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Title: Lady Be Bad: The Merry Widows Series
ISBN: 0451221915
Author:
Candice Hern
Publicate Date: 2007-08-07
Publish: 2007-08-07
List Price: $6.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: charming and colorful characters
A compelling and emotional romance that keeps the reader glued to the pages. ~Affaire de Coeur
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2: Best of the Bunch!
I have enjoyed the Merry Widows Series, and Candice Hern saves the best for last with Lady Be Bad! Okay, so maybe this story is a bit predictable, but how can one go wrong with the "Reformed Rake" storyline combined with a "Bet" storyline.
Grace Marlowe is a repressed woman with a capital R! She is the widow of the late Bishop and has been brainwashed into believing that passion is synonymous with sin! John Grayston is a jaded rake who has sworn off women for any other purpose besides pleasure. He has a horrible reputation in contrast to Grace's impeccable reputation.
John accepts a bet (over a horse!) to seduce Grace which is the premise of this book.
This unlikely couple is made believable by the skilled writing of Hern. She develops this relationship slowly and carefully....first developing a friendship before developing their romance. I appreciate this tactic. We are allowed to "get to know" both of these characters in a way that highlights their similarities rather than their outward differences. I love a reformed rake, and John Grayston may rank up there as one of my all time favorites!
This is a sweet and convincing romance that will have you smiling, sighing, and wanting to read it again!
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3: widow series
I liked all the books is this series..I read all the time and I really would recommend this author if you like historial romance.
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4: Lady Be Bad
When John Grayston, Viscount Rochdale, is challenged to a wager, he finds it hard to refuse. The inveterate gambler has never declined a bet, especially when it is a sure thing. In fact, he stakes his most cherished possession, he is so sure he will win. All he has to do is seduce the very prim, very proper, bishop's widow, Grace Marlowe.
When London's most disreputable rake shows interest in her, Grace Marlowe is horrified. Grace is ashamed that she is secretly attracted to Rochdale and flattered by his attention. Rochdale's pursuit of Grace crumbles her defenses and unleashes her passionate nature. If the truth behind Rochdale's seduction becomes known, what promises to be more than an affair could be lost forever.
Lady Be Bad is smart, witty and full of passion. Candice Hern's Lady Be Bad is so very elegant and yet is so very ardent. A story of awakening for both hero and heroine, Lady Be Bad is irresistible. At book's end, I was delighted by this gracefully written romance.
Annmarie
reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
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5: More like Lady Be Boring
I've read lots of mediocre romance novels & lots of bad ones, but to write a boring romance novel takes quite a lot of talent. These characters were so stupid & predictable that I hated them both by the end of the second chapter. Transitions between scenes were clunky, lesser characters were tiresome & rather sleazy, the lead characters were monotone & carbon copies of better written novels. I was ready to throw the dumb thing against a wall after the "heroine" decides to ride home in a carriage with no chaperone with the worst rake in England and is then suprised at his attempts to seduce her. The peak of his seduction is taking off her yellow glove (embroidered with flowers, no less)and sucking on her fingers or some such rot. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!!! Find a better book! Avoid this one like an STD (which is what most of the characters in this book probably end up with if they continue their profligate & lecherous pastimes).
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