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Private Places (The Hunters)
by
Robin Schone (Goodreads Author),
Claudia Dain, Allyson James (Goodreads Author)
Four all-new hot tales of yore, by the queens of erotic fiction.
USA Today bestselling author Robin Schone shares a tale of a man and a woman in a notorious club, who learn how very dangerous desires of the flesh can be. Claudia Dain heats up this collection with the story of two voyeuristic young courtesans who might just take part in a very public seduction at the theatr...more
USA Today bestselling author Robin Schone shares a tale of a man and a woman in a notorious club, who learn how very dangerous desires of the flesh can be. Claudia Dain heats up this collection with the story of two voyeuristic young courtesans who might just take part in a very public seduction at the theatr...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
August 5th 2008
by Berkley Trade
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Reviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release August 2008
I confess that the list of authors for “Private Places” intrigued me. I’m familiar with all of them and wasn’t aware that two of them even wrote historical works, much less historical erotica. So I was very pleased to get a chance to review this book. All four stories are definitely historical and all four are also definitely erotic. But each pulled very different feelings from me as you will see.
‘The Decidedly D...more
I confess that the list of authors for “Private Places” intrigued me. I’m familiar with all of them and wasn’t aware that two of them even wrote historical works, much less historical erotica. So I was very pleased to get a chance to review this book. All four stories are definitely historical and all four are also definitely erotic. But each pulled very different feelings from me as you will see.
‘The Decidedly D...more
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I was so excited to read this book. Private Places is a four author anthology with Robin Schone, Shiloh Walker, Allyson James and Claudia Dane. Honestly I bought the book because I LOVE Robin Schone and Shiloh Walker...well I have mixed thoughts about the different stories. Not all were that great and unfortunately Robin's was my least favorite.
Honestly this is the second book in a row I have read by Schone, and have been disappointed. To me her characters just don't connect well on an...more
Honestly this is the second book in a row I have read by Schone, and have been disappointed. To me her characters just don't connect well on an...more
Four novellas from four authors with rather different styles. The stories are historical erotic romance, with one of the stories also being paranormal.
(Be warned, I will use the word "interesting" a lot in this review.)
In order of appearance:
This story featured some worn out tropes, but also gave them new life in a way. Wh...more
(Be warned, I will use the word "interesting" a lot in this review.)
In order of appearance:
Allyson James has a card-playing, cunning widower and a desperate young widow learn that passion is the ultimate wild card.
This story featured some worn out tropes, but also gave them new life in a way. Wh...more
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I had this sitting on my nightstand for over a month, and couldn't summon the muster to go on. The first story was bad enough, so I didn't want to bother.
The Decidedly Devilish Duke
by Allyson James
★✩✩✩✩
Well, I think we're off to a rocky start with this anthology. I've not read anything by James, but after this, I don't think I want to either. The short story was all over the place and I often found myself wandering from the book, thinking if this is what's b...more
The Decidedly Devilish Duke
by Allyson James
★✩✩✩✩
Well, I think we're off to a rocky start with this anthology. I've not read anything by James, but after this, I don't think I want to either. The short story was all over the place and I often found myself wandering from the book, thinking if this is what's b...more
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Historical anthology with heavy breathing. The Shiloh Walker story was interesting, a paranormal [werewolves:] set just after the American Revolution. My favorite story was the Allyson James' 'Decidedly Devilish Duke' - set in the Regency with a hero who doesn't want his heroine just lying there and thinking of England... One of the most interesting bits to me [as a long time Regency reader:] was the actual explanation of the game piquet and what the terms meant. You hear them scattered arou...more
I picked this one up for the short story by Robin Schone. It is a sequel to her previous novel Scandalous Lovers, which I enjoyed very much. While I did like the story, it was nowhere near as good as Scandalous Lovers. It was nice to see what happened to two of the characters from that novel, though. If you have not read Scandalous Lovers, this story will probably not do much for you. It was too short and you won't understand a thing about the two lovers in this piece. There are reference...more
Gosh, the stories in this one were somewhat uneven. My favorite was the Shiloh Walker story. I love her books and it was short, but very good. I liked the paranormal historical twist. Historical paranormals are sort of a weird category and hard to do well.
The other stories were OK. The Schone story was my least favorite.
I don't think this is a groundbreaking book or anything - it was just OK.
The other stories were OK. The Schone story was my least favorite.
I don't think this is a groundbreaking book or anything - it was just OK.
In a word: lame. The best of it was The Decidedly Devilish Duke by Allyson James, a decent 3-star read. The rest could have been written by a teenager with a warped libido. I'm glad I got this for $2 secondhand, otherwise I'd be angry at myself for having spent the $14 cover price.
Mitzi
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Short story by Robin Schone from The Men and Women's Club.
A Night at the Theater by Claudia Dain.
The Decidedly Devilish Duke by Allyson James.
Hunter's Mercy by Shiloh Walker.
A Night at the Theater by Claudia Dain.
The Decidedly Devilish Duke by Allyson James.
Hunter's Mercy by Shiloh Walker.
Allyson James' The Decidedly Devilish Duke = 3
Claudia Dain's A Night At the Theatre = 4
Shiloh Walker's Hunter's Mercy = 3
Robin Schone's The Men and Women's Club = 4
Claudia Dain's A Night At the Theatre = 4
Shiloh Walker's Hunter's Mercy = 3
Robin Schone's The Men and Women's Club = 4
I only read this book for Robin Schones book. It was part of the Scandalous Lovers series. Loved it. I will again say, I am madly inlove with Robin Schone. lol
Victoria Vane
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A NIGHT AT THE THEATRE by Claudia Dain = 4 Stars wildly entertaining. The shoe was completely on the other foot where seduction is concerned as two worldly women for completely different reasons set out to seduce their chosen man. Loved it.
A NIGHT AT THE THEATRE by Claudia Dain = 4 Stars wildly entertaining. The shoe was completely on the other foot where seduction is concerned as two worldly women for completely different reasons set out to seduce their chosen man. Loved it.
This book showed me I need to stop reading trash! But I can't help it :/
I recommend skipping the last story. It's really awful.
Lynn Calvin
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Claudia Dain's A Night at the Theatre was good. Set in 1782 England, it may be the most realistic approach to how theatre was viewed/used in the time period although, I suspect, this story's version is a bit more overt than the reality.
Allyson James' Decidedly Devilish Duke was good. Set in 1835 England.
Robin Schone's Men & Women's Club took a decidedly intellectual approach to sex.
Shiloh Walker's Hunter's Mercy is part of her Hunter series.
Allyson James' Decidedly Devilish Duke was good. Set in 1835 England.
Robin Schone's Men & Women's Club took a decidedly intellectual approach to sex.
Shiloh Walker's Hunter's Mercy is part of her Hunter series.
Quick review:
Schone = meh
Walker = like
James = like (will find more of her work)
Dain = bleh
Schone = meh
Walker = like
James = like (will find more of her work)
Dain = bleh
I really wished this story would have been a full book. I would have loved to have read more of Jack's life with Mercy.
MELISSA
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So far I have read The Decidedly Devilish Duke...set back in 1835 and about a love that is lost and then found 10 years letter..set in London..one of my fav book settings...very hot and I loved it! Looking forward to the next short...I finished the other 2 shorts and I liked them all...very steamy!
I like reading anthologies to try different authors. Shiloh Walker wasn't a good as I expected, but Robin Schone has never disappointed me. Allyson James is OK, but Claudia Dain's writing pleasantly surprised me. Overall, good reads.
Dannielle
marked it as did-not-finish
I really enjoyed Allyson James' and Shiloh Walker's stories in this book. I couldn't get into the other too. Not my normal time periods, but I was still able to enjoy the stories.
In one word.. Horrible. I didn't even finish reading the first chapter. And I can normally make it through the worst of books. Just not my genre.
This book sucked. I got it on vacation and finished it in about an hour as I skipped most of it.
Hunter's Mercy - Shiloh Walker - Excellent
just started reading it .. will let ya know !
Rachel Stone
marked it as to-read
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USA Today Bestselling Author Robin Schone is the recipient of the Romantic Times 2008 Career Lifetime Achievement Award for Most Innovative Historical Romances. She is published in thirteen countries, including China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and Spain. Scandalous Lovers (Kensington Brava 2007) was chosen by RUSQ (Reference & User Services Quarterly, the official journal of the Refe...more
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