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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great start and then fizzled out at the end., 24 July 2009
I was getting really excited about this book and absolutely loved it until about 3/4 of the way through. Both hero and heroine are great characters, its extremely well written and very witty, great dialogue, excellent scene setting and period detail and some very moving insights into their backgrounds and past history but for me there was not enough tension between the two characters to make a really great love story. They were obviously made for each other, they were attracted to each other, they got married, they acknowledged their love. There were not ever really any serious obstacles in their path. The drama/tension is provided by a rather unbelievable baddie who never really threatens either the heroine or the relationship. Thus the declaration of love when it eventually comes lacks any kind of emotional punch. Not very satisfying in the end although it seemed so promising at the start.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great story from Loretta Chase, 21 July 2009
I thoroughly enjoyed this story, amusing, well written, good sense of place/history. A previous review gives the book only 3 stars but I believe it deserves the 5 stars I have given it. The heroine, Zoe, was amusing and the hero, Lucien, masterful but reserved and somewhat bewildered with Zoe, the story seemed historically accurate. Loretta Chase is getting back on form.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Bolter and the Duke, 13 July 2009
Zoe Octavia Lexham was always the problem child - she never obeyed the rules, she only wanted to learn what the boys learned, and she was forever running away. But for the young Lucien de Grey, she was the bright spot in his life. Until Zoe went travelling with her parents... and never came back.
Twelve years on Lord Lexham still looks for his daughter's return. Lucien, however, has long given up hope. Which is why when he hears of Miss Lexham's miraculous return he's eager to prove to the world that she's a fake and a fraud.
Until he sees her... and she asks him to marry her.
Zoe's spent twelve years locked in a harem, but now that she's home and free she wants to take her true place in society. And it just so happens that the boy she liked so well in her youth is now a grown-up, fashionable duke. Even better, Lucien says she doesn't have to marry him to regain her place.
Except that he's terribly handsome these days, and Zoe's learned all these skills about how to please a man. And herself. How's a girl - who's never been taught to say no - to resist? How can a duke - who needs never deny himself anything - not be tempted?
Loretta Chase is a master at unusual situations and/or settings for her tales. And this is no different. She brilliantly evokes Zoe's differences and the troubles she faces after being away for so long. At the same time she focus on the strictures and high stakes of Regency society at its height, and the prices to be paid for success - and failure.
Having said that I did find Zoe a little tiresome and childish at times, and Lucien sometimes fell flat. All the ingredients are there for a classic Chase story, but for me it never quite meshed (although Zoe definitely improves in the second half).
Not one of Chase's best, but still enjoyable and packed with a true Regency feel. A solid read, and a nice way to pass a few hours.
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