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Captains #1
An Officer's Alliance
FORCED INTO MARRIAGE
From the moment Ariel first looked inot the hot smouldering eyes of Captain Ian Montague, she knew he was exactly the sort of hell-raising scoundrel she most abhorred. So when she waas unwittingly compromised through his disreputable pursuits, she was mortified to find herself forced to marry him. Her only comfort was that as Montague's wife, it was easier for her to infiltrate the salons of London, ferreting out the information so vitally important to Castlereagh, the British Foreign Secretary. Even Montague's maddening sense of humor-and sense of passion-was endurable if it helped the British cause...
LURED INTO PASSION
At first, the irony of it all had amused Montague. That he, a rake with decidedly decadent habits, should at last be shackled to a cold, virginal prude like Ariel Frazier. He found it somewhat less amusing when Ariel showed unexpected spirit in turning him away from her bed. He was beginning to suspect there was hidden fire in this Ice Queen he had married. And Montague knew just how to melt a woman's reserve and break down her every defense...
From the moment Ariel first looked inot the hot smouldering eyes of Captain Ian Montague, she knew he was exactly the sort of hell-raising scoundrel she most abhorred. So when she waas unwittingly compromised through his disreputable pursuits, she was mortified to find herself forced to marry him. Her only comfort was that as Montague's wife, it was easier for her to infiltrate the salons of London, ferreting out the information so vitally important to Castlereagh, the British Foreign Secretary. Even Montague's maddening sense of humor-and sense of passion-was endurable if it helped the British cause...
LURED INTO PASSION
At first, the irony of it all had amused Montague. That he, a rake with decidedly decadent habits, should at last be shackled to a cold, virginal prude like Ariel Frazier. He found it somewhat less amusing when Ariel showed unexpected spirit in turning him away from her bed. He was beginning to suspect there was hidden fire in this Ice Queen he had married. And Montague knew just how to melt a woman's reserve and break down her every defense...
448 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1987
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January 2, 2022Usually bad ratings on goodreads don't mean a book is bad, just that it's offensive to someone.
I love offensive, politically incorrect content so
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I love offensive, politically incorrect content so
*takes aim*
*tosses up skycraper size TBR*
April 21, 2012
The beginning and the end is quite good, the identity of the head spy was unexpected. However the middle, where Ariel and Montague are staying at and spying on her distant relations is boring, everyone seems incompetent and it felt like this subplot was inserted just for page count.
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Ariel, orphaned by her father's death, is taken in by her cousin Robert. Robert's wife Fiona has an affair with Captain Montague. Trying to escape Robert's detection and exposing Fiona's infidelity, Montague flees to Ariel's bedroom, causing a scandal. They decide to marry in order to discover the source of the war office's leaks. Since Ariel's distant relations are suspected spies, the newlyweds stay with them, cannot discover concrete proof. Eventually, the head spy is identified as Montague's older brother, he commits suicide, Montague becomes a viscount. Robert discovers Fiona's infidelity, Ariel and Montague's marriage becomes a love match.
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Ariel, orphaned by her father's death, is taken in by her cousin Robert. Robert's wife Fiona has an affair with Captain Montague. Trying to escape Robert's detection and exposing Fiona's infidelity, Montague flees to Ariel's bedroom, causing a scandal. They decide to marry in order to discover the source of the war office's leaks. Since Ariel's distant relations are suspected spies, the newlyweds stay with them, cannot discover concrete proof. Eventually, the head spy is identified as Montague's older brother, he commits suicide, Montague becomes a viscount. Robert discovers Fiona's infidelity, Ariel and Montague's marriage becomes a love match.
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