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by Patricia Gaffney
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AnimeJune's Obsessions
AnimeJune's Obsessions rated it 11 years ago
Heidi Hart
Heidi Hart rated it 11 years ago
This is a beautifully written, terrible, infuriating story. I knew this was a controversial book when I picked it up, but it's also an influential book in the "romance canon," so I wanted to read it. There are a lot of blogs and articles out there hashing out the merits and moral failings of this bo...
To Be Determined
To Be Determined rated it 12 years ago
You know how, in many historicals, there's this bad guy who the heroine is forced to be in close contact with? Maybe her guardian, or the man her family is pushing her to marry, or her employer--whoever he is, he wants her, and takes advantage of the fact that she's under his control. The hero has t...
R
R rated it 12 years ago
The second part of the story would be a 4 stars. But it's irrelevant how much I liked certain parts, the characterization, the way the story seemed to flow. I don't care if he's redeemed and disgusted with himself, there's only so much I would forgive a 'rake' before I give up on him, and I don't kn...
Brie's Corner
Brie's Corner rated it 12 years ago
Originally posted at Romance Around the CornerEarlier this year it was announced that Penguin would reissue Gaffney’s Wickerley trilogy through InterMix, their electronic-only Romance imprint. These books are a beloved and memorable part of the genre, yet I had not read them before. I confess that ...
Alexis Hall
Alexis Hall rated it 12 years ago
Full review is here.
misfitandmom
misfitandmom rated it 12 years ago
Sebastian Verlaine is just another bored, jaded aristocrat. Having packed his now former mistress off to London, he's facing the ever-so-boring task of sitting with two other magistrates to judge the latest batch of baddies in his small parish. One of those is Rachel Wade, recently paroled from a te...
Dawn772
Dawn772 rated it 13 years ago
Interesting plot with extreme key events that were riveting but the rest of the story had too many details and I skimmed a lot. I felt so sorry for the heroine and I'm not convinced the hero gave sufficient atonement. Rogue Viscount Sebastian hired ex-convict accused murderer Rachel as his houseke...
Gisele's place
Gisele's place rated it 13 years ago
Para ter e manterQue livro. É de tirar o folego o misto de emoções que eu senti lendo ele.To Have and To Hold conta uma história diferente de tudo o que eu já li. Confesso que não sou muito fã livros com muito drama e sofrimento, mas quando eu li as várias resenhas falando sim do sofrimento das pers...
Romancing the Novel
Romancing the Novel rated it 14 years ago
3 1/2 stars actually... While I liked this story, I liked the first in the series much better. The first half of the book really bugged me. I HATED the way Sebastian treated Rachel. Umm she said NO she said STOP. She just got out of prison after a 10 year sentence ( wrongly accused) of killing her s...
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