Thursday, April 21, 2011

Scoundrel in My Dreams

Some Mistakes Are Worth Repeating...
The child is his: Jack, or rather, Lord John Redgrave, knows it the instant he glimpses the blue-eyed girl who was abandoned on the steps of his gentleman's club. Her mother came to his room on dark night more than three years ago--and spurned his proposal the very next day. But when Jack visits Amaryllis Clarke to demand an explanation, he receives the shock of his life. For it wasn't proud, worldly Amaryllis with whom he spent that soul-stirring. It was her infatuated younger sister, Laurel.

Over and Over Again...

Laurel was only seventeen when she gave her innocence to Jack--and paid a steep price. She might be overjoyed with her reunion with little Melody, but Laurel won't surrender to her desires again. Jack, meanwhile, has no wish to give up the daughter he never knew he had. Nor will he part with the sensual woman who makes him feel alive with longing. He intends to use any means possible to convince Laurel to stay. After all, all's fair in matters of seduction--especially to a scoundrel in love...

After reading the previous two books of the series I really thought that this book would be spectacular or at least better than the others. The build it was there...the end result not so much. Jack and Lauren were great characters but halfway through the book, I couldn't deal with their bullcrap. There's only so much whinning and complaining about the injustice of "it all" that I could take. Oh why does this happen? Great characters but....at the end of it all it was just okay.

Scoundrel in My Dreams by Celeste Bradley (2.5/5) Historical Fiction; Published: St. Martin's Paperbacks (8/2010); Series: # 3, The Runaway Brides; Books 2011 (23);

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