Ready for King's Seduction

Kings of California #10

by Maureen Child

Foi sempre uma boa rapariga…

Durante anos, Rose Clancy tinha sonhado com Lucas King, o melhor amigo do seu irmão, mas para ela era terreno proibido. Portanto Rose soube manter as distâncias até que o acaso fez com que Lucas a contratasse para dar aulas de cozinha privada e noturna… e a paixão que existia entre ambos não demorou a atear-se.
Lucas era um homem rico, poderoso e autoritário que comandava a sua vida tal como comandava a sua empresa e Rose sabia que o interesse que mostrava por ela não podia ser verdadeiro, mas fazia-a sentir-se desejada. Por isso, fossem quais fossem os segredos a desvelar, Rose estava mais do que preparada para Lucas King.

Genres: Romance, Harlequin Desire, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, M F Romance, Fiction, Contemporary

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 2011

About the author

USA Today best selling author Maureen Child is the author of more than ninety romance novels and novellas. Maureen is a five time nominee for the prestigious Rita award from Romance Writers of America.
One of her novels, A Pocketful Of Paradise, was made into a CBS-TV movie called The Soul Collector, starring Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Greenwood and Ossie Davis.
Over the years, she’s written under lots of different names and she prefers the term ‘pseudonym’ to ‘alias’. As Ann Carberry, she wrote western historical romances. As Kathleen Kane, she wrote not only Americana romances, but western paranormal romances as well. As Sarah Hart, she wrote one really spectacular western paranormal that is still one of her favorites. And once, Ann Carberry even wrote a Victorian historical which she absolutely loved doing.

Under her own name, Maureen writes short contemporary novels for Silhouette Desire—books she loves to write because of their fast pace and condensed story telling. Maureen is also writing funny, contemporary paranormal romances for NAL and darker paranormal stories for Silhouette Nocturne.

Maureen writes paranormal romance novels under the pesudonym of Regan Hastings

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

You'd think these King men would learn from the ones who went before... Lucas decided to use Rose to get back at her brother by seducing her. From the beginning he starts to lose sight of his reasoning and just wants Rose for herself. Rose can't understand what Lucas sees in her, but she has always been drawn to him, and is willing to see where it goes. I also like the way that she has learned to stand up for herself, and doesn't let Lucas boss her around. She has no problem telling him when he's being an idiot. When the plan comes back to bite him in the butt, Lucas doesn't know what to do. I am looking forward to the next story.

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lucas... what were you thinking? Really? You really thought you could seek revenge using a woman you had the hots for and not fall? Silly, silly man. You should have listened to your brother's advice... but nooo, you had to learn the hard way.

Thanks for an entertaining couple of days, Ms. Child.

[Saly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Average read. H decides to seduce the h for revenge(h's brother did something) but he ends up falling for her of course and he is of course dense and needs a punch to his face.

[Kace | The Booknerd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very entertaining. I loved how the story and characters developed.

Lucas King was just liked his brothers and cousins. They are arrogant, gorgeous, egotistical, and determined, but when they fall for a woman, they stay fallen. No escape. And that's what happened to him. Lucas planned to seduce Rose and use her to get back at the man who had betrayed him. Her older brother. The perfect plan, wasn't it?

But falling in love with Rose wasn't part of the plan. So what will happen when Rose learns about the truth?

I liked it. I enjoyed reading it. I loved the scene on the parking lot when he thought he had her there but downright rejected him and told him he's not her type. So funny. It serves him right.

I also enjoyed the witty banters between Sean and Lucas.

This was a wonderful read. It had some great steam to it. I would have liked an epilogue... Well, that's just me!

[Fanny · Rating 3 out of 5]

No recuerdo si he leido algun libro mas de la saga de la familia King, pero esta historia me gusto bastante, asi que creo que le echare un vistazo a los libros de los hermanos King.
Fue amena, sencilla y rapida de leer; Perfecta para pasar una tarde aburrida.

3.5 Estrellas!!

[Karel · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a below average romance thirst book. Shallow character. It was a struggle to finish.

[Doris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great King story!!!!

[Booklover · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good read,liked the the way story and characters develloped but would have loved it if Lucas instead of waiting for an opportunity or chance would have confessed his feelings.Other then this liked the book and enjoyed it

Good read
Recommend it

[Jasey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Harlequin Desire - Kings of California #9

Rose Clancy dreamed of her brother's best friend for years but he was off limits to her by her brother. He is Lucas King. They meet again later and he hires her for nightly cooking classes as she has just started this business. 4 1/2

[Lauri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just me or is there something a little bothersome about a hero that decides he's going to seduce a woman as revenge on her brother? In modern times not a historical context where she would be "ruined". I like Maureen Child but this isn't one of her better books.

[Harlequin Books]

Miniseries: Kings of California

[Ladyacct · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good average stupid male syndrome read. (Where the guy has rocks for brains, and finally figures out the heroine is the girl for him.)

No typos/editing issues noted.

[Tanya · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was really good. The story was captivating and exciting.
And I want to read the rest of the stories of this series.