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Rogues of Regent Street #3
El Bello Desconocido
La muerte de Phillip en un duelo ha roto para siempre la alegría del grupo de amigos que todos conocían en Londres como “Los libertinos de Regent Street”. Uno de ellos, el atractivo y jovial Arthur, no puede evitar sentirse responsable por no haber evitado una tragedia tan absurda. Lo menos que puede hacer es viajar a Escocia y poner en orden los asuntos del difunto, especialmente la expropiación de unas tierras cuyo pago no se ha cumplido. En esa tierra agreste y hermosa conoce a Kerry McKinnon, una joven e independiente viuda de la cual pronto queda perdidamente enamorado. Pero una terrible sombra se cierne sobre este recién nacido amor, cuando Arthur descubre que Kerry es, precisamente, la persona a la que debe dejar sin tierra ni hogar.
UNA MUJER ACOSTUMBRADA A LUCHAR
Kerry McKinnon no ha llevado una vida fácil. No sólo ha pasado largos años cuidando a su marido enfermo y trabajando en el campo sino que, una vez viuda, se ha encontrado con una desagradable sorpresa: las deudas de su cónyuge la han dejado en la más absoluta ruina. Sin embargo, parece que su tenacidad y fortaleza de espíritu tendrán finalmente recompensa cuando la providencia una su destino al de Arthur, un joven y atractivo forastero que le ofrece una nueva vida y un amor verdadero. Pero entre ambos se interponen demasiadas cosas: una sociedad hipócrita, dos formas diferentes de ver la vida y, sobre todo, un secreto no confesado.
UN HOMBRE ATRAPADO ENTRE EL DEBER Y EL CORAZÓN
Poco podía imaginar Arthur, cuando llegó a las remotas tierras de Escocia empujado por la memoria de su amigo fallecido, que encontraría allí una mujer excepcional. Una mujer que es capaz de dispararle creyendo que es un ladrón y, poco después, de jurarle amor eterno. Está dispuesto a proteger este nuevo amor de todo y de todos, tanto en las remotas montañas escocesas como en los pasillos y salones de baile de la alta sociedad londinense. Pero la principal amenaza no viene de fuera, sino que proviene de él mismo. ¿Quién saldrá ganador en la contienda entre su corazón y su sentido del deber?
UNA MUJER ACOSTUMBRADA A LUCHAR
Kerry McKinnon no ha llevado una vida fácil. No sólo ha pasado largos años cuidando a su marido enfermo y trabajando en el campo sino que, una vez viuda, se ha encontrado con una desagradable sorpresa: las deudas de su cónyuge la han dejado en la más absoluta ruina. Sin embargo, parece que su tenacidad y fortaleza de espíritu tendrán finalmente recompensa cuando la providencia una su destino al de Arthur, un joven y atractivo forastero que le ofrece una nueva vida y un amor verdadero. Pero entre ambos se interponen demasiadas cosas: una sociedad hipócrita, dos formas diferentes de ver la vida y, sobre todo, un secreto no confesado.
UN HOMBRE ATRAPADO ENTRE EL DEBER Y EL CORAZÓN
Poco podía imaginar Arthur, cuando llegó a las remotas tierras de Escocia empujado por la memoria de su amigo fallecido, que encontraría allí una mujer excepcional. Una mujer que es capaz de dispararle creyendo que es un ladrón y, poco después, de jurarle amor eterno. Está dispuesto a proteger este nuevo amor de todo y de todos, tanto en las remotas montañas escocesas como en los pasillos y salones de baile de la alta sociedad londinense. Pero la principal amenaza no viene de fuera, sino que proviene de él mismo. ¿Quién saldrá ganador en la contienda entre su corazón y su sentido del deber?
354 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2001
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Julia London
190 books3,137 followersJulia London is the New York Times and USA Today best selling author of more than two dozen romantic fiction novels. She is the author of the popular historical romance series, the Cabot Sisters, including The Trouble with Honor, The Devil Takes a Bride, and The Scoundrel and the Debutante. She is also the author of several contemporary romances, including Homecoming Ranch, Return to Homecoming Ranch, and The Perfect Homecoming.
Julia is the recipient of the RT Bookclub Award for Best Historical Romance and a six-time finalist for the prestigious RITA award for excellence in romantic fiction. To keep up with all the Julia London news, please visit http://www.julialondon.com. Follow her on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/julialondon
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June 11, 2024
As this series progresses, the writing and storylines are getting better. This is the best of the three so far, though it’s still a tad too romancy (if you know what I mean) and not enough conflict and interest in the storyline.
So why am I continuing to read an average HF romance series? Because the 4th book sounds good and the writing is getting better.
A cockeyed optimist some might say, or a bookworm in need of a guaranteed happy ending during a month of professional and personal strife. Take your pick!!
(Reviewed 8/14/19)
So why am I continuing to read an average HF romance series? Because the 4th book sounds good and the writing is getting better.
A cockeyed optimist some might say, or a bookworm in need of a guaranteed happy ending during a month of professional and personal strife. Take your pick!!
(Reviewed 8/14/19)
December 11, 2016
Me ha gustado, no es de los mejores de la autora, pero es entretenido.
Podría haber ahondado más en el tema de la forma de vida en Escocia, pero me ha gustado la forma en la que afronta la postura de ella en la segunda parte de la novela (que no puedo comentar para no spoilear)
Me ha parecido más realista que en otras novelas que he leído.
La historia se aleja un poco de la idea que me había hecho de ella, pero me ha gustado ese dñia a día en tierras escocesas y el giro final que tiene la novela. Para ser de las que no son cortas no se me ha hecho nada pesada y prácticamente me la he leído de un tirón.
Es cierto que hay temas que saben a poco, pero creo que es una lectura recomendable a las que nos gustan las historias entre diferentes clases sociales
Podría haber ahondado más en el tema de la forma de vida en Escocia, pero me ha gustado la forma en la que afronta la postura de ella en la segunda parte de la novela (que no puedo comentar para no spoilear)
Me ha parecido más realista que en otras novelas que he leído.
La historia se aleja un poco de la idea que me había hecho de ella, pero me ha gustado ese dñia a día en tierras escocesas y el giro final que tiene la novela. Para ser de las que no son cortas no se me ha hecho nada pesada y prácticamente me la he leído de un tirón.
Es cierto que hay temas que saben a poco, pero creo que es una lectura recomendable a las que nos gustan las historias entre diferentes clases sociales
April 9, 2016
2.5 stars
There's some good stuff going on in this - the hero learning to love life, good background on the Highland Clearances, financial disaster looming for the heroine, love-across-the-tracks. All this and a murder trial too.
The story is well-laid out in the first part of the book - Arthur's sense of guilt at a friend's death driving him to sort out a Scottish creditor, Kerry trying to raise funds to make a future for herself and her clan family. Their meeting and gradual relationship unfolded gently and with a certain amount of humour. I don't know that I was particularly convinced by the relationship, though - Arthur seemed a little too self-absorbed to have fallen for dewy-eyed simplicity, no matter how loyal Kerry was to her family. However.
What let the second half down, ironically, is the sheer quantity of plot lines that were juggled - generally to the detriment of a realistic exploration of any. The financial plotline becomes overly complex - and then is, probably to everyone's relief, abandoned in favour of a more straightforward Sir Jasper de Vil type plot. So a bit of a tonal change there. More dramatically (yes, more dramatically, .
The climax of the story is a trial scene, in which both prosecution and defence trample over the niceties of legal procedure big time. Yes, we know (because an HEA is guaranteed) that it's going to work out OK - but that doesn't mean that the reality of how the law works can be completely dismissed just to engineer the ending. Wouldn't it be far more effective to have the H&H struggling to comply with legal verities and triumphing, than magicking them aside?
Overall, there was just too much going on for me (and not enough of it plausible), so the book was unsatisfactory as a result.
There's some good stuff going on in this - the hero learning to love life, good background on the Highland Clearances, financial disaster looming for the heroine, love-across-the-tracks. All this and a murder trial too.
The story is well-laid out in the first part of the book - Arthur's sense of guilt at a friend's death driving him to sort out a Scottish creditor, Kerry trying to raise funds to make a future for herself and her clan family. Their meeting and gradual relationship unfolded gently and with a certain amount of humour. I don't know that I was particularly convinced by the relationship, though - Arthur seemed a little too self-absorbed to have fallen for dewy-eyed simplicity, no matter how loyal Kerry was to her family. However.
What let the second half down, ironically, is the sheer quantity of plot lines that were juggled - generally to the detriment of a realistic exploration of any. The financial plotline becomes overly complex - and then is, probably to everyone's relief, abandoned in favour of a more straightforward Sir Jasper de Vil type plot. So a bit of a tonal change there. More dramatically (yes, more dramatically, .
The climax of the story is a trial scene, in which both prosecution and defence trample over the niceties of legal procedure big time. Yes, we know (because an HEA is guaranteed) that it's going to work out OK - but that doesn't mean that the reality of how the law works can be completely dismissed just to engineer the ending. Wouldn't it be far more effective to have the H&H struggling to comply with legal verities and triumphing, than magicking them aside?
Overall, there was just too much going on for me (and not enough of it plausible), so the book was unsatisfactory as a result.
October 23, 2018
I have loved this series. I really like her writing style, and I felt completely engaged with each of the books. I loved the epilogue in this book. I felt a really nice sense of closure, and I felt like all the characters from these books grew, learned , and lived exactly as they were supposed to. What a nice treat.
November 20, 2011
Seride açık ara en sevdiğim kitap bu oldu. Bunun sebebi öyle büyük çapta ters anlaşmaların olmaması sanırım. Arthur Philip'in borçlarını (evet o Philip yine) kapatmak için İskoçya'ya gidiyor ve Kerry McKinnon'a deyim yerindeyse vuruluyor. Ardından Kerry'nin mali sorunlarıyla uğraşması ve Arthur'a duyduğu aşkı dinliyoruz, işin garibi Arthur da başına tuğla felan düşmeden ona aşık olduğunu fark edip kabul ediyor. Kerry'nin nefsi müdafaa olarak nitelendirebileceğimiz şekilde cinayete karışmasıyla Arthur onu Londra'ya kaçırıyor ve işte işler orada bozuluyor. Kerry kendini sosyete içinde hiç rahat hissedemiyor, Arthur da bunu anlayamıyor. Kerry, kuzeninin cinayetten yargılanacağını öğrenince kalkıp İskoçya'ya kaçıyor, tabi Arthur da onun olmamasına dayanamayarak peşinden gidiyor. Oradaki olayları anlatmayacağım ama 11 yıl sonrasını anlatan bölüme göre Julian'ın 4 tane kızı olduğunu öğreniyorsunuz, zaten 4 kız kardeşi vardı, bütün çocuklarının da kız olduğunu öğrenmek komiğime gitti :D Böyle yıllar sonrasını anlatan bölümler hoşuma gidiyor, 3 erkek Philip'in öldüğü yerde toplanıyorlar aileleriyle ve kitap da bu şekilde bitiyor. Kitap çok güzeldi benim gözümde, hiç sıkılmadan 500 küsür sayfayı okudum ve çok beğendim. Serinin 4. kitabında Julian'ın skandal yüzünden ülkeden giden kız kardeşi Sophie anlatılıyor, keşke Martı Yayınları onu da çabucak çevirse de zincir tamamlansa.
August 19, 2014
A story comprised of many different parts, some of which I liked a lot and some of which not all that much.
Arthur and Kerry make a great couple, despite their many differences and the various obstacles on their way.
They have quite a few adventures together, from being lost in the woods, to experiencing life in each other's world, facing a death sentence and finally finding a place where they can just be together.
The epilogue was especially sweet, showing us the three friends together after many years, reminiscing with their beautiful families surrounding them.
The last book of the series, The Secret Lover is about Julian's scandalous sister Sophie Dane's story.
Arthur and Kerry make a great couple, despite their many differences and the various obstacles on their way.
They have quite a few adventures together, from being lost in the woods, to experiencing life in each other's world, facing a death sentence and finally finding a place where they can just be together.
The epilogue was especially sweet, showing us the three friends together after many years, reminiscing with their beautiful families surrounding them.
The last book of the series, The Secret Lover is about Julian's scandalous sister Sophie Dane's story.
January 24, 2016
Bintang 4
Buku ke3 seri Rogues of Regent Street
Ini kisah si Rogues ke3 si tampan Arthur Christian.
Tiga tahun setelah kematian sahabatnya Phillip Rotembow, Arthur selalu dikejar kejar rasa bersalah dan amarah terhadap Phillip. Selain itu Arthur ini juga semakin bosan terhadap kehidupan yg dijalaninya dikalangan bangsawan London yg penuh skandal dan kemunafikan. Sebagai anak ketiga dari seorang duke, sudah dipastikan bahwa Arthur tidak memiliki gelar dan akan selalu berada dibelakang kakaknya Duke Sutherlan yg sekarang. Dan masa lalunya dengan seorang gadis bangsawan yg telah menghkianatinya sampai dua kali semakin membuat Arthur muak dengan kehidupan para bangsawan yg mengutamakan gelar dan kekayaan.
Karena satu keputusan bisnis yg diambil Phillip sebelum kematiannya (Phillip membeli sebagaian perternakan yg kurang menguntungkan di pedalaman Skotlandia), membuat Arthur harus melakukan sesuatu untuk memperbaiki keadaan dan menjaga nama baik Phillip dan keluarganya.
Saat itu Julian salah satu anggota Rogues menyarankan Arthur agar secara pribadi menyelesaikan masalah Phillip apabila Arthur ingin menghilangkan rasa bersalahnya yg selama ini selalu menghantui Arthur.
Setiba di Skotlandia dan setelah mengetahui inti permasalahan, Arthur melalui kuasa hukum Mr. Regis segera memberitahu partner Phillip agar secepatnya melaksanakan kewajibannya serta secepatnya mengosongkan rumah, tanah dan perternakannya agar bisa dijual untuk membayar hutang, bunga hutang serta pajak yg selama ini tidak dapat dibayar kepada Bank Skotlandia.
Kerry Mc Kinnon janda Fraser Mc Kinnon yg canti dan bersahaja. Adalah wanita yg penuh pengabdian kepada suami selama suaminya sakit sakitan dan menjelang ajal. Sepeninggal suaminya Kerrypun bekerja keras dan penuh perhatian kepada orang orang terutama para klan Mc Kinnon. Kerry sangat terkejut setelah menerima surat pemberitahuan dari Mr. Regis mengenai masalah yg ditinggalkan suaminya Fraser menyangkut tanah keluarga Mc Kinnon, Glenbaden. Inti surat tersebut yaitu Kerry dan seluruh Keluarga Mc Kinnon diusir dari Glenbaden dalam waktu 4 minggu.
Mengatasi kemelut yg dhadapinya Kerry berusaha meminta bantuan pinjaman dari Baron Moncrieffe. Bagai jatuh tertimpa tangga, Kerry bukannya mendapat bantuan. Kerry menemukan bahwa suaminya sudah berhutang kepada Moncrieffe dalam jumlah besar dengan perjanjian bila Fraser tak dapat melunasi maka Kerry akan menikahi Charles, anak Moncrieffe.
Pantang menyerah Kerrypun ke kota untuk meminta pinjaman dan keringanan untuk membayar hutang hutang suaminya. Namun karena hutang Fraser yg sangat besar, Mr. Abenarthy pegawai Bank Skotlandia hanya dapat memberikan waktu selama satu bulan bagi Kerry untuk melunasi hutang hutang Fraser.
Dalam perjalanan kembali dari kota inilah Kerry bertemu Arthur. Kereta yg ditumpangi Kerry rusak. Kerry yg tidak ingin menghabiskan waktu lagi terpaksa menunggu kereta lainnya di tengah padang rumput skotlandia. Disinilah Kerry dan Arthur bertemu.
Arthur sedang mengalami kesialan (menurut dirinya) janji temu yg sudah direncanakannya berantakan. Arthur baru menyadari bahwa kekayaan dan kedudukannya di Inggris sama sekali tidak berarti di Skotlandia. Belum lagi sikap orang orang Skotlandia yg sangat membenci Inggris. Saat pertemuan pertama Kerry sempat melukai Arthur karena Kerry mengira Arthur adalah perampok jalanan. Walau dengan perasan kesal, Arthur dengan sifat ksatrianya tetap mengantar dan mengawal Kerry sampai ke glenbaden dengan selamat. Arthur menyelamatkan Kerry ketika Kerry hampir tenggelam di sungai. Dan selama dalam perjalanan timbul rasa ketertarikan antara Arthur dan Kerry.
Sampai di Glenbaden Kerry disambut sepupunya Thomas dan sepasang suami istri Angus dan May. Thomas sangat tidak menyukai Arthur walau sudah diberitahu kalau Arthur adalah penyelamat hidup Kerry. Saat Kerry menawarkan Arthur untuk menginap di Glanbaden, Arthur menerimanya (sambil menunggu Mr. Abenarthy yg 1 minggu lagi baru kembali ke kota).
Di Glanbaden inilah Arthur merasakan arti hidup yg sesungguhnya. Bahwa masing masing orang menjalankan tugas mereka untuk dapat bertahan hidup Arthur sendiri diberi tugas yg berat oleh Thomas yg tak pernah Arthur jalani selama hidupnya. Arthur menjalankan dan menyelesaikan tugas tugasnya tersebut tanpa mengeluh sedikitpun. Ketertarikan Arthur terhadap Kerrypun semakin bertambah setelah mengetahui kerja keras dan perhatian Kerry selama ini terhadap keluarga Mc Kinnon. Dan Arthurpun akhirny sadar bahwa Kerry adalah janda Fraser rekanan Phillip.
Semakin lama berada di Glenbaden Arthur semakin terpesona pada Kerry. Sebaliknya Kerry mencinta Arthur karena karakternya yg baik. Dimalam terakhir keberadaan Arthur di Glanbaden, Kerry menghadiahi keperawanannya kepada Arthur. Kerry ingin memiliki kenangan indah dalam hidupnya bersama sang beautiful stanger-nya.
Setelah beberapa minggu kebersamaannya dengan Kerry, Arthur akhirnya melanjutkan urusannya yg sempat tertunda. Yaitu menemui Mr. Abernarthy dan Mr. Regis. Dan kali ini untuk menarik perintah pengosongan lahan Glanbaden. Perjalanan Arthur tidaklah mudah. Selama perjalanan Arthur menyadari alasan kenapa orang orang Soktlandia sangat membenci orang Inggris (orang Inggris merebut lahan yg dimiliki orang skotlandia untuk berternak domba, sedangkan pemilik tanah terusir dari tanahnya sendiri). Bertemu Regis, Arthur mengetahui perintah pengosongan sudah dilaksanakan.
Secepat kilat Arthur kembali ke Glanbaden untuk menjelaskan semua keadaan. Sampai disana Arthur menemukan Kerry yg shock sehabis menembak mati Charles Moncrieffe. Kerry terpaksa menembak karena niat Charles yg ingin menggagahinya karena perintah ayahnya. Saat itu Kerry sedang sendiri karena seluruh keluarga Mc Kinnon sudah dalam perjalanan mereka ke amerika dan Thomas membawa dan menjual ternak yg tersisa untuk biaya ke Amerika.
Dalam keadaan bingung dan khawatir dengan keadaan Kerry, Arthur melarikan Kerry. Semula Kerry akan diantarkan ke ibunya tapi Kerry menolak keras. Dan dengan alasan tak ada lagi tujuan Kerry dan mimpi mimpi Atrhur tentang Phillip, Arthur akhirnya membawa Kerry ke Inggis.
Di Longbridge estate Adrian Spence sahabat Arthur tujuan pertama Arthur. Kerry diterima dengan tulus oleh Adrian dan istrinya. Adrian dan Liliana melihat jelas perasaan cinta Arthur kepada Kerry yg hanya seorang janda miskin dari Skotlandia. Melihat penerimaan Adrian dan Liliana dengan keras kepala Arthur membawa Kerry ke London. Padahal Adrian sudah memperingatkan Arthur akan perasaannya terhadap Kerry akan membawa skandal bila Arthur berniat membawa Kerry ke London.
Untuk menghindari Skandal dan menjaga nama baik Kerry, akhirnya Kerry dititipkan di Kettering Hall kediaman Julian. Disini Kerry menyadari bahwa dirinya tak layak untuk berdampingan dengan Arthur. Kerry merasa dirinya seorang penipu yg memakai pakaian yg indah indah dan dilayani. Kerry tidak merasakan 'hidup' di London. Di London Kerry bukanlah Kerry yg sebenarnya. Kerry yg sebenarnya membutuhkan Glanbaden. Tapi Arthur tetap meyakinkan Kerry bahwa tak ada lagi tempat untuk kerry di Skotlandia karena sekarang Kerry telah menjadi seorang buronan yg dicari.
Saat keterlibatan Arthur atas pengusiran keluarga Mc Kinnon terbongkar dan berita tentang penahanan thomas yg dituduh membunuh charles, Kerry marah dan menolak lamaran Arthur. Diam diam Kerry melarikan diri ke Skotlandia untuk menolong dan membebaskan Thomas dari tuduhan.
Arthur yg lamarannya ditolak sempat patah hati selama beberapa hari. Untunglah kakaknya Alex sang duke (baca Wicked Angel) yg memiliki pengalaman yg hampir sama menasehati dirinya mengenai cinta sejati yg harus dikejar dan dipertahankan. Menurut Alex tak ada yg menahan Arthur di Inggris dan telah tiba waktu bagi Arthur untuk mencari makna hidupnya sendiri di skotlandia bersama Kerry.
Kembali ke Skotlandia arthur menemukan kalau Kerry sudah dipenjarakan atas tuduhan persekongkolan pembunuhan terhadap Charles. Arthur berjanji membebaskan Kerry. Dengan bantuan Mr. Regis Arthur berusaha mencari kebenaran dan saksi yg diperlukan. Untunglah saksi yg melihat Thomas dapat ditemukan dan bersedia menjadi saksi. Dan saat saat terakhir, dengan bantuan Phillip, arthur menemukan bocah pengantar surat yg dapat menjadi saksi atas motif kejahatan Baron Moncrieffe terhadap Kerry dan tanah keluarga Mc kinnon.
Epilog buku ini sangat membahagiakan.
Dan menurut aku, Phillip berniat mati bunuh diri dengan menciptakan 3 kesempatan duel dengan ketiga sahabatnya.
1. Dengan Adrian: Adrian yg lebih tua diantara mereka berempat adalah ketua tidak resmi para Rogues, pasti akan menegur sahabatnya yg lebih muda bila melakukan kesalahan (dan memang terbukti).
2. Dengan Julian: merebut hati Claudia dan menyakiti hati Claudia. Diharapkan Julian akan membela kehormatan Claudia karena Claudia dibesarkan bersama sama adik perempuan Julian.
3. Dengan Arthur: nasehat bisnis dari Arthur saat Phillip membeli sebagian kepemilikan lahan yg tidak membawa keuntungan.
Namun dibalik itu semua Phillip telah menghadiahkan para sahabatnya itu arti dari kehidupan, cinta dan pengampunan.
Buku ke3 seri Rogues of Regent Street
Ini kisah si Rogues ke3 si tampan Arthur Christian.
Tiga tahun setelah kematian sahabatnya Phillip Rotembow, Arthur selalu dikejar kejar rasa bersalah dan amarah terhadap Phillip. Selain itu Arthur ini juga semakin bosan terhadap kehidupan yg dijalaninya dikalangan bangsawan London yg penuh skandal dan kemunafikan. Sebagai anak ketiga dari seorang duke, sudah dipastikan bahwa Arthur tidak memiliki gelar dan akan selalu berada dibelakang kakaknya Duke Sutherlan yg sekarang. Dan masa lalunya dengan seorang gadis bangsawan yg telah menghkianatinya sampai dua kali semakin membuat Arthur muak dengan kehidupan para bangsawan yg mengutamakan gelar dan kekayaan.
Karena satu keputusan bisnis yg diambil Phillip sebelum kematiannya (Phillip membeli sebagaian perternakan yg kurang menguntungkan di pedalaman Skotlandia), membuat Arthur harus melakukan sesuatu untuk memperbaiki keadaan dan menjaga nama baik Phillip dan keluarganya.
Saat itu Julian salah satu anggota Rogues menyarankan Arthur agar secara pribadi menyelesaikan masalah Phillip apabila Arthur ingin menghilangkan rasa bersalahnya yg selama ini selalu menghantui Arthur.
Setiba di Skotlandia dan setelah mengetahui inti permasalahan, Arthur melalui kuasa hukum Mr. Regis segera memberitahu partner Phillip agar secepatnya melaksanakan kewajibannya serta secepatnya mengosongkan rumah, tanah dan perternakannya agar bisa dijual untuk membayar hutang, bunga hutang serta pajak yg selama ini tidak dapat dibayar kepada Bank Skotlandia.
Kerry Mc Kinnon janda Fraser Mc Kinnon yg canti dan bersahaja. Adalah wanita yg penuh pengabdian kepada suami selama suaminya sakit sakitan dan menjelang ajal. Sepeninggal suaminya Kerrypun bekerja keras dan penuh perhatian kepada orang orang terutama para klan Mc Kinnon. Kerry sangat terkejut setelah menerima surat pemberitahuan dari Mr. Regis mengenai masalah yg ditinggalkan suaminya Fraser menyangkut tanah keluarga Mc Kinnon, Glenbaden. Inti surat tersebut yaitu Kerry dan seluruh Keluarga Mc Kinnon diusir dari Glenbaden dalam waktu 4 minggu.
Mengatasi kemelut yg dhadapinya Kerry berusaha meminta bantuan pinjaman dari Baron Moncrieffe. Bagai jatuh tertimpa tangga, Kerry bukannya mendapat bantuan. Kerry menemukan bahwa suaminya sudah berhutang kepada Moncrieffe dalam jumlah besar dengan perjanjian bila Fraser tak dapat melunasi maka Kerry akan menikahi Charles, anak Moncrieffe.
Pantang menyerah Kerrypun ke kota untuk meminta pinjaman dan keringanan untuk membayar hutang hutang suaminya. Namun karena hutang Fraser yg sangat besar, Mr. Abenarthy pegawai Bank Skotlandia hanya dapat memberikan waktu selama satu bulan bagi Kerry untuk melunasi hutang hutang Fraser.
Dalam perjalanan kembali dari kota inilah Kerry bertemu Arthur. Kereta yg ditumpangi Kerry rusak. Kerry yg tidak ingin menghabiskan waktu lagi terpaksa menunggu kereta lainnya di tengah padang rumput skotlandia. Disinilah Kerry dan Arthur bertemu.
Arthur sedang mengalami kesialan (menurut dirinya) janji temu yg sudah direncanakannya berantakan. Arthur baru menyadari bahwa kekayaan dan kedudukannya di Inggris sama sekali tidak berarti di Skotlandia. Belum lagi sikap orang orang Skotlandia yg sangat membenci Inggris. Saat pertemuan pertama Kerry sempat melukai Arthur karena Kerry mengira Arthur adalah perampok jalanan. Walau dengan perasan kesal, Arthur dengan sifat ksatrianya tetap mengantar dan mengawal Kerry sampai ke glenbaden dengan selamat. Arthur menyelamatkan Kerry ketika Kerry hampir tenggelam di sungai. Dan selama dalam perjalanan timbul rasa ketertarikan antara Arthur dan Kerry.
Sampai di Glenbaden Kerry disambut sepupunya Thomas dan sepasang suami istri Angus dan May. Thomas sangat tidak menyukai Arthur walau sudah diberitahu kalau Arthur adalah penyelamat hidup Kerry. Saat Kerry menawarkan Arthur untuk menginap di Glanbaden, Arthur menerimanya (sambil menunggu Mr. Abenarthy yg 1 minggu lagi baru kembali ke kota).
Di Glanbaden inilah Arthur merasakan arti hidup yg sesungguhnya. Bahwa masing masing orang menjalankan tugas mereka untuk dapat bertahan hidup Arthur sendiri diberi tugas yg berat oleh Thomas yg tak pernah Arthur jalani selama hidupnya. Arthur menjalankan dan menyelesaikan tugas tugasnya tersebut tanpa mengeluh sedikitpun. Ketertarikan Arthur terhadap Kerrypun semakin bertambah setelah mengetahui kerja keras dan perhatian Kerry selama ini terhadap keluarga Mc Kinnon. Dan Arthurpun akhirny sadar bahwa Kerry adalah janda Fraser rekanan Phillip.
Semakin lama berada di Glenbaden Arthur semakin terpesona pada Kerry. Sebaliknya Kerry mencinta Arthur karena karakternya yg baik. Dimalam terakhir keberadaan Arthur di Glanbaden, Kerry menghadiahi keperawanannya kepada Arthur. Kerry ingin memiliki kenangan indah dalam hidupnya bersama sang beautiful stanger-nya.
Setelah beberapa minggu kebersamaannya dengan Kerry, Arthur akhirnya melanjutkan urusannya yg sempat tertunda. Yaitu menemui Mr. Abernarthy dan Mr. Regis. Dan kali ini untuk menarik perintah pengosongan lahan Glanbaden. Perjalanan Arthur tidaklah mudah. Selama perjalanan Arthur menyadari alasan kenapa orang orang Soktlandia sangat membenci orang Inggris (orang Inggris merebut lahan yg dimiliki orang skotlandia untuk berternak domba, sedangkan pemilik tanah terusir dari tanahnya sendiri). Bertemu Regis, Arthur mengetahui perintah pengosongan sudah dilaksanakan.
Secepat kilat Arthur kembali ke Glanbaden untuk menjelaskan semua keadaan. Sampai disana Arthur menemukan Kerry yg shock sehabis menembak mati Charles Moncrieffe. Kerry terpaksa menembak karena niat Charles yg ingin menggagahinya karena perintah ayahnya. Saat itu Kerry sedang sendiri karena seluruh keluarga Mc Kinnon sudah dalam perjalanan mereka ke amerika dan Thomas membawa dan menjual ternak yg tersisa untuk biaya ke Amerika.
Dalam keadaan bingung dan khawatir dengan keadaan Kerry, Arthur melarikan Kerry. Semula Kerry akan diantarkan ke ibunya tapi Kerry menolak keras. Dan dengan alasan tak ada lagi tujuan Kerry dan mimpi mimpi Atrhur tentang Phillip, Arthur akhirnya membawa Kerry ke Inggis.
Di Longbridge estate Adrian Spence sahabat Arthur tujuan pertama Arthur. Kerry diterima dengan tulus oleh Adrian dan istrinya. Adrian dan Liliana melihat jelas perasaan cinta Arthur kepada Kerry yg hanya seorang janda miskin dari Skotlandia. Melihat penerimaan Adrian dan Liliana dengan keras kepala Arthur membawa Kerry ke London. Padahal Adrian sudah memperingatkan Arthur akan perasaannya terhadap Kerry akan membawa skandal bila Arthur berniat membawa Kerry ke London.
Untuk menghindari Skandal dan menjaga nama baik Kerry, akhirnya Kerry dititipkan di Kettering Hall kediaman Julian. Disini Kerry menyadari bahwa dirinya tak layak untuk berdampingan dengan Arthur. Kerry merasa dirinya seorang penipu yg memakai pakaian yg indah indah dan dilayani. Kerry tidak merasakan 'hidup' di London. Di London Kerry bukanlah Kerry yg sebenarnya. Kerry yg sebenarnya membutuhkan Glanbaden. Tapi Arthur tetap meyakinkan Kerry bahwa tak ada lagi tempat untuk kerry di Skotlandia karena sekarang Kerry telah menjadi seorang buronan yg dicari.
Saat keterlibatan Arthur atas pengusiran keluarga Mc Kinnon terbongkar dan berita tentang penahanan thomas yg dituduh membunuh charles, Kerry marah dan menolak lamaran Arthur. Diam diam Kerry melarikan diri ke Skotlandia untuk menolong dan membebaskan Thomas dari tuduhan.
Arthur yg lamarannya ditolak sempat patah hati selama beberapa hari. Untunglah kakaknya Alex sang duke (baca Wicked Angel) yg memiliki pengalaman yg hampir sama menasehati dirinya mengenai cinta sejati yg harus dikejar dan dipertahankan. Menurut Alex tak ada yg menahan Arthur di Inggris dan telah tiba waktu bagi Arthur untuk mencari makna hidupnya sendiri di skotlandia bersama Kerry.
Kembali ke Skotlandia arthur menemukan kalau Kerry sudah dipenjarakan atas tuduhan persekongkolan pembunuhan terhadap Charles. Arthur berjanji membebaskan Kerry. Dengan bantuan Mr. Regis Arthur berusaha mencari kebenaran dan saksi yg diperlukan. Untunglah saksi yg melihat Thomas dapat ditemukan dan bersedia menjadi saksi. Dan saat saat terakhir, dengan bantuan Phillip, arthur menemukan bocah pengantar surat yg dapat menjadi saksi atas motif kejahatan Baron Moncrieffe terhadap Kerry dan tanah keluarga Mc kinnon.
Epilog buku ini sangat membahagiakan.
Dan menurut aku, Phillip berniat mati bunuh diri dengan menciptakan 3 kesempatan duel dengan ketiga sahabatnya.
1. Dengan Adrian: Adrian yg lebih tua diantara mereka berempat adalah ketua tidak resmi para Rogues, pasti akan menegur sahabatnya yg lebih muda bila melakukan kesalahan (dan memang terbukti).
2. Dengan Julian: merebut hati Claudia dan menyakiti hati Claudia. Diharapkan Julian akan membela kehormatan Claudia karena Claudia dibesarkan bersama sama adik perempuan Julian.
3. Dengan Arthur: nasehat bisnis dari Arthur saat Phillip membeli sebagian kepemilikan lahan yg tidak membawa keuntungan.
Namun dibalik itu semua Phillip telah menghadiahkan para sahabatnya itu arti dari kehidupan, cinta dan pengampunan.
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February 18, 2020Bizimle değildi ^^ Sahi abisi Alex'in de hikayesi varmış..Seriye dahil değil sanırım..
September 13, 2020
I felt the book became a bit tiring.
April 11, 2018
Başları yordu beni ortalarda akıcılaştı derken sonlara doğru tekrar inişlerle bitti kitap.Normalde yazarın tarzını severim ama uzun uzadıya anlatımlar bu kitapta olmamalıydı bence.
September 20, 2012
Serseri Kalbim- Julia London
THE ROGUES OF REGENT STREET Serisinin 3.kitabı..Serseri Kalbim bitti..Çok beğendiğimi belirtmeliyim..Serinin diğer kitapları Tehlikeli İlişkiler ve Zalim Cazibe'den konusu çok daha değişik idi..
Regent Serserileri derneğinin yaşayan 3.üyesi olan Arthur Christian en mazbut,en duygusal belki de en amaçsızı idi arkadaşlarına göre..Ölen arkadaşları Phıllipin düelloda öldüren Adrian Spencer kadar etkilenen duygusal bir adamdı....Sutherland Dükü'nün ikinci oğlu idi..Bir asilzadenin ikinci oğlu olmak demek gölge de kalmak demekti..Dük hiç bir zaman olamayacaktı..Sevdiği kadın Portia işte bu yüzden onu yarı yolda bırakarak başka bir asilzade ile evlilik yolunu seçerek..Onu parçalara ayırmıştı..37 Yaşındaydı ve artık pek bir şeye inancı da kalmamıştı...Ama yanılmıştı hayat çok değişik olaylara gebe idi..
Ölen arkadaşının zamanında İskoçya'da yaptığı yatırımlar yüzünden İskoçya'ya gitmesi sanki de kaderin bir oyunuydu..
O sırada İskoçya'da yaşayan yeni dul kalmış olan İskoçya'lı Kerry McKinnon'da topraklarının elinden gitmek üzere olduğunu öğrenmişti...Dindar bağnaz annesi onu yanına çağırıyordu..Bu günahkar yaşamdan sıyrılmasını öğütlüyordu!!!..Ölmeyi tercih ederdi yine de gitmezdi..Çünkü merhum kocasıyla annesinden kurtulmak için evlenmişti..Evliliği ilk zamanlarda iyi gibi gitsede kocası hastalandıktan sonra ona yıllarca bakmış kısaca kocası için de her türlü fedakarlığı yapmıştı.Ama o da değerini bilmemiş ona dünya kadar borç bırakarak göçüp gitmişti..
Kerry çiftliğini kurtarmak Arthur ise arkadaşının mallarında çıkan sorunu halletmek için yola çıkar ve yolları ıssız İskoçya topraklarında kim olduklarını bilmeden kesişir..
Karşılaşmaları çok çarpıcı Trajikomiktir..Yolda karşılaşmaları ile sayısız zorluğun ve maceranın içine girmeleri aralarıında çakmaya başlayan kıvılcimlar ile çok çarpıcı bir hale gelir.Birbirlerinden o kadar etkilenirler ki ayrılamazlar..Arthur Kerry'nin kim olduğunu anlasa da sorununu çözmeden kim olduğunu söylemez..Ama bu sonradan başına büyük bir iş açacaktır..Sonunda birlikte Kerry'nin çiftliğine varmayı başardıklarında ise birbirlerine delice aşık olduklarını ikisi de idrak etmişlerdir..
Arthur Kerry sayesinde bedenen çalışmanın bir işe yaramanın sabahları kalkmanın bir manası olduğunun ne demek olduğunu kısaca hayatının bir manası olduğunu keşfeder..Bu güzel İskoçyalı onu büyülemiştir..Bu güzel İskoç dulun kendi sınıfından olmadığını bilse de ondan kopmak çok zor gelmeye başlar..Kerry'nin doğallığının,yapmacıksızlığının anlamını onun ruhunun ve fiziki güzelliğnin sadeliğinin esiri olur..Kerry ilk defa bir erkeğe duyduğu yoğun duyguların şaşkınlığı içindedir..
Bu iki aşık verecekleri ağır sınavlardan habersiz birbirlerine çılgınlar gibi aşık olurlar..Asıl mücadele yeni başlamıştır..
Daha fazla anlatıp da okuma zevkinizi kaçırmak istemiyorum..Julia London'un kaleminin güzelliğine bayıldım..Çok çok etkilendim..Bence serinin en güzel kitabı idi..Yazarın her bir kitabını okuduğundan bir öncekinden daha çok beğeniyorum..
İnanılmaz duygu yoğunluğu duru bir anlatımı var yazarın...
Hala okumayan var ise TAVSİYE EDERİM..Ama sıra ile çünkü birinci kitaptaki Adrian Spencer ve İkinci Kitaptaki Jullian Dane'de vardı bu hikayede eşleri ile birlikte..Sanırım dördüncü kitap ise Jullian Dane'in sabık kız kardeşi Sophie Dane ile ilgili asıl ben onu merak ediyorum..Martı yayınlarından ricamız arayı daha fazla açmamaları....
Serinin Kitapları:
1.Tehlikeli İlişkiler
2.Zalim Cazibe
3.Serseri Kalbim..
4.Kitapta En kısa zamanda buluşmak istiyoruz!!..Martı Yayınları!!!...
THE ROGUES OF REGENT STREET Serisinin 3.kitabı..Serseri Kalbim bitti..Çok beğendiğimi belirtmeliyim..Serinin diğer kitapları Tehlikeli İlişkiler ve Zalim Cazibe'den konusu çok daha değişik idi..
Regent Serserileri derneğinin yaşayan 3.üyesi olan Arthur Christian en mazbut,en duygusal belki de en amaçsızı idi arkadaşlarına göre..Ölen arkadaşları Phıllipin düelloda öldüren Adrian Spencer kadar etkilenen duygusal bir adamdı....Sutherland Dükü'nün ikinci oğlu idi..Bir asilzadenin ikinci oğlu olmak demek gölge de kalmak demekti..Dük hiç bir zaman olamayacaktı..Sevdiği kadın Portia işte bu yüzden onu yarı yolda bırakarak başka bir asilzade ile evlilik yolunu seçerek..Onu parçalara ayırmıştı..37 Yaşındaydı ve artık pek bir şeye inancı da kalmamıştı...Ama yanılmıştı hayat çok değişik olaylara gebe idi..
Ölen arkadaşının zamanında İskoçya'da yaptığı yatırımlar yüzünden İskoçya'ya gitmesi sanki de kaderin bir oyunuydu..
O sırada İskoçya'da yaşayan yeni dul kalmış olan İskoçya'lı Kerry McKinnon'da topraklarının elinden gitmek üzere olduğunu öğrenmişti...Dindar bağnaz annesi onu yanına çağırıyordu..Bu günahkar yaşamdan sıyrılmasını öğütlüyordu!!!..Ölmeyi tercih ederdi yine de gitmezdi..Çünkü merhum kocasıyla annesinden kurtulmak için evlenmişti..Evliliği ilk zamanlarda iyi gibi gitsede kocası hastalandıktan sonra ona yıllarca bakmış kısaca kocası için de her türlü fedakarlığı yapmıştı.Ama o da değerini bilmemiş ona dünya kadar borç bırakarak göçüp gitmişti..
Kerry çiftliğini kurtarmak Arthur ise arkadaşının mallarında çıkan sorunu halletmek için yola çıkar ve yolları ıssız İskoçya topraklarında kim olduklarını bilmeden kesişir..
Karşılaşmaları çok çarpıcı Trajikomiktir..Yolda karşılaşmaları ile sayısız zorluğun ve maceranın içine girmeleri aralarıında çakmaya başlayan kıvılcimlar ile çok çarpıcı bir hale gelir.Birbirlerinden o kadar etkilenirler ki ayrılamazlar..Arthur Kerry'nin kim olduğunu anlasa da sorununu çözmeden kim olduğunu söylemez..Ama bu sonradan başına büyük bir iş açacaktır..Sonunda birlikte Kerry'nin çiftliğine varmayı başardıklarında ise birbirlerine delice aşık olduklarını ikisi de idrak etmişlerdir..
Arthur Kerry sayesinde bedenen çalışmanın bir işe yaramanın sabahları kalkmanın bir manası olduğunun ne demek olduğunu kısaca hayatının bir manası olduğunu keşfeder..Bu güzel İskoçyalı onu büyülemiştir..Bu güzel İskoç dulun kendi sınıfından olmadığını bilse de ondan kopmak çok zor gelmeye başlar..Kerry'nin doğallığının,yapmacıksızlığının anlamını onun ruhunun ve fiziki güzelliğnin sadeliğinin esiri olur..Kerry ilk defa bir erkeğe duyduğu yoğun duyguların şaşkınlığı içindedir..
Bu iki aşık verecekleri ağır sınavlardan habersiz birbirlerine çılgınlar gibi aşık olurlar..Asıl mücadele yeni başlamıştır..
Daha fazla anlatıp da okuma zevkinizi kaçırmak istemiyorum..Julia London'un kaleminin güzelliğine bayıldım..Çok çok etkilendim..Bence serinin en güzel kitabı idi..Yazarın her bir kitabını okuduğundan bir öncekinden daha çok beğeniyorum..
İnanılmaz duygu yoğunluğu duru bir anlatımı var yazarın...
Hala okumayan var ise TAVSİYE EDERİM..Ama sıra ile çünkü birinci kitaptaki Adrian Spencer ve İkinci Kitaptaki Jullian Dane'de vardı bu hikayede eşleri ile birlikte..Sanırım dördüncü kitap ise Jullian Dane'in sabık kız kardeşi Sophie Dane ile ilgili asıl ben onu merak ediyorum..Martı yayınlarından ricamız arayı daha fazla açmamaları....
Serinin Kitapları:
1.Tehlikeli İlişkiler
2.Zalim Cazibe
3.Serseri Kalbim..
4.Kitapta En kısa zamanda buluşmak istiyoruz!!..Martı Yayınları!!!...
May 10, 2012
sbg org terakhir yg dibayang2in kematian phillip, arthur christian pergi ke Skotlandia tuk mengurusi lahan pertanian investasi phillip yg bermasalah. melalui serangkaian kejadian tak terduga, spt nyasar tempat dan kuda yg ditungganginya hilang, arthur bertemu dg calon istrinya.
kerry, benar2 wanita desa skotlandia yg banyak ditimpa masalah, khususnya utang yg diwariskan almarhum suaminya. kerry hrs melunasi utang atau tanah pertanian yg dihuni seluruh keluarganya akan jatuh ke pihak bank. di balik kesengsaraanya, kerry tdk menduga kedatangan pria tampan asal inggris akan menyelamatkan hidupnya.
# arthur dan kerry, hmm...kisah romance-nya agak mirip kisah adrian-lillian, dlm sdt pandang pria kota nikah dg wanita desa, tp jelas kerry lbh ndeso drpd lilian. dan bedanya, kali ini arthur lah yg menyesuaikan diri dg kehidupan kerry.
# sempet kesal dg sifat keras kepala kerry dan tdk percayanya arthur dg adaptasi kerry dg kehidupan london
#terakhir, sempet deg2an dg persidangan kerry, apakah arthur dpt menyelamatkan kerry. tp tensi deg2an-nya lgsg merosot tajam pas bag.akhir...harusnya jangan dibikin tll smooth pas bag itu. suka dg sedikit penampakan phillip atas masalah yg dihadapi arthur dan bagian akhirnya pas, pembaca dpt kesimpulan bhw kematian philllip mendorong ketiga temannya menemukan kehidupan sendiri2
kerry, benar2 wanita desa skotlandia yg banyak ditimpa masalah, khususnya utang yg diwariskan almarhum suaminya. kerry hrs melunasi utang atau tanah pertanian yg dihuni seluruh keluarganya akan jatuh ke pihak bank. di balik kesengsaraanya, kerry tdk menduga kedatangan pria tampan asal inggris akan menyelamatkan hidupnya.
# arthur dan kerry, hmm...kisah romance-nya agak mirip kisah adrian-lillian, dlm sdt pandang pria kota nikah dg wanita desa, tp jelas kerry lbh ndeso drpd lilian. dan bedanya, kali ini arthur lah yg menyesuaikan diri dg kehidupan kerry.
# sempet kesal dg sifat keras kepala kerry dan tdk percayanya arthur dg adaptasi kerry dg kehidupan london
#terakhir, sempet deg2an dg persidangan kerry, apakah arthur dpt menyelamatkan kerry. tp tensi deg2an-nya lgsg merosot tajam pas bag.akhir...harusnya jangan dibikin tll smooth pas bag itu. suka dg sedikit penampakan phillip atas masalah yg dihadapi arthur dan bagian akhirnya pas, pembaca dpt kesimpulan bhw kematian philllip mendorong ketiga temannya menemukan kehidupan sendiri2
December 17, 2011
I enjoyed the Rogues of Regent Street books this being the third. Arthur was one of the friends of Phillip Rothembow who was killed during a duel that went wrong. Arthur goes to Scotland to clear some debt of his friend Phillip but meets a beautiful widow who kills a man and with his help they flee to England. Unfortunately, it becomes necessary to face the demons to clear her name and Arthur follows her back.
August 10, 2013
Kerry gadis desa yang keras kepala namun cantik dan menarik dan Arthur Christian seorang pria keturunan bangsawan yang gagah dan kaya. Baca kisah mereka di novel ini bikin saya senyum-senyum sendiri. Ditambah sosok Kerry digambarkan oleh JL sebagai sosok yang charming dan dermawan.
Arthur pria gagah datang ke Skotlandia untuk mengurusi masalah yang terkait dengan almarhum teman dekatnya, Philip. Intinya disana dia bertemu dengan Kerry dan jatuh cinta. So lovely :*
Arthur pria gagah datang ke Skotlandia untuk mengurusi masalah yang terkait dengan almarhum teman dekatnya, Philip. Intinya disana dia bertemu dengan Kerry dan jatuh cinta. So lovely :*
September 5, 2017
Serseri Kalbim
Rogues of Regent Street Serisi 3
Julia London
Ve Arthur kitabı harikaydı
Öyle güzel işlenmiş ki okudukça keyif aldım
bazı yerlerinde ona hak verdim bazı yerlerde kıza. İkisini de harmanlamis ve harika bir roman çıkarmış
Ve bir yer var ki Philip in of görünmesi ve yaptığı şey Tüylerim ürperdi. Hepsini etkileyen ölüm hepsinin hayatında öyle dokunuşu vardı ki . Kadın harika bir iş çıkarmış gerçekten . Konusu ve arkadaşlığa aşka verilen önemi muhteşem anlatmış sevdim
Rogues of Regent Street Serisi 3
Julia London
Ve Arthur kitabı harikaydı
Öyle güzel işlenmiş ki okudukça keyif aldım
bazı yerlerinde ona hak verdim bazı yerlerde kıza. İkisini de harmanlamis ve harika bir roman çıkarmış
Ve bir yer var ki Philip in of görünmesi ve yaptığı şey Tüylerim ürperdi. Hepsini etkileyen ölüm hepsinin hayatında öyle dokunuşu vardı ki . Kadın harika bir iş çıkarmış gerçekten . Konusu ve arkadaşlığa aşka verilen önemi muhteşem anlatmış sevdim
November 13, 2014
I voted 4 stars for this story because one I love Julia London's work and the story was handled so well and I really enjoyed the read but I have a thing about so many books with widowed characters being run into the ground lately. Julia did a fantastic job keeping me in the story until I finished it.
September 2, 2010
Yet another historical romance. Actually this one wasn't too bad, and I enjoyed it. There are some real problems to overcome, and the couple at the center feel right, if at times they are a little too perfect.
For the complete review, please go here:
http://www.epinions.com/content_32217...
For the complete review, please go here:
http://www.epinions.com/content_32217...
October 29, 2013
All three books in this trilogy were very complex. Though I had a hard time reading the pure obliviousness of the main character. It seemed like his epiphanies were so late in coming that I was frustrated.
It did have a very satisfactory ending though. Nice sweet and light.
It did have a very satisfactory ending though. Nice sweet and light.
June 1, 2013
I really enjoyed this third book in the series. I enjoyed the story and the backdrop of Scotland . The chemistry between the hero and heroine was very well written. There were some parts where I lost interest, but the last half of the book was very strong, in my opinion. Almost five stars for me.
August 18, 2011
Not a bad story, but not London's most gripping, either. Nice ending, though.
August 9, 2012
Love these guys!
August 2, 2014
Awsome!!! very romantic and lovely book.
December 17, 2013
Brilliant! Love this!
June 4, 2015
Me ha gustado mucho esta saga :-)
June 29, 2017
2.5 It started out interesting and then got pretty boring
June 23, 2021
Hero’s actions were implausible
The first half of Miss London’s book was well-written and the adventures of the hero and heroine humorous7. When the story turns serious, the actions of the hero, the son of a wealthy aristocrat made no sense. The story takes place in the 1830s, not in wild, untamed medieval Scotland & England. Aristocrats had power and connections with wealthy peers across the border. Ms London creates a hero who is indecisive and acts helpless at times when his name and station in the top tier of society would have opened doors and provided the assistance that would be needed when the crisis occurs.
SPOILER ALERT: A death may implicate the heroine (Kerry) in a crime and she flees from Scotland under the protection of her lover, Arthur. When they arrive at the ancestral home of an aristocratic friend of Arthur’s, he does not immediately ask for help from his friend in retaining the services of a top-notch Scots lawyer (barrister) to defend her. He does not request the assistance of his powerful brother, the duke, to protect Kerry. Instead he takes the heroine to London where he begins to introduce her to society, spending a fortune on new clothes for her, trying to help her “fit in.” Arthur ignores her pleas to return home to Scotland to clear her name and another person’s who has been wrongly accused of the crime. When Kerry heads back to Scotland alone to try and resolve the problems she faces, the hero who claims to love her more than life itself, sits in London feeling betrayed by her departure with no intention of following her! That is until until a family member tells him to follow his heart. What a WUSS! And based on the picture the author erroneously paints of a corrupt Scottish judicial system in the 19 th century, not going after her as fast as he could by boat, horse and even the infant rail system, there was a good chance she’d be hanged 😱
I found the last half of the book inaccurate and implausible. I was frustrated by the hero’s indecisiveness. This book is sadly not a keeper.
The first half of Miss London’s book was well-written and the adventures of the hero and heroine humorous7. When the story turns serious, the actions of the hero, the son of a wealthy aristocrat made no sense. The story takes place in the 1830s, not in wild, untamed medieval Scotland & England. Aristocrats had power and connections with wealthy peers across the border. Ms London creates a hero who is indecisive and acts helpless at times when his name and station in the top tier of society would have opened doors and provided the assistance that would be needed when the crisis occurs.
SPOILER ALERT: A death may implicate the heroine (Kerry) in a crime and she flees from Scotland under the protection of her lover, Arthur. When they arrive at the ancestral home of an aristocratic friend of Arthur’s, he does not immediately ask for help from his friend in retaining the services of a top-notch Scots lawyer (barrister) to defend her. He does not request the assistance of his powerful brother, the duke, to protect Kerry. Instead he takes the heroine to London where he begins to introduce her to society, spending a fortune on new clothes for her, trying to help her “fit in.” Arthur ignores her pleas to return home to Scotland to clear her name and another person’s who has been wrongly accused of the crime. When Kerry heads back to Scotland alone to try and resolve the problems she faces, the hero who claims to love her more than life itself, sits in London feeling betrayed by her departure with no intention of following her! That is until until a family member tells him to follow his heart. What a WUSS! And based on the picture the author erroneously paints of a corrupt Scottish judicial system in the 19 th century, not going after her as fast as he could by boat, horse and even the infant rail system, there was a good chance she’d be hanged 😱
I found the last half of the book inaccurate and implausible. I was frustrated by the hero’s indecisiveness. This book is sadly not a keeper.
October 5, 2018
3.9
Veamos, me leí este libro sin haber leído los anteriores de esta serie, no le ví problema alguno, se puede leer perfectamente de manera individual.
El libro me gustó mucho y supo entretenerme en mis tiempos de ocio. La narración es muy fluida, los personajes muy bien trabajados, siento qué tal vez uno o dos capítulos fueron un poco de relleno, o no le ví gran importancia. En cuanto a la historia, estuvo bien plasmada y aunque fue predecible y un tanto cliché, supo mantenerme expectante de lo que pasaría después.
Es una historia que puede que no le guste a todo el mundo, en mi caso, como no me molestan los clichés, y le doy más importancia al momento de leer literatura romántica que realmente el autor sepa transmitir las emociones y aflicciones que sienten los personajes y que pueda identificarme y tomarle cariño a cada uno de ellos. Además de que poseo cierta debilidad por los amores entre clase sociales muy distintas, entre dos mundos totalmente diferentes.
Arthur y Kerry se ganaron un pedacito en mi corazón, extrañaré sus aventuras (porque si que pasaron por muchas cosas un tanto peculiares). Solo me resta decir que aunque este libro me gustó, no creo leerme esta serie completa, aunque si algún día cae en mis manos los otros libros, no tendré más remedio que leerlos.
Veamos, me leí este libro sin haber leído los anteriores de esta serie, no le ví problema alguno, se puede leer perfectamente de manera individual.
El libro me gustó mucho y supo entretenerme en mis tiempos de ocio. La narración es muy fluida, los personajes muy bien trabajados, siento qué tal vez uno o dos capítulos fueron un poco de relleno, o no le ví gran importancia. En cuanto a la historia, estuvo bien plasmada y aunque fue predecible y un tanto cliché, supo mantenerme expectante de lo que pasaría después.
Es una historia que puede que no le guste a todo el mundo, en mi caso, como no me molestan los clichés, y le doy más importancia al momento de leer literatura romántica que realmente el autor sepa transmitir las emociones y aflicciones que sienten los personajes y que pueda identificarme y tomarle cariño a cada uno de ellos. Además de que poseo cierta debilidad por los amores entre clase sociales muy distintas, entre dos mundos totalmente diferentes.
Arthur y Kerry se ganaron un pedacito en mi corazón, extrañaré sus aventuras (porque si que pasaron por muchas cosas un tanto peculiares). Solo me resta decir que aunque este libro me gustó, no creo leerme esta serie completa, aunque si algún día cae en mis manos los otros libros, no tendré más remedio que leerlos.
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November 26, 2023This one had a wonderful ending, but I'm not going to tell you what it is.
Lord Arthur Christian, the third son of the Duke of Sutherland, is the last of the 3 surviving Rogues of Regent Street who hasn't fallen in love. He is sent up to Scotland to help settle a debt of the late Phillip Rothembow, at the behest of his father, Lord Rothembow. He tries to get things settled for him, only to meet Kerry McKinnon, the widow of Frasier McKinnon, the Scottish farmer who Phillip made a deal with. Things get really complicated at that point, as only life can, and the usual complications arise. I really enjoyed this book. It has a wonderful feel to it, as all of Julia London's books do. Warm ,funny, romantic. What more can you ask for.
Lord Arthur Christian, the third son of the Duke of Sutherland, is the last of the 3 surviving Rogues of Regent Street who hasn't fallen in love. He is sent up to Scotland to help settle a debt of the late Phillip Rothembow, at the behest of his father, Lord Rothembow. He tries to get things settled for him, only to meet Kerry McKinnon, the widow of Frasier McKinnon, the Scottish farmer who Phillip made a deal with. Things get really complicated at that point, as only life can, and the usual complications arise. I really enjoyed this book. It has a wonderful feel to it, as all of Julia London's books do. Warm ,funny, romantic. What more can you ask for.
January 16, 2021
Another wonderful book by Julia London. Kerry a widow about to lose her lands, encounters Arthur and accidentally grazes him in the arm when she thinks he is stealing from her. They have a heck of a time trying to get back to her home. Arthur is in Scotland to see his deceased friends investment not realizing that its Kerry’s land. When Kerry is evicted and the accidental kills Moncreifs son, she runs with Arthur to England.
When she realizes Thomas is accused of the crime she leaves Arthur to save Thomas. Can Arthur gather evidence to save the woman he loves.
When she realizes Thomas is accused of the crime she leaves Arthur to save Thomas. Can Arthur gather evidence to save the woman he loves.
October 28, 2022
Kerry McKinnon has to find a way to keep her land.
She owes a lot of money.
Arthur Christain is coming to Glenbaden to clear up the estate.
Unknowing he meets Kerry. They travel together.
Arthur gets to know the people who live on her land.
Kerry finds out that she has been evicted and blames Arthur.
How are they to come together with this hanging between them?
They find a way and they find the love that is theirs. Just for the two of them.
I like the characters and the story plot.
I will read more of her books.
She owes a lot of money.
Arthur Christain is coming to Glenbaden to clear up the estate.
Unknowing he meets Kerry. They travel together.
Arthur gets to know the people who live on her land.
Kerry finds out that she has been evicted and blames Arthur.
How are they to come together with this hanging between them?
They find a way and they find the love that is theirs. Just for the two of them.
I like the characters and the story plot.
I will read more of her books.
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