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Indlæser... Never Kiss a Rakeaf Anne Stuart
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Anguished by death. Driven by revenge. Bryony Russell and her two sisters are left destitute by the disgrace and unexpected death of their father, a wealthy shipping magnate. He left a cryptic note, and Bryony is determined to find the real villain and clear her father's name. In disguise as a servant, Bryony infiltrates the home of her father's business partner to find proof of his guilt...or innocence. It's not just clues that Bryony finds, but temptation too.... Adrian Bruton, Earl of Kilmartyn, immediately suspects there is something not quite right about his new housekeeper. The brooding, irresistible rake plays along because he has his own guilty secrets, and his venal, scheming wife holds the key to them, trapping him in a hate-filled marriage. But against his will he's fascinated by Bryony, seeing past the scars on her face to show her the beauty she never knew she had. Bryony must uncover the truth and attempt to preserve her father's legacy before things go too far and she falls in love with a man who might very well be her worst enemy. No library descriptions found. |
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Adrian Bruton is an Irishman living in England, a lord by virtue of his wealth rather than birth. His ties to Ireland leave him in a precarious position, one which his spiteful wife holds over his head as blackmail. To pique her, he hires the new housekeeper in spite of his wife’s objections that Bryony “Greaves” is too ugly to bear the sight of.
What happens after that is fairly predictable. Adrian finds himself drawn to Bryony, a woman he assumes is a spy, but he doesn’t realize until further on what she's after. Bryony knows her employer is a rake and although she intends to avoid him, she kisses him when she believes him to be in a drunken stupor. I have to say that didn’t quite ring true for me. HOWEVER, that did not detract from the read for me. I did enjoy this well-written story. Gothic romances are among my favorites and I would likely read this again. On the downside, stories that start with an intention of adultery, no matter what the circumstances, generally detract from the experience. I’m not going to tell the author how to write her story or what might have made it easier for me to countenance (here I go being prudish!). To the author’s defense, she did an excellent job making Adrian a man of questionable character, so it fits with his personality. Unfortunately, that didn’t make it "all right." And I’m dwelling on a minor flaw in the tale. Bryony’s character shines through. She’s hard-working, determined, industrious and loyal. These are the virtues that redeem her, and her weakness for Adrian makes her human. I enjoyed the story overall, but the personal issues I had with it force me to grade it a little less than a five (issues another reader might not stumble over). ( )