Fifteen years ago, a strange twist of fate made Rayne Wyman both the Viscount Tipton and a notorious outcast. Now a practicing surgeon, even Rayne's vow of revenge has not tempted him to reenter the polite world, and he is certain nothing and no one ever will. Then young and remarkably lovely Devona Bedegrayne summons the temerity to knock on his door and demand his help. Intrigued by her innocence, exasperated by her determination, Rayne never imagines the danger Devona faces--or the irresistible desire she will awaken--when he becomes her accomplice in a bit of very scandalous mischief.
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"Delightful, vivid, exciting! Barbara Pierce's star continues to rise!" -- Gaelen Foley, author of PRINCESS
"This is an excellent presentation of the Regency Era . . .Very innovative." -- Romantic Times
A Lady's Mischief is a fast-paced story with unexpected twists and turns . . . Barbara Pierce has given us a story which is a Reader's Delight! -- America Online's Romance Fiction Forum
A Lady's Mischief is an absolutely absorbing diverting historical romance. Once I began reading, I could NOT put it down! -- Debora Hosey, The Romance Reader's Connection
Different and original, this dark and sometimes brooding tale will intrigue and fascinate and definitely keep you turning the pages. -- Romantic Times, August 2001
This is a wonderful book of love and the fears that accompany it, making this an author to watch for! -- Courtney Bowden, Romance Reviews Today
"This is an excellent presentation of the Regency Era . . .Very innovative." -- Romantic Times
A Lady's Mischief is a fast-paced story with unexpected twists and turns . . . Barbara Pierce has given us a story which is a Reader's Delight! -- America Online's Romance Fiction Forum
A Lady's Mischief is an absolutely absorbing diverting historical romance. Once I began reading, I could NOT put it down! -- Debora Hosey, The Romance Reader's Connection
Different and original, this dark and sometimes brooding tale will intrigue and fascinate and definitely keep you turning the pages. -- Romantic Times, August 2001
This is a wonderful book of love and the fears that accompany it, making this an author to watch for! -- Courtney Bowden, Romance Reviews Today
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Yes, the hero is called 'Le Cadavre Raffine', which means 'The Refined Corpse'. We are then supposed to think he's sexy in a dark way, which is isn't. He's just bad-tempered and bitter.
The heroine isn't much better; she's called Devona Bedegrayne. Although she's supposed to be plucky and daring, Barbara Pierce seems to have mixed up courage and a lack of thinking.
The plot chugs along quite happily, being readable and completely unremarkable, with the psycho villain appearing at the end to explain everything before being killed.
This is not so much a bad book as a distinctly mediocre one. I'm not sure what's worse; at least a bad book you'll stop reading. With 'A Lady's Mischief', you get to the end and wonder whether you were wasting your time.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Too dark and bloody for my taste.
22 May 2006
By Yadel C
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
I should have known after reading the prologue of this book that I wasn't going to like it; but the reviews were good and I decided to give it a try. Wrong. The hero is simple, mean towards innocent ones like his sister and way too cinic. True that he has his reasons to be frustrated, buried alive at age fifteen to be later(after his "resurrection")rejected by his own mother and society.
The stars are for Devona and her family for lighting up this dark plot, which is, by the way, ridiculuous. First, Devona goes after Lord Tipton, the outcasted hero, to ask him to help her childhood friend, who is in prisson; For Lord Tipton is a surgeon and has a reputation of resurrecting the dead. Devona is afraid her good friend might be exposed to death.
Second, Lord Tipton agrees to help, but with another kind of deal: he will help her friend Doran to get out of prisson if she agrees to marry him. As a lady of society, Devona should help him to be welcome back to it.
Before their marriage, someone tries to kill Devona or at least hurt her in many ocassions. Sadly, that person is close to her and turns out to be an evil person, who kills people in front of her, puts her in danger and even more darker details towards the very end.
Neither a relaxing book nor a good suspense, but more exactly a horror story. If you like this kind of book, go ahead you are going to enjoy it. However, if by looking at the cover picture, you are expecting a beautiful regency romance, TURN YOUR BACK!
The stars are for Devona and her family for lighting up this dark plot, which is, by the way, ridiculuous. First, Devona goes after Lord Tipton, the outcasted hero, to ask him to help her childhood friend, who is in prisson; For Lord Tipton is a surgeon and has a reputation of resurrecting the dead. Devona is afraid her good friend might be exposed to death.
Second, Lord Tipton agrees to help, but with another kind of deal: he will help her friend Doran to get out of prisson if she agrees to marry him. As a lady of society, Devona should help him to be welcome back to it.
Before their marriage, someone tries to kill Devona or at least hurt her in many ocassions. Sadly, that person is close to her and turns out to be an evil person, who kills people in front of her, puts her in danger and even more darker details towards the very end.
Neither a relaxing book nor a good suspense, but more exactly a horror story. If you like this kind of book, go ahead you are going to enjoy it. However, if by looking at the cover picture, you are expecting a beautiful regency romance, TURN YOUR BACK!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Read!
5 Mar 2002
By A Customer
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
I had never read a novel like this beofre but had heard others talk about them all of my life (40+). Most of the time, I'm reading technical. legislative or scientific documents and needed to take sometime out to read something non-work related. This book has kept me riveted in my hotel rooms at night, criss-crossing the country in the air and finally in my own bed at home. I thoroughly enjoyed it and am anxiously awaiting the release of Barbara's next book.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great read
9 Dec 2001
By Carmel Thomaston
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
A wonderful historical romance. Dark, sexy. I'm a sucker for heros who are society outcasts. Pierce's hero is fabulous. She combined him with a bold, interesting heroine, making for a great read.
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