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by Catherine Coulter (Author) "He was hot and impatient, wanting nothing more than to bury himself in her and forget for a while at least that there were monsters..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd (1 Aug 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0727857398
  • ISBN-13: 978-0727857392
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 14.6 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,141,851 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When the Duke of Portsmouth offers an impecunious half-French relative a job as his young son's nanny, he quickly discovers that he wants her, badly. What he discovers far more slowly is that she isn't at all what she seems. Evangeline de Beauchamps is in way over her head, playing an experienced widow with a man who knows women as well as he knows his horses - or so he thinks.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible! Unconvincing, badly researched and boring, 1 Sep 2003
By Dr W. Richards "wmr-uk" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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Does Catherine Coulter know anything at all about the English Regency period? From reading this book and the other one of hers I've read, I doubt it very much. Her characters all talk and to a large extent act like contemporary Americans. That in itself is very offputting. The characters are too informal with each other, using first names where it would be completely inappropriate, which makes the book less credible to begin with.

That aside, what of the story? Well, Evangeline is under orders from someone nasty to spy for Napoleon by getting herself accepted into the household of a cousin-by-marriage, the Duke of Portsmouth - who, very conveniently, just happens to be engaged in counter-espionage himself. And this is the first incredible element of the book. Portsmouth, and his friend Pettigrew, are *secretly* working for the government against Napoleon. Note the *secretly*. So, of course, it makes perfect sense that Pettigrew tells Evangeline, a woman he's only just met, in front of other people, that he and Portsmouth are British spies, doesn't it? Not! That was ludicrous.

And just as incredible was Pettigrew telling Evangeline that he intended to marry Felicia, admitting that no-one else knew it yet. Why would he tell a perfect stranger personal details like that?

All these inaccuracies and unbelievable elements aside, though, I simply didn't like either Portsmouth or Evangeline. Portsmouth, in his crude way of talking to her, ogling her and making personal comments about her figure and what he'd like to do to her, was no more than an ill-bred lout. And, in the parlance of the time, Evangeline was no better than she should be. Portsmouth was so openly and loudly obsessed with her breasts that I almost expected Evangeline to suggest he draw his sword and cut them off so that he could have them in his possession permanently! He wasn't lover-like; he was a sleaze.

Someone else has already mentioned the appalling proof-reading: the grammatical and punctuation errors, the tense switches and so on. Perhaps Coulter could benefit from brushing up on her grammar too.

All in all, I think I'll stick with the better Regency-period authors from now on.

wmr-uk

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5.0 out of 5 stars Evangeline was one of Coulter's best heroines., 16 July 1999
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The Deception was by far one of my favorite Catherine Coulter novels. I have almost all of her books and I can truly say that Eve was a breath of fresh air compared to Coulter's other heroines. This book was full of intrigue and the two main characters were likable.
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2.0 out of 5 stars CURSES SPOILED AGAIN!, 4 Jan 1999
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ONCE AGAIN ANOTHER ROMANCE NOVEL OF GIRL OF MYSTERIOUS INTRIGUE STORMING INTO YET ANOTHER DUKES LIFE TO TURN HIS WHOLE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN ADMIRING HER FOR HER SPUNK,WILL AND DETERMINATION PROVIDED HER'S IS NEVER TO STRONG THAN HIS I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF SPUNKY MADIENS FALLING OFF INTO A YOUNG MAN'S STRONG ARMS. IF U WANT GOOD READING TRY THE SKYE' O MALLEY WRITINGS BY BERTRICE SMALL NOW THOSE ARE SOME BOOKS WORTH STAYING UP ALL NIGHT FOR
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good story, great characters; Who was the proofreader?!
I really enjoyed this story. I found the characters to be interesting and easy to get involved with. I enjoyed the action and suspence. But where was the proofreader? Read more
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