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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Colin Oliver, Viscount Sutton, left his countryside estate in Cornwall for London. Recently, Colin has been having the feeling of impending doom. Recalling that his own mother died at the same age he currently is, Colin decides it is time to find a bride and provide heirs for the family line. Thus the unwanted, but necessary, trip to London is done. What Colin does not expect is to find a face from his past. Madame Alexandra Larchmont may be the most sought after fortune teller for all the Society parties lately, but four years ago she had been a thief who tried to pick his pockets. Since the night she escaped him, Colin feared for the unknown girl's fate. The question now is whether she has really changed her ways or if she is using her talent of reading cards to gain entry into the homes of the upper crust.
The cards have warned Alexandra for years about a certain man that would enter her life and turn it upside down. Yet she never expects to see him at a London soiree. In trying to slip away unnoticed, she ends up overhearing an assassination plot. Trying to stay out of danger, but unable to sit by and do nothing, Alexandra leaves the host of the party an anonymous letter, explaining what she had overheard. Later, when Alexandra learns the host has been murdered, she rightfully fears for her own life. The only person she can turn to is Lord Sutton. It does not seem as though the gentleman recalls their encounter four years ago, but the longer she stays in his presence, the higher the odds that he will remember her. Even worse, the man may figure out just how much she yearns for his touch.
***** Author Jacquie D'Alessandro has yet to disappoint me with any of her romantic and suspense filled tales. Until the unlikely day occurs of D'Alessandro suddenly getting writer's block so badly that she totally flops in story telling (Heaven Forbid!), I will remain one of her biggest fans. Once again, all the characters in the story are very well developed and totally believable. The main and secondary characters are so detailed that each seem to have their very own personality and little quirks. I not only came to care for the main characters, but also all the secondary and a few of the background characters as well. (Little Robbie is a perfect example.) Wimpy, fainting, and useless females need not apply to be in any D'Alessandro novel. The same can be said for stiff, recherché, and boring men. Excellent and highly recommended reading! *****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
The cards have warned Alexandra for years about a certain man that would enter her life and turn it upside down. Yet she never expects to see him at a London soiree. In trying to slip away unnoticed, she ends up overhearing an assassination plot. Trying to stay out of danger, but unable to sit by and do nothing, Alexandra leaves the host of the party an anonymous letter, explaining what she had overheard. Later, when Alexandra learns the host has been murdered, she rightfully fears for her own life. The only person she can turn to is Lord Sutton. It does not seem as though the gentleman recalls their encounter four years ago, but the longer she stays in his presence, the higher the odds that he will remember her. Even worse, the man may figure out just how much she yearns for his touch.
***** Author Jacquie D'Alessandro has yet to disappoint me with any of her romantic and suspense filled tales. Until the unlikely day occurs of D'Alessandro suddenly getting writer's block so badly that she totally flops in story telling (Heaven Forbid!), I will remain one of her biggest fans. Once again, all the characters in the story are very well developed and totally believable. The main and secondary characters are so detailed that each seem to have their very own personality and little quirks. I not only came to care for the main characters, but also all the secondary and a few of the background characters as well. (Little Robbie is a perfect example.) Wimpy, fainting, and useless females need not apply to be in any D'Alessandro novel. The same can be said for stiff, recherché, and boring men. Excellent and highly recommended reading! *****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Entertaining sequel to Not Quite a Gentleman
7 Aug 2006
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Madame Alexandra Larchmont, fortune teller, is always on the look-out for the dark haired, green-eyed man who her cards have always warned her about. A former theif, she pulled herself from the bowels of London to become a celebrity of sorts, entertaining the ton.
Colin, Viscount Sutton, can't get past his recurring nighmares and a sense of doom that his life is about to end. Retired from a life of a Spy, his new mission in London is to find a bride and fulfill his responsibility by producing an heir.
Spying a woman leaping from a window, Colin is shocked to find that the dark beauty is the theif who once tried to steal his pocket watch and has haunted his dreams all the years since. Escaping from a room where she's overheard a murderous plot, Alexandra is equally stunned to find herself face-to-face with the green-eyed dark man.
Colin, suspicious of Alexandra's activities, hires her to perform private card readings for him. Alexandra, although wary, accepts. She is in desperate need of money in order to provide a safe haven for the street children she keeps at home.
Colins cards show deceite, betrayal, and doom. Although he doesn't believe in this nonsense at first, slowly he can't escape the fact that someone may be trying to kill him.
Colin, Alexandra and Nathan (Not Quite a Gentleman) band together to unravel this murderous plot.
I really enjoyed this book, not as much as Nathans though. The romance was very good, but highly unlikely. In reality, Alexandra would have accepted being his mistress. But this isn't reality. A bit surgar coated if you ask me, although ending was nicely done.
If you liked any of D'Alessandro's other books (The Bride Theif, Red Roses Mean Love etc) you'll like this one too. Not a deep emotional read, but some good romantic fluff.
Colin, Viscount Sutton, can't get past his recurring nighmares and a sense of doom that his life is about to end. Retired from a life of a Spy, his new mission in London is to find a bride and fulfill his responsibility by producing an heir.
Spying a woman leaping from a window, Colin is shocked to find that the dark beauty is the theif who once tried to steal his pocket watch and has haunted his dreams all the years since. Escaping from a room where she's overheard a murderous plot, Alexandra is equally stunned to find herself face-to-face with the green-eyed dark man.
Colin, suspicious of Alexandra's activities, hires her to perform private card readings for him. Alexandra, although wary, accepts. She is in desperate need of money in order to provide a safe haven for the street children she keeps at home.
Colins cards show deceite, betrayal, and doom. Although he doesn't believe in this nonsense at first, slowly he can't escape the fact that someone may be trying to kill him.
Colin, Alexandra and Nathan (Not Quite a Gentleman) band together to unravel this murderous plot.
I really enjoyed this book, not as much as Nathans though. The romance was very good, but highly unlikely. In reality, Alexandra would have accepted being his mistress. But this isn't reality. A bit surgar coated if you ask me, although ending was nicely done.
If you liked any of D'Alessandro's other books (The Bride Theif, Red Roses Mean Love etc) you'll like this one too. Not a deep emotional read, but some good romantic fluff.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Love scenes have a hard edge, but likable leads in an engaging read
12 Aug 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Haunted by premonitions of his own death, Colin, Viscount Sutton, heads to London. He needs to marry a suitable wife and beget an heir before the worst befalls him. However, he is sidetracked in his wife search when he attends a society soiree and encounters the beguiling Madame Alexandra ("Alex") Larchmont. Alex is a renowned society fortune teller whose card readings are amazingly accurate. Colin met Alex four years earlier under very different circumstances. She was poor and dirty and attempting to pickpocket his gold watch. He caught her in the act, she cryptically responded, "It's you," and then ran away before he could even learn her name.
Despite their brief first meeting, they are clearly part of each other's destiny. Alex is certain Colin is the green-eyed, dark-haired man the cards have always predicted for her future. And Colin has never been able to forget his mysterious thief. No sooner are they reacquainted, then they are caught up in a double murder, an overheard murder plot, an assailant on the prowl, and some rather dire predictions from the cards. Although from vastly different worlds, their lives and hearts become more and more entwined. They know a future together for a viscount and a fortune teller (of dubious background) is simply not possible - or is it?
This story held my interest throughout. I liked the lead couple and enjoyed their verbal interplay. Although both had their secrets, their conversations were refreshingly straightforward and often funny. The love scenes were more sexual than sensual - they could have used a bit more tenderness - and the resolution to the murder mystery was a little pat. Overall though, the story was enjoyable, with a satisfying ending.
Despite their brief first meeting, they are clearly part of each other's destiny. Alex is certain Colin is the green-eyed, dark-haired man the cards have always predicted for her future. And Colin has never been able to forget his mysterious thief. No sooner are they reacquainted, then they are caught up in a double murder, an overheard murder plot, an assailant on the prowl, and some rather dire predictions from the cards. Although from vastly different worlds, their lives and hearts become more and more entwined. They know a future together for a viscount and a fortune teller (of dubious background) is simply not possible - or is it?
This story held my interest throughout. I liked the lead couple and enjoyed their verbal interplay. Although both had their secrets, their conversations were refreshingly straightforward and often funny. The love scenes were more sexual than sensual - they could have used a bit more tenderness - and the resolution to the murder mystery was a little pat. Overall though, the story was enjoyable, with a satisfying ending.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Suspense...Humor....Romance 4.5 Stars
5 Sep 2008
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What a great combination! This was a well written story that had me hooked from the beginning. It contains a lot of this author's trademark humor and was an entertaining and emotional read as well. The attraction between the H/H was there from the beginning and there was good tension between the two. The relationship between the brothers Nathan and Colin was a nice touch to the story. Well written and fun read.
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