Taming Rafe

I don't usually read Regencies but I absolutely love Suzanne Enoch's books. I've read her Sam/Rick series and enjoyed them so much I decided to try her other books. I picked this up yesterday morning and read it in one day. It was very enjoyable. I loved the characters and found myself smiling through out most of the book. May was my favorite! I immediately went out and picked up her other ones and look forward to reading them. I don't think this will totally turn me on to other Regency authors, but I know I will be buying and reading anything the Suzanne Enoch continues to write.

Julia Quinn, I think it was, wrote that you weren't alive if you didn't fall in love with Rafe Bancroft. Guess I'm living. I wasn't 1/4 of the way through the book before the delicious and delightful Rafe had captured my heart.Felicity is an excellent match for him, who quickly shows his natural talents as a father with her 8-year-old sister Meg, who's a splendid secondary character.The plot did not bore me, despite moments of feeling that we ought to get on with it, because it was so intertwined with the ups and downs of the romantic relationship. The villain's increasing villainy also helped to keep the tension up.This is a definitive feel-good book. It's witty and charming and romantic. And Rafe?...Ah, go ahead and fall in love with him. Everyone else has.

I really loved this Regency period historical! Rafe wins an estate, Forton Hall, in a game of chance and goes to see it, hoping he can sell it to finance his next trip around the world. Unfortunately, Forton Hall is a decrepid place that already has residents, Felicity Harrington and her little sister Mae. After am incident with a tea kettle, Felicity is sure poor Rafe is touched in the head, but decides until ownership of Forton Hall is determined that she should use him to fix up the place. He does so willingly, captured by the sparkle in her eyes. Soon she learns he really is the owner of her ancestral home and the owner of her heart. Can the love of a woman keep roaming Rafe from the wilds of Africa, India, and China? Only time will tell! A terrific read! Very romantic and funny!

This is only the second book I read by Suzanne Enoch. I wasn't sure if she was a flash in the pan when I read "Reforming A Rake." To my relief, she wasn't because I loved "Taming Rafe" as much "RAR." Her characters show a great deal of vulnerability and the story is told in the eyes of both hero and heroine which I enjoy...too many of the romance books are told through the eyes of the heroine only. I am going to find more of her books since I enjoyed these two so much.

After an adventure in Africa in which he almost became the guest of honor at dinner, Rafael Michelangelo Bancroft is back in London gambling, but mostly avoiding his father. Tonight he plays cards at Jezebel's Harem in Covenant Garden when one of the other players, Nigel Harrington, tosses in the deed to his ancestral home, Forten Hall, into the pot. Nigel wins the property and plans to sell it to give him a stake to see the world. The worst that could happen has happened to Felicity Harrington. An arrogant rake now owns her family home. Felicity plans to save her family from the dire straits her twin brother Nigelcaused. However, when Felicity and Rafael meet, sparks fly. Soon love flourishes and plans are being revised. Still can a globetrotting roué settle down as a gentleman farmer with a spirited English lass? Perhaps this can occur when love is the catalyst. Readers can not get enough of Suzanne Enoch's Regency romances. LADY ROGUE was simply great. BY LOVE UNDONE was incredible. Now Ms. Enoch does it again with the sequel (to BY LOVE UNDONE), TAMING RAFE. The story line is far from tame as the fast-paced romance will thrill the audience with its battle of wits, retorts, and unwanted love. Ms. Enoch continuously proves that there is plenty of life in the sub-genre.Harriet Klausner