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The Naked Gentleman (Naked Nobility #6)
He Couldn't Refuse
John Parker-Roth cannot believe that marriage is necessary for his happiness. He would far rather pursue his interest in horticulture, but if one day he should find a female who shared his passion for flowers—a level-headed, calm sort of female—he might reconsider. Certainly the lovely young woman who has just tumbled into his lap will not do, as she poss...more
John Parker-Roth cannot believe that marriage is necessary for his happiness. He would far rather pursue his interest in horticulture, but if one day he should find a female who shared his passion for flowers—a level-headed, calm sort of female—he might reconsider. Certainly the lovely young woman who has just tumbled into his lap will not do, as she poss...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
April 1st 2008
by Zebra
(first published 2008)
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May 12, 2009
Aquit
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Noone, it was too damn full of people I didn't care about
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I can list up to 1,000 ways this book could had been better. But that'll take too long so I'll list the ones that annoyed me the most.
1--What the hell was up with all the secondary characters that had their own plots? I don't care about them; I only care about the main characters! MacKenzie ruined the first half of the book by popping up people that seem to be from her other books (TNG is my first read from her so I don't give a crap about them at this point.)
2--She made the heroin...more
I can list up to 1,000 ways this book could had been better. But that'll take too long so I'll list the ones that annoyed me the most.
1--What the hell was up with all the secondary characters that had their own plots? I don't care about them; I only care about the main characters! MacKenzie ruined the first half of the book by popping up people that seem to be from her other books (TNG is my first read from her so I don't give a crap about them at this point.)
2--She made the heroin...more
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Seperti mendapatkan beberapa jawaban dalam satu buku. Kenapa aku bilang begitu? Cos, dari buku 1 yaitu The Naked Duke sampai buku ke 5 yaitu The Naked Viscount, hampir semua tokohx ada, meskipun hanya sebagai cameo. Dari James dan Sarah yang memiliki 2 putra, Charles dan Emma yang jg mempunyai 2 putra, Robbie dan Lizzie yang mempunyai 1 putra dan pernikahan Edmund (Motton) dan Jane yang bahagia yang diceritakan disini Jane melahirkan seorang putra untuk Edmund. Dan 2 tokoh wanita yang dulux jaha...more
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Wuih,,gw akuin ini novel lbh bagus dari the naked baron (cerita Grace-David),ga ngebosenin alurnya tapi bikin gw gemes karna hero&heroine-nya rada "bloon" sama plin-plan bgt jd orang,,,,ihhh bikin gw mikir klo ada org kyk gini disekitar gw bakal habis gw omelin trs:-)
Berawal dr niat Meg Petterson, adik dari Emma, utk mencari suami di season 2-nya,,,tapi yah bo cari suami ga mesti ke semak2 kali. Ngegambarin heroinenya itu cewe gampangan banget:-( tp krn kejadian semak2 itu lah, Meg bertemu d...more
Berawal dr niat Meg Petterson, adik dari Emma, utk mencari suami di season 2-nya,,,tapi yah bo cari suami ga mesti ke semak2 kali. Ngegambarin heroinenya itu cewe gampangan banget:-( tp krn kejadian semak2 itu lah, Meg bertemu d...more
Probably my favorite book in the complete series, as well as a top favorite in all the romance genre books I've read. However, The Naked King, The Naked Prince (in the anthology An Invitation to Sin), & The Naked Viscount are all very far up my list of favorite romances as well. This is a great series! Sally Mackenzie is greatly talented to bring together all of these romances that tie into the friends & families of each character. This book has a wonderful build up of the romance &...more
2.5 * I thought this book looked like a cute story, it didn't hold my attention so I was going to put it down but then I just kept reading and eventually finished it. I didn't love it but it was kinda funny, the dialog sometimes had me chuckling and I liked the main characters quirks. This is part of a series but since I picked it up on a lark I didn't look that closely. The book revisits previous stories again and again but it wasn't that difficult to follow along even without the entire back s...more
Just what I needed! Quick, sweet and full of humour. And just a little sexy...
Meg has a little habit of dragging gentleman in the bushes, she searching for the "one". And one evening one of these eligble gentleman gets a little too fresh with her, and along comes our hero, John. John is a true gentleman, stiff and proper and maybe just a little too dull for Megs liking. John dispaches the "cad", but one thing leads to another and John and Meg are found in a compromising situtation. But this is j...more
Meg has a little habit of dragging gentleman in the bushes, she searching for the "one". And one evening one of these eligble gentleman gets a little too fresh with her, and along comes our hero, John. John is a true gentleman, stiff and proper and maybe just a little too dull for Megs liking. John dispaches the "cad", but one thing leads to another and John and Meg are found in a compromising situtation. But this is j...more
Have to say, her heroes really are not alpha. They seem definitely dominated by their female kin most of the time, and I like my men of the more alpha variety. I enjoyed Meg and Parks in the previous book, and they were alright in this as well, although I couldn’t understand Meg’s motivations. She just acted like a bit of an idiot most of the book, and for a smart lady that seemed out of character. I guess perhaps the moral of SM’s books is that love turns you into an idiot?? Not sure. Still, li...more
2,5* sajoooo(saja ;p)
buku setebal itu tp pertemuan antara john n meg cuma bisa dhitung dengan satu tangan j...dikit bangeet...yang ad para tokoh utama dibuku sebelumx yang sibuk meyakinkan mereka berdua_secara terpisah tentux_ agar segera menikah...sedangkan jhon dan meg cuma cuek bebek aja...
satu skandal saja tidak cukup untuk membuat meg dan jhon menikah,perlu yg lebih ekstrem seperti insiden "sodomi" d jalanan umum... ;p
asli,scene itu yg mendongkrak penilaianq am ni cerita...klo tidak ad itu...more
buku setebal itu tp pertemuan antara john n meg cuma bisa dhitung dengan satu tangan j...dikit bangeet...yang ad para tokoh utama dibuku sebelumx yang sibuk meyakinkan mereka berdua_secara terpisah tentux_ agar segera menikah...sedangkan jhon dan meg cuma cuek bebek aja...
satu skandal saja tidak cukup untuk membuat meg dan jhon menikah,perlu yg lebih ekstrem seperti insiden "sodomi" d jalanan umum... ;p
asli,scene itu yg mendongkrak penilaianq am ni cerita...klo tidak ad itu...more
This was a fun story. the author has a good hand with creating a scrumptious situation and likeable characters. The draw backs for me were: too many characters. I don't know why there were so many characters in such an ordinary sized book each with their own storyline. Some of them were only loosely connected to the main hero and heroine. Some of them were obviously going to have their own novel if they hadn't already. Some of them seemed to be the typical Regency villains: the societ matron who...more
After reading hundreds of historical novels of the same ilk, I still get tickled by Sally MacKenzie and her Naked series. The situations aren't entirely preposterous and her characters are 3-dimensional and very likable. And she tries to deal with some of the social issues of the time, while keeping it pretty light and easy. So if you love historical romance and love to laugh, cheer on, and groan with the characters then this book and this series are for you.
If you like a racy story full of sex and sexual innuendos and spicy anatomy descriptors and did I mention sex, then this is the book for you. When the characters weren't having sex or speaking about sex or the opposite sex, there was some quite humorous and witty situations and dialog. It is a very light-hearted romantic story, that makes me glad I didn't live during this tale's era or I'd be too exhausted from all the societal posturing (I guess that may be taken a couple of ways and both fit)t...more
The book drags, but what really drives me crazy about this book is the way she rewrites every occasion from anothers point of view. For instance the heroine was rushing through the garden trying to avoid the hero. The author writes the heroine's thoughts, then when they do get together, she starts the scene over again to let us know what the hero was thinking as he chased her. The book could have been half as long.
Don't waste your time it is just not that good!
Don't waste your time it is just not that good!
Heroine-nya gatel bgt, demen bgt ngajak cowo mojok, giliran hampir diperkosa baru panik, tapi ga kapok2 ngajak cowo lain. Kasian gw ma John, tapi di sisi lain John juga rese pas ud nikah tetep aja istrinya malah dianggurin. Untung karakter yg lain lucu utk dibaca, walo ada bbrp yg gw skip, tapi buku ini cukup gw sukai.
When I read about Meg and John in the Naked Earl, I thought that their story would have more promise. This was sort of a dud. I didn't feel like a girl as smart as Meg would do something as compromising as walk through gardens with multiple gentleman. You think someone would have told her sooner.
Such a shame. As a secondary character in the other books, Meg seemed so promising-- geeky about plants, intelligent, insightful. I was rather disappointed in this book, because it made her do wildly inappropriate and (frankly) stupid things... all with the explanation of being in love. Bah humbug.
hhmmm... agak kesel si karena tokoh2 buku 1 - 5 keluar semua, sampe bingung sendiri ini bukunya siapa sebenernya?
paling males kalo novel dgn banyak tokoh, udah gitu tarik ulurnya kelamaan.. males jg bikin review karena laper, uurrgg yeaaahh.. baru awal tahun udah males2 an kwkwkwkw :P
paling males kalo novel dgn banyak tokoh, udah gitu tarik ulurnya kelamaan.. males jg bikin review karena laper, uurrgg yeaaahh.. baru awal tahun udah males2 an kwkwkwkw :P
I love Sally MacKenzie's books. The passion and laughter just jump off the page. However, this was not one of her best tales. If you haven't read her books before, I suggest starting with the Naked Earl or the Naked Marquise as both are much better.
The passion was there, the humor was there, but there were too many issues that could have been solved with ONE conversation...that should have taken place WAAYYY earlier in the book!! The secondary story also just confused me rather than added any va...more
The passion was there, the humor was there, but there were too many issues that could have been solved with ONE conversation...that should have taken place WAAYYY earlier in the book!! The secondary story also just confused me rather than added any va...more
It was OK, it passed the time. This was the 3rd "naked" book I read (in a row, no less - the issue with borrowing a series from someone is that you feel like you have to read it all quickly to return it), and the story and writing was getting a little bit tired.
ugh, would've actually enjoyed this more if every single character/couple in the book wasn't doing it like bunnies. sheesh. prefer more balance of actual dialog and plot, kind of a waste of good characters in this one
J'ai bien aimé, comme d'habitude en fait, j'adore l'humour qui se dégage du roman et retrouver les perso qu'on connaît depuis le début. Mais j'ai trouvé que le fil de l'intrigue, même si différent dans le scénario, aboutissait à la même conclusion que le tome 3. On change les persos, on change le contexte, et on reprend les mêmes grosses ficelles. J'espère un peu plus d'originalité pour le #5.
This book's ending was seriously rushed. He went from "should I sleep with her" to I love you in less than 2 pages. Additionally, the heroine's character changed in this book. She lost a lot of her better personality traits from the previous books. Not a good read for me.
Great Regency romance. Part of a series but doesn't have to be read in order. Learning about some of the other characters from the Naked Series.
Another good Regency in the "Naked" series. As I've progressed through the series the stories and writing have gotten better. This will be a delight for Regency romance readers.
Every now and then a romance/hero/heroine book is nice to just let the brain wander! Crazy characters and funny----
Light-hearted, mindless read.
The flip side of the Lady Grace story.
Great for travel, beach or waiting for things to cook!
The flip side of the Lady Grace story.
Great for travel, beach or waiting for things to cook!
Apr 23, 2010
Michelle Huntsinger
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I love the naked books by Sally Mackenzie and would recommend them to anyone who enjoys historicals and funny romances.
picked this up at Starbucks free shelf in salinas. Fun easy read with good characters and cute variation.
Its a fun series, but this one was a little one dimensional and predictable. Still good to read, just not top of my list to reread.
Meg, introduced in "The Naked Marquis," is obsessed with plants. But she has recently also become interested in marriage. To that end, she's been pulling men into the shrubbery and seeing how they kiss (and creating quite the rumors about herself. When Mr. Jonathon Parker-Roth saves her when one gentleman wants to take it beyond kissing, she ends up compromising him instead. Her family wants the marriage to happen, His family wants the marriage to happen, it's just Meg and Jonathon that aren't s...more
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Sally MacKenzie decided to become a writer in grade school when she read one of her stories to the class. Her classmates laughed and she was hooked. She sat down immediately to pen her first novel.
Well, not exactly.
The hooked part is right--cursed might be a better description--but the sitting down and writing part came later. Much later.
Sally eventually went on to college, majoring in English, a...more
More about Sally MacKenzie...
Well, not exactly.
The hooked part is right--cursed might be a better description--but the sitting down and writing part came later. Much later.
Sally eventually went on to college, majoring in English, a...more
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