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She Sought Revenge But Discovered Desire. On a quest to avenge her sister's death, Eleanor Watkins never expected to fall for the man following her through pleasure gardens and into ballrooms. But soon nothing can keep her from the arms of the sinfully attractive scoundrel, not even the dangerous secrets she keeps. Strong, compassionate, and utterly irresistible, James is all she desires. But can she trust him enough to let herself succumb to all the pleasures that midnight allows James Swindler has worked hard to atone for his unsavory past. He is now as at home in London's glittering salons as he is in the roughest streets. But when the inspector is tasked with keeping watch on a mysterious lady suspected of nefarious deeds, he is determined to use his skills at seduction to lure Eleanor into revealing her plans. Instead, he is the one seduced, turning away from everything he holds dear in order to protect her--no matter the cost to his heart.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0061734004
ISBN13:9780061734007
Release Date:October 2009
Publisher:Avon Books
Length:384 Pages
Weight:0.44 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 4.2" x 6.7"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
the scoundrel and one of a trio
Published by Arctos , 2 years ago
Lorraine Heath does it again with her scoundrels of the street, Jim Swindler was a member of the best crews of child thieves in London who worked as a conman after losing his father to the gallows. Since then he's become an inspector for Scotland Yard, on assignment he meets up with Eleanor Watkins. Eleanor after losing her sister to suicide came into London to avenge her twin sister, but becomes enamored with the tortured, handsome, and enigmatic man. Jim is enticed with the fierce, beautiful, and loyal woman. This leads them on a quest to clean out the ones responsible for her sister, but also leads them to the other finding everything they could ever wish for in the others arms.
Wow. Her best in a while.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I absolutely could not put this book down. I would have read it straight through if it hadn't gotten so late. In my mind this is Heath's best book in a while. The whole series has been good, but this one stands out for me. Yes, I agree there could have been a bit more character or relationship development before James and Eleanor fell in love, but that was eclipsed by all I thought was great about the book. The story kept me on edge. Eleanor was a strong, but sweet heroine and it was touching to read about James finally putting his unrequited love for Frannie behind him and finding his true love. What really sold me on the book was the surprise twist midway through. It caught me completely off guard and I loved it. It added a complexity and depth to the characters and the emotions. Then what James revealed added even more complex emotions. The twists and turns from there on out kept me buried in the story. And it ended sweetly. What more could I want in a romance from one of my favorite authors? Now, if Ms. Heath would write some westerns again I'd be a happy camper! :)
midnight pleasures with a scoundrel
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
good book but the characters were lacking.loved all her other books so a bit disappointed
Good, but could have been a really great book.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Plot is good. You kind of think you have solved the mystery way ahead of time, but then there's a bit of a twist at the end to make it more enjoyable. Likeable hero and heroine. And there's the whole it's a part of this Feagan's ex-street-urchins series that makes you have to read it because you have read all the other ones (but you don't have to have read the others to enjoy this one). So I like it, but... The hero James Swindler has been in love with his fellow ex-urchin Fanny for forever. She marries someone else in the previous book of the series, but his loves endures. Until he catches sight of the heroine of this book and now it's a whole other ballgame. Quite an about-face which wouldn't seem so abrupt if it had been developed more. I guess that's my whole problem with the book. It needed more words. And not just any words. For example, not more love scenes. It needed more plot and character development and then it would have been a way better book, because it has a lot of promise.
Another heartwarming romance by Ms. Heath!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Lorraine Heath continually provides the most heartwarming, romantic stories one can read. She is able to evoke such tenderness from her characters and just when you think the plot borders on "saccharine" the dialogue and/or love scenes pull it together. She laced our favorite characters from Fegan's gang into James romance bringing the story up a notch, add another great epilogue into the mix and you will be well rewarded for your time. 4.5
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