The Devil Who Tamed Her (Reid Family, #2)

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The Devil Who Tamed Her (Reid Family #2)

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Johanna Lindsey presents a sparkling, passionate Regency-era novel in which a beautiful but ruthless gossip meets her match in a dashing rake who sets out to change her wicked ways. Featuring two enthralling characters from the unforgettable bestseller The Heir, The Devil Who Tamed Her is a spirited new tale about the transforming power of true love. Ophelia Reid is an inc...more Johanna Lindsey presents a sparkling, passionate Regency-era novel in which a beautiful but ruthless gossip meets her match in a dashing rake who sets out to change her wicked ways. Featuring two enthralling characters from the unforgettable bestseller The Heir, The Devil Who Tamed Her is a spirited new tale about the transforming power of true love. Ophelia Reid is an incomparable beauty with a reputation for starting rumors and spreading them. Having purposely wrecked her engagement to Duncan MacTavish, a future marquis, which her social-climbing father arranged, Ophelia wants to return to London's marriage mart and make her own choice of a wealthy husband. But on her journey home, something unexpected happens.... The heir to a dukedom, Raphael Locke, Viscount Lynnfield is -- in spite of his disinterest in marriage -- the most sought-after young lord in England. He instantly disliked Ophelia when she caused a scandal to avoid marriage to his friend MacTavish, but having comforted her in a tearful moment, he begins to wonder if she's not all bad. So when MacTavish claims that Ophelia will never be anything but a spiteful beauty, Rafe bets his friend that he can turn her into a kindhearted lady who will one day make a good match, just not with him. With her parents' blessing, Rafe commandeers Ophelia's coach and whisks her -- chaperoned, of course -- to his remote estate in the countryside. There, as he tries to show his furious, sharp-tongued "guest" the error of her ways, he discovers the surprising reasons for her bad behavior. Soon his daily lessons with Ophelia take effect and he finds himself irresistibly attracted to her. When Rafe champions the new and improved Ophelia's re-entry to London society, marriage proposals pour in. Only then does Rafe start to wonder whether he hasn't gone and fallen in love with Ophelia himself.

Wondrously romantic, passionate, and delightfully humorous.

The Devil Who Tamed Her is proof positive why Johanna Lindsey is among the most widely read and best-loved authors of our time.

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Published June 12th 2007 by Pocket Books (first published January 1st 2007)

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Oct 15, 2011 Zeek rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorite-author-all-time, romance, hist-rom, hist-rom-pirate

Because I loved her old stuff, I can’t resist a new Johanna Lindsey. Sad thing is, she used to be an autobuy for me, now I wait for library copies.

The Devil Who Tamed Her gets a “meh” and a "sigh" from this once loyal JL reader.

Ophelia Reid & Raphael Locke were fist introduced in JL’s earlier release, The Heir - a wholly forgettable novel that I never finished. In The Heir, Ophelia was a mean-spirited brat engaged to Duncan Mctavish. Raphael is Duncan’s best friend. This story picks up soon...more

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May 27, 2008 AzuresHeart rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Regency Era fans

I read the Heir about 4 or 5 months ago and didn't realize it to Ms. Lindsey 7 years to do a sequel. Good thing I didn't read the first one that long ago! I thought this was a nice quick easy read. I really liked the hero in this one. And I liked how they "warmed up" in one scene LOL. A bit too much was made of the heroines looks though that was the point but at one part I am like enough already we know she is the most beautiful in the whole wide world :). Those of you who read the Heir will be...more

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Oct 16, 2012 Janarah rated it 3 of 5 stars

I've been a very avid reader of Johanna Lindsey's books ever since my mom told me "A Pirate's Love" as a bedtime story. (She didn't include the other scenes, don't worry) Anyway, I did really like this book. I haven't read "The Heir" yet so I didn't met Ophelia's character yet from before.

I liked the cover and was enthralled by it because it was written by Johanna Lindsey. I really did like how it was explained why Ophelia became the way she was and it was quite enjoyable reading them falling i...more

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Aug 11, 2012 Alisi rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

Oh Lordy, this has to be one of the worst Romance books I've read. The characters are all hollow and lifeless, which makes the plot - character driven as it is - even worse off then the characters.

The main character, Ophelia, was a Mary Sue. The most beautiful woman in all of england, maybe even world, more beautiful then any other woman who'd ever existed? Come on now... And the whole "I'm so beautiful, everyone hates me" is so cliche it makes me choke.

Even that, though, I can understand and go...more

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Mar 11, 2011 Marianne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Ophelia Reid is an extremely beautiful woman. But she is also cranky, surly and self-centred. She appears to be a rumourmonger and is, by her own admission, impatient, tells lies when it suits her and has difficulty controlling her temper. She is bitter because she feels that people only act like her friends because of her looks.
Viscount Lynnfield, Rafael Locke is an extremely handsome man. He’s a rake, enjoying his bachelorhood and not planning to get married anytime soon. He likes to champion...more Ophelia Reid is an extremely beautiful woman. But she is also cranky, surly and self-centred. She appears to be a rumourmonger and is, by her own admission, impatient, tells lies when it suits her and has difficulty controlling her temper. She is bitter because she feels that people only act like her friends because of her looks.
Viscount Lynnfield, Rafael Locke is an extremely handsome man. He’s a rake, enjoying his bachelorhood and not planning to get married anytime soon. He likes to champion the underdog, and enjoys a challenge.
Rafe looks upon Ophelia as a challenge. He is convinced that he can change her anti-social behaviour, that he can transform her from a spiteful, spoiled ice queen into a sweet person. And, although the 100 pound bet with his friend (and Ophelia’s ex-fiancé) is the impetus for this, he is motivated more by the noble idea that he can change her into a woman who will be happy, who will be loved for herself, find real friends and a husband during the Season in London.
So he kidnaps her and takes her (chaperoned, of course) to his remote Northumberland property, intending to tame this hellcat. In doing so, he discovers, under the surface, a witty, engaging woman who enjoys laughter and simple pleasures. And someone with quite valid reasons for some of her behaviour. Having prepared her for the Season, he returns her to London, but then realises that he is not enamoured with the idea of another man marrying her.
This is the first book by Johanna Lindsey that I have read, but I realised fairly early in the read that it would not be the last. Johanna developed a plot which seemed like it was going to be predictable, but a few twists kept the story interesting. The dialogue was witty and often funny, and there were some delightful scenarios. Rafe’s method of warming up the snow-bound Ophelia and later, defusing her temper tantrum were novel (ladies, try this at home if you have a Rafe handy!). Rafe was an immediately likeable character, and it was easy to empathise with Ophelia as her character developed from a spoiled debutante into a fuller person.
This is a delightful book, very romantic! I really enjoyed reading it.

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Sep 28, 2010 Jane Stewart rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance-prior-to-wwll

I didn’t enjoy this. I was not surprised, delighted or entertained.

Some of the conversations and events were illogical and unjustified. The characters and plot weren't interesting enough. In addition, I was hoping to read about some creative and exciting methods of changing a person, for example: the interaction between Helen Keller and her teacher in The Miracle Worker, or Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady. This story wasn't even close. There were a few discussions similar to counseling sessions...more I didn’t enjoy this. I was not surprised, delighted or entertained.

Some of the conversations and events were illogical and unjustified. The characters and plot weren't interesting enough. In addition, I was hoping to read about some creative and exciting methods of changing a person, for example: the interaction between Helen Keller and her teacher in The Miracle Worker, or Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady. This story wasn't even close. There were a few discussions similar to counseling sessions with a psychologist and then deciding it's better to be nice than not. In addition, the psychologist learns she wasn't so bad after all. I was let down due to my own expectations. Ok, so maybe I'm asking a little too much. Those stories are classics. But at least give me some wittiness or creativity.

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Rafe made a bet with Duncan that he could change a mean-spirited, rude shrew (Ophelia) into a sweet-tempered, likeable person. His method of curing her consisted of a few talking sessions in which he asked her to explain certain mean things she had done in the past. Most of her explanations showed that she had honorable intentions and only on a couple of occasions did she do something mean out of anger or jealousy. In truth she was a victim more often than not. During these sessions, Rafe told her his goal was to fix her and then return her to London. After the initial shock, she was ok with this. She and Rafe began enjoying each other, becoming friends and even more than friends. She returned to London and started treating people with consideration and enjoyed seeing it returned to her for a change. Someone mentioned to her that Rafe had done this on a bet. Then, she became furious with Rafe. He explained to her that it started on a bet, but his intentions quickly became honest and caring. He genuinely wanted to help her, and he did. I think she should have accepted this with humor and gratefulness for how it all turned out. Instead he and she did some things I didn't care for or didn't make sense. Some examples follow.

When Ophelia and Rafe first returned to London, she was happier, treated people better, and was glad for the experience with Rafe. Later when she learned he began this on a bet, she thought "he'd turned her life upside down for a stupid wager, and there was nothing that he could say to make that more palatable" (page 266). I don't think her life was turned upside down. She was wrong to be so angry and to do things to him out of this anger.

Some people had observed three events: seeing them leave a party together in a coach without a proper chaperone and being gone for a week, seeing them kiss, and Rafe claiming the first dance with her at a ball on her second night back (page 255). Rumors began that they were engaged. Rafe asked his father if Ophelia had started the rumors, but his father said no, these were events observed by independent people. Later, Ophelia told Rafe she started these rumors because she was mad when learning about the bet. Rafe then believed she started the rumors, but his father had told him that independent people saw these events, so his new belief that Ophelia started the rumors didn't make sense to me.

Next, she told Rafe that her recent good behavior was a lie, and that she never changed at all but was still truly a shrew. She said she fooled him into thinking he'd won the bet due to her acting ability. She said she wanted to marry him so she could make him pay (page 268). Rafe said "You're not even going to think about it?" She said "The only thing I'll be thinking about is how to make you suffer." He said "Very well, then I see no reason to wait." He immediately takes her to an official who performs the wedding vows that evening. He then took her to her father's home, dropped her off there and left to go to his own home. This whole thing didn't make sense to me. Why would Rafe marry her that night after hearing what she said? I can only assume that the author meant for readers to believe that Rafe loved her and would marry her anytime he could. But, this hadn't been made clear to me earlier because he kept saying he didn't want to marry for several years. On the other hand, he was walking around with a special marriage license, so maybe he wanted to marry her no matter what. This scene just wasn't clear enough for me. It left me shaking my head.

Was there anything I liked about this story? I felt sorry for Ophelia growing up with no friends and being frequently hurt. Rafe was a likeable, good guy. During his travels, Rafe did a number of charitable good deeds for others. If fits that he would try to reform Ophelia, another good deed. I considered giving this book 1 star because of everything I mentioned above, but I gave it 2 stars because the author is such a good writer. She writes well and tells an interesting story even though there are plot and logic weaknesses.

Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: three. Setting: unknown time, probably early 1800s England. Copyright: 2007. Genre: historical romance.

For a list of my reviews of other Johanna Lindsey books, see my 5 star review of “Gentle Rogue” posted 6/14/08.(less)

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Jan 29, 2010 Wieta rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance

Agrkh..... Baca buku ini baru beberapa halaman kok aku merasa otakku bolot ya...? Terjemahannya kurang oke, apalagi aku habis baca buku Johanna Lindsey lainnya terjemahan GM. Terasa sekali perbedaannya. Semoga aku bisa tahan sampai selesai.

Setelah agak lama berkutat di halaman2 pertama, halaman2 selanjutnya terasa lebih enak dibaca. Pada akhirnya terlepas dari terjemahannya, ceritanya bagus kok. Alurnya lumayan cepat sehingga membuat penasaran.

Ophelia, digambarkan sebagai gadis yang paling canti...more

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Jul 25, 2012 Limau Nipis rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads, e-books-save-trees, on-nook, historical-romance

Good God, I wondered how Johanna Lindsey has lost her magic touch. She used to be my auto buy author, but sadly, this book is not up to my expectation. Her Malory series is one of my favourites of all time, that I had one whole series at my mom's home.

This book is akin to The Taming of the Shrew, with Ophelia very much alike to Katherine's character. Ophelia, the most beautiful girl in London, had the most bothersome manners. She is angry, spiteful and distrust people.

Enters Rafe, who tries to c...more

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Jan 17, 2013 Ashley rated it 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book! The story line had just the right amount of drama, romance, tragedy, and humor. I couldn't put the book down at some parts! I just was not swept away into the story. Hence the four star rating instead of a five. By no means did that make this book less enjoyable. Johanna Lindsey sure knows how to write her romances! I enjoyed that there was always so unexpected happening; for I feel that most books are cut and dry when it comes to a love story. I would def recommend this boo...more I enjoyed this book! The story line had just the right amount of drama, romance, tragedy, and humor. I couldn't put the book down at some parts! I just was not swept away into the story. Hence the four star rating instead of a five. By no means did that make this book less enjoyable. Johanna Lindsey sure knows how to write her romances! I enjoyed that there was always so unexpected happening; for I feel that most books are cut and dry when it comes to a love story. I would def recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good romance!

Ophelia Reid was supposed to be happily married today, but was shamefully embarrassed by a jealous ex-best friend, Mavis. So after two failed engagements to MacTavish, she has high hopes to return to London as the most sought after debutante yet again. Fate, on the other hand, has different plans for her. Raphael Locke, Lord of Norford, has struck up a deal with MacTavish. For although Ophelia is a beauty, she is considered shrewd and self-absorbed. But maybe she has a reason, an answer for all the things she has been accused of. Raphael believes he can change her ways and right some wrongs. He decided to abduct Ophelia and whisk her away to one of his estates in the country, Alder's Nest. Upon arrival, the challenge begins. Raphael is quite determined in his exhibition and will not be swayed until he is satisfied with the outcome. Yet, what is the side of Ophelia he is seeing? Is this a side she chooses not to show, or is this a side no one chooses to see. He can feel his attraction for her growing with each passing day. Only after he near escape does he actually act on impulse and take their relationship to the next step. They return to London soon after. Ophelia does see her past shrewish ways, and takes action to right a couple of her own wrongs even being polite to all her admirers. Rafe realizes the thought of her finding someone else actually bothers him. He is summoned back home for a meeting with his father where he realizes that rumors have been spreading and Ophelia is compromised. The outcome is they must be married. But, Ophelia just recently found that his "good will" was actually manifested for a bet! Through a fit of rage, they are married. Rafie abandons her as soon as the vows are spoken. He believes she only pretended to change and refuses to even live with her, which causes her to run away to his parents. She has recently come to the conclusion she is pregnant and does not want animosity between his family and herself. When he finally come to her to make sure she is not roping his family with lies, she run back home again. While on a shopping trip with her mother, she runs into a very sorrowful Mavis. Upon asking Ophelia for her forgiveness, she runs blindly into the path of an out of control carriage. Ophelia pushes her out of the way just in time, but is trampled in the process. Will she loose the baby? Will Raphael and her make this work? Will she even make it out alive? Make sure you grab this book and find out!(less)

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Feb 06, 2013 Leya rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-book

Ophelia Reid is considered the most beautiful lady of the season, but also known to be mean spirited. Raphael Locke, Viscount Lynnflied, has had enough of the scheming and wants to teach Olivia a lesson. With permission of her parents he "kidnaps" Ophelia to a remote cottage. There he tries to make her see her wrong doings... But he's realizing that there's more to Ophelia than meets the eye. Can the ton be mistaken about this beauty?

These two characters were first introduced in The Heir, althou...more

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Aug 03, 2011 Rebekah added it · review of another edition

I couldn't put this book down! It was so good! It was a book of passionate desire, anger, love, hate, revenge and forgiveness... The best part about it was that you never knew what was going to happen next!

Ophelia is a girl that has no idea how to be honest without being cruel and she has held so much anger that she should have let go but didn't know how. Along comes someone who is willing to help... but there is a catch! She ends up realizing that she has truly fallen in love with him just as...more

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Jul 03, 2011 Kristen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011

Ophelia Reid has been known as the "ice queen", who has no friends, and has a bad relationship with her father. She doesn't know why people pretend to be nice to her, even after she broke up her engagement with Duncan MacTavish. When she meets Raphael Locke, he's the one who has to set her on her ways, tames her wild side, and made a bet. Things gets heated up between Ophelia and Rafe, even after they kiss, when they realize what's going on between them. Even after she changed her ways, he beds...more

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Apr 05, 2012 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance, novels, pinjeman

kenapa ya saya suka sama yang ini. walaupun agak munafik juga sih liat Pheli yang bisa berubah segitu drastisnya. yaa, tapi dia jadi jahat juga karena faktor masa kecil, and we can't judge her. tapi ga nyangka bahwa Rafe bakal mengubah Pheli dengan taruhan, yaa, seperti kata Mandy, aku bakal membunuhmu kalau aku tahu itu. dan jujur saja, Rafe sudah tahu bahwa Pheli telah berubah berkatnya, tapi masih juga menuduh Pheli dan percaya bahwa Pheli lah yang telah menyebar rumor bahwa mereka akan menik...more

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Oct 18, 2011 Sue Lyndon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: bodice-ripping-goodness, historical-romance

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I've read many Johanna Lindsey books (most of which I've loved), but I wasn't initially planning on reading The Devil Who Tamed Her because I'd heard from a few friends that the characters in it are very unlikeable. BUT one day I was in the book store looking for a Johanna Lindsey book that I hadn't yet read and this was the only one on the shelf at the time, so I decided to give it a try anyway. I'm so glad I gave this book a chance, because I absolutely loved it! The story revolves around Ophe...more I've read many Johanna Lindsey books (most of which I've loved), but I wasn't initially planning on reading The Devil Who Tamed Her because I'd heard from a few friends that the characters in it are very unlikeable. BUT one day I was in the book store looking for a Johanna Lindsey book that I hadn't yet read and this was the only one on the shelf at the time, so I decided to give it a try anyway. I'm so glad I gave this book a chance, because I absolutely loved it! The story revolves around Ophelia, a beautiful woman who'd just intentionally sabotaged her engagement to a prominent Scot named Duncan, and her fiance's friend, Rafe. Ophelia is known for being a gossip and a shrew, so Duncan and Rafe make a bet that Rafe can't teach her the error of her ways. It did strike me as a little strange why Rafe would accept such a bet and go to the lengths he went to in order to "tame" Ophelia, but he claims several times throughout the book it is because he likes to help people and he thinks it will help Ophelia be able to find a husband she loves (instead of having to marry someone of her father's choosing). After Rafe absconds Ophelia away to his grandfather's secluded estate, he goes about trying to get Ophelia to confess all the bad things she's done (gossip, lies, etc) only to discover she's not really the shrew everyone believes her to be. During this process, Ophelia is constantly reminded of all the wrongs her father did to her and how she never really had a real childhood because her father insisted she be treated like an adult. Her father's ambition in life is to see her married to a man with a great title, even if that man is not of her choosing. It's impossible not to like Ophelia, especially when you learn of all the ways she'd tried helping her so-called friends. Yes, she's considered the most beautiful girl in London, but she actually hates her beauty because all she really wants is a man to love her for who she is - not for her pretty face. During her time alone with Rafe, they both become attracted to one another and end up making love. Rafe, however, claims he's not ready to marry yet and Ophelia says she will never consider Rafe as a husband because of how much her father would love to have a future duke as a son-in-law. When Ophelia is back in London, it isn't long before Rafe is attending the same parties as she is, and their paths cross often. Ophelia is actually grateful for Rafe's help and considers him a friend (and maybe more), until she discovers the bet between Duncan and Rafe. She feels incredibly betrayed and tries her best to convince Rafe that he never helped her at all. Near the end of the book, it seems that only a miracle can bring them together. The last few chapters of this book are very intense and filled with emotion on both sides. I couldn't put The Devil Who Tamed Her down! If you enjoy historical romance, I highly recommend giving this book a try.(less)

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Dec 26, 2008 Dancer rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Jul 15, 2012 Elle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: illogical-at-times, what-are-they-thinking

Setting: Regency England, I guess. Not so clear except the social customs.

Heroine: Ophelia Reid. She's always the most gorgeous woman in a room, and has come to think of her beauty as a handicap, since people toady around her and "fall in love" and "befriend" her before they even know her. She's taken to being a prime beyotch just to give herself some distance.

Hero: Rafael Locke (Rafe). He's a good friend of the fiance Ophelia has pretty much trampled. The ex says she'll never change, Rafe takes...more

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Dec 04, 2010 Carolyn F. rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, historical-romance

Audiobook. Narrator Laural Merlington.

The book starts out with Ophelia having been rejected on the day of her wedding, which she's not too upset about. Raphael is a friend of the ex-groom to be and makes a wager with him that he can turn this mean girl into a nice one, kidnaps her and her maid and takes her to one of his houses far away. I would have hated Raphael. He was so holier-than-thou and would bring out a literal list of her shortcomings to go through with her.

***Spoilers***Then to top...more

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Sep 13, 2009 Amanda rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009, audio, historical-romance

Nutshell: Girl is beautiful & knows it. She uses spite to form a shell around her to keep people from getting too close & using her for her popularity. Guy makes a bet that he can make her as beautiful on the inside as she is on the out. He kidnaps her, talks sternly to her, & basically tells her she's been a bad person. She sees the error of her ways only to find out about the bet later to which it causes considerable trouble between the two.
I'm rarely a fan of a book whose plotlin...more

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Aug 08, 2011 Nandina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, historical, romance

Seinget gue, The Devil Who Tamed Her gue beli akhir tahun 2009. Ini adalah novel Johanna Lindsey pertama yang gue baca dan bikin gue hunting novel-novelnya yang lain: Love Only Once sama Marriage Most Scandalous buat tambahan koleksi. Novel ini juga bikin gue jatuh cinta sama historical romance, padahal sebelumnya gw bahkan nggak pernah tertarik baca novel-novel tipe harlequin punya nyokap atau tante gue. lol. Waktu gue lagi stuck bikin proposal skripsi (mikirin idenya yang masih absurd), gw mal...more

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Oct 29, 2012 Peggy N rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historic-romance, johanna-lindsey

This was the second in the Reid Family of Johanna Lindseys books. I have read them both. I enjoyed them for their content and the time and historical setting in England in the time of Social Seasons where young ladies of marriagable age were presented to the London Society. This book tells of Ophelia Reid and her search for a husband that suited herself not one who suited her father. This was done to spite her father who she thought used her as a pawn and did not really love her. Her father did...more

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Mar 16, 2012 Heather Tisdale rated it 2 of 5 stars

I liked parts of this, but they hate me because I'm beautiful? I get her being a brat because of the way her father has done things, but you can be beautiful and have true friends. You just have to be a wonderful person on the inside. I really wanted to have Gibbs from NCIS just randomly appear in the book to smack her in the back of the head at one point. She's not as bad as she comes across at first, but I'm so tired of that plot line. With her "they're all out to get me" attitude, I started t...more

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Jun 03, 2011 RomReader rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical

Beautiful but abrasive debutante at first fights Hero's efforts to change her negative attitude & hot temper but later sees the error of her ways due to Hero's confrontations & passionate kisses. Hero makes it clear though that he's not ready for marriage & his goal for her is to marry her off to someone else with a better attitude.

I wasn't too enthralled with this Lindsey book. I found the sexual tension & fighting amusing enough. But Hero & heroine's view & handling of...more

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Jul 18, 2012 Kathy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance

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Dec 31, 2010 Patria rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I'm surprised to say that I'm really enjoying this book so far at it's midway point. Nasty, beautiful Ophelia and Handsome Raphael. He's trying to change her and trying to really get down to why she's so mean and vindictive. It seems to be her defense mechanism for how she's been treated by her social climbing dad ever since she was a young child bribing children to come and attend her parties and such.

Ophelia and Raph Locke, the young and handsome future Duke of Norford who has no intention to...more I'm surprised to say that I'm really enjoying this book so far at it's midway point. Nasty, beautiful Ophelia and Handsome Raphael. He's trying to change her and trying to really get down to why she's so mean and vindictive. It seems to be her defense mechanism for how she's been treated by her social climbing dad ever since she was a young child bribing children to come and attend her parties and such.

Ophelia and Raph Locke, the young and handsome future Duke of Norford who has no intention to marry in the near future kidnaps Opelia with the intention of teaching her to be a nice person. He does this in order to win a bet that he made with Duncan from the last story. So Raph takes Ophelia to some remote estate that belonged to his grandfather and plays psychologist to her. They become friendly and end up having sex in the coach when she tries to run off after Amanda’s appearance. Raph is a dog because up to that point it didn’t look like he wanted to marry her and he ruins her but it changes her attitude as she finds sex to be relaxing or a way to effectively channel her frustrations. Ophelia goes back to London and Raph goes to Duncan’s for his wedding but learns that it’s been delayed by a month so he heads to London, shows up at Opelia’s welcome home ball and dances the first waltz with her. They have also been seen kissing. She has been thoroughly compromised and he learns that he has to marry her.
However, she learns of the bet and is so hurt that she tells Raph that she has not changed at all, that it was all an act. He angrily marries her and dumps her at her parent’s house. He intends on purchasing her a house for her to live on her own. She is so angry that she heads to his parent’s house and has a talk with his father and stays there until Raph shows up and they share a passionate evening. She’s pregnant. So she goes to town and see’s her old friend Mavis, apologizes to her, there is a runaway coach or something, she jumps in to save her and gets run over. At that moment, Raph is looking for her and is really upset because it looks like she might not make it. She does and it all works out despite some minor scars.
Book was alright and a quick read. I liked it.
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Nov 05, 2010 Bronwyn Rykiert rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, series

Not the best of Johanna Lindsey's stories but okay.

The beautiful & seemingly self centred Ophelia Reid is on her way home after her disasterous betrothal to Duncan mac Tavish went belly up which had a lot to do with her.

Enter Raphael Locke the future Duke of Norford who was challenged when Duncan said that Ophelia was mean and would never have friends because of how she behaved. Rafe thought he could change her so they made a bet, then he kidnapped Ophelia and took her to his most remote pro...more

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Jan 30, 2009 Gardavson rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance

Decent, decent. I really like reading about the other side of characters that I've already read about and have been established as being a certain type of person. It's definitely one of those "two sides to every story but still the same coin" kinda things. Even learning Ophelia's take on things, she still was what she was. I liked that while the hero set things in motion, it really was Ophelia who did the work to change who she was. And it wasn't easy or instantaneous. While it has all these int...more

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Aug 12, 2011 Susan (susayq) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, 2011books

This is really 3.5 stars ;)

I really didn't want to like Ophelia.... practically hated her in the first book in this series. Strongly disliked her through about half of this one. But by the end, she had grown on me. I still don't approve of her reasoning for why she behaved the way she did. An uncontrollable temper? Only having the best intentions when saying something or doing something but it's always misconstrued because of the way people perceive you because you are mean spirited? I just don'...more

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Jul 19, 2009 Manju rated it 3 of 5 stars

This story is mainly about a girl who let bitterness and anger fill her life and control her attitude towards others. All this changes the moment she meets the hero of the book who decides to his good deed of the year by attempting to change her attitude. Even though he succeeds in making her realize, she did not actually realize until she steps out on her own and sees her past actions from the recipient's viewpoint. It was an interestingly built story and also highlights how without trust even...more

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Aug 29, 2010 Kimberly rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance

Ophelia Reid is the most beautiful woman of England with a horrible temper and reputation for starting rumors. Raphael Locke takes her by force under his supervision to correct her bad ways. Of course in attempting to redeem her he falls in love with her and you think great so predictable till Lindsey throws in a twist! As Ophelia begins to discover she is more than a pretty face she commits a selfless act that causes her deformation. Lots of banter and sparks the story challenges the notions of...more

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Jan 29, 2010 Veronica Widya rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit

Why i give two rates for this book, because its deserve it. i will not give this 1 star, cause this book was not that worse. But i can't give this 3 rate , coz im not like it. so i will say this is ok. For me.
For my opinion, this story is really ridicolous, doesnt make sense i mean. Its because Rafe is too exaggeration something that no need to be cared about. seriously. its ok if he want to help Ophelia to become better and loved by everyone. Thats nothing wrong with it. The problem is phelia o...more Why i give two rates for this book, because its deserve it. i will not give this 1 star, cause this book was not that worse. But i can't give this 3 rate , coz im not like it. so i will say this is ok. For me.
For my opinion, this story is really ridicolous, doesnt make sense i mean. Its because Rafe is too exaggeration something that no need to be cared about. seriously. its ok if he want to help Ophelia to become better and loved by everyone. Thats nothing wrong with it. The problem is phelia only have 2 weakness. She have high temperament and dont patient at all. I think its not really worse.

But the fact is Raphe always makes things that Phelia did become very mean, wheras its not like that. And the most silly is Philia was totally changed because getting sex. Ohh..how come??
And one more, i hate Rafe character! hes.... sucks.Obviously. I just can say that. (i never say any character its sucks but this the exception).He always suspicious to Philia if shes lie or not. He even dont believe all things that she do, because she hesitate if Philia didnt tell the truth. And the most thing that i hate its because he never believe with Philia,he says that Philia was really evil and love to spreading rumors. But, he believes when she lied about the last rumor about their relationship. its soo.. i dunno.. i just wanna kick him so hardly! uhh!
He cant predict that Philia was lie because her feeling. He already hurt her, so its normal if she did that.
I gonna say that Rafe only think about himself, but he never wanna know how Philia's feeling.
He never realize how wicked he is.
He always think negative negative and nEGATIVE about her! he always think that shes covetous.
But conversely, i think Phelia is a nice girl. shes totally kind , shes only have bad memories bout her childhood.

And honestly, why i say this stoty is ok, cause there several part that I like it. Its like : Philia having good realtionship with Amanda, she's realize finally that her friends Edith and Jane are really good friends, and she try to save her besty. masiv.
Its the heroic action thet she did.
But the last thing that become my fav. :)
The bad rapfe finally knows the truth about the runmor, and hes really panic when he look her wife is dying.
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Johanna Helen Howard was born on March 10, 1952 in Germany, where her father, Edwin Dennis Howard, a soldier in the U.S. Army was stationed. The family moved about a great deal when she was young. Her father always dreamed of retiring to Hawaii, and after he passed away in 1964 Johanna and her mother settled there to honor him.

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