Revenge Wears Rubies: Jaded Gentleman Series, Book 1
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Schehrezade
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As with the previous book in this series I was hooked from start to finish. The main characters are excellent and their romance nicely balanced with the plot. I really like the premise of this series a fresh angle for the regency ouevre and I hope others enjoy these books as much as I have. Quick go buy them both and keep an eye out for the following ones too!
AWESOME STUFF!
AWESOME STUFF!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hot Romance!
6 Mar 2010
By SNB
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Admittedly the whole premise of the book, revenge for not properly mourning, is silly. But,that is off-set by the really, REALLY, steamy and plentiful love scenes in this book. Also, it was to forgive the silly plot, b/c obviously the hero was using the idea of getting revenge to deal with his post-traumatic stress. The plot is passable, but the love scenes are GREAT!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great start to this new series!
22 Mar 2010
By K. Hightower
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I am a big fan of Renee Bernard and thought this was a good start to her new series. I felt this had all the spark of her first novel, which I absolutely adored. I found the storyline interesting once I truly understood Galen's motivations which Ms. Bernard explained rather well. And if you are like me and love hot love scenes, this book will not let you down. ( Although sometimes they seemed to truly takeover). But, all in all, I really loved the book and can't wait to read the next in the series and learn more about the sexy yet tortured "Jaded".
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
erotic but distancing
20 April 2011
By RomReader
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Heroine is engaged to plain-looking but wealthy industrialist whom she doesn't love. She's marrying him for money due to her alcoholic father's huge bebts & their dire financial straits in exchange for his gaining a title & loftier social position through her. Hero is bent on seducing heroine from her clueless fiance in order to publicly humiliate her to avenge her 1st fiance. Hero believes that she callously pushed aside her 1st fiance, who was one his of co-prisoner in India & who professed undying love for her until his last breath, to marry her current one for money. But the more Hero gets to know heroine, the more attracted he is with her & the more evidence accrued that she is not what he originally thought she was. However, he doesn't confess his ruse until it's too late.
What I find interesting about this Bernard book is that it appears like its a good one but only delivers a mediocre attempt at one. The writing, for example, is descriptive but it lacks enough substance to pull me in the story. The writing is also inconsistent. It switches from 1800 language to a contemporary one. And, although I've seen this done quite a bit by other authors, this one distracted me enough from my reading flow to notice it. Another odd thing about this book are the sex scenes. They were graphically described (WARNING: back-door action included) & filled quite a few pages but they were strangely not sexy enough to involve my full attention. There was something about the writing that was distancing.
Story-wise, I liked the heroine's character, with her creative survival skills, fortitude, & honesty. I didn't like that she cheated on her fiance, even though it was a marriage of convenience. She should've broken off their engagement after she shared some kisses with Hero & before she slept with him. The Hero in this book was charming & had a conscience but he was a bit off. He was obsessed (with revenge), deceitful, & manipulative but did it with a seductive flair. His determination to avenge his deceased friend by seducing & humiliating his friend's love didn't make sense & made Hero seem very immature & nutty.
Cautiously recommended.
What I find interesting about this Bernard book is that it appears like its a good one but only delivers a mediocre attempt at one. The writing, for example, is descriptive but it lacks enough substance to pull me in the story. The writing is also inconsistent. It switches from 1800 language to a contemporary one. And, although I've seen this done quite a bit by other authors, this one distracted me enough from my reading flow to notice it. Another odd thing about this book are the sex scenes. They were graphically described (WARNING: back-door action included) & filled quite a few pages but they were strangely not sexy enough to involve my full attention. There was something about the writing that was distancing.
Story-wise, I liked the heroine's character, with her creative survival skills, fortitude, & honesty. I didn't like that she cheated on her fiance, even though it was a marriage of convenience. She should've broken off their engagement after she shared some kisses with Hero & before she slept with him. The Hero in this book was charming & had a conscience but he was a bit off. He was obsessed (with revenge), deceitful, & manipulative but did it with a seductive flair. His determination to avenge his deceased friend by seducing & humiliating his friend's love didn't make sense & made Hero seem very immature & nutty.
Cautiously recommended.
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