A Dedicated Scoundrel

by Anne Barbour

Irresistibly attracted to the rudely dressed stranger who thrusts himself into her life, Catherine Meade finds that not only cannot she trust him to tell the truth about his past, she cannot trust her heart either. Original.

Genres: Regency, Regency Romance, Historical Romance, Romance

224 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1997

About the author

Anne Barbour developed an affection for the Regency period while living in England. She now lives in the Black Hills of South Dakota with her husband, a retired lieutenant colonel. She is the mother of six children, all grown, and she loves to boast of her five grandchildren.

Reviews

[Roberta · Rating 3 out of 5]

A traditional regency. Girl who was "ruined" by a scoundrel, guy with amnesia, no sex to speak of.

Back when this book was written I thought that publishing companies were still employing line editors but this book looks like their editor was out to lunch.

[Winter Astrolabe · Rating 3 out of 5]

See my review here <3 https://ataladyreads.blogspot.com/202...

[HistoricalHussy · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5

[Laura Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Drama and romance

I did like the main characters and the story but felt it bogged down in the middle, too much dithering.

[Anne Patkau · Rating 2 out of 5]

Justin wakes with amnesia until his horse name Caliban recalls he is English spy. Catherine is reclusive after name soiled.Typos: 7.7 Kale IS Kate taught IS taut slopped IS stopped

[Ilze · Rating 1 out of 5]

Cripes, I couldn't get past the 2 obvious mistakes on the very first page of this book:

1. A Spanish woman would never refer to a man as "querida" which is the feminine form. She would use "querido" instead. Is Ann Barbour illiterate about language genders?

2. Spaniards do not drink grappa (which is Italian), they drink orujo.

If it had been just one error, I would have carried on, but 2 mistakes on the very first page of the book is too much.

[Jenny Beth · Rating 1 out of 5]

I stole this from a carwash and read it on the beach because i thought i was supposed to read a Harlequin roman novel on the beach. but i am warning you now it's NOT a romance novel, it's a thin dull mystery. There is only one piddly little kiss at the very end and not a single steamy scene, not one. The cover is deceiving and there is a unforgivable lack of 19th century sex.

[Sylvia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Regency

[Brainorgan]

A Dedicated Scoundrel (Signet Regency Romance) by Anne Barbour (1997)

[Susannah Carleton · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 1/2 stars. Treason, betrayal, attempted murder, and love. An entertaining tale with interesting characters.

[Spazfungus · Rating 1 out of 5]

lots of running around, almost aimlessly.