Lady Be Bad: The Merry Widows Series by Candice Hern
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- Pub. Date: August 2007
- 320pp
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- Pub. Date: August 2007
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- Format: Mass Market Paperback, 320pp
- Series: Merry Widows Series
- ISBN-13: 9780451221919
- ISBN: 0451221915
Synopsis
The widow of a famous bishop, Grace Marlowe is both shocked and intrigued by the amorous adventures of her fellow Merry Widows. Though she agreed to their pact, she can't imagine giving herself over to passion-until the most notorious libertine in London sets his sights on her.
John Grayston, seventh Viscount Rochdale, has never refused a wager. Now he's willing to stake his most prized possession that there's not a single woman in all England immune to his charms. But when the object of the wager is the prim and proper Grace Marlowe, he has to turn on the full force of his seductive allure-without losing his heart.
Kristin Ramsdell - Library Journal
Never one to refuse a challenge, noted rake and libertine John Grayson, Viscount Rochdale, impulsively accepts a wager and an almost impossible task-seduce the beautiful but virtuous and proper bishop's widow, Grace Marlowe-and he has only three months to do it. Although flustered and confused when Rochdale flirts with her, the woefully inexperienced Grace is fascinated and then attracted in spite of herself. But as the seduction progresses, soon Rochdale is facing a dilemma he'd never contemplated-he must lose the wager in order to protect the reputation of the woman he has come to love. Exquisitely sensual, brilliantly plotted, and traced with wicked wit, this latest addition to Hern's "Merry Widows" series sparkles with rare fire as its sheltered heroine comes into her own in the arms of a charming rascal and learns just how rewarding it is to be "bad." San Francisco-based Hern (Just One of Those Flings) seamlessly interpolates events and characters from the other series titles, making it a delight for fans while skillfully piquing the interest of new readers.
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July 09, 2007: In 1813 an intoxicated Viscount John Grayston bets his friend Lord Sheane that he can seduce any aristocratic woman in London. He assumes every female wants either the ?Great Lover? or the ?Notorious Libertine? he can play either role. He has three months to make it with the Bishop?s widow, Grace Marlowe.------------- Grace is a member of the Merry Widows, but could never do what her friends do instead she is a listener to their tales of boudoir conquests (see IN THE THRILL OF THE NIGHT and JUST ONE OF THOSE FLINGS). However, when John maneuvers Grace to be alone with him, she understands biblical Eve much more intimately as she knows temptation is this handsome rake, John assumes the Great Lover is what he needs to be in order to lure her into his bed so he slowly and gently seduces her. To his shock, she seems innocuous to his caresses, but is aroused by his caring of people and his horses, and that he seems genuinely interested in her charity efforts to help the less fortunate. They begin to respect one another, they fall in love, but the wager stands between them especially when Grace raises the ante.----------- The latest Merry Widows Regency romance is a fine tale starring a disreputable libertine and a reputable widow. The support cast, mostly the other widows and other gamblers, add depth although with so much side betting going on, Gambler Anonymous is needed in early nineteenth century London. The change in the lead couple?s relationship makes for a fun lighthearted historical.----------- Harriet Klausner
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