Second in line, first in love
A secret society of younger sons, sworn to aid and abet each other, no matter the scandal or cost.... Their... read full description
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Jan 11, 2012
Book Review Diva
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“Ripe For Pleasure” By Isobel Carr
Viola Whedon thought the writing of her second (soon to be released) memoir about experiences with her clientèle had caused a break into her home resulting in the killing of her footman. She had no idea that the home invasion was entirely connected to something completely different.
Lord Leonidas Vaughn the second son of the Duke of Lockmaben, believes that Viola knows that there is a huge amount of money hidden in her home. He comes up with a plan to seduce Viol More...
Viola Whedon thought the writing of her second (soon to be released) memoir about experiences with her clientèle had caused a break into her home resulting in the killing of her footman. She had no idea that the home invasion was entirely connected to something completely different.
Lord Leonidas Vaughn the second son of the Duke of Lockmaben, believes that Viola knows that there is a huge amount of money hidden in her home. He comes up with a plan to seduce Viol More...
Jan 01, 2012
Judy & Marianne from
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A blackmailing heroine locks horns with a lying hero on a mission and the sparks fly. I liked the premise of Ripe for Pleasure very much. It has a grittiness that is different and is a romance with a no excuses, less-than-pure heroine. I found it very refreshing. Viola is intelligent and worldly with a hard exterior just as one would expect from her life experience. Her character seems perfectly crafted to show a woman i More...
A blackmailing heroine locks horns with a lying hero on a mission and the sparks fly. I liked the premise of Ripe for Pleasure very much. It has a grittiness that is different and is a romance with a no excuses, less-than-pure heroine. I found it very refreshing. Viola is intelligent and worldly with a hard exterior just as one would expect from her life experience. Her character seems perfectly crafted to show a woman i More...
Oct 04, 2011
Melanie
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I reviewed this book for Romance Reader At Heart website.
RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:
RIPE FOR PLEASURE is the first book in the series The League of Second Sons. I found the series' premise to be weak, so I knew from the start that I was going to suspend more than just my belief--I needed to let my imagination soar.
Nothing could have prepared me for this story, and, try as I might, I just could not get into it. Everything in it left me wanting more. I wan More...
RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:
RIPE FOR PLEASURE is the first book in the series The League of Second Sons. I found the series' premise to be weak, so I knew from the start that I was going to suspend more than just my belief--I needed to let my imagination soar.
Nothing could have prepared me for this story, and, try as I might, I just could not get into it. Everything in it left me wanting more. I wan More...
Aug 15, 2011
Sarah
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There is nothing quite like the seduction of a lady but for Lord Leonidas Vaughn, seducing Mrs. Viola Whedon is something quite unlike his usual pursuits in London. Mrs. Whedon is a famed courtesan who has something that Leo needs. Unfortunately, his cousin, Charles, also wants the treasure because it will make him rich beyond measure. Charles is ready to use violence against Mrs. Whedon, while Leo is prepared to be her savior, at least on the surface.
Viola is convinced that the myster More...
Viola is convinced that the myster More...
Jul 29, 2011
Book Binge
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Viola Whedon is one of London’s most sought after courtesans. And she’s using her notoriety to publish her memoirs. And so when two men break into her home one night, she assumes it’s for the draft of her second manuscript, in which her most recent patron is featured. She figures he’s trying to get his hands on the manuscript before it goes public.
Leonidas Vaughn knows this is not the case but decides to use it as a cover for the truth. He knows that those two ruffians broke into Mrs. More...
Leonidas Vaughn knows this is not the case but decides to use it as a cover for the truth. He knows that those two ruffians broke into Mrs. More...
Jul 09, 2011
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Review by Jenni
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We first meet Viola Whedon when her house in being burglarized. Viola assumes an angry lord is at the bottom of the intrusion because she’s currently ruffling feathers by exposing details of all her previous lovers in a second volume of her memoir. But it turns out that Charles MacDonald is on the hunt for a treasure that is believed to be hidden somewhere in Viola’s house. However, Charles’ cousin Leonidas Vaughn, approaches Viola w More...
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We first meet Viola Whedon when her house in being burglarized. Viola assumes an angry lord is at the bottom of the intrusion because she’s currently ruffling feathers by exposing details of all her previous lovers in a second volume of her memoir. But it turns out that Charles MacDonald is on the hunt for a treasure that is believed to be hidden somewhere in Viola’s house. However, Charles’ cousin Leonidas Vaughn, approaches Viola w More...
Jul 05, 2011
April
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RATING:4.5)RIPE FOR PLEASURE by Isobel Carr is an exciting historical romance set in 1783 London. It is the first in the "The League of Second Sons". It is well with depth and details. The plot and characters are engaging and will capture your heart. The League of Second Sons is a secret society of younger sons who have sworn to aid each other,no matter the scandal or cost. Their brothers and fathers are Dukes and such,where as they have no dukom or possible income.So they formed this
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Jun 18, 2011
Grace
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Author: Isobel Carr
Title: Ripe for Pleasure
Description (source): London's most sensual former courtesan, Viola Whedon, is incapable of being seduced-she does the seducing. Until she meets Leonidas Vaughn. Her salacious memoirs have made her the target of half the lords in England, and Vaughn is the only man she can turn to. When he promises to protect her-and to make her beg for his touch-the alluring beauty finds both offers impossible to refuse.
Leonidas Vaughn secretly believe More...
Title: Ripe for Pleasure
Description (source): London's most sensual former courtesan, Viola Whedon, is incapable of being seduced-she does the seducing. Until she meets Leonidas Vaughn. Her salacious memoirs have made her the target of half the lords in England, and Vaughn is the only man she can turn to. When he promises to protect her-and to make her beg for his touch-the alluring beauty finds both offers impossible to refuse.
Leonidas Vaughn secretly believe More...
May 28, 2011
cecilia
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I’ve been on a roll with romance lately (who couldn’t be after Eleven Scandals?), and I have been desperately trying to find a new read that seems out-of-the-ordinary and fantastic. Which is why Ripe For Pleasure piqued my interest because it was about second sons who have no expectations of inheriting titles or riches unfathomable.
While Ripe For Pleasure definitely has enough action and emotions to satisfy a wayward romance reader, I am not entirely convinced that it gave enough focus More...
While Ripe For Pleasure definitely has enough action and emotions to satisfy a wayward romance reader, I am not entirely convinced that it gave enough focus More...
May 17, 2011
Wendy
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RIPE FOR PLEASURE by Isobel Carr is the first book in THE LEAGUE OF SECOND SONS series. This is a very different story, for one the heroine is not a virgin, for two the hero is not a Duke or Earl. This is a historical that is very interesting and kept me quickly turning pages. Viola is a strong heroine with flaws and this touch of sweetness that is hard to resist. While Leonidas or Leo, is a hero to die for, but he’s got his flaws. There is romance, sensuality, suspense, and a sweetness that is
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May 10, 2011
Mary
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RIPE FOR PLEASURE written by Isobel Carr
Book #1 in The League of Second Sons Series
05/11 - Grand Central Publishing - Mass Market Paperback, 336 pages
On the battlefield of love, does one have to conquer to win?
Lord Leonidas Vaughn is a beloved but younger, untitled son who along with his friends that hold the same status are in search of a treasure. Leo has inherited property and some wealth upon his grandfather’s death but he also inherited a mysterious let More...
Book #1 in The League of Second Sons Series
05/11 - Grand Central Publishing - Mass Market Paperback, 336 pages
On the battlefield of love, does one have to conquer to win?
Lord Leonidas Vaughn is a beloved but younger, untitled son who along with his friends that hold the same status are in search of a treasure. Leo has inherited property and some wealth upon his grandfather’s death but he also inherited a mysterious let More...
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May 09, 2011
Jen
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Let me start out by saying what a treat it was to read a historical romance where the heroine is not a young virgin. In fact, Viola is anything-but. She is a beautiful and successful courtesan, who is about to publish her second memoir, when thugs invade her home. She assumes they were sent at the behest of her former lover. But they're really men hired to find an old treasure believed to be hidden in her home. Only two people know about the treasure: Charles (who sent the brutes) and his cousin
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Apr 26, 2011
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Reviewed at: Library of Lights
Date reviewed: 27 April 2011
Review link: http://mykindaland.com/?p=211
Ripe for Pleasure is one naughty read that I cannot get enough off. it's so rich and intoxicating, like wine. It's such a pleasure to read Ripe for Pleasure by Isobel Carr. There's tender, fierce loving in this book, and it's definitely a keeper. I was hooked with the storyline, and the strength of the characters, and it made me wish that I am in the book myse More...
Date reviewed: 27 April 2011
Review link: http://mykindaland.com/?p=211
Ripe for Pleasure is one naughty read that I cannot get enough off. it's so rich and intoxicating, like wine. It's such a pleasure to read Ripe for Pleasure by Isobel Carr. There's tender, fierce loving in this book, and it's definitely a keeper. I was hooked with the storyline, and the strength of the characters, and it made me wish that I am in the book myse More...
Apr 21, 2011
Lisarenee
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Notes: I read this ARC(Advanced Read Copy) of this book The book comes out on April 26th. Also, language was used which some may find inappropriate, but I felt the words weren't overly used and fit the characters.
It all started with a hunt for treasure. Sometimes, however, the treasure one's after is different from the one they find...
Leonides Vaughn always thought his grandfather's stories of hidden treasure and tragedy were just that - stories. That is until his gran More...
It all started with a hunt for treasure. Sometimes, however, the treasure one's after is different from the one they find...
Leonides Vaughn always thought his grandfather's stories of hidden treasure and tragedy were just that - stories. That is until his gran More...
May 23, 2011
BecksBookPicks
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I liked this book, and I liked that it didn't deal with the woman who is a virgin and some Rake takes her virginity. This is a woman who is a whore. She knows she is one and this is how she has chosen to live her life. She is currently writing a memoir about her life and all her many suiters. One night when someone has broken into her home, she flees and meets Leonidas. Each is drawn to one another and the affair begins. Only he does not want Viola for only his needs, he wants to be her lover a
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May 13, 2011
Amber
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Well, this book was not what I thought it was going to be. I was pleasantly surprised. I hate the name of the book and the second sons club though understand the reason is to make a series. I liked the story and it was not fluffy as I originally thought it was going to be.
Viola is a young woman who through horrible circumstances ended up being a courtesan for the husbands of the ton. She sees that she cannot continue with the profession so she writes her memoirs hoping to make enough mo More...
Viola is a young woman who through horrible circumstances ended up being a courtesan for the husbands of the ton. She sees that she cannot continue with the profession so she writes her memoirs hoping to make enough mo More...
May 12, 2011
Julie (Mom2lnb)
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When I requested an ARC of Ripe for Pleasure to review, I had high hopes that it would be a fun and different read. The idea of a new series centering around the second sons of nobility who've banded together to aid each other seemed like something new, and a courtesan heroine was rather intriguing as well. The plot certainly had potential, but in my opinion, the execution fell flat due to a lack of substance and detail. The book was much shorter than I had anticipat More...
When I requested an ARC of Ripe for Pleasure to review, I had high hopes that it would be a fun and different read. The idea of a new series centering around the second sons of nobility who've banded together to aid each other seemed like something new, and a courtesan heroine was rather intriguing as well. The plot certainly had potential, but in my opinion, the execution fell flat due to a lack of substance and detail. The book was much shorter than I had anticipat More...
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May 12, 2011
Angelc
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4.5 stars
This book was like a breath of fresh air for me. The characters really and truly seemed to care about each other and respect each other. I felt like we really got to see the character's inner thoughts and feelings more than normal in historical romance.
I loved reading about characters that were different from the norm in historical romances. Viola was a strong-hearted, worldly courtesan, not the innocent heiress we generally see. Leo wasn't going to inherit a tit More...
This book was like a breath of fresh air for me. The characters really and truly seemed to care about each other and respect each other. I felt like we really got to see the character's inner thoughts and feelings more than normal in historical romance.
I loved reading about characters that were different from the norm in historical romances. Viola was a strong-hearted, worldly courtesan, not the innocent heiress we generally see. Leo wasn't going to inherit a tit More...
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May 19, 2011
Danielle
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I haven't been a big person on reading Historical Romances but Rips for Pleasure was honestly one of my favorites. This book was fun and different for me. It was hard to find a book that gave me a breath of fresh air. I was caught up after the mixed matched eyes. *swoon* I totally have a thing for that. I was excited to read this book. I loved the fact that this was described as an erotic historical romance only made me want to read it more and more.
Viola has spent her whole life in More...
Viola has spent her whole life in More...
May 09, 2011
Marquetta (LoveToReadForFun)
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I was excited to read this book. I've become a lover of historical romance and the fact that this was described as an erotic historical romance only made me want to read it more.
Viola is a courtesan whose life is in danger thanks to the tell-all book she is writing. Lord Leonidas (Leo) approaches Viola, offering to be her protector in exchange for her services. Little does Viola know, Leo's motives are not altogether altruistic.
Ripe for Pleasure started off with promise. More...
Viola is a courtesan whose life is in danger thanks to the tell-all book she is writing. Lord Leonidas (Leo) approaches Viola, offering to be her protector in exchange for her services. Little does Viola know, Leo's motives are not altogether altruistic.
Ripe for Pleasure started off with promise. More...
Aug 25, 2011
Lexi
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When you are a second son you are usually not left with much of anything save a name. Lucky for Leonidas (Leo) Vaughn he has been left with property and the means to support himself if he can scrape by. When he finds the equivalent of a treasure map he follows it with the hope to save his property. Leo fully expects to find treasure, it’s just not the type of treasure he was expecting to get his hands on that has him falling head over heals.
Viola is a strong woman who has dealt with More...
Viola is a strong woman who has dealt with More...
Apr 16, 2011
Lisa
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Viola Whedon, former courtesan, is woken out of sleep one night to hear intruders in her home. She hears the men whispering that whatever they were looking for had to be there and as Viola was finishing writing up her second memoir of her past protectors, she assumes they are looking for it so it can not be published. She know she has hidden it well she flees from her room only to be saved from the villains by Leonidas Vaughn. Little does she know that Leo is somewhat involved in the burglary, t
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May 10, 2011
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Ripe for Pleasure marks the first installment of The League of Second Sons series by Isobel Carr. This novel without a doubt is a great beginning to what promises to be a wonderful historical romance series with all the rogues and rakes that one can stand. With great romance, wonderful characters and wonderfully complex chemistry all contributed to the fact that I simply couldn't put this book down! Add in a splash of mystery and a dash of murd More...
Ripe for Pleasure marks the first installment of The League of Second Sons series by Isobel Carr. This novel without a doubt is a great beginning to what promises to be a wonderful historical romance series with all the rogues and rakes that one can stand. With great romance, wonderful characters and wonderfully complex chemistry all contributed to the fact that I simply couldn't put this book down! Add in a splash of mystery and a dash of murd More...
May 21, 2011
Cassie
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When a relative of Lord Leonidas Vaughn and his cousin Charles MacDonald dies, he leaves behind a series of letters speaking of a hidden treasure. The last known location of said treasure is somewhere within the residence of Viola Whedon. Because neither man is going to come into much inheritance, both men are willing to take exceptional risks to obtain it. Late one night, Charles sends men to Mrs. Whedon's home to search for it. She flees the intruders and finds herself in the arms of Leo, perf
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Jun 18, 2011
Sara E.
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Viola is a ho. She writes memoirs about her ho life. Lord Leo is a younger son, or something. He recieves a letter telling him that a fortune (or something) that his family owns (or owned) is hidden somewhere in the house that Viola uses for her ho-business. He lets her believe that he is protecting her from some angry lover that is trying to kill her (when in reality it is his psycho relative who he showed the letter to that wants to get the fortune/treasure). Soon enough, Lord Leo makes his wa
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May 21, 2011
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May 23, 2011
Mrs. Hanson
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There is a lot to like about this story based on the cover copy, and I did enjoy Viola and Leo as separate entities. Both are fully drawn and formed on the page; Viola as a courtesan and author is such a treat, and the secondary characters in The League of Second Sons are very intriguing too. What I didn't like was the romance or seduction between Viola and Leo.
Oh, I believed they were in lust, and I believed they wanted the other very badly; I just didn't believe they fell in love More...
Oh, I believed they were in lust, and I believed they wanted the other very badly; I just didn't believe they fell in love More...
Feb 19, 2012
Angela the Fair ~Lusty Lace~
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3.5 Feathers
Review also posted at UTC Book Blog
In this era, second sons were nothing but second-rate citizens and treated as such by family and society. As an act of survival and support, a secret league was formed. This secret group pledged to aid each other in their “endeavors”.
Lord Leonidas Vaughn, 2nd son of Duke of Lochmaben is trying to make something of himself in a way of treasure hunting. Family history says there is treasure to be claimed More...
Review also posted at UTC Book Blog
In this era, second sons were nothing but second-rate citizens and treated as such by family and society. As an act of survival and support, a secret league was formed. This secret group pledged to aid each other in their “endeavors”.
Lord Leonidas Vaughn, 2nd son of Duke of Lochmaben is trying to make something of himself in a way of treasure hunting. Family history says there is treasure to be claimed More...
Feb 08, 2012
Crystal ♥ RBtWBC
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When you are a second son you are usually not left with much of anything save a name. Lucky for Leonidas (Leo) Vaughn he has been left with property and the means to support himself if he can scrape by. When he finds the equivalent of a treasure map he follows it with the hope to save his property. Leo fully expects to find treasure, it’s just not the type of treasure he was expecting to get his hands on that has him falling he More...
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When you are a second son you are usually not left with much of anything save a name. Lucky for Leonidas (Leo) Vaughn he has been left with property and the means to support himself if he can scrape by. When he finds the equivalent of a treasure map he follows it with the hope to save his property. Leo fully expects to find treasure, it’s just not the type of treasure he was expecting to get his hands on that has him falling he More...
Jun 28, 2011
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