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In the Garden of Disgrace (The Garden #3)
by
Cynthia Wicklund (Goodreads Author)
Third book in the Garden series: 17-year-old Lady Jillian Fitzgerald sneaks out to spy on a duel, believing she is merely guilty of an indiscretion. But when the duel takes a deadly turn and Jillian becomes an unwilling passenger in the fleeing carriage of the infamous "Lord Wicked," she knows what began as a lark has become a disaster. One night of bad judgment and her li...more
Kindle Edition
Published
November 13th 2010
(first published October 24th 2010)
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Dec 22, 2012
Kelly_Instalove
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1 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
genre-romance,
era-historical
Gave up about a third of the way through because the heroine annoyed the hell out of me, and all I could foresee was more endless chapters of "I Hate You Except When We Kiss."
I had high hopes from the blurb - a unique and intriguing premise - and the story started out great. Unfortunately, the initial drama was over much too soon, and suddenly we're thrown forward eight years and the characters have changed completely.
If I'm reading a "reformed rake" story, I want to SEE "Lord Wicked" change ove...more
I had high hopes from the blurb - a unique and intriguing premise - and the story started out great. Unfortunately, the initial drama was over much too soon, and suddenly we're thrown forward eight years and the characters have changed completely.
If I'm reading a "reformed rake" story, I want to SEE "Lord Wicked" change ove...more
This book showed up in my daily newsletter from ereaderiq.com as a freebie and the blurb about the story looked really interesting, so I got it. Hey, nothing wrong with a freebie. But I really loved this book.
I love historical pieces, especially regency. This one definitely appealed to my better nature. Even though I read it out of sequence--this is the third book in the series--it was definitely a standalone story. I loved the characters of Adrian (Lord Wicked) and Jilly and their romance was d...more
I love historical pieces, especially regency. This one definitely appealed to my better nature. Even though I read it out of sequence--this is the third book in the series--it was definitely a standalone story. I loved the characters of Adrian (Lord Wicked) and Jilly and their romance was d...more
Sep 08, 2012
Emily
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Adult Women
Recommended to Emily by:
ebook on Amazon
Another 5 star review for Cynthia Wicklund and her In the Garden series.
Like its predecessors, In the Garden of Disgrace was no disappointment. Again, I fell in love with the characters and the plot. I actually laughed, a lot, in this book. I thought the bantering between Jilly and Adrian was clever, witty, and downright hysterical.
I don't have much more to reveal than that I simply loved it! As before, I highly recommend this series. It's a perfect balance between romance, seduction, and advent...more
Like its predecessors, In the Garden of Disgrace was no disappointment. Again, I fell in love with the characters and the plot. I actually laughed, a lot, in this book. I thought the bantering between Jilly and Adrian was clever, witty, and downright hysterical.
I don't have much more to reveal than that I simply loved it! As before, I highly recommend this series. It's a perfect balance between romance, seduction, and advent...more
May 03, 2011
Joan Reeves
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who likes Regency romance
Recommended to Joan by:
Previous books in the series!
Shelves:
romance,
joan-s-keeper-shelf
Book 3 of The Garden Series is wonderful! I finished it over the weekend, and am still thinking about it. In Regency times, a woman's reputation was very fragile. Often, through no fault of their own, they found themselves pariahs due to some perceived indiscretion.
In the Garden of Disgrace is about a woman who lost her reputation and over the ensuing years found a strength she probably wouldn't have discovered without the event that smeared her name over the ton. Now fiercely independent, she's...more
In the Garden of Disgrace is about a woman who lost her reputation and over the ensuing years found a strength she probably wouldn't have discovered without the event that smeared her name over the ton. Now fiercely independent, she's...more
Fun story of the consequences of misspent youth and second chances. Overall entertaining the countryside and Bath setting is pleasant and doesn't have the same restrictions as the season which gives the characters leeway. The was one plot point where the heroine, Jilly, is frankly TSTL. (view spoiler)...more
I've got to hand it to this author, she takes one fantasy and is able to write three very different books with the same plot. Surprise, surprise - the male lead character has black hair and a tanned and toned body. Just like the male leads from the first two books in the series. And the female lead doesn't want anything to do with him, even though she desperately does. The best part of this book was that it incorporated characters from the previous book, which made me feel like it was worth havi...more
I would have liked it even better had the heroine been a little less annoying. From the start on she agreed that what happened to her was not the hero's fall per se and I also understood she had grown accustomed to be independent and also that it was more her hurt which made her do things not acceptable in society's eye but her hero told her he loved her, she believed him and given that she was not a woman who would take been dictated to lightly, there was no chance that his some times autocrati...more
This third book in the Garden series was an enjoyable read.
Jillian was a fun and likable heroine, even if I did think she took a little too long to make up her mind.
Adrian was a rake of the misunderstood variety; his reputation exceeded his actual deeds by quite a bit.
As in book 2, I really enjoyed the ending. It ended with a similar situation as the beginning of the book, but with a very different outcome.
Jillian was a fun and likable heroine, even if I did think she took a little too long to make up her mind.
Adrian was a rake of the misunderstood variety; his reputation exceeded his actual deeds by quite a bit.
As in book 2, I really enjoyed the ending. It ended with a similar situation as the beginning of the book, but with a very different outcome.
So far out of the series, I enjoyed this book the best. The building of the relationship between Adrian and Jillian is done fairly well. Jillian gets a little tiring with her back and forth feelings, but considering her past it can be overlooked.
Pretty good book, kept me busy for a while. I like the sentiment and the compatibility of Adrian and Jilly.
A foolish book, previsible. A really disgrace. Didn't like it.
This has to be my favorite book in the whole series so far. I liked both Jillian and Adrian, which is a rare thing for me.
In the Garden of Disgrace was a great story. I loved the characters!
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