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The Rake (Lessons in Love #1)

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Three determined young ladies vow to give three of London's worst rakes their comeuppance -- but when these rogues turn the tables, who truly learns a lesson in love?

Once upon a time, the notorious Viscount Dare charmed Lady Georgiana Halley out of her innocence -- to win a wager, no less! -- and now he must pay dearly. The, plan is simple: She will use every seductive wi

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Published June 4th 2002 by Avon (first published January 1st 2002)

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Aug 11, 2011 Dina rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance

I avoided reading this book for some time because I wasn't too keen on the idea of a hero ruining a heroine's reputation for a wager and going away without a care. Well, I should've known better than trust a book blurb!

The general idea is there, but events don't fold exactly like that... On the contrary, Tristan was a very likeable hero, who'd never meant to hurt Georgie and did everything he could to save her reputation - and succeeded! And that led me to question Georgie's actions: Why did she...more

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Aug 24, 2008 Eastofoz rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Readers who like a good love/hate story

Shelves: favourites, historical-regency

This book is so good ! Tristan and Georgiana have this red-hot love/hate thing happening right up to the end. The jabs they give each other are wicked but all the while they’re aching desperately for each other which makes for top-notch romance. There are some great twists and turns and sex in some very unexpected places—refreshing for a regency! What’s so good is that it doesn’t follow the typical regency story-line: they meet, they don’t like each, there are the rules of the ton, they have sex...more

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Aug 27, 2008 AzuresHeart rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Regency Era fans

I love Suzanne Enoch. This is another great one.... I am starting this series with this one. Glad I took everyones recommendations... I love the love/hate relationship they have from the beginning. It was neat that it tied into the previous trilogy she did as well. This one was a lot of fun!

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Apr 02, 2013 Natha rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: translation, historical-romance, reference

Tidak tebal memang, tapi ceritanya bagussssss! *dengan banyak 's'*

Pelajaran yang awalnya diniatkan oleh Georgiana, malah pada akhirnya berbalik ke dirinya sendiri. Karena rupanya lelaki yang dia pilih untuk menjadi 'Lesson in Love' adalah seorang lelaki yang pernah terlibat dengan masa lalunya. Lelaki itu meninggalkan dirinya dengan 'kenang-kenangan' sakit hati serta ketidak percayaan kepada diri sendiri dan orang lain.

Pelajaran yang dia susun berhasil dengan mulus, namun apa yang dia niatkan j...more

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Nov 23, 2011 Jan rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, z-2011, historical-romance

Very strange book. Georgiana and Tristan seemed very fun and interesting in the latter books in this series, but strangely enough their own book fell terribly short.

It had its great moments, because their backstory is actually interesting, and matters of trust always make for good romance stories. And the side-characters, Georgiana's friends and Tristans family are lovely.

Unfortunately one third of the plot hinged on Georgie's plan to make Tristan fall in love with her and then break his heart,...more

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Aug 25, 2011 Madu rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favourite, historical, zz-read-again

It's 5 a.m
It has been a while since I've read a book for the first time that made me laugh, hold my breath and that kept me awake during the whole night
The first half was wonderful, but after that I thought for about 2 chapters that it would be only about Tristan trying to win Georgiana's hand and I waited something to happen...AND IT DID!! And it was so funny. I couldn't stop laughing
My first Suzanne Enoch book -surely not my last!

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Nov 26, 2011 TJ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own-or-have-a-copy, historical-romance

My sincere apologies. I read a ton over Thanksgiving break but wrote zilch, which leaves me forgetting the particulars but remembering the overall feel of this story... I like it, it entertained me. It was better than average yet not (obviously) one I'll never forget.

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Dec 26, 2008 Dancer rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Oct 22, 2011 Ilze rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: suzanne-enoch

This might have been a 3 or 4 star rating up to the point where an 18 year-old debutante tries to seduce the hero in his own bed, after sneaking undetected out of her own house, at 2 in the morning, by herself, finding a hackney cab and simply walking into the hero's house and finding his bedroom in a mansion of 20 bedrooms, in total darkness. I just couldn't buy into that scene at all. After that it went pretty much downhill, and the gratuitous and trashy sex scenes near the end, especially the...more

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Apr 28, 2013 Rosie Read rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance

I actually thought the novel had a lot of potential and it certainly started off well. Six years after Viscount Dare seduces Georgiana she decides to make him the object of her lessons in chivalry. The whole ton knows of the animosity between Georgiana and Dare and there are plenty of opportunities for witty barbed exchanges between the two. However, for some reason I felt a bit disappointed with the direction of the plot. Some details were adorably sweet (fans is all I shall say) and others had...more

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Jan 04, 2013 Felita rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance, adult

komen :

#yg kusuka ada humor di sini. perseteruan Georgina dan Tristan benar2 bikin aq senyum2 sendiri

#ceritanya gampang ketebak sih....gimana Georgina yg terperangkap sendiri dg jebakan pelajaran yg dia kasih ke tristan. tapi konflik mereka bagus. di mana ada debutante lain yg mengincar Tristan, Amelia. pdhal gara2 Amelia Georgina menyusun aksinya ke tristan, eh, malah Amelian ternyata berani bertindak spt menyusup masuk ke rumah Tristan hanya untuk menjebak sang Viscount menikah dengannya.

#lucu...more

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Oct 30, 2012 ies rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

Lagi males kasih rating tinggi *faktor suasan hati sepenuhnya, jgn percaya pada rating yg gw kasih* hmpfh
baiklah.. gw kasih 3.5 bintang deh... aahh.. 4 jg kaga papa sebenernya *ini apaan sih*

Okeh...
Ini tentang sekumpulan wanita, 3 orang wanita Lady Georgiana, Lucinda Barrett, dan Evelyn Ruddick. Merka miris menyaksikan para bangsawan bertingkah arogan dan mematahkan hati para debutan, oleh karena itu mereka berinisiatif untuk memberikan "Pelajaran" agar para rake tersebut berubah menjadi "gen...more

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Oct 27, 2012 Vale Sheshe rated it 4 of 5 stars

Ini buku pertama yang ku baca dari Suzanne Enoch , Lessons in Love 1 The Rake - Sang Penggoda terbitan GPU bercerita tentang Georgiana dan Tristan.
Georgiana yang membenci Tristan karena 6tahun lalu dipermainkan oleh Tristan dengan taruhan menciba memberi pelajaran Tristan untuk bisa menghargai wanita karena pria itu sedang mendekati debutan baru yang bernama Amelia John.
Georgiana mulai merencanakan rencananya dengan berpura pura merawat kedua bibi Tristan dengan pindah ke rumahnya.
Mulai dari sin...more

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Aug 07, 2012 Carrie Olguin rated it 4 of 5 stars

It's not often that I read a book that moves me to write a review (and thanks to the Kindle text-to-speech function and my local digital lending library, I read about a book a day). This is one of those books where the emotional tension between the main characters remained constant throughout. I just could not push the pause button on my Kindle for any reason and "read" it straight through in one sitting.

In many (too many) historical romance novels, the hero is called a rake when he in fact a l...more It's not often that I read a book that moves me to write a review (and thanks to the Kindle text-to-speech function and my local digital lending library, I read about a book a day). This is one of those books where the emotional tension between the main characters remained constant throughout. I just could not push the pause button on my Kindle for any reason and "read" it straight through in one sitting.

In many (too many) historical romance novels, the hero is called a rake when he in fact a libertine. The difference being, a libertine is a man of loose morals (gambling, drinking, womanizing, etc) where a rake deflowers innocents without offering marriage for protection. So a rake can be a libertine but not all libertines are rakes.
The story is about Georgiana and Tristan who have a six year history of public animosity, for good reason.

In her comeout year, Georgian fell in love with the young Tristan, who wooed her passionately. She thought for certain he was going to propose. One night, she surrenders more than a kiss and finds out the next day (via gossip) that he seduced her to win a bet.

He didn't offered marriage (so he is a rake). But he also didn’t publically tell everyone that he received much more than the bet demanded – a kiss.

She will never trust a man with her heart again. She’s ruined and can’t marry an honorable man who would never forgive her past indiscretion. And she passionately hates Tristan.

The book begins six years after that event, so we don’t have to wade through chapters of backstory where we end up hating the hero and thinking how naive the heroine is (thank-you Ms. Enoch!). The tension between the couple is palpable from the beginning. The sharp-tongued dialog between them is delightful – cutting and humorous.

Tristan, who has since the event, inherited his title, needs to marry an heiress by the end of the season or face ruin of the male variety thanks to his father’s mismanagement and four younger brothers to take care of. He’s attending the marriage mart events to find what he’s looking for. He’s still physically attracted to Georgiana, who is an heiress, and would consider her. But she hates him and has no problem letting the world know how she feels. So, reigned to picking a wife based on the money she will bring to the marriage he does not want, he picks an innocent young girl who seems easy to manage.

Georgiana sees him wooing the poor innocent girl, knows he will offer for her and then after the wedding, will break the girl’s heart when she finds out he’s a fortune hunter and a rake. Georgiana decides to teach Tristan a lesson in empathy, by making him fall in love with her and then breaking his heart. In doing so, she’ll finally get her revenge and teach him a much needed lessen on how to treat a woman.

Okay, the premise on her part is a bit weak, but I felt it more like her subconscious suppressing jealousy – she may hate Tristan but she’s still in love with him. Emotions don’t always press us to make ration decisions and can blind us to logic errors.

Ms. Enoch keeps up the emotional tension throughout the entire story, even as those emotions change. I loved the little detail of how Georgiana has made a habit of breaking her fan across Tristan’s knuckles, while Tristan has made it a habit of gifting her with a replacement fan – that’s like getting shot and then handing the shooter a another bullet.

Fun read!(less)

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Sep 27, 2009 Nisha rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: love/hate romance lovers and beta hero lovers

Shelves: historicalromance, favorites, rake-player-heroes, childhood-connection, re-read

A love/hate romance. One of my favorite cliches, but this book portrayed it in a new angle. Lovers with some history and some mistakes who end up realizing that they really love each other.

There are so many reasons why this book read well. One, the hero is actually a fairly normal decent guy, not perfect or too roguish. He had made some mistakes, but forgivable. Two, Triston's family. I loved them all. I wish there was more about them actually. I loved the part when he considered selling one of...more

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Oct 07, 2011 Sababa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: best-female-characters, best-male-characters, best-romance-novels-i-ve-read, books-bound-to-make-you-laugh, books-etched-on-my-memories-forever, books-with-well-balanced-charecters, own-already, my-future-athenaeum

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Tristan, Lord Dare is the only pauper aristocrat I would fall for and marry without any hesitation. He is thaaat good!

The Rake picks the story of Dare and Georgiana six years after their huge quarrel. This should have been a quirk for me since I don't like novels that begins at the middle. But Susan Enoch is a master writer. She really pulled it off. Although the story began midway, and I wanted to read the first part from their perspective, I didn't feel as if I was thrust into the middle. It w...more Tristan, Lord Dare is the only pauper aristocrat I would fall for and marry without any hesitation. He is thaaat good!

The Rake picks the story of Dare and Georgiana six years after their huge quarrel. This should have been a quirk for me since I don't like novels that begins at the middle. But Susan Enoch is a master writer. She really pulled it off. Although the story began midway, and I wanted to read the first part from their perspective, I didn't feel as if I was thrust into the middle. It was written very fluidly and I rather enjoyed how the story unfolded bringing their past and future together. Very expertly done.

As for, Dare - he is that - Daring!! Although his family is in financial ruins he handles and manages everything very efficiently. Despite his control and management he knows he is in deep trouble and so he tries to pursue Amelia, a rich debutante. But every ball he attends, his eyes first seek out the woman who can't stand him, Georgiana. The ton knows they hate each other and never miss a chance to fight but what they don't know is why it all began. Six years ago Dare wagered he would win a kiss and a pair of Lady Georgiana's stockings. As far as the ton knows, the first half of the wager was fulfilled but then Lady Georgiana found out about the wager and thus she started hating him. But only Dare and Georgiana knows the outcome of the second part of that wager, which justified her reactions to him. Knowing she hates him, Dare still can't stay away from her. So every ball he would go to meet her at the risk of having sore knuckles the next day. And every morning after such meeting with him Georgiana would receive a new fan as a gift. But then one day, looking at Amelia, Georgiana decides someone needs to teach Dare a lesson - how NOT to break a lady's heart? What better way to teach than have his heart broken? Who is better to teach him that than her? And so began the story as I picked it up to read!

It is an addictive read. The plot was very fresh, the characters were so vivacious and full of life that I wanted to finish it and yet keep reading at the same time!!

You gotta read it to love it!!(less)

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May 29, 2012 Nicol Althea rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: humorous-witty, hh-enemies-to-lovers, hh-2nd-chance, hh-affair-dalliance, heroine-publicly-ruined, sex-b4-marriage, hero-rake-rogue-scoundrel, narrative-mode-3rd-person, ebooks, gnr-historical-romance, sp-vengeance-is-mine, sp-secrets-deceptions, disappointed-at-author, a-disppointment, 2012-reads

This was my first Suzanne Enoch book and it entertained me fairly well. At first, i felt detached to her writing style and desperately tried to connect with her characters..to my vast relief, it started to pick up after a few chapters and got me fairly interested as the story progressed.

One thing i utterly enjoyed about this book was Georgiana and Tristan's interactions. The way they sparred and goaded each other was very wittily written which has amused me to no end. Georgiana's machinations a...more
This was my first Suzanne Enoch book and it entertained me fairly well. At first, i felt detached to her writing style and desperately tried to connect with her characters..to my vast relief, it started to pick up after a few chapters and got me fairly interested as the story progressed.

One thing i utterly enjoyed about this book was Georgiana and Tristan's interactions. The way they sparred and goaded each other was very wittily written which has amused me to no end. Georgiana's machinations also amused me even though i didn't think she would be successful in her attempts at teaching Tristan a "lesson." I admit that the reason why i say so because i found the "lesson" part a bit juvenile for such a strong character as Georgiana's. But the author was able to maneuver that particular piece quite well. I just hope that Enoch chose a different title for this series since "Lessons in Love" just sounds so erm..as i previously stated, juvenile. But since she was able to deliver a fairly interesting and humorous story in this one, i resorted to not quibble further about it.

I do applaud Enoch for producing such good characters in Tristan and Georgiana. The author was able to present their personalities and their character growth in the story quite well. Despite Tristan's previous grave mistake towards Georgie, he didn't struck me as a rake at all. I found him responsible and quite noble in fact. I was also vastly pleased by his honesty with regards to his affections for Georgiana later on in the story, how he was determined and honest about his feelings of having Georgie for his own. That part clearly showed admirable maturity and character growth on his part. As for Georgiana, her finally letting go of past grievances and taking a chance in trusting Tristan again was also admirably brave of her. I'm glad both got past their "past" and had their happy ending in the "end." ;p

All in all, despite my objections to the title of this series and of this book, this was surely another "good read." Even though this book just fairly titillated my interest, having such admirable characters like Tristan and Georgiana got me giving this book 3 stars instead of just 2. I hope reading the second installment of this series will improve my regard of Suzanne Enoch's work.

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Nov 01, 2012 Fiary rated it 4 of 5 stars

Ceritanya ada tiga gadis muda, Georgiana, Lucinda dan Evelyn yang ingin memberi pelajaran kepada kaum pria bangsawan aristokrat yang menurut pandangan mereka sudah tidak lagi menghargai dan bersikap sopan terhadap wanita serta tidak (kurang) memiliki tanggung jawab terhadap apa yang telah mereka perbuat terhadap kaum wanita. Intinya mereka ingin membuat pria bangsawan menyebalkan menjadi gentleman.

Di seri pertama – The Rake, mengisahkan love – hate relationship antara Georgiana Halley dengan Tri...more Ceritanya ada tiga gadis muda, Georgiana, Lucinda dan Evelyn yang ingin memberi pelajaran kepada kaum pria bangsawan aristokrat yang menurut pandangan mereka sudah tidak lagi menghargai dan bersikap sopan terhadap wanita serta tidak (kurang) memiliki tanggung jawab terhadap apa yang telah mereka perbuat terhadap kaum wanita. Intinya mereka ingin membuat pria bangsawan menyebalkan menjadi gentleman.

Di seri pertama – The Rake, mengisahkan love – hate relationship antara Georgiana Halley dengan Tristan Carroway, Lord Dare. 6 tahun yang lalu Georgiana pernah terpikat dan jatuh cinta kepada Tristan, sayangnya Tristan hanya memanfaatkan Georgiana untuk sebuah taruhan. Sejak itu Georgiana membenci Tristan dan diapun tidak lagi mempercayai pria.

Kini, Georgiana bermaksud memberi pelajaran kepada Tristan, dengan berusaha membuat Tristan jatuh cinta kepadanya untuk kemudian dia campakkan. Tapi apakah Georgiana yakin bisa memberi pelajaran kepada Tristan, karena dengan kedekatan mereka kembali Georgiana tak mampu menghalau pesona dan kegigihan Tristan bahkan di saat Tristan melamarnya! Secara perlahan penilaian Georgiana terhadap Tristan pun mulai begeser setelah melihat bagaimana hubungan dan kedekatan Tristan dengan bibi-bibi dan adik-adiknya serta tanggung jawabnya kepada keluarga.

Namun demikian Georgiana juga masih harus menghadapi Amelia Johns, yang mengincar kedudukan sebagai istri Tristan. Demikian pula dengan Tristan, sebelum melangkah bersama Georgiana, dia harus sudah punya penyelesaian terhadap masalah keuangan yang dihadapinya.

Menurutku, novel ini sangat menarik, lucu penuh humor dengan dialog-dialog yang menyegarkan. Georgiana, gadis cantik kaya yang cerdas, ceplas ceplos dan Tristan bisa mengimbangi sikap, polah Georgiana. Meskipun setiap Georgiana jengkel kepada Tristan, buku jari tangan Tristan habis dipukuli kipas Georgiana, tapi gak bosen-bosennya Tristan membelikan lagi kipas baru untuk Georgiana, hmm... so romantic. Keakraban Tristan dengan para bibi dan adik-adiknya terasa alami dan sangat menyenangkan.

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Aug 17, 2011 Lady Darcie rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: romance lovers

Recommended to Lady Darcie by: A matter of Scandal

Shelves: historical-romance, favorites

We met Tristan Calloway Lord Dare, and Georgianna Halley in A Matter Of Scandal, now its time for their story and its one of passion, hate, lessons and evil women.
Georgianna Halley has hated Tristan Calloway for six years ever since he used her to win a wager this ment kissing her and taking her stocking but thats not all he took (her virginity and her heart) now she's set on teaching him a lesson he wont soon forget.
Tristan Calloway hasn't gotten Georgianna out of his head since that day six ye...more

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Apr 23, 2010 Ruth rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance

I loved this story. There's no real tortured characters, and not a huge amount of steam, but the electricity between the two protagonists sizzles and the story whips along at a rapid pace. It's great to read a story which leaves you feeling so happy.

The interactions between Georgiana and Dare are great - witty and biting, and oh so smart. I actually chuckled whilst reading it in several places (that never happens!), and I actually found myself saying "what a bitch!" out loud at one point (that a...more

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Aug 15, 2009 KarenH rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: keepers, definitely-worth-your-while, paperback-5-stars-plus, destitution-the-alternative

Ahh...finally back to a book that falls in my "comfort zone". No spies, no suspense, no clues to follow and puzzles to solve. Just your everyday rake...handsome, charming, witty...who has a stigma attached that might as well be stamped to his forehead "Caution all females! If you can read this, you are too close!" And a heroine who is beautiful, gracious, (a little too) witty...who, apparently, can't read. LOL The book begins 6 years after the heroine was duped out of her virginity by the hero w...more

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May 03, 2010 Erin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, historical-romance

This series (The “Lessons in Love” series) follows the “With this Ring” series. The Rake is the first book in the “Lessons in Love” series and starts out with Georgiana Hadley, cousin to the Duke of Wycliffe, the male lead of the last book in the “With this Ring” series, A Matter of Scandal. After hearing of the scandalous behavior of their peer Viscount Dare, Georgiana and her two closet friends, Evie and Lucinda decide to write out “Lessons” to teach fellow male ton members on how to treat a l...more This series (The “Lessons in Love” series) follows the “With this Ring” series. The Rake is the first book in the “Lessons in Love” series and starts out with Georgiana Hadley, cousin to the Duke of Wycliffe, the male lead of the last book in the “With this Ring” series, A Matter of Scandal. After hearing of the scandalous behavior of their peer Viscount Dare, Georgiana and her two closet friends, Evie and Lucinda decide to write out “Lessons” to teach fellow male ton members on how to treat a lady. Georgiana soon sets her sights on her nemesis Tristan, Viscount Dare, and quickly works out a plan to temporarily move into his Mayfair mansion. Under the guise of helping Tristan’s Aunt recover from gout, Georgiana starts on her task of making Tristan fall deeply in love with her, with the intention of dropping him and breaking his heart, as he did to her so many years ago. Georgiana feels betrayed by Tristan when six years ago he seduced her to win a stocking of hers and a wager. Although he only told his peers he won a kiss, Georgiana and Tristan know the truth. Because of this betrayal, Georgiana hardly trusts the advances of other men who could be making her offers because of her pretty looks and/or extensive wealth. Georgiana conspires with Tristan’s prospective fiancée Amelia Johns, so that once she leaves Tristan broken-hearted, he will treat Amelia with the kindness and consideration she deserves. The problem arises when Georgiana discovers that she still has feelings for Tristan. After spending the night with him for a second time, Georgiana panics, leaves another stocking and a note claiming that the pair of her stockings is all Tristan will ever have of her, and promptly moves back to her Aunt’s house. At first, Tristan wakes in a rage, until he realizes by looking at the evidence (Georgiana left her horse and some personal items behind) that this episode was unplanned and her escape was made from fear. Tristan decides that while he may have let Georgiana go the first time, he would be a fool to let her go again, and starts to court her in earnest. When Amelia finds out that Viscount Dare’s attention has turned from her to Georgiana, she plans to blackmail Tristan into compliance with her will. But Georgiana has doubts about whether Tristan wants to marry her for her money and Tristan wonders if Georgiana is still set on revenge. In the end, how can they convince Amelia that they belong together? I really enjoyed this book for several reasons, the most important being that Suzanne Enoch knows her way around a romance novel! I enjoyed reading about Viscount Dare’s family, who are introduced in this book, especially Robert, Dare’s next eldest brother, who is the male lead in the third book of this series, England’s Perfect Hero. Part of the reason this book was so appealing to me was the introduction of the characters in a previous novel and the purely vengeful way they talked to each other, clashing and trading insult for insult. This book was a great beginning to the “Lessons in Love” series.(less)

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Feb 22, 2011 Jessi rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, part-of-a-series, 2011

I picked this book up on a whim because I've read other Suzanne Enoch books. Some I liked and some I didn't. This one was okay. The premise of the trilogy, three spinsters out to teach some of London's rakes a lesson in love, is interesting to me, so, though this one was not super-impressive, I'm still going to read the other three.
In this book, Viscount Dare has taken Lady Georgiana Halley virginity in order to win a bet. Georgiana had lost her heart to him but he never told everybody what happ...more

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May 08, 2012 Rhea Rhodan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, regency, reviewed, romance, series

Loved the heroine's witty retorts and not-excessive descriptions (which nonetheless put me right there in period). I like stories where the hero screws up in the past and has to earn his way back into the heroine's good graces. The author accomplished this as far as I'm concerned. The plot premise, conflict and resolutions all worked for me as well. There was enough sexual tension but nothing terribly explicit when it came to the love scenes. Note to author: just because the word for a man's sex...more

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Aug 28, 2011 Veeta rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance

3,5 stars
sebenernya setelah membaca setengah cerita,aku suka banget dan udah berencana kasi bintang yang lebih banyak (minimal 4 bintang)
sayangnya...doeeeng pas mendekati akhir cerita,ada satu kejadian yang bikin ilpil...duuuh sayang banget kenapa tu scene harus ada...terus endingnya juga kurang panjang...pingin deh ada epilog nya,kurang puas jadinya....hehehehe mungkin maksud pengarangnya,mereka bakal nongol di buku buku kedua kali yah jadi cameo,makanya terus ga ada epilog...*sotoy*

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Apr 13, 2013 Dangermousie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: human-puppies, period-romance, reforming-a-rake, reunited-lovers, romance

This one is a reread. I adore most of Susanne Enoch's stuff, but this one is one of my favorites. Georgiana lost her virginity to the handsome Tristan Carroway 6 years ago, only to discover he did it on a bet (well, there is more to it, but that is her impression). Even though he publicly lost the bet and nobody found out, they have been sparring in public ever since. And then Georgiana decides to teach him a lesson, make him fall for her, and then dump him. Only the lessons go totally awry - fo...more

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Feb 09, 2013 Oky Septya rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance

Konyol. Witty. Hilarious. Seru. Keren.

Baca buku yg satu ini ga akan bikin bosan. Awalnya melihat cover yg kalem saya pikir ceritanya bakalan sendu, kelam, atau gimana gitu. Ternyata dalamnya bikin ngakak. Enoch ini pinter bercerita. Dan saya jarang nemu hisrom dg gaya bercerita macam teenlit kayak gini. Dalam satu paragraf hanya terdiri dari sedikit kalimat (ga ada paragraf tebal).

Trus hubungan si Georgiana dan Dare ini juga seru. Banyak sekali kekerasan fisik dalam buku ini. Contohnya, Georgie...more

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Oct 21, 2012 Kathleen J rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historic-romance

So ambivalent about this one. It was witty, I found both main characters engaging, the dramatic tension held well, it had the right level of historical detail. I was bothered by the fact that there were several times when the problems that kept the couple apart could easily have been resolved if one or both of them did or said the obvious thing---which of course they didn't. And, the female characters were so anachronistic! Sometimes I just stop reading when I start a novel that's like that---I...more

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Nov 07, 2012 Mahareni Maldini rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-from-read-me, historical-romance

Setelah menyelesaikan At Last Comes Love-nya Mary Balogh yg konfliknya super dalem, baca buku ini kok berasa kebanting ya. And gaya penceritaannya yg bener-bener mirip Julia Quinn, sukses bikin daku loncat-loncat bacanya.

Pas awal-awal baca, jadi dejavu sama Show No Mercy-nya Cindy Gerard. Tau-tau 2 tokoh utamanya udah saling kenal n saling musuhan n mereka berdua udah punya masa lalu bersama. Setelah selidik punya selidik, ternyata Georgiana dan Tristan sudah diperkenalkan di buku A Matter of Sc...more

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Mar 11, 2013 Aganetha rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult, regency, romance

First of all, I'm not a big fan of books where the characters have a pre-book failed romance history. But, I picked this one up anyway because it's the first book in a series that I wanted to read the rest of (and I'm a completionist). All things considered, it was a much better book than I was expecting and I initially gave it 4 stars.

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About Suzanne Enoch

Suzanne was born in Southern California sometime in the latter half of the 20th century. In the way that some people are born knowing they want to be astronauts or cellists, Suzanne always knew she wanted to be a writer. Early dreams of becoming a zoologist and writing true stories about her adventures in Africa were crushed, however, after she viewed a television special about the world’s most po...more Suzanne was born in Southern California sometime in the latter half of the 20th century. In the way that some people are born knowing they want to be astronauts or cellists, Suzanne always knew she wanted to be a writer. Early dreams of becoming a zoologist and writing true stories about her adventures in Africa were crushed, however, after she viewed a television special about the world’s most poisonous snakes; she did NOT want to write about how she’d been bitten and lost a limb to a cobra. Thankfully at the same time the movie “Star Wars” premiered, and she realized that she could make up adventures and write about them, and not be eaten by deadly predators while doing research.

She dabbled in romantic fantasy writing for a year or two after graduating with a degree in English from the University of California, Irvine, until her affection for traditional Regency romances led her to write one for fun. After several encouraging rejections from publishers, she snared the interest of the world’s best and most patient literary agent, who advised her to revise the manuscript. This ultimately led to the publication of her first book, The Black Duke’s Prize, from Avon Books in the Spring of 1995. A second Regency, Angel’s Devil, followed that Fall.

When Avon folded its traditional Regency line, Suzanne was encouraged to try her hand at historical romance. As she remained keenly interested in England’s Regency period, she decided to attempt another manuscript set in that time. Lady Rogue hit the shelves in March of 1997. She wrote a total of 29 books for Avon, including two anthologies and a five-part contemporary series which received a pair of starred reviews from Publishers Weekly. One of those books, Twice the Temptation, was named one of the five best romances of the year by PW in 2007.

In 2002 her well-known love of all things “Star Wars” led to an invitation to appear on the E! channel in the television special “Star Wars: The Force Is Back”, where she discussed the romance in the movie series and ended up with more air time than George Lucas.

In 2010 Suzanne left Avon Books for St. Martin’s Press, where she continues to pen historical romance novels. Her 31st book, Taming an Impossible Rogue, is set to arrive in March 2012.

Suzanne is known for her humorous characters, sexy bad boys, and whip-sharp, witty dialogue. She currently resides in Placentia, California with several hundred guppies and various other tropical fish, and handful of very loud, spinach-loving finches. And her collection of action figures and statues from “Star Wars”, “Lord of the Rings”, “X-Men”, and “Pirates of the Caribbean”. Everybody needs some inspiration, after all.

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