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February 26th 2008
by Leisure Books
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Mass Market Paperback, 336 pages
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0843958707
(isbn13: 9780843958706)
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BARING IT ALL
From the moment she saw the man on her doorstep, Lady Artemisia, Duchess of Southwycke, wanted him naked. For once, she'd have the ...more
From the moment she saw the man on her doorstep, Lady Artemisia, Duchess of Southwycke, wanted him naked. For once, she'd have the ...more
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Read in April, 2008
A delightful historical filled with art, romance, and intrigue.
Lady Artemisia, Duchess of Southwycke, needs a nude man...to paint. After marrying to please her parents, and becoming a young and wealthy widow, she returned to her childhood passion of art. She's the scandalous Duchess who paints pictures of naked, no that's nude, males.
Trevelyn Deveridge is the younger son of the Earl. Freed from the position of heir, he has embroiled himself in the intrigue of espionage. He appears at...more
Lady Artemisia, Duchess of Southwycke, needs a nude man...to paint. After marrying to please her parents, and becoming a young and wealthy widow, she returned to her childhood passion of art. She's the scandalous Duchess who paints pictures of naked, no that's nude, males.
Trevelyn Deveridge is the younger son of the Earl. Freed from the position of heir, he has embroiled himself in the intrigue of espionage. He appears at...more
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The opening line is a hoot! And Emily Bryan, whom I met at RT last week, is a delight!
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Read in March, 2008
I started reading this book because of its premise and opening scenes -- a widowed woman is an accomplished artist, and uses nude men as figure models for her paintings and sculptures. A man comes to her house and she mistakes him for her figure model, and tells him to strip down... Hee. The only problem with this book was that the sex scenes SUCKED. They were so awkward! And forced! It's as if they were written by someone who doesn't enjoy sex or find it natural, which is certainly a possibilit...more
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anybody looking for a light read
The book was fun and sexy and not the worst read of my life but it had great flaws. To start, the author didn't take the time to do proper research regarding the titles and just bungled them so badly - going to the point of using her mistakes as plot devices! - that it totally turned me off. Then, the heroine was just unbelievable. She's a gifted artist, a cunning businessman (yes, businessman because she has a male alter ego that manages her business), a rich duchess and she was attractive to b...more
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This was a fun book to read. The characters were well fleshed out and the plot was fast paced. I even enjoyed the servants and the role they played in the story. Highly recommend.
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About as bad as you would think... though I must say, it was better than the next one I did...
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