The Forbidden Lord
When the Earl of Blackmore, a notorious rake, steals a kiss from prim Emily Fairchild, he is stunned by the sensual passion of her response. An encounter with a flirtatious debutante--who calls herself Lady Emma Campbell but could be a double of the lovely Emily--leaves the earl to demand an...
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When the Earl of Blackmore, a notorious rake, steals a kiss from prim Emily Fairchild, he is stunned by the sensual passion of her response. An encounter with a flirtatious debutante--who calls herself Lady Emma Campbell but could be a double of the lovely Emily--leaves the earl to demand an explanation. But though Emily cannot reveal the reason for her charade, no disguise can hide the fiery attraction their first kiss ignited.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780061743832 (0061743836)
Publish date: October 13th 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Series: Lord Trilogy (#2)
Overall it's a ok story but the plots don't necessarily make you believe how the characters are behaving are true to the characters. The story falls a little flat. I also felt there was little other than sexual tensions between the leads.But I will say, Ms. Jeffries paints a pretty jealous dude. The...
This book starts with mistaken identity: Emily mistakes Jordan, Earl of Blackmore, for her cousin and escort, because both Jordan and the cousin have red hair and are wearing masquerade masks. Jordan mistakes Emily for a lonely widow, since she is in black mourning for her mother. Only when they are...
Closer to 2.5 stars, if I'm honest, but I'll go with a very reserved 3 stars, because why not? Somehow the ending, rather insipid sequel-bait epilogue notwithstanding, pulled this book out of the nosedive to two stars it took somewhere in the middle. My reservations stem from some events that were >...
Pretty good plot to this historical romance although it did include a typical hero who doesn't want to get married. The action moved right along with an exciting ending but the heroine was too unyielding. Jordan, Earl of Blackmore shares a kiss with rectors daughter Emily then meets Lady Emma at a...
Not a keeper, unfortunately - did not enjoy it nearly as much on the second reading as the first. Jordan is not much of a hero, and Emily is actually pretty stupid in her rationalizations for her actions and her almost deliberate misunderstanding of just about everyone she comes in contact with, esp...