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Filled with seduction, suspense, and passionate love, Madeline Hunter’s bestselling novels have captivated readers everywhere. Now she introd... read full description

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Feb 17, 2011
Keri rated it: 4 of 5 stars
This is the 4th book in the Seducer series and it just seems to get better and better. When Dante Duclaric fires his gun at a rabble- rowser (thank you Seton), he thinks he is protecting what little property he has left on his way out of the country. But when he finds out that the backside he fired upon is none other than his brother's ex-fiance, Fluer, he realizes he has bigger problems.

Once Fleur comes to, she realizes that she too has bigger issues and her issues were already prett More...
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Dec 09, 2008
Tammy rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I loved The Seducer, and have high hopes for this novel.
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Dec 23, 2011
Mell rated it: 2 of 5 stars
This felt like the weakest story in this group. (I would rate 1.5 stars if GR had the option.)I'm trying to finish these since a friend lent them to me. Not quite my cup of tea.

I didn't especially like Dante or Fleur. They both annoyed me, and the whole "will they or won't they" consummate their marriage got very old very quickly. I do like the more interesting historical elements of Hunter's series, with references to class/social status, workers' rights, and economics. Th More...
Sep 12, 2010
Fani rated it: 4 of 5 stars
*4.5 stars

I really liked this one, much better than The Seducer which was also very nice. But the pace this time was faster, the hero oh, so wonderful and the fact that a very large part was written from his POV, made it so much better.

The hero is a known rake who finds himself in the gaols because of his outstanding debts; debts that that the heroine promises to pay if he marries her. Her uncle is trying to prove her as mad and incompetent, in order to gain control of h More...
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Mar 23, 2008
Isis FG rated it: 3 of 5 stars
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Aug 19, 2011
Pamela(AllHoney) rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Wearing nothing but a man's nightshirt, Fleur Monley woke to find herself in the bed of England's most charming and reckless libertine. But it was a stray gunshot, not passion, that put her at the mercy of a man as infamously handsome as he was famously talented in the arts of love. Believing herself immune to any seduction, Fleur thought herself perfectly safe to make him an offer no ordinary woman would dare make: half her fortune for the freedom she would gain by being his wife--in name only. More...
Sep 27, 2011
Rebecca rated it: 3 of 5 stars
This book was incredibly slow in getting started. Fortunately, it picks up considerably in the second half, and I enjoyed the mystery. Unfortunately, the romance felt a little lacking to me. I think you can really see how Ms. Hunter's writing has improved when you read one of her newer books, such as Provocative in Pearls, and compare it to this one. The pacing in the newer books is much better.

That said, I enjoyed the book.
Jun 02, 2010
Danette rated it: 3 of 5 stars
My first book by Madeline Hunter. I thought the heroine was WAY too cold...didn't think there would ever be any "action." I really don't like books that are too complicated and have villeins scheming throughout. This book didn't impress me enough to want to seek out any more books by this author.....but I do have another by her that I will probably eventually read.
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Jun 21, 2009
Kit rated it: 4 of 5 stars
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Sep 13, 2011
Virginia rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Other than my annoyance at a purposeful misdirection on Hunter's part, (I found the real reason for the heroine's reluctance to have sex really stupid), the story was intriguing and on par with Hunter's other works. I liked it and it was definitely a quick read!
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May 19, 2011
Diana rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Read this because I was curious about MH, but I know her older stuff is best. So I went off of Seton's favorites and what was available at my local UBS. I was not disappointed, but I'm not sure I want to read about the other men featured in the series. We'll see.
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Aug 11, 2011
Jenny rated it: 2 of 5 stars
This book is average for a historical romance. I believe that Madeline Hunter became to bogged down in the conversations of the characters, and did not focus enough on the adjectives that make romance novels exciting. An ok read.
Jul 27, 2010
Sarah rated it: 4 of 5 stars
This is the second Madeline Hunter book that I've read and I enjoyed it just as much as the first. I'm hooked.

The characters are enjoyable and it was a pleasure to read the book as their relationship blossomed.
Oct 14, 2011
Ilze rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Another good one from Madeline Hunter. It took a while for me to accept Fleur as she was, especially her initial sneakiness around Dante and her emotional issues. The last part of the book, where Fleur has finally opened up to Dante in every way, is very good. Dante, of course, is a wonderful hero.
Feb 27, 2009
Ashleighloveland rated it: 4 of 5 stars
It's a fun book with fun characters, much better than your average romance novel, but it still has the problematic sexism (rampant in romance) of the man who is always right.
Aug 10, 2011
Amelia rated it: 3 of 5 stars
MOC + SAM


Awal2 nya seru...
Aq suka chemistry Dante - Fleur
Tp pas di pertengahan mule boring... (⌣_⌣”)
Apr 11, 2011
Connie rated it: 5 of 5 stars
I have never liked period novels. This is an excellent book. Yummy!
Aug 02, 2010
Loudice rated it: 5 of 5 stars
I love Dante and Fleur...
Dec 20, 2010
Jenny rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Love Dante
Aug 28, 2009
Ellen rated it: 4 of 5 stars
#4 Dante & Fleur
Mar 27, 2011
Jackie rated it: 3 of 5 stars
3.5
Nov 01, 2011
Gail rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I liked this one. The hero is a rake with a bad reputation, the heroine has the reputation of saintliness—hero rescues her, winds up marrying her and having to rescue her from bad relations. Interesting story, good read.
Nov 15, 2008
penelopewanders rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Read this ages ago - may well have been my first by this author. Long since traded away.
Oct 04, 2008
Ana T. added it
as good as her usual although I didn't
find Dante as big a rake as I thought
Feb 11, 2012
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