From a dazzling new voice in historical fiction comes a pair of mismatched lovers who find themselves caught in a most scandalous position. ...
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Apr 02, 2011
Dina
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I'm not "inspired" to write a full review, so I'm just going to share some of my random thoughts...
If you're a fan of Lady Whistledown, the popular character created by Julia Quinn in the Bridgerton series, chances are you'll enjoy Compromised. While I was reading this book, I found myself thinking that it could have been written by Lady Whistledown, so "peculiar" its humorous writing was. Here's an example:
Finding the drawing room in perfect order, bo More...
If you're a fan of Lady Whistledown, the popular character created by Julia Quinn in the Bridgerton series, chances are you'll enjoy Compromised. While I was reading this book, I found myself thinking that it could have been written by Lady Whistledown, so "peculiar" its humorous writing was. Here's an example:
Finding the drawing room in perfect order, bo More...
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Jul 24, 2011
Karen
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Gosh I really enjoyed this book, the first I've read from this author. Very different to many of the historical romances I read. I felt like I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, anxiously anticipating what was to come next.
Miss Gail Alton is not having a good time of things. Her new stepmother is forcing her to attend the Season along side her beautiful and much admired sister Evangeline. Whilst riding in the park, she gets toppled by a stuffy, self-important, too-handsome-by More...
Miss Gail Alton is not having a good time of things. Her new stepmother is forcing her to attend the Season along side her beautiful and much admired sister Evangeline. Whilst riding in the park, she gets toppled by a stuffy, self-important, too-handsome-by More...
Jun 16, 2010
Tara
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It's been a long time since I read a new romance novel, esp. a historical romance. But I read a fantastic review of another book by this author and managed to get this one first, so I thought I'd give this one a try. It was enjoyable enough, though not mind-blowing or anything. It's very Julia Quinn-like in style and tone, right down to the nosy, sharp-tongued matriarch who takes a shine to the heroine. Gail is like most Regency heroines modeled after Elizabeth Bennett--clever and witty and unen
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Jun 18, 2009
Katie(babs)
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Why is Compromised such a grand book? There are so many things to recommend. Could it be the witty dialogue between the hero and heroine? Could it be that even though the setting is the typical Regency England where young misses must marry snooze worthy gentlemen, Kate makes things so lively and interesting? Or could it be that the first interaction between the dashing hero Viscount Maximillian Fontaine and the plain Jane heroine, Gail Alton will have you in stitches? Max’s poor horse Jupiter is
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Jun 05, 2010
Ebony
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This is a gorgeous book for anyone who loves a cracking good regency romance.
There are so many great regency romances out there, they can often end up sounding the same, but the clever thing Kate Noble has done here is to take a seemingly impossible situation and make it work.
The rules are usually a hero never pursues someone else while being engaged or married to another. But the main difference about this book is that Max and Evie are pretty much railroaded into a secre More...
There are so many great regency romances out there, they can often end up sounding the same, but the clever thing Kate Noble has done here is to take a seemingly impossible situation and make it work.
The rules are usually a hero never pursues someone else while being engaged or married to another. But the main difference about this book is that Max and Evie are pretty much railroaded into a secre More...
Jul 05, 2011
Stephanie
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Gail has just returned from traveling abroad with her father, older sister, and new stepmother. Gail is about to be launched on society when she would rather be wondering the halls of a museum or the streets of a foreign country. So she is none to happy when she ends up in a lake after a run-in with Max, Viscount Fontaine. Neither likes each other but find each other tossed together when Max is caught kissing Gail's sister and is forced into an engagement with her. As the two find themselves con
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Mar 06, 2011
Christine S.
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My 1st read from this author & really enjoyed it - looking forward to reading more of her work!
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May 07, 2011
Juliana
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The relationship between Gail and Max was absolutely lovely ... if only there hadn't been the love square component (4.5 stars)
This is my second book by Kate Noble and one I actually picked up thinking only to read a chapter or two right before going to bed. That did not at all work out well for me and I was up till I finished it at 5am! That in and of itself tells you how good I thought it was and how much I enjoyed it.
The story is absolutely lovely and very much of an e More...
This is my second book by Kate Noble and one I actually picked up thinking only to read a chapter or two right before going to bed. That did not at all work out well for me and I was up till I finished it at 5am! That in and of itself tells you how good I thought it was and how much I enjoyed it.
The story is absolutely lovely and very much of an e More...
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Jul 07, 2009
Karen
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Boy meets Girl, Boy and Girl detest one another on sight... standard setup for a tempestuous romance, yes? Except... Girl's *sister* is the "compromised" woman of the title; she is the one that Boy falls in love with at first sight, and is determined to marry. Or... is she?
This was an intriguing book about romance, marriage, and everything that comes between (not to mention everything that can come between the couple themselves!). It's about how two people who believe More...
This was an intriguing book about romance, marriage, and everything that comes between (not to mention everything that can come between the couple themselves!). It's about how two people who believe More...
Jun 08, 2011
Sabrina
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Miss Gail Alton thinks that attending the Season will be boring. But she soon realizes that her assumption was totally incorrect. She meets a fascinating (and in her opinion rather arrogant) stranger, her sister Evangeline is compromised and it looks like she will have to agree in a rushed marriage. When Gail is introduced to her sister's possible husband, she is shocked to recognize in him the stranger whom she couldn't forget.
When Maximillian St. John, Vinscount Fontaine, met Evangeline A More...
When Maximillian St. John, Vinscount Fontaine, met Evangeline A More...
Aug 28, 2009
Sandy
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Compromised was a dainty and pleasing read. There were moments where I just wanted to put the book away and never read it again because it was kind of boring (and that was consistent). Its plot isn't entirely unique to me. The ideas in general seemed to be but when printed and expanded on paper, the story just didn't resonate with me. I liked that the main characters were somewhat flawed and imperfect. After all, who really likes a heroine where she's beautiful, rich, lucky and book-ish? It's to
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Aug 12, 2011
Calisto
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Gail is the too tall, too smart, too awkward, too bluestocking sister of the beautiful, ethereal, just all around awesome Evangeline. Being faced to having to debut at the same time as her, Gail accepts the fact that she's overshadowed and escapes the pressure by riding. In fact, she rides in the early morning where she meets the too handsome, too arrogant, too rich (or eventually soon to be rich enough), too troubled (waaaah! I have daddy issues) Maximillian. During a ball, after rescuing Gail,
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May 07, 2010
Angela
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Kate Noble came highly, highly recommended on Smart Bitches Trashy Books, and so I went and grabbed the sample of Compromised off Barnes and Noble's ebook site. I can say right out that Ms. Noble's overall writing style in that sample hooked me into buying all three of her available books; it's a bit cliched, perhaps, to say that she has Austen-esque charm, but you know what? It's what I thought when I read that sample.
That said, Compromised is the least interesting of her books. The More...
That said, Compromised is the least interesting of her books. The More...
Jan 24, 2010
Rane
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Miss Gail Alton is in a real bind, from being forced to make her may into society by her beautiful sister, then knocking down a man into the lake, then getting sick at her coming out ball! Gail isn’t very lucky the moment, and worse yet to come the man she knocked into the lake Maximillian, Viscount Fontaine has just compromised her sister!
By mere chance and mistake, Maxmillian asks Gail’s sister for her hand, knowing it’s the right thing to do, only he can’t get Gail out of his head More...
By mere chance and mistake, Maxmillian asks Gail’s sister for her hand, knowing it’s the right thing to do, only he can’t get Gail out of his head More...
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Jun 30, 2011
Allison (The Allure of Books)
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Compromised by Kate Noble is a really fun historical romance novel. It is the type of book that, as you read, gets more and more frustrating and you want to yell at the characters to "FIGURE IT OUT ALREADY!" I love the type of plot line in which the characters are determined to do (or be) one thing, as the reader is quickly made aware that they should be doing the opposite. I think it's a really great way to get readers invested in the character's lives incredibly quickly - you can't h
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Nov 23, 2011
Lori
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Lots of fun! Two people who immediately irk and irritate are obviously soul-mates. Lots of learning about love, relationships, and Society...
Beautifully written, great characters, and lots of witty dialogue. You "feel" for both Gail and Max -- what they've come from and through. The only nit I have is that Gail is barely 18 and Max is 28. I realize in many ways, this isn't unusual for the times; but I wished several times that Gail was at least 20. She seemed too mature fo More...
Beautifully written, great characters, and lots of witty dialogue. You "feel" for both Gail and Max -- what they've come from and through. The only nit I have is that Gail is barely 18 and Max is 28. I realize in many ways, this isn't unusual for the times; but I wished several times that Gail was at least 20. She seemed too mature fo More...
May 14, 2011
Many times I thought I wouldn't finish this book, but something kept me engaged. It was entertaining, in its own way.
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Sep 16, 2010
Lisa
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I just want to warn you that about 3/4 of the way through this book it gets too sensual and then another 40 pgs in - it get downright sexual. So, I want to warn everyone. Even though it is a great little story, I DID NOT like the fact that I had to skip pages. I normally just stop reading, but I really wanted to find out what happened, seeing as I was already over half way through. So read with caution, or just don't read it at all if you don't like the smut. Thanks...I will not be reading
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Feb 06, 2012
Celina
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Well...I guess it is a good story. The writing (descriptions, transitions, point of views, etc) were superb. I just think that the characters were not that established. I know that's a weird description but let me explain a little more.
I think it was because of Lisa Kleypas' Wallflower series that made me perceive Gail Alton as the shorter sister instead of Evie. It would have been better if the two were super contrasting in characters. I think it would have helped decide which of More...
I think it was because of Lisa Kleypas' Wallflower series that made me perceive Gail Alton as the shorter sister instead of Evie. It would have been better if the two were super contrasting in characters. I think it would have helped decide which of More...
Sep 18, 2011
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Jan 26, 2012
Joelle
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Compromised
by Kate Noble
5 stars
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From a dazzling new voice in historical fiction comes a pair of mismatched lovers who find themselves caught in a most scandalous position.
Miss Gail Alton is not having a good day. Or a good year. First, her new stepmother strong-arms her into attending the Season as a foil to her beautiful sister Evangeline. Then, while riding her mare in the park, she gets toppled by a stuf More...
by Kate Noble
5 stars
http://angelswithattitudebookreviews-joe...
From a dazzling new voice in historical fiction comes a pair of mismatched lovers who find themselves caught in a most scandalous position.
Miss Gail Alton is not having a good day. Or a good year. First, her new stepmother strong-arms her into attending the Season as a foil to her beautiful sister Evangeline. Then, while riding her mare in the park, she gets toppled by a stuf More...
Sep 15, 2011
Nisha
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This is one of those books that falls neatly between 3 and 4 stars. I enjoyed reading it, but at the same time, it's not going to make me want to ride a lovestruck horse into a handsome man, so we both fall into a lake. Wait, maybe I would like to do that, but what I'm trying to say is that it wasn't life-changing. It was amusing and cute and a bit different from the run-of-the-mill HR. In that aspect, at least, it should get some recognition.
Our heroine, Gail, and her sister, Evie, ha More...
Our heroine, Gail, and her sister, Evie, ha More...
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Mar 21, 2010
K.
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3.5-4*
I found "Compromised," exactly as all my "reading buds" here predicted: Intriguing enough to keep me going to the end, a bit bumpy along the road, some "hints" of a (very early) Julia Quinn feel to the story/writing, but not enough "togetherness" pages for the hero and heroines' eventual HEA.
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Noble's hero really took warming up to for me. Max had many of the "usual" issues with his More...
I found "Compromised," exactly as all my "reading buds" here predicted: Intriguing enough to keep me going to the end, a bit bumpy along the road, some "hints" of a (very early) Julia Quinn feel to the story/writing, but not enough "togetherness" pages for the hero and heroines' eventual HEA.
My random thoughts:
Noble's hero really took warming up to for me. Max had many of the "usual" issues with his More...
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May 29, 2009
Julie (jjmachshev)
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"Compromised" was a light romance from new (to me) author Kate Noble. It's very much a regency romp with the added fillip of a touch of extra heat not normally found in your average regency. At 375 reading pages in trade paperback size, it's not exactly a quick read but I didn't find it hard to finish.
Gail is the smart daughter, the tall daughter, the daughter in the shadow of her classically beautiful sister Evangeline. Her father's job kept them moving from country to co More...
Gail is the smart daughter, the tall daughter, the daughter in the shadow of her classically beautiful sister Evangeline. Her father's job kept them moving from country to co More...
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Jul 17, 2010
Bird
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Wow, this was awful.
First, the author seemed to be attempting to write in an eloquent, Jane Austen-esque fashion, but it fell terribly short. It ended up feeling fake and cheesy rather than authentic.
The plot was as trite as could be. Man is arranged to marry the beautiful, golden girl, but begins falling for her sassy, quick-witted, less attractive sister. But what about the woman he's betrothed to? Gasp!
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It followed the traditiona More...
First, the author seemed to be attempting to write in an eloquent, Jane Austen-esque fashion, but it fell terribly short. It ended up feeling fake and cheesy rather than authentic.
The plot was as trite as could be. Man is arranged to marry the beautiful, golden girl, but begins falling for her sassy, quick-witted, less attractive sister. But what about the woman he's betrothed to? Gasp!
:ensue drama:
It followed the traditiona More...
Nov 18, 2011
Abby
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When they first meet, Gail Alton and Max, Viscount Fontaine detest, loath and despise one another. And then fate throws a curve ball when on the Alton girl's coming out ball, Max and Gail's beautiful sister Evangeline are caught in a compromising position and must wed. But what happens when Gail realizes that she's in love with Max, and Max is in love with Gail? And Evie is in love with Max's best friend, William and he's in love with her? Oh the scandal!
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May 18, 2011
Kelly
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saving the bulk of my thoughts for an upcoming podcast, but i enjoyed this novel quite a bit. it has just enough of "everything" in it to satisfy a historical romance craving without being overly chaste (like austen) or ridiculously anachronistic like other novels.
Sep 02, 2009
Sharon
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I think I've found another romance author to follow...
This historical romance had well realized characters, snappy dialogue and a sweet and spicy romance. Looking forward to tracking down Noble's other historical. Should be fun!
This historical romance had well realized characters, snappy dialogue and a sweet and spicy romance. Looking forward to tracking down Noble's other historical. Should be fun!
Jan 11, 2012
Shanan
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I love Kate's writing. She has such a fun loving approach to her storytelling! I love the characters she has created. They are unique and have minds of thier owns. I didn't find myself disliking anyone other than Lord O. This was such fun to read. This is one I would enjoy reading again and again. I usually can't say that about a book but this one I can!
Aug 21, 2010
Chris
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I enjoyed this book. As usual the hero is an idiot who can't see past outer beauty, but I loved the way the characters developed. I hadn't read anything by this author before, but I'm off to buy her next book - Revealed.
