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After the Kiss (Captive Hearts #2)
The Innocent
Too tall and entirely too outspoken, Miss Eliza Sheringham grew up thumbing her nose at polite English society. So when Captain Lord Marcus Wharton, called Beau for his stunning good looks set his rakish sights on her, Eliza thought nothing of rejecting his advances. Until a stolen kiss swept her into the arms of a man too dangerous too love. . . .
The Beau
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Too tall and entirely too outspoken, Miss Eliza Sheringham grew up thumbing her nose at polite English society. So when Captain Lord Marcus Wharton, called Beau for his stunning good looks set his rakish sights on her, Eliza thought nothing of rejecting his advances. Until a stolen kiss swept her into the arms of a man too dangerous too love. . . .
The Beau
Cal...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
February 24th 1999
by Dell
(first published February 10th 1997)
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Fani
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romance-historical,
keepers-romance,
best-of-2009,
hero-is-tortured,
2008-purchase,
favorite-hero,
disabled-or-scarred,
hero-is-brooding,
emotional,
hero-is-true-rake,
humorous-witty,
friends-to-lovers,
6-stars,
heartwrenching,
love-triangle,
hero-is-stupid,
i-am-not-good-enough-for-you,
heroine-is-feisty,
self-flagellation
What impressed me in this book is that it managed to engage all sorts of feelings: it started as light and humorous, it turned into sober and sweet in the middle only to end up in anguish. I haven't read another book like that till now.
The hero and heroine meet under humorous circumstances, when the heroine stambles upon the hero and his twin nieces as she tries to escape her guardian's advances and visit her cousin with whom she's in love in London. She is extremely tall and odd loo...more
The hero and heroine meet under humorous circumstances, when the heroine stambles upon the hero and his twin nieces as she tries to escape her guardian's advances and visit her cousin with whom she's in love in London. She is extremely tall and odd loo...more
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This is my first Joan Johnston and it was fairly good. I love scarred hero and this one tugged at my heartstrings. Plus, the twins were a cute addition. I like books with kids.
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All I could remember about this book was that I had read it. Yeah, I had probably blocked it. Way too much beginning and a way too swift end made for a story that started off great but did not end well. Eliza Sheringham is in love with her cousin. But when her other cousin tries to rape her, she has to run away from home. Eliza is on her way to a party when she meets the "Beau of Blackthorne" who is traveling with his twin nieces who rumor has as being his daughters. The two travel to ...more
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Unadulterated, unabsolvable twaddle. Mangled tropes, dialogue that could stun an elephant at fifty paces, a hero with zero likeability, and the thickening scent of authorial desperation as the story wears on. The heroine saves it somewhat, but that's like saying a teaspoon of salt from your table is going to make a difference to decreasing ocean salinity.
The first half of the book is marginally less tiresome than the second, but please refer to simile above for perspective on tha...more
The first half of the book is marginally less tiresome than the second, but please refer to simile above for perspective on tha...more
The first half of the book was a four star for me, but the second half ended up being a three star. So, really a 3.5 star all together.
I read this since I liked the first in the series, Captive, which I have read twice and is definitely a keeper for me.
I read this since I liked the first in the series, Captive, which I have read twice and is definitely a keeper for me.
Baguuuus... Karna ceritanya dibagi dua bagian, before and after the kiss, jd berasa kuat karna tau sejarah hubungan antara Eliza dan Marcus.
Entah kenapa suka banget sama karakter Marcus yang kesannya kesepian (entah kenapa mendadak jadi inget Sebastian di Lord of Scoundrels-nya Loretta Chase) dan gloomy, well, he had a very good reason to act that way though. Tapi kasian, kasian... :'(
Suka juga ada karakter Becky dan Reggie. Jadi pengen meluk mereka semua. :D
Suka banget beta...more
Entah kenapa suka banget sama karakter Marcus yang kesannya kesepian (entah kenapa mendadak jadi inget Sebastian di Lord of Scoundrels-nya Loretta Chase) dan gloomy, well, he had a very good reason to act that way though. Tapi kasian, kasian... :'(
Suka juga ada karakter Becky dan Reggie. Jadi pengen meluk mereka semua. :D
Suka banget beta...more
#2 in the Captive Hearts Series.
Pub 1997.
This was an ok book. Not very rememberable. Doesn't stand out and say, "WOW"
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