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How to Wed a Baron (Daughtry Family #4)
He is but a pawn in someone else's game. With no choice but to do the prince regent's bidding, Justin Wilde must marry--"marry --"a woman not of his own choosing. And for the man notoriously referred to as the Bad Baron, marriage is the last thing he wishes to consider. Especially when the bride has the beauty of an angel but the devil's own temper....Stunned to find herse...more
Mass Market Paperback, 377 pages
Published
December 1st 2010
by HQN Books
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I received this as an ARC and it's posted on http://www.demonloversbooksandmore.co...
4.5 stars and small SPOILERS for the sake of summary:
Anyone who has been following knows that I have issues with this series. I read the first book How To Tempt A Duke and I loved it. I loved it so much I bought the whole series. I was so incredibly disappointed in the second book How To Tame a Lady that the only reason I kept on was because I'd paid for the books. The next one How to Beguile a Beauty was better...more
4.5 stars and small SPOILERS for the sake of summary:
Anyone who has been following knows that I have issues with this series. I read the first book How To Tempt A Duke and I loved it. I loved it so much I bought the whole series. I was so incredibly disappointed in the second book How To Tame a Lady that the only reason I kept on was because I'd paid for the books. The next one How to Beguile a Beauty was better...more
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Red Herring Alert!
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For those of you who don't know what a red herring is, let me explain. Red herrings, normally found in mystery/suspense stories, are something thrown in that purposely distracts the unwary (aka stupid) reader from the real issue.
Why, you may ask, am I talking about red herrings and How to Wed a Baron in the same sentence? While the book is supposed to be a romance, it is actually first and foremost a road-trip suspense, mystery, thriller s...more
http://www.kaseymichaels.com/links.html
For those of you who don't know what a red herring is, let me explain. Red herrings, normally found in mystery/suspense stories, are something thrown in that purposely distracts the unwary (aka stupid) reader from the real issue.
Why, you may ask, am I talking about red herrings and How to Wed a Baron in the same sentence? While the book is supposed to be a romance, it is actually first and foremost a road-trip suspense, mystery, thriller s...more
Jan 04, 2011
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HOW TO WED A BARON by Kasey Michaels is a historical romance set Regency London.It i the fourth in "The Daughtry Family Series", but can be read as a stand alone.(Book one "How to Tempt a Duke", Book two"How to Tame a Lady",Book three,"How to Beguile a Beauty"). It is well written with depth,details, turns,twists, fast paced and a definite keeper.It has romance, friendship,forgiveness, love,wit, banter between the hero and heroine, trust,new beginnings, betrayal, deception, passion, sensuality,...more
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I bought 22 books in one shot at HPB a few months ago, this book and "The Passion of an Angel" were among them. By page 17 I was already noticing similarities to Passion. The hero is sarcastic. He has a valet who is effeminate and "flits". And too much dialogue & description was given to non-essential characters/scenes. Though it did ease up as the characterization was set, I found myself skipping large blocks of description and inner monologue simply to get through the story anyway.
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I bought 22 books in one shot at HPB a few months ago, this book and "The Passion of an Angel" were among them. By page 17 I was already noticing similarities to Passion. The hero is sarcastic. He has a valet who is effeminate and "flits". And too much dialogue & description was given to non-essential characters/scenes. Though it did ease up as the characterization was set, I found myself skipping large blocks of description and inner monologue simply to get through the story anyway.
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Justin has a troubled past, he's been exiled by his king for killing a man in a duel, defending the honour of his deceased wife. After 8 years spent across Europe, he gets a message telling him he will be pardoned in exchange for one thing. This one thing turns out to be marriage to Alina. Justin doesn't know why the Prince Regent is forcing this union upon them, but he can't turn down the opportunity to finally be able to come home again. Even though he never wanted to marry again after his fir...more
While I give this book a favorable rating, and it was a fun read it was at the same time a let down.
What bothered me here was that there was no climax, no big finale, no super tense conflict...
People met. Like each other. Decide they love each other very sensibly. There's a bad guy. Mystery solved. End.
The writing is a lot of fun- but the follow through and lack of any one real genre here leaves the story in limbo. It doesn't do any one thing well.
What bothered me here was that there was no climax, no big finale, no super tense conflict...
People met. Like each other. Decide they love each other very sensibly. There's a bad guy. Mystery solved. End.
The writing is a lot of fun- but the follow through and lack of any one real genre here leaves the story in limbo. It doesn't do any one thing well.
Somehow I just fell in love with the characters. I enjoyed the plot and the saturation of detail. I seem to have missed the moment where the hero actually falls for the heroine - his attraction turns to care without anything specific happening. That's a misstep, but the rest is grand. A great read, and an interesting cap to the series. The differences between the five installments show the impressive extent of Michaels' range. 17 Aug/12
Justin and Alina were great, but the plot of this novel was way too complicated and involved. When I finished this book, I felt that the love story was great, so why did the author feel the need to add all the involved, plot within a plot, political intrigue, assassination attempts and trickery? I think she should have devoted more time to developing the romance instead of inventing plots and double-dealing.
This last of the four books involves a friend of the Duke who has been cast out of society and is now trying to return to his homeland and get on with his life. This story was the most interesting of the four tales. I loved the intrigue and the action. Trying to figure who's the bad guy and why is very involved and the tale held my interest quite thoroughly threw the entire book.
I liked that both Justin and Alina were a little on the snarky side. Their banter was great. However, I didn't find the fact that she fell in love with him so quickly and so easily believable. One minute she was furious with him for leaving her with no goodbye, and the next she's decided she doesn't want to be without him. I'm not sure where the change of heart came from other than he was good looking.
I did something with this book that I normally don't do...I read it out of order *gasp* After m...more
I did something with this book that I normally don't do...I read it out of order *gasp* After m...more
Likable characters but convoluted plot. The schemes of the Prince Regent, King Francis, the Romany and our main characters twisted and twined so badly that I couldn't keep them straight and I'm not sure the author could either. It was a fun read, if a little repetitive at times. More of the Daughtry family, all of whom I like.
Wasnt my favorite in the series... took about 100 pages for me to finally get into it. I felt very disconnected from the characters in the beginning. Nice strong finish and the eventual chemistry between the characters was decent, although I didnt feel either Alina or Justin's journey to get there. It was kinda like bang.
**** "How To Wed A Baron" is a Regency romance, fleshed out by Kasey Michaels, into a tricky mystery. Why has the Prince Regent ordered a skilled assassin, milord Justin, banished from London these past eight years because he fired early in a duel, to marry the Romany princess Alina from Prague, especially when Alina is the surviving niece of the dead other duellist, who fired first? Is another murder the only solution to ownership of disputed Romany land? Her innocence and his cynicism spark in...more
"How to Wed a Baron by Kasey Michaels is my first book by Ms. Michaels. It has romance, friendship, forgiveness, love, and can be rather witty at times"
Please read more of Karia's review on NRR http://www.nocturnereads.com/How-to-W...
Please read more of Karia's review on NRR http://www.nocturnereads.com/How-to-W...
I loved the humor and banter. The story line was good and original. I wanted to skip over the drama. The love scenes were great. The last 100 pages it dragged. Overall, I would recommend it :0P
To be truthful I didn't complete this one, it was a DNF (= did not finish). I got about 15% in, but couldn't go on, I didn't care for the heroine, and I outright disliked the hero, he felt forced and his unnatural nonchalance and humour was irritating me. So I thought there are so many other great historical romances I will not waste my time with this one. It simply was not for me.
After reading a number of books full of sex without enough plot, it was delightful to find a book full of plot and interesting people. The best of the series is the last of the series. Quite enjoyable.
(digital/library borrow) ... quite enjoyed the story. I see this is #4 in a series, which upon my reading didn't matter (although as certain others were introduced I picked up on the fact that their romances had probably been the subject matter of earlier books), but certainly worked as a stand alone story.
Good book. A nice ending to round out all the characters you have met throughout the 4 book series. The hero of the book had an interesting past and it was nice to finally learn about it.
Miniseries: The Daughtry Family
MEH.....
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Justin ... *.*
A very typical historical, with the innocent bride to be and the rakish, dangerous hero, who has to overcome his past for her. Eh...
Fun, fun, fun!
This is only the second book I've read by Kasey Michaels, but I think I've found a new go-to author for trashy-romance novel addiction.
This one is full of twists and turns, red herrings, assassins, greedy kings (and princes), political intrigues, revenge, and of course...True Love.
Awwww.
I've gotta find more of her stuff!
This is only the second book I've read by Kasey Michaels, but I think I've found a new go-to author for trashy-romance novel addiction.
This one is full of twists and turns, red herrings, assassins, greedy kings (and princes), political intrigues, revenge, and of course...True Love.
Awwww.
I've gotta find more of her stuff!
Read Parents By Design by Kasey Michaels, but I can't find that title in Goodreads so I'm using this title as a place holder.
Una mezza delusione!! Gli altri della serie mi erano piaciuti di più, qui la storia non è granchè, i personaggi sono poco delineati e il tutto risulta un pò noioso. Peccato.
Really, really good book, really enjoyed it, it was really funny, and complex, and I'm glad that they all got happy endings!
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Kasey Michaels is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 100 books (she doesn't count them). Kasey has received three coveted Starred Reviews from Publishers Weekly, two for the historical romances, THE SECRETS OF THE HEART and THE BUTLER DID IT, and a third for contemporary romance LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY (that shows diversity, you see). She is a recipient of the RITA, a W...more
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