Temporary Mistress (St. John-Duras) |
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Author:
Susan Johnson
By Bantam
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List Price: $7.50
Our Price: $1.00
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Product Description
The Tattler - April 1802 It wouldn't surprise you, gentle readers, to learn that Dermott Ramsay, the earl of Bathurst and favorite of all ladies, married or otherwise, has a new paramour. What may surprise you is her name. For she is none other than Isabella Leslie! The same beauty of the sizable inheritance who prefers not the ton but books, maps, and the family shipping business. You may wonder how a picture of innocence ended up in the arms of a libertine. Truth to tell, Isabella had to flee from her scheming relatives in the rain-soaked night and seek refuge in London's most infamous brothel. There, with the help of the madam, she devised an unorthodox plan to escape a dreaded marriage bed. She would simply have to become unmarriageable--even if it meant public ruin. And who better to utterly ruin her in a mere week than a handsome rake famous for seductive skills? But gossip has it that Dermott may be developing a tendre for his temporary mistress. It makes for the most delicious speculation, does it not? For if it indeed is the case, what will happen when their week of pleasure is over? We urge you, dear readers, to do as we do--follow the affair closely, and with every hope that it will turn into this Season's most delicious scandal.
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Finished in one evening ! , 2007-09-18
I picked up this book and was off to my kids swim lesson - and boy was it steamy... I could not go to bed until it ended with a happy steamy great ending. Isabella's is rich and her cousin's want her money and are willing to kidnap her and marry her off to her fat cousin... She runs away from them and finds a very interesting way to escape them and see what is really going on in seedy London in 1802....
Emotional, Sensual, and One of Johnson's Best!, 2006-08-14
My favorite novel of Johnson...she could not have done a better job in character development, plot, tone, and drama. I actually felt the emotions of the characters in this masterpiece of historical romance. One becomes so engrossed and attached to these characters that you just cannot put this book down, you laugh and cry with them, and when the story ends, you wish for another 15 chapters. I highly recommend this book if you love passionate, emotional historical romance. Of the hundreds I have read, this is one of the best!
Yuck!, 2005-02-06
This book is often intriguing, with strong characters, but it veered into the crass rather than the romantic. The relationship was more about sex than love. Dermott was really bad to her, hurting her deeply. Isabella is just as sex-driven. Implausibilities abound, and terms and sayings are just too modern.
Another good Susan Johnson book!!, 2004-08-05
Although not quite as steamy as other Johnson books - for me this was still a very good romantic read. I like Isebella and Dermott as a couple - thought the chemistry was good. Always love the hero to have a tortured past and loosing your wife and son certainly make Dermott that kind of brooding rouge. I think the only thing missing was some of the steaminess we come to look for in Johnson books! I would totally recommend this novel!!
based on meaningless sex, no love involved, 2004-06-17
this is my first susan johnson book and i was utterly disappointed. it begins with interest, but ends without much play of emotions. if you like your romances raunchy, this wouldn't even meet par. the sex is unimaginative and dull, the characters completely without feeling. it's hard to tell whether dermott and isabella are in love or are just in lust. i wasn't able to feel any kind of devoted passion between the two. a complete waste of time.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780553582536
ISBN: 0553582534
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: 2000-10-31
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: 2000-10-31
Studio: Bantam |
