Captives of the Night
by:
Loretta Chase (author)
Chase is on! Her out-of-print classic is now back in top form. The Comte d'Esmond is supposed to be investigating Leila Beaumont's corrupt and treacherous husband. But all he wants to do is surrender to her dangerously captivating eyes.
Chase is on! Her out-of-print classic is now back in top form. The Comte d'Esmond is supposed to be investigating Leila Beaumont's corrupt and treacherous husband. But all he wants to do is surrender to her dangerously captivating eyes.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780425209653 (0425209652)
ASIN: 425209652
Publish date: May 2nd 2006
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 342
Edition language: English
Series: Scoundrels (#2)
Huh. Well, Ismal got redeemed pretty well considering. You know, if you must redeem a bad guy, you need to do it believably. I'd guess his getting stuck helping England with security issues for 10 years probably would do it. Well, that and his apologies at the end of the previous book. The h was a...
The good parts: Great dialogues, witty banter, a quite enthralling crime plot and some delicious tension. A very hot and magnetic male lead. A headstrong, but interesting heroine who is NOT a simpering virgin (widow - yay!). I have to stress, that the sensual tension and the suspense part were ver...
** 2.5 **The beginning of the book was somewhat dreadful. Storyline slow and in places antagonizing. Only towards the end I found myself intrigued and amused. Love story wasn't as good as it should be. I do have praises for the characters and their unique traits. Later works of Loretta Chase are muc...
*le gasp* Is this? Could this be?
Although characters overlap, this is very different from Lord of Scoundrels. I found it mostly a mystery. The H/h interaction was very adult/intricate but ultimately fell a little flat for me.
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