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The Care and Taming of a Rogue (Adventurers’ Club #1)
How to tell if a man is an unrepentant rogue:
1. He has no patience for frivolous debutantes
2. He kisses you after a single dance
3. He makes you forget yourself and kiss him back . . .
After years away from London, Captain Bennett Wolfe is back—and alive, much to Society's surprise. Having been presumed dead, this rugged adventurer is now ...more
1. He has no patience for frivolous debutantes
2. He kisses you after a single dance
3. He makes you forget yourself and kiss him back . . .
After years away from London, Captain Bennett Wolfe is back—and alive, much to Society's surprise. Having been presumed dead, this rugged adventurer is now ...more
Mass Market Paperbound, 371 pages
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I'm not sure what to say other then "meh" This was such a run of the mill, average regency book, that's an obvious cliche starter of a series. I really wish I'd choose a better book to introduce me to the work of Suzanne Enoch. Because if this is the indication of the rest of her work, I'll definitely just skip it.
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I really liked this book and was wavering between giving it 4 or 5 stars. I ultimately went with 4 because some of the plot points dragged in the middle.
***Possible spoilers in this paragraph***I also gave it a 4 and not a 5 because I thought they jumped into intercourse pretty quickly. Personally, I like a little more foreplay or, in the words of our heroine (taken out of context), "steps" between passionate kisses at a ball and doing the deed. Maybe this is partly charac...more
***Possible spoilers in this paragraph***I also gave it a 4 and not a 5 because I thought they jumped into intercourse pretty quickly. Personally, I like a little more foreplay or, in the words of our heroine (taken out of context), "steps" between passionate kisses at a ball and doing the deed. Maybe this is partly charac...more
After loving Enoch's "Always a Scoundrel" I was disappointed I didn't like this book more. In an earlier review, Audball mentioned that she didn't like Enoch's anachronistic heroines (correct me if I'm mistaken please, Audball). This isn't a problem for me. I thought Phillipa was pretty much like all of Enoch's heroines and I tend to like most of them pretty well. I actually thought she was pretty amusing sometimes, and the times I didn't get her were the times when I thought the s...more
Can't believe I'm saying this about an Enoch book ... but it wasn't that great
Suzanne Enoch is a fabulous writer and some of my absolute favorite historical romances have been written by her, namely London's Perfect Scoundrel and Always a Scoundrel, with close second favorites being England's Perfect Hero, By Love Undone, and After the Kiss. Needless to say, I was ecstatic about this book coming out and expected it to join my "all-time favorite" bookshelf - it won't, and fr...more
Suzanne Enoch is a fabulous writer and some of my absolute favorite historical romances have been written by her, namely London's Perfect Scoundrel and Always a Scoundrel, with close second favorites being England's Perfect Hero, By Love Undone, and After the Kiss. Needless to say, I was ecstatic about this book coming out and expected it to join my "all-time favorite" bookshelf - it won't, and fr...more
Kudos to Ms. Enoch; there were fun and different things in The Care and Taming of a Rogue and I enjoyed the banter between the characters. I've read a lot of Regency romances, and to give one four stars is high praise, from me. The characters' personalities were actually fun and likable, and some of the interactions between them (our heroine and her older sister, for instance), were believable. I've liked others of Ms. Enoch's books more in comparison, I'm not going to say this was my favorit...more
This is really more of a 2.5 stars. Nothing outstanding. Bennett isn't really a rogue - more of a boorish man who doesn't quite fit in to polite society. I liked Flip, though. Bennett just wasn't as charming as he could have been. He did grow on me throughout the book and it was rather nice to see a hero who actually wanted to marry the girl, not just seduce her. Of course, he wanted to seduce as well, but his end goal was actually marriage to the heroine. I don't think I'll be continuing the se...more
The Enoch up until now I got least sidetracked with. The plot seemed more or less consistent, and it never really dragged.
I still don't think Enoch is the author for me, but overall I liked this book. It was nice and sweet and even funny at times. It never really went beyond all that to anything remotely nearing depth, but it was nice. I don't think nice is enough for much longer though, I'd like to read a romance with some meat on, or a romance on the light side that's actually GOOD...more
I still don't think Enoch is the author for me, but overall I liked this book. It was nice and sweet and even funny at times. It never really went beyond all that to anything remotely nearing depth, but it was nice. I don't think nice is enough for much longer though, I'd like to read a romance with some meat on, or a romance on the light side that's actually GOOD...more
I wanted to like this more than I did, and I'm honestly not sure why I didn't like it more. It's your basic historical romance novel--strapping dark roguish adventurer type + sassy brunette book-ish type (always unappreciated by London society!) meet, try to resist each other (well, SHE tries to resist him, he basically pursues her like a jungle cat), fail miserably. The story is somewhat unique in that the hero is an African explorer who's presumed dead and who returns to London finding out h...more
This was a fun read. Captain Bennett Wolfe has just come back from Africa after being gone from England for over 3 years. Funny thing is, is that everybody thought he was dead. Even worse the man that was his second in command is the one that reported him dead and wrote a book about his exploits and made the his own.
Now Bennett must figure out somehow he can gain his reputation back and expose David's lies. In the process he meets sweet Phillipa Eddison...you know the bookish, plain o...more
Now Bennett must figure out somehow he can gain his reputation back and expose David's lies. In the process he meets sweet Phillipa Eddison...you know the bookish, plain o...more
Jessi
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Bennet Wolfe has been presumed dead since his second-in-command David Langley returned several months ago telling the world that Wolfe had been killed by a savage tribe in Africa. Imagine Bennet's surprise when he learns that not only is he presumed dead, Langley has been touting Bennet's journals as his own writings and now Langley is the toast of the upper classes.
One person who is just a teeny bit skeptical of Langley is Phillipa Eddison. She's been obsessed with Wolfe's other books and ...more
One person who is just a teeny bit skeptical of Langley is Phillipa Eddison. She's been obsessed with Wolfe's other books and ...more
Really liked this adventurer coming home to find his lily-livered companion only to find he's been declared dead and his book rewritten with him as the coward, but he finds SPOILER ALERT the love of his life at the first party he attends, who's a bluestocking and thinks of herself as not terribly adventurous, but they both learn new things book. Loved Bennett for his "savage-ness" and Flip (but what's up with the ton being so familiar that not only are they using first names, but nickn...more
That's it Suzanne Enoch. I officially wash my hands with you. I gave you a second chance because I really enjoyed Reforming a Rake, inspite of its cringe-inducing cover. But after enduring Meet Me at Midnight, I'm done. This book started off on a good note, and I really liked the relationship between Phillipa and her sister, which is pretty much the only reason I kept reading after things started going down hill. I just don't understand how someone with such a good premise for a book can make su...more
Ruth
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I read The Lady's Guide to Improper Behaviour first not realizing it was part of a series. I prefer reading books in series (if it was preconceived as a series why not call it one, like The Adventurers or something?) although it didn't really prevent my enjoyment of it.
This book starts a little slowly. The first chapter or so seemed rather disjointed, with a couple of scenes where it wasn't clear who was talking to whom, nor which characters were present, and it didn't really settle down until ...more
This book starts a little slowly. The first chapter or so seemed rather disjointed, with a couple of scenes where it wasn't clear who was talking to whom, nor which characters were present, and it didn't really settle down until ...more
Enoch can be hit-or-miss for me, but this was definitely a hit. I really adored Bennett. He was my favorite kind of hero - the type who sees what he wants and then goes after it. He knew he wanted Phillipa from the moment he met her, then he went about getting her. He wasn't sophisticated or urbane - he was more savage than anything. But he was honest, and though his methods might have been kind of crude, I loved him.
I was kind of disappointed in the end. I wanted things with the vil...more
I was kind of disappointed in the end. I wanted things with the vil...more
This is yet another delightful historical romance from a new to me author. This is the first book in Ms Enochs Adventurers' Club series, and I am glad that the next two books, A Lady's Guide to Improper Behavior and Rules of an Engagement, are already out so I can dive right into them!
This book follows the adventurer Captain Bennett Wolfe and Phillipa aka Flip. Bennett returns to London after being presumed dead from his fellow co adventurer Langley. Needless to say, when Bennett arr...more
This book follows the adventurer Captain Bennett Wolfe and Phillipa aka Flip. Bennett returns to London after being presumed dead from his fellow co adventurer Langley. Needless to say, when Bennett arr...more
Lexie
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When writing this review, there were several factors that needed to be sorted out first for this to work. One was how the male lead came off; second was how the female lead came off; and lastly, how it all wrapped up in the end. Individually there would normally be problems, but together, all the details seem to work.
Bennett Wolfe, the male lead, has almost no polish at all. He has spent almost all of the last decade and more traveling around and living in rough circumstances. Wh...more
Bennett Wolfe, the male lead, has almost no polish at all. He has spent almost all of the last decade and more traveling around and living in rough circumstances. Wh...more
Suzanne Enoch’s latest stand alone is a pretty solid read overall. The hero couldn’t have been better and the heroine is alright for the most part if a little full of herself. The story keeps you turning the pages mostly because of the what’s-he-going-to-do-next attitude of the hero.
The hero, Captain Bennet Wolfe is a big name explorer who was presumed dead but wasn’t really. This is cleared up within the first 5 pages of the novel and thankfully not dragged out. He hates society ...more
The hero, Captain Bennet Wolfe is a big name explorer who was presumed dead but wasn’t really. This is cleared up within the first 5 pages of the novel and thankfully not dragged out. He hates society ...more
Such a tacky cover! It took me longer than it would usually to read a book this length, because I didn't want to carry a hot pink book w/ a scantily draped woman on it with me on the subway.
It's nice to try another regencyauthor doing proto-feminist character (intelligent, independent well-read women who want to control their own destinies). However I just couldn't get into this book as much as others. Maybe it was just too unrelenting chase by him & submission by her.
It's nice to try another regencyauthor doing proto-feminist character (intelligent, independent well-read women who want to control their own destinies). However I just couldn't get into this book as much as others. Maybe it was just too unrelenting chase by him & submission by her.
The first book that I read from Suzzane Enoch. I liked the book from the start to the finish. It gave me a sense of adventure for myself also. It is some different from the other books I read. There are witty and smart conversions between the h/h that I loved. It is so funny, that the heroine fainted when the hero gave her 2 dozens of red roses. It maybe a simple story, but I liked the flow of the story and each characters brought the best of it.
Very enjoyable. I managed to read #2 first somehow. It was okay but didn't really grab me. I enjoyed these characters much more. I liked the heroine was a believable kind of spunky. She didn't try to force the heroine to go from someone who had never traveled far from London to someone who was willing to brave the Congo. It wasn't that she wasn't adventurous, she just didn't want to look death in the face on a regular basis.
I really enjoyed this book and I was especially fond of Flip. I did only give it four stars because while I enjoyed the ending it just left me feeling somewhat giddy not the giddy where you just wanna clap your hands but all in all I did like the book and Bennett Wolfe was a devilish hero who I am still crushing on a bit especially those "jungle green" eyes...ohh yeah!!
Boooo! This is the worst Enoch book I have ever read. That being said it's not all that bad for the genre...I just have high expectations from her. The hero and heroine were rather flat, and the plot was slow. It's the beginning of a new series, and I can only hope the rest will be much improved.
This is the first that I've read from this author. And while I liked her writing style....I didn't really like this particular story. Enough so that I didn't finish it. Although I will still try out her other series....this just wasn't for me. For some reason (and I have no idea why) Bennett bothered me! lol
Ms. Darcie
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Bennett and Phillipa are so awesome that they should get an awesome people award! Bennett is just amazing! I loved how he just didn't give a damn about society rules and the what-nots in the ton.
Phillipa is such a sweet girl that i hate how everyone just gives her the cold shoulder (sorta) but when Bennett comes in and sweeps her off her feet is jumped up and down!!! Also don't forget Kero what a sweet monkey i wish i had her for a pet :D
Phillipa is such a sweet girl that i hate how everyone just gives her the cold shoulder (sorta) but when Bennett comes in and sweeps her off her feet is jumped up and down!!! Also don't forget Kero what a sweet monkey i wish i had her for a pet :D
Another fun read from Suzanne Enoch. A smart, bookish heroine and an adventuresome hero, along with a fresh take on a well-worked plot of "what if the hero, presumed dead, is actually alive" made for an entertaining read.
It needs to be really good to overcome the awfulness of the title. The title makes me literally cringe.
^Ha! I forgot I wrote that... I am hilarious sometimes, truly.
This was cute and different. Bennett (the hero, with a name that could also be applied to a pet, but I digress.) was the kind of hero I enjoy... large, angry and willing to kick ass for his woman. Once again though, I found a background character more interesting than some of the main characters... I was hopi...more
^Ha! I forgot I wrote that... I am hilarious sometimes, truly.
This was cute and different. Bennett (the hero, with a name that could also be applied to a pet, but I digress.) was the kind of hero I enjoy... large, angry and willing to kick ass for his woman. Once again though, I found a background character more interesting than some of the main characters... I was hopi...more
This book had potential but fell flat. Our hero was just too absurd for my tastes and our heroine...well, I can't remember anything about her so I suppose that says something. I usually enjoy Enoch but was disappointed.
I Liked Phillipa, I liked Bennett... I liked them together, a lot. But for some reason this book didn't wow me. It seemed unnaturally long and drawn out to me. All in all it was OK, not great.
This one took me a chapter or two to get into it, but after that, I really liked it. Very alpha hero, but one who isn't afraid to tell the heroine that he loves her.
First heard of Captain Bennett Wolfe in A Lady's Guide to Improper Behavior. We met him briefly at Lord Sommerset's Adventurer's Club along with him monkey.
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Suzanne was born in Southern California. She has wanted to write practically since she learned to read. Early dreams of becoming a zoologist and writing books about her adventures in Africa were crushed after she viewed a National Geographic special on the world's most poisonous snakes -- of which 99% seemed to be native to Africa. After that, and in conjunction with her first viewing of the movie...more
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