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Would like to read my first BR again... do you know it?
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Beth wrote: "I think it might have been the first HR/bodice ripper I ever read and instantly hooked to the genre. Would LOVE to read it again but don't know the title or author.Right from the first couple of..."
Can't wait to hear the title when you get it; think I'll have to read this one. I, too, love bodice rippers!
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It's ringing bells for me but I can't put a name to it.
WOW...I would love to read that!. Let me know when you find out the name
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Jane Eyre the way it SHOULD HAVE BEEN! ;D
For some reason, it's sounding familiar to me, too. I'll poke around.
For some reason, it's sounding familiar to me, too. I'll poke around.
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Thanks for your help everyone, I am still dying to reread this one.
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Right from the first couple of..."
Do you have any idea when it was published, at all? Or any of the character names?
no, I was pretty young when I read it. :(
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it was a paperback, at the library approx. 1989-1992
I have read that book...will go through my books and let you know what the title is if I can find it
Sara you may have saved my sanity!! I am obsessed now!
I will have to check at the Library and get a print out of books I have checked out and look at those because I can't find it. I know this is not the one but thought I would see if you have read it..Caress and Conquer by Connie Mason starts out with 2 guys who decide to get their friend a prostitute before leaving for America they come across a destitute woman named Amanda who is out trying to get some lace to finish a dress for her ailing mother so they can make some money and they mistake her for a prostitute..they take her to Tony's room and he comes back drunk and assumes the girl in his bed is a Prostitute and rapes her not knowing she is a virgin. The next morning he leaves Amanda and things get far worse for her as she has no lace which means no money. She gets caught stealing bread and is thrown into prison and eventually is sold into servitude to America where Tony who is looking for a maid buys her papers the funny thing is he does not remember her. They eventually marry but their is a lot of mistreatment and angst before then.
oooh sounds like another great book from Connie. I got away from reading her books awhile ago but it might be time to revisit!! Thank you for keeping an eye out for my book!
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I checked with the Library could not find the book..will keep looking.
Do you remember the cover?This list might be of help, maybe...
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/10...
P.S. I took the liberty of posting your book search on Amazon's Romance forum as well:
http://www.amazon.com/forum/romance/r...
Another suggestion by another reader A Lady of Breeding by Delia EllisLucy Tiversley believed her unruly red hair, freckles, outspoken nature, and lack of fortune removed her from the Marriage Mart. She thus decided her diverse education could land her a position as a governess.
Unfortunately she also landed in a somewhat compromising position with her new employer, Alexander Came, Seventh Earl of Sheldon. That gentleman vowed to protect her reputation and marry her immediately.
The outrage! How dare this vile snake decide her future. But when the rakish, unflappable Alex made up his mind, not even strong-minded Lucy could change it. Their union was considered the mismatch of the ton--but no one dreamed it might become a match made in Heaven!
JennyG wrote: "Lily by Patricia Gaffney
from 1991?"Eh, hero doesn't have any kids in Lily. Lily is a maid...and it takes a while for them to sleep together, when they do it's consensual.
But I would recommend it. That's a great book.
it's driving me crazy that I can't remember the name of this book! I read this book in the last 2 years. I remember that scene where he mistakes the new Governess for a prostitute and him feeling bad afterwards and marrying her. I am determined to find it
Sara wrote: "it's driving me crazy that I can't remember the name of this book! I read this book in the last 2 years. I remember that scene where he mistakes the new Governess for a prostitute and him feeling b..."There was another suggestion on Amazon:
readerland says:
Honor Reclaimed by Kathleen Reagan
I was thinking you were referring to this book. I got it free yesterday. It's not a rec from me, by any means, because of the train-wreckedness of it all. It does fit this theme, though.
H wife dies, leave 3 kids. h is wife's 17-yr old sister who comes to see H 3 days after death to pay respects (plus see H whom she's loved since he married her sis). H has been drunk the whole 3 days and mistakes sis (h) as his wife and rapes her. H is quite older (1st child close in age to h). H, to save h's reputation, marries her pretty quickly - she ends up preggers. H grows to love her. I"m 40% in and can"t stop reading it...writing is very rushed. So much happens in 1st chapter.
Still no, but the suggestions of the books it could be are all great sounding bodice rippers!
Could it be An Improper Companion from 1983?A DEVIL'S CHOICE
Heather Wade faced a thoroughly devilish dilemma when she heard the astounding proposal of the wealthy and notorious Sir Leslie Kinwell. This man who had brutishly dishonored her virtue now calmly announced she was to become his wife.
If she refused, she would be sent from Kinwell's castle -- to be cast alone, penniless, and shamed on the streets of London. If she accepted, she would be bound in marriage to a man she could only despise as an unqualified monster of depravity.
Heather was an innocent no longer, but she still had ever so much to learn about the ways of men and the world --and her own proud and perplexed young heart...
P.S. She was hired (she thought. to be a "proper" companion) and is taken to his house. He comes to her room in the dark, thinking she's the hooker he ordered. When he realizes his mistake, he forces her to marry him.
@jennyGThis book sounds good.
Hi Andrea,It does sound good. I haven't read it. Reviews on Amazon are NOT good.
JennyG wrote: "It does sound good. I haven't read it. Reviews on Amazon are NOT good."I tend to give more weight to reviews here on Goodreads, but the rating is also not very high here. This is one I may have to judge for myself. Not sure if it's bad writing or people just horribly offended by the content. Thanks for posting this find :)
@ Jenny GI think one of the neg reviewers on AMZN cal the H a "brute." I got the feeling that that individual was "offended."
I agree, probably "offended" just as Katie and you suggested Andrea. When it comes to BRs I don't let the negative reviews sway me. I mean, two of my favorite BRs, Island Flame & Sea Fire, have many negative reviews and I love them! By the way they are about the same couple.
@JennyGNeg reviews can also help to determine if a title is a potential BR! Esp if people are offended!
Andrea (Catsos Person) wrote: "@JennyGNeg reviews can also help to determine if a title is a potential BR! Esp if people are offended!"
LOL, so true. I LOOK for the negative reviews on older books that could be BRs.
JennyG this book sounds really promising. any idea where I could pick up a copy?
@BethI try to by used copies. First I try thriftbooks.com; the I try AMZN for used copies. Thriftbooks is slightly cheaper and if you order several book from the same thriftbooks vendor (used book dealers sell from the TB site in the same way at AMZN , but no discount at AMZN. Third, you can try Alibris.com for used copies.
Oh, don't forget to check the kindle store too. I just bought two old BR titles that were published in the 80s for kindle ($3.99).
However, the kindle store search engine is tricky. I could not pull up these two books in the kindle store by title. I had to search the kindle store by author and find the books I was seeking that way. I knew in advance that they were available in kindle, so I kept poking around till I found em.
I could swear that I have read this book too, but I can't remember the name!
I know this book, I'm almost positive its The Bargain by Veronica Sattler.
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Books mentioned in this topic
Island Flame (other topics)Sea Fire (other topics)
An Improper Companion (other topics)
Honor Reclaimed (other topics)
Lily (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Patricia Gaffney (other topics)Delia Ellis (other topics)
Mary Balogh (other topics)
Right from the first couple of chapters you get right into the premise of the story:
Hero - widower? must hire governess for daughters/children, drinking lots etc, brother/friend arranges for wench?/prostitute? to help him get over his grief?
heroine - a lady on hard times must earn money to support family?, destitute, takes job as governess
h arrives while H drunk, H overcome with 'wench's' beauty and takes her (unknowingly that this is his governess)in his drunken state takes her virginity, sobers realizes his error, weds wench/governess, falls in love with her, HEA
First time posting, hope I did okay!