Luckily he runs into Jessica Trent, an aging beauty who won’t put up with his nonsense. He can still be frustrating, but his character remains coherent and makes sense. The opening contextualized Dain’s protracted childhood. This mainly leads to the reason seeming smaller than it actually is and thus extra frustration with the hero’s behavior. Too often authors draw out revealing the trauma that turned the hero into a jerkass. Due to the “Beauty and the Beast” theme (I love fairytales), I started with Lord of Scoundrels.Ĭhase, smartly, begins by recounting the Marquess of Dain’s past. Impossible and I recently picked up both for cheap. I read and enjoyed Loretta Chase’s Your Scandalous Ways, and I’ve seen countless recommendations for Lord of Scoundrels and Mr.

While I’ve now been reading romances steadily for two years, I’m still new to the genre and catching up on the classics.

Historical romance released by Avon, reprinted Dec 2007 The trouble is, the devil in question is so shockingly irresistible, and the person who needs the most saving is-herself! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.Liviania’s retro review of Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase If saving him-and with him, her family and future-means taking on the devil himself, she won' t back down. Jessica Trent is a determined young woman, and she' s going to drag her imbecile brother off the road to ruin, no matter what it takes. She' s too intelligent to fall for the worst man in the world. until the day a shop door opens and 'she' walks in. He' s determined to continue doing what he does best-sin and sin again-and all that' s going swimmingly, thank you. No respectable woman would have anything to do with the 'Bane and Blight of the Ballisters'-and 'he' wants nothing to do with respectable women. Sebastian Ballister, the notorious Marquess of Dain, is big, bad, and dangerous to know. The trouble is, the devil in question is so shockingly irresistible, and the person who needs the most saving is-herself They call him many names, but Angelic isn' t one of them.

They call him many names, but Angelic isn' t one of them.

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