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by Susan Johnson (Author), Sylvia Day (Author), Noelle Mack (Author)
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  • Paperback: 356 pages
  • Publisher: Brava (2 Jul 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 075820941X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0758209412
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.5 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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"School For Scandal" - Susan Johnson: James Bell, Viscount Ormond, is a shameless rake, infamous for his skills in seduction - and Claire Russell doesn't intend for her sister to become his latest conquest. That is why she's come to the viscount's private masked ball. The flagrant sensuality and unabashed decadence on display there are shocking, but they are nothing compared to the scandalous fire Claire feels when James makes a wholly improper suggestion...improper, indecent, and very, very tempting..."Mischief And The Marquess" - Sylvia Day: Justin, the Marquess of Fontaine and Lady Sophie Milton-Riley have no desire to marry. To satisfy their mothers' insistence that they would be quite right together, they set out to demonstrate how completely ill suited they are for one another. Justin is allergic to her perfume. Sophie dislikes his dogs. He prefers blondes; she, brunette men. But the more they seek to prove how wrong their union would be, the more right things feel. And when opposites attract, there's no denying the sparks or the heat..."The Ruby Kiss" - Noelle Mack: Susannah Fowler is in possession of many temptations - an independent nature, a quick wit, and lush curves. She is also in possession of a fortune in stolen jewels hidden within her favorite corset. If rakehell Carlyle Jameson wants it, he will have to remove it himself. From her boudoir...or from her body. One kiss ought to distract her, but one kiss leads to another and another, till there's no turning back...and no desire to try...

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3.0 out of 5 stars 3 Regency stories of a more earthy variety, 26 Jun 2007
By Helen Hancox "Auntie Helen" (Essex, England) - See all my reviews
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"Regency Kisses" is a collection of three historical romances of the more earthy variety.

The first story, "School for Scandal", appears at first to be very similar to Georgette Heyer's "Devil's Cub" where the sensible older sister tries to rescue the flighty younger sister from the dishonourable attentions of a rake. However this story has far more of a modern undertone - the rake, Viscount Ormond, persuades Claire the older sister to become his mistress in payment for him helping the younger sister, Harriet, to make a good match. Rather unbelievably, Claire agrees almost instantly and throws herself into the sexual relationship with surprising gusto. Ormond has slightly more to him than just the sex-crazed rake but his history with women was so appalling that I couldn't really like him; I also found it hard to believe that two examples of 'love at first sight' happened in this story in the same evening and that marriages resulted from both within 3 days.

The author's understanding of the historical period was a little patchy in places and there were a number of americanisms that stood out - one example being people having cream in their cup of tea, not milk. The terminology used for body parts and sex was also rather too earthy, using swearwords in some cases, even between lovers, and I found that rather unpleasant. In some ways this felt like a modern story of sexually liberated people being squeezed, and not quite fitting, into the English Regency era. The happy ever after was, for me, not entirely convincing as I wasn't sure this rake was reformed and that there was enough between Ormond and Claire upon which to build a future. This story wasn't very romantic, it was more transactional, and it didn't inspire me to read more by this author.

The second story, "Mischief and the Marquess" by Sylvia Day, follows the meeting after many years of childhood friends. The Marquess of Fontaine had a youthful love for his neighbour, Lady Sophie Milton-Riley, who was a bit of a tearaway, always getting herself into scrapes. She thought the Marquess was a stuffy young man who disapproved of her. She married Lord Langley and had a son, Thomas. After Langley died her grandmother and the Marquess's mother conspire to bring the two together again in the hopes that they can rekindle some passion.

There is passion in this story but the Marquess and Sophie can't have a smooth relationship because she is considered ruined by the world. Apparently this is because she has a bastard child but I'm not quite sure how Thomas can be classed as a bastard when she was married to his father and, as far as I can gather from the text, they were married before Thomas was born (I think the father died before the child was born, but he was his child). Anyway, apparently this means that she isn't a suitable woman for the marquess but he can't bear to just have her as a mistress so he works to find a way to restore her to society.

The main focus of the story is the relationship between James, the marquess, and Sophie and it's largely through sex that we learn about it. They seem to have a lot of sex and then fortunately all the problems slough away. It's not badly written and I liked the way that the differences between the natures of the two people caused misunderstandings when they were younger but overall the story is a bit thin, Sophie's rehabilitation seems to happen remarkably easily, and I'm not entirely sure of the perceived morality of their behaviour. It's a pleasant read but more focus on the plot and less on the sex might have served it better.

The third story is "The Ruby Kiss" by Noelle Mack and in it we meet Susannah Fowler, daughter of a gem trader whose entire life has been spent in India. Following the death of her father she has returned to Victorian England to find a husband with Carlyle Jameson, her father's friend, as her guardian. However she soon discovers that one of her corsets is full of sapphires and rubies and suspects Carlyle of stealing them from the Maharajah. When she discovers someone is watching her she confronts Carlyle but things aren't necessarily as they seem and her quest for freedom in this new life may not be as easy or as desirable as she hopes. There's less sex in this story than the other two and more sensuality but I found the plot in this story, as in the others, rather too thin to provide proper enjoyment.

Short stories often have disadvantages and these are apparent in these three stories. Characterisation is thin on the ground, most of the action appears to happen in the bedroom and the plots are very thin. These stories are enjoyable enough for a light read but they aren't ultimately very satisfying.

Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book, www.curledup.com. © Helen Hancox 2007
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