinky alchemical ingredients and shriveled man-bits, was actively seeking a potion tha...more
The last earl, whose bedchamber was littered with stinky alchemical ingredients and shriveled man-bits, was actively seeking a potion tha...more
The Company of Rogues” is a band of twelve friends who met at Harrow School in their youth and bestowed this title upon themselves. They came from different backgrounds and prided themselves as anti-bullies, “opposing oppression from all quarters.” As I understand it, each book in this series is the romance of one of the Rogues, except two who died while on active military duty. Other books in this series have been written as spin-offs utilizing the same Regency time period and background of est...more
Aug 04, 2011
Ann Keller
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-romance
Years ago, Con Somerford and Susan Kerslake shared a few treasured weeks together, but they parted badly. Now, Susan is heavily embroiled in her family’s smuggling business, with her brother, David, leading the group of crafty townspeople. When Con returns as the new Earl of Wyvern, both are uncertain how Con’s new position will affect them.
At first, Susan treads lightly in Con’s presence, her memories of their intimate time together still achingly sharp, despite the passage of years. How she lo...more
At first, Susan treads lightly in Con’s presence, her memories of their intimate time together still achingly sharp, despite the passage of years. How she lo...more
The Dragon’s Bride is a historical romance, I usually do not read many historical romances. But recently I have received several of historical books from my friend and started to read them. I have already reviewed two of the books; I have enjoyed all of them so far.
I have to say this was a very enjoyable book. The storyline was very engaging I was sucked into it from page one. Book was very well written and I really and there were a lot of interesting characters. Susan was my favourite, she is...more
I have to say this was a very enjoyable book. The storyline was very engaging I was sucked into it from page one. Book was very well written and I really and there were a lot of interesting characters. Susan was my favourite, she is...more
This book was great for what I needed it for: an audio book to pass the time on my hour-long-each-way commute. It was easy, enjoyable and kept me interested to find out the ending. I always love a romance, even if this one was pretty shallow. I loved the narrator (Simon Prebble) and his reading of some of the racier scenes entertained me even in rush hour traffic.
It was a bit boring at parts. I lost attention when the characters would go deeply into conversations about smuggling. I felt that th...more
It was a bit boring at parts. I lost attention when the characters would go deeply into conversations about smuggling. I felt that th...more
I usually like Jo Bev's stuff but this is painful.
Yes, Con is an intricate and complex hero, and you do like him.
However, Miss Susan is someone I find conniving, an odd lack of morals, and no shame about it... seems to have been the one child to inherit her mother's genes a little too well. What she gets into her head seems not to have been thought about, neither discussed with any, nor given a more mature analysis-- the lady (or highly unladylike heroine)just bulldozes on with her stupid ideas....more
Yes, Con is an intricate and complex hero, and you do like him.
However, Miss Susan is someone I find conniving, an odd lack of morals, and no shame about it... seems to have been the one child to inherit her mother's genes a little too well. What she gets into her head seems not to have been thought about, neither discussed with any, nor given a more mature analysis-- the lady (or highly unladylike heroine)just bulldozes on with her stupid ideas....more
This is about two young lovers who parted disastrously many years ago because the girl wanted to marry a man with a title. Well, as romances are based on the wonders of circumstance and opportunity, the man inherits the title and the castle where she is now housekeeper. Bitterness and fear keeps them apart at first but eventually they surrender to mutual passion. The subplots are that she is part of the illegal goods smuggling operation that folk in the area use to survive and so she is attempti...more
Sheesh?!?!...I couldn't do it you guys. I didn't even get through the first half...(You know it's bad when you paid for something and then put it in the donate pile without even reading it!)
Feb 23, 2013
Carla Hommel Krissinger
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-london,
romance
Another good read by Jo Beverley! A little different than most historicals, offering a twisted look into the past life of a demented Earl and his obsession with S&M. When Con Summerfield took up his position as the new Earl, he was confronted with his first love. She was his housekeeper. She also broke his heart. Now, he struggles with his feelings for Susan, and his concern for where her true intentions lay. He also has to deal with the images of dragons and woman that are strewn about his...more
A new earl arrives at his fortress on a cliff in the heart of smuggling country to find that the daughter of the local smuggling lord who'd loved and spurned him when they were teenagers is now his housekeeper. Awkward. Together they work on keeping her brother, the new smuggling lord, safe from the local law enforcement, keeping their own respective secrets while trying to unravel those of the castle, cleaning out the home of a deceased man obsessed with dragons and sex (it'd be funny if it did...more
The curse has struck again. This being the third (or second-and-a-halfth) book by Beverley, I'm now disappointed, though I can't say if that depends on the book or simply me having read more of hers. It should be three stars, but I'm sad that I never saw her take him in hand, make love to him, so currently an unfair two stars.
The complaints are the usual, ie. typical historical romance tropes: merchandising-fueled appearances by half of the men from her other novels, unchanging unevolving lust o...more
The complaints are the usual, ie. typical historical romance tropes: merchandising-fueled appearances by half of the men from her other novels, unchanging unevolving lust o...more
OK, maybe a tiny bit more on the 3 side than 4 but I always find this book absorbing and my heart is in my throat. What if Lady Anne says yes? What if they're separated forever? I really like Race too: I don't quite find him quite as effervescent in his own book.
Now I have a question: didn't Nicholas and Hawk meet BEFORE this book? So what's with the "meet for the first time" in this book ... of course, maybe I'm wrong.
Now I have a question: didn't Nicholas and Hawk meet BEFORE this book? So what's with the "meet for the first time" in this book ... of course, maybe I'm wrong.
Aug 12, 2011
♆ BookAddict ~ La Crimson Femme
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
library-book,
historical-romance
This one I liked. I liked Susan and what happened to her to make her what she is now. I'm actually kind of impressed. I liked Con too and their reunion was painful, wasn't it? Once again, I feel badly for Lady Anne. Tossed aside again for a sexier woman. Who also has a name that starts with a letter S. Still, I ended up enjoying this book better.
May 27, 2011
Ilze
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
jo-beverley,
older-heroine
The book had quite a few good sections, and the love story itself was interesting and believable. When I started the book I was quite sceptical about the "teenage lovers meeting again 11 years later" aspect, but Beverley did that very convincingly. The characters of the heroine, the hero, and the hero's "secretary" (who gets his own book in Hazard) were well done and very appealing. The mad earl/torture chamber/dragon/crazy castle subplot was not nearly as well done, although it had its moments....more
Con Sommerford returns as the Earl of Wyvern, but he is a changed man. Susan Kerslake, his childhood sweetheart, began his ruination when she rejected him eleven years earlier. Susan tries to reconnect with her "Saint George" but apparently, he wants nothing to do with her, or does he? The story had an air of mystery, especially because of its foreboding setting.
Good book. Con Somerford and Susan Kerslake are interesting lead characters. Susan definitely gets her comeuppance for rejecting Con's love when he was untitled...now he's an earl and she's his housekeeper! Not a very memorable book, but good enough for one read.
Over the top historical romance, with sinister motifs, gloomy hero playing hunchback in the gutter, and a rather dim heroine. Not worth the effort.
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3 3/4 stars...reviewed for Night Owl Reviews at: http://www.nightowlromance.com/nor/Re...
A bit dark but interesting addition to the series that centers on the Rogues.
A bit dark but interesting addition to the series that centers on the Rogues.
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Dec 21, 2011
Gloriavirtutisumbra
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fuzzy-fluffly-romance-girly-yeah
This one wins the prize in the 'misleading cover art' category AND 'most preposterous place to hide a marriage certificate, ever' category. Beyond that, its simply fun.
Jul 09, 2011
Tishke
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
georgian-or-regency-era
A 3.5 stars.
I adored the secondary characters and the setting. I would love to see a book about David, Susan's brother, the new Earl of Wyvern aka Captain Drake.
I adored the secondary characters and the setting. I would love to see a book about David, Susan's brother, the new Earl of Wyvern aka Captain Drake.
An interesting combination of charm and shock. I enjoyed the prose and the characters, though they seemed to switch attitudes rather swiftly. Toss in a bit of smuggling, a mad earl, and a finale with a riding officer and some gratuitous cross-dressing, and you have a fun read.
I do like this one but not as much as the others in the series.
This was good,lots of suspense and smuggling of treasure.
ereader ebook
nice
Jun 13, 2012
Tonya Baldwin
marked it as to-read
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical,
own
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3.5
Delightful, enjoyed it muchly. I mean, what's not to love? There's smugglers, a treasure hunt and a mad earl's lair…
Georgian
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Mary Josephine Dunn was born 22 September 1947 in Lancashire, England, UK. At the age of eleven she went to an all-girls boarding school, Layton Hill Convent, Blackpool. At sixteen, she wrote her first romance, with a medieval setting, completed in installments in an exercise book. From 1966 to 1970, she obtained a degree in English history from Keele University in Staffordshire, where she met her...more
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