- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Harlequin (UK) Ltd (1 July 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0263887871
- ISBN-13: 978-0263887877
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 10.4 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 498,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Glory and the Rake (Mills & Boon Historical)
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
Product Description
Product Description
###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Format:Kindle Edition
If you can stomach the names Gloriana (Glory for short!) and Oberon, you will perhaps like this book. I didn't - and not only because of those monikers. The mystery of who is destroying Glory's spa was boring - when revealed I couldn't have cared less, the love story took ages to get anywhere and what rake? The hero gave no indication that he was. In fact he seemed downright dull. The premise of getting this Duke to the village because his mother wanted him to meet Glory was risible. Having disliked Deborah Simmons' last book and now this one, I'm afraid I am unlikely to read any more of hers.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
1 review
Engaging Read
5 Jan 2012
Format:Kindle Edition
Whether Queen's Well is magical for romance or cursed is of little consequence if Glory Sutton fails to reopen the long closed spa. Another little issue is "The Queen's Gift" that some people make light of and others are deadly serious about. The elusive culprit keeps everyone on edge, but not all for the same reason. The Dowager Duchess is not so much concerned about Queen's Well reopening as she is about the continual mishaps messing up her plans for her son, Oberon Makepeace, the Duke of Westfield.
"Girlish nonsense" is not for Glory Sutton. She's the glue that keeps her family together. She sees to the finances, manages the household, and does her best to raise her younger brother Thad. Little unnerves her. She is confident and in control then along come Oberon who makes her unease and stirs up feeling she knows are impossible to give in to. He is a duke of the realm and she is a person of no nobility and moreover trying her best to be a woman of trades--if she could just get the spa open.
Oberon, emotionally turned off since his father's death some years ago, has all but abandoned his family other than seeing they have a grand life style. His mother, not above machinations to get what she wants, sets in to stir up her son's emotions, in hopes of his becoming a true son to her again and also give her grandchildren. Oberon, intelligent with keen instincts, is not ignorant of her scheming. His commitments and obligations in London have sharpened his skills in ferreting out secrets, in gauging people's words, and in testing them for loyalty. He is a master at protecting himself emotionally and physically. Yet he can be witty and charming when it suits his needs.
Glory's dream to reopen Queen's Well, once called Aquae Philtri (water of love) seems doomed. As she and the acting magistrate, The Duke of Westfield work together to get to the source of the vandalism, housebreaking, and attempted murder, neither plans for the "magic" of the Queen's Well waters having any influence on them. The awakening of love with lots of misgiving gets mixed in with danger, and an intriguing back-story that grips the reader's imagination.
A few of the secondary characters enliven the plot. Thad and his unsavory friends from London, Glory's Aunt Phillida with her insistence that the well is cursed, gives Glory cause for concern rather than giving her solid support. Randolph Petit, the duchess's fellow conspirator, is the duchess's cousin and friend who gives her his unconditional support even though he grumbles at times. He does have a sort of sympathy for Oberon, but not enough to thwart the duchess's plan. Other characters like Dr. Tibold, Miss Thorpe, the reverend's daughter, touch the main character's lives. However, the people in the back-story--long dead--are the ones that keep the mystery and suspense bubbling. Moreover, they bring some twists and surprises to the plot that gives a "rightness" to things--some that have waited a long time to be acknowledged.
Glory and the Rake entertains in true Regency style while giving the reader a special tidbit that involves "The Queen's Gift"--captivating reading.
Originally posted at LAS Romance Reviews.
"Girlish nonsense" is not for Glory Sutton. She's the glue that keeps her family together. She sees to the finances, manages the household, and does her best to raise her younger brother Thad. Little unnerves her. She is confident and in control then along come Oberon who makes her unease and stirs up feeling she knows are impossible to give in to. He is a duke of the realm and she is a person of no nobility and moreover trying her best to be a woman of trades--if she could just get the spa open.
Oberon, emotionally turned off since his father's death some years ago, has all but abandoned his family other than seeing they have a grand life style. His mother, not above machinations to get what she wants, sets in to stir up her son's emotions, in hopes of his becoming a true son to her again and also give her grandchildren. Oberon, intelligent with keen instincts, is not ignorant of her scheming. His commitments and obligations in London have sharpened his skills in ferreting out secrets, in gauging people's words, and in testing them for loyalty. He is a master at protecting himself emotionally and physically. Yet he can be witty and charming when it suits his needs.
Glory's dream to reopen Queen's Well, once called Aquae Philtri (water of love) seems doomed. As she and the acting magistrate, The Duke of Westfield work together to get to the source of the vandalism, housebreaking, and attempted murder, neither plans for the "magic" of the Queen's Well waters having any influence on them. The awakening of love with lots of misgiving gets mixed in with danger, and an intriguing back-story that grips the reader's imagination.
A few of the secondary characters enliven the plot. Thad and his unsavory friends from London, Glory's Aunt Phillida with her insistence that the well is cursed, gives Glory cause for concern rather than giving her solid support. Randolph Petit, the duchess's fellow conspirator, is the duchess's cousin and friend who gives her his unconditional support even though he grumbles at times. He does have a sort of sympathy for Oberon, but not enough to thwart the duchess's plan. Other characters like Dr. Tibold, Miss Thorpe, the reverend's daughter, touch the main character's lives. However, the people in the back-story--long dead--are the ones that keep the mystery and suspense bubbling. Moreover, they bring some twists and surprises to the plot that gives a "rightness" to things--some that have waited a long time to be acknowledged.
Glory and the Rake entertains in true Regency style while giving the reader a special tidbit that involves "The Queen's Gift"--captivating reading.
Originally posted at LAS Romance Reviews.
Was this review helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Fiction > Historical
- Books > Romance > Historical
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
