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Shameless (The House of Rohan #4)
by
Anne Stuart
A long string of tragic loves haunts Viscount Benedick Francis Alistair Rohan. Cool and cynical, he's weary of life's fickle games and wants a prim and proper wife he can ignore while indulging his sensual appetites.
Lady Melisande Carstairs is nothing less than a tornado storming into Benedick's measured life. Possessed of boundless energy and the soul of a reformer, Melis
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June 21st 2011
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This is my first Anne Stuart book and I am kicking myself that I haven't read anything by her sooner! I am also feeling a little shamed that I have started this series on the fourth book, I am normally a stickler for reading a series in order.
Lord Benedick Rohan has come to London for two reasons, 1, to find a bland wife with whom he can create an heir and a spare and 2, to shag himself silly. But when Lady Melisande Carstairs, or Charity Carstairs, turns up on his door demanding that he helps h...more
Lord Benedick Rohan has come to London for two reasons, 1, to find a bland wife with whom he can create an heir and a spare and 2, to shag himself silly. But when Lady Melisande Carstairs, or Charity Carstairs, turns up on his door demanding that he helps h...more
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Sep 03, 2011
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I was graciously provided with a copy for review by Netgalley for Harlequin. Having never read this series before with the exception of a short story, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this book could easily be read on its own. I absolutely loved the setting, characters, and sultry situations the couple gets themselves into.
Bennedick Rohan is in the market for a new wife after the loss of his previous two to childbirth....more
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I was graciously provided with a copy for review by Netgalley for Harlequin. Having never read this series before with the exception of a short story, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this book could easily be read on its own. I absolutely loved the setting, characters, and sultry situations the couple gets themselves into.
Bennedick Rohan is in the market for a new wife after the loss of his previous two to childbirth....more
3.5 Stars. I have to say that this was a bit of a disappointment for me. It was a decent enough historical, if rather predictable; but it was not dark and delicious like the other Rohan books. It was also so unlike the rest of the series and the writing of the Anne Stuart I've been loving for years, that I began to wonder as I was reading if she really wrote this. This was a nice story, and a nice romance; and the AS I know and love doesn't do 'nice'.
The story was almost all romance with not muc...more
The story was almost all romance with not muc...more
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‘Shameless’ was kindly provided to me by Netgalley for Harlequin.
This is the 4th novel in the House of Rohan series by Anne Stuart. This is actually the first book I’ve read of hers and found it worked as a stand-alone novel. I loved how this story was more than just a simple romance novel; it was also a mystery with a very interesting storyline that proceeded to completely absorb me.
The Viscount Benedick Rohan has only two goals in mind: One, find a suitable woman to marry and have children wit...more
This is the 4th novel in the House of Rohan series by Anne Stuart. This is actually the first book I’ve read of hers and found it worked as a stand-alone novel. I loved how this story was more than just a simple romance novel; it was also a mystery with a very interesting storyline that proceeded to completely absorb me.
The Viscount Benedick Rohan has only two goals in mind: One, find a suitable woman to marry and have children wit...more
As other reviewers have commented, Anne Stuart has a formula for her romances: rakish bad-boy hero who doesn't believe in "love", virginal and/or sexually ignorant, but feisty, heroine, heroine's sexual awakening at the hands etc of the hero, some sort of skulduggery that puts the heroine's life at risk, last-minute rescue of the heroine by the hero because he realizes that he loves her and can't live without her, a cute secondary romance, a good strong dose of wit and humor. But never mind that...more
I didn't hate it...which is actually high praise, since I fully expected to not like it at all. While I LOVE some of Stuart's anti-heroes; I have no interest in traditional romance novels, which is what Shameless promised to be. I would never have picked it up if I hadn't learned from another reviewer that hidden within it's unassuming pages was the epilogue that I was denied from Breathless. I LOVED Breathless and couldn't resist the opportunity to have another peak at one of my favorite couple...more
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I really wanted to like this book,I've read very good reviews on it and the general rating for it is pretty high. However,I just couldn't get into it. The plot is well thought out but unfortunately I've read one too many books with the same "evil organization that has to be stopped" thing going on and the other authors did it better.
Take for instance, Seduction & Scandal. I love love loved that book and although the female lead is VERY different between these two books the male character wa...more
Take for instance, Seduction & Scandal. I love love loved that book and although the female lead is VERY different between these two books the male character wa...more
Fourth in the House of Rohan's historical romance series set in the London of 1842. The couple focus is on Lord Benedick Rohan and Lady Melisande "Charity" Carstairs.
My Take
Too funny! It's like a sex manual for the innocent with Charity taking in soiled doves and finding them new careers. Naturally, these ladies of the evening repay her with lots of useful advice that Benedick just doesn't see coming. Too bad she didn't follow their advice about the nightgown…!
It's all rather slapstick comedy be...more
My Take
Too funny! It's like a sex manual for the innocent with Charity taking in soiled doves and finding them new careers. Naturally, these ladies of the evening repay her with lots of useful advice that Benedick just doesn't see coming. Too bad she didn't follow their advice about the nightgown…!
It's all rather slapstick comedy be...more
Review by Shannon: Reposted with permission. Benedick Rohan has to find another wife and produce an heir or two. To most people, these 2 things might be fairly easy to do. For Benedick, it seems that every time he thinks he's going to get everything required of him, they are taken away...be it the wife or his heir. So it's with very callus requirements that he begins his search for a wife. One that will obey him in all things, provide him his heir and then live secluded in the country while he l...more
I have a small secret to admit: I'm not as big a fan of Anne Stuart's historical romances as I am of her contemporary romances. I start every historical by this author with a wee bit of cynicism. However, with that being said, this was one of the best historical works Ms. Stuart has turned out yet. Which is awesome because the House of Rohan story line was running the risk of becoming a little stale. However, "Shameless" reeled me in and kept my interest right to the end. In fact, I am eagerly a...more
Well I enjoyed this much more than the last book and it definitely had a softer tone than the others in the series.
The basic plot is that Benedict has been extremely unlucky in love: a fiance went mad and shot herself, his first wife whom he loved died in child birth and his second wife, was chronically unfaithful before she too died in child birth. In essence he is thrice bitten and not keen to have to care again. he does however need an heir and so determines to marry again - but to someone h...more
The basic plot is that Benedict has been extremely unlucky in love: a fiance went mad and shot herself, his first wife whom he loved died in child birth and his second wife, was chronically unfaithful before she too died in child birth. In essence he is thrice bitten and not keen to have to care again. he does however need an heir and so determines to marry again - but to someone h...more
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Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Shameless is the 4th book in the House of Rohan series and honestly I wouldn’t have picked it up if I had known it was a series book. I prefer to read them in order. But I was traveling and I needed something light to read and this was the only book that caught my attention. Recently my luck has not been very good when it comes to Romance novels. I thought it’s probably because I’m tired of this genre but that doesn’t seem to be the case. It was probably not finding any autho...more
Shameless is the 4th book in the House of Rohan series and honestly I wouldn’t have picked it up if I had known it was a series book. I prefer to read them in order. But I was traveling and I needed something light to read and this was the only book that caught my attention. Recently my luck has not been very good when it comes to Romance novels. I thought it’s probably because I’m tired of this genre but that doesn’t seem to be the case. It was probably not finding any autho...more
I really enjoyed this historical romance. It is number three in a series called The House of Rohan, but it can easily be read as a standalone. There are characters that appear in this book that if you read in order, you will know their story, but I didn't and followed along very well anyway.
What I liked: The characters are typical of a historical romance, they are developed, dialogue is spot on, I invested in the characters and the outcome of the story. The underlying plot of a mysterious, secr...more
What I liked: The characters are typical of a historical romance, they are developed, dialogue is spot on, I invested in the characters and the outcome of the story. The underlying plot of a mysterious, secr...more
In Shameless[Image] the Heavenly Host is back but this time there is a sinister difference. Lady Melisande Carstairs is a reformer who goes to Viscount Benedick Rohan for help. She has information that leads her to believe that the Host is going to sacrifice a young girl as part of their ritual at the next new moon. Never were two people more mismatched. Lady Melisande wants nothing to do with men. Her goal in life is to save women from a life of prostitution. Benedick has had awful luck with wo...more
Fourth book in the sensual series of The House of Rohan. The previous titles are: Prequel-The Wicked House of Rohan, Ruthless, Reckless & Breathless.
Heavenly Hosts- secret society of bored aristocrats who pleased themselves in every evil way they desired. Never condemning each other and never forcing those they chose. It had been disbanded ten years earlier but rumor was they had come back together.
Benedick Rohan, Sixth Viscount of Rohan was looking for a wife, again. He lost two wives on th...more
Heavenly Hosts- secret society of bored aristocrats who pleased themselves in every evil way they desired. Never condemning each other and never forcing those they chose. It had been disbanded ten years earlier but rumor was they had come back together.
Benedick Rohan, Sixth Viscount of Rohan was looking for a wife, again. He lost two wives on th...more
Fourth book in the "House of Rohan" series, this novel can still be read as a stand alone book without any difficulty whatsoever. That being said, it is a delightful historical romance that could have as its secondary title: "The Rake versus the Reformer." The main characters are both in-your-face kind of people and they come together like the Clash of the Titans. Strong and passionate, both are committed to their way of life--he to life as he chooses with all its fripperies and one-night-stands...more
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Shameless is book four in The House of Rohan series by Anne Stuart. It’s Benedik’s book, Benedick is Miranda’s oldest brother (book 3 of the series, Breathless).
After losing two wives in childbirth and suffering their deaths, Benedick Rohan has decide he needs a new wife to bear a heir. This time he wants a prim, proper and sturdy wife. A wife he would not fall in love with, a wife he could easily leave in one of his estates raising his...more
Shameless is book four in The House of Rohan series by Anne Stuart. It’s Benedik’s book, Benedick is Miranda’s oldest brother (book 3 of the series, Breathless).
After losing two wives in childbirth and suffering their deaths, Benedick Rohan has decide he needs a new wife to bear a heir. This time he wants a prim, proper and sturdy wife. A wife he would not fall in love with, a wife he could easily leave in one of his estates raising his...more
3.5 rounded up.
Both Lady Melisande Carstairs and Lord Benedick Rohan are on missions. Melisande is on a crusade to rescue and reform prostitutes and has turned her late husband's giant townhouse into a group home for her soiled doves. Benedick has decided it's time to find his third - hopefully last - wife, a plump mousy sort who'll give him and heir and a spare and then fade into the wallpaper while he continues his lifestyle of debauchery. Their missions collide when Benedick sends for one of...more
Both Lady Melisande Carstairs and Lord Benedick Rohan are on missions. Melisande is on a crusade to rescue and reform prostitutes and has turned her late husband's giant townhouse into a group home for her soiled doves. Benedick has decided it's time to find his third - hopefully last - wife, a plump mousy sort who'll give him and heir and a spare and then fade into the wallpaper while he continues his lifestyle of debauchery. Their missions collide when Benedick sends for one of...more
Ah, Anne Stuart. I love me some dark and dangerous romance. The Rohan series, besides all of them having gloriously beautiful covers, are all dark, sensual, and toeing the edge of scandalous. Anne Stuart is a master in redeeming the irredeemable hero.
Shameless is the story of Benedick, the older brother of Miranda of Breathless, and his encounter with Lady Melisande Carstairs. Melisande is a widow, a woman who has taken it upon herself to offer a home to destitute working women. She more or less...more
Shameless is the story of Benedick, the older brother of Miranda of Breathless, and his encounter with Lady Melisande Carstairs. Melisande is a widow, a woman who has taken it upon herself to offer a home to destitute working women. She more or less...more
Notes: Has language some might find offensive. Contains some violence towards woman and children, but does not go into great detail about it.
They say opposites attract, and, if that's the case, Benedick never had a chance,,,,,
Melisande was known to be a very generous person. Her good deeds had won her the nickname of Charity. Her current pet project was a house of reform for women so they could better their place in society. Most were former prostitutes, unfortunately, some of her charges hadn'...more
They say opposites attract, and, if that's the case, Benedick never had a chance,,,,,
Melisande was known to be a very generous person. Her good deeds had won her the nickname of Charity. Her current pet project was a house of reform for women so they could better their place in society. Most were former prostitutes, unfortunately, some of her charges hadn'...more
The fourth book in a riveting regency romance series, Shameless is a great fun read, full of action, adventure, passion, and love, and as my first entry into this series, has merely whetted my appetite for Ms Stuarts writing.
Our Melisandeis not young, not quiet, not particularly concerned with her reputation with the ton, but despite being a widow, she is decidedly innocent. The rakish Benedick Rohan is looking for a quiet, demure wife, and a passionate mistress.
Although the 4th in the series, S
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I cannot rave about these books enough. If you are a fan of historical romance, you must read these. You have to like your "heros" a little dark, a little cruel. Benedick is no different from the other Rohans with is sharp, cruel tongue. Of course, he has his reasons. After losing two wives he loved to childbirth, he's afraid to love again. However, Melisande comes into his life and he can't resist her, so he tries to get her to back off by being an asshole to her. Melisande is a likable charact...more
Benedick Rohan has to find another wife and produce an heir or two. To most people, these 2 things might be fairly easy to do. For Benedick, it seems that every time he thinks he's going to get everything required of him, they are taken away...be it the wife or his heir. So it's with very callus requirements that he begins his search for a wife. One that will obey him in all things, provide him his heir and then live secluded in the country while he leads his life in London. First and foremost t...more
Jun 26, 2011
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Benedick, Viscount Rohan, has always been unlucky in love after losing a fiancee to suicide and both his wives in childbirth. Knowing he has to marry and produce the requisite heir and spare, he decides to return to London to begin the process of courting his chosen broodmare. And to satisfy his lusty urges with as many talented and willing females as possible. But for Benedick, trouble awaits him in London where his younger brother, Brandon, physically and psychologically wounded from the Afgha...more
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This is my first Anne Stuart book, but I can assure you, it won't be my last. Shameless is one of the best Historical Romance books I have read this year. It's fourth in the House of Rohan series, but at no time was I lost or confused by jumping in mid-series. I am, however, compelled to go track down and read the earlier installments, on the chance they are as good as this one.
Benedick Rohan has outlived two wives and a fiance. He has decided that he needs to find himself a new bride. You see,...more
Benedick Rohan has outlived two wives and a fiance. He has decided that he needs to find himself a new bride. You see,...more
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This whole series blows my mind. Shameless is another example why Anne Stuart is a superior writer/author.
We start with two less-than-perfect characters and immediately love them both. Someone is scarred, someone isn't tiny, blond and breathtakingly beautiful, someone has deep fears which incringe on everyday life and decisions. It doesn't matter how warped or twisted or scared or unreasonable these characters are, we love them. And that my friends, is good writing.
Benedick seemed tame in compa...more
We start with two less-than-perfect characters and immediately love them both. Someone is scarred, someone isn't tiny, blond and breathtakingly beautiful, someone has deep fears which incringe on everyday life and decisions. It doesn't matter how warped or twisted or scared or unreasonable these characters are, we love them. And that my friends, is good writing.
Benedick seemed tame in compa...more
This book that I received as a Netgalley ARC is a great addition to the House of Rohan series. While I love Stuart's heroes who are almost too far over the edge to be redeemed, I found Benedict Rohan to be a refreshing change from her typical male character. While Benedict enjoyed carousing, he was essentially a very kind and caring man. He didn't have the cruel streak that Stuart gives many of her heroes. Melisande "Charity" Carstairs was a very interesting character, a wealthy widow who cared...more
I love Anne Stuart. I have enjoyed every book in the Rohan series, even the free novella available for Kindle. AS has a way of making a hero out of the unlikeliest man--often at the beginning of the book they are hard to like. They are bad boys! But isn't this one of the reasons we love romance novels? We love to see how a good woman can get a bad boy, and have him become devoted to her! I think this is a secret dream of many women.
Benedick thinks he wants to find a society miss who will bear hi...more
Benedick thinks he wants to find a society miss who will bear hi...more
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Anne Stuart is a grandmaster of the genre, winner of Romance Writers of America's prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, survivor of more than thirty-five years in the romance business, and still just keeps getting better.
Her first novel was Barrett's Hill, a gothic romance published by Ballantine in 1974 when Anne had just turned 25. Since then she's written more gothics, regencies, romantic sus...more
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Her first novel was Barrett's Hill, a gothic romance published by Ballantine in 1974 when Anne had just turned 25. Since then she's written more gothics, regencies, romantic sus...more
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