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The Chivalrous Rake Kindle Edition

by Elizabeth Rolls (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A rogue hopes to remedy a family scandal with an offer of marriage in this Regency romance.

With a broken collarbone, Jack Hamilton was in no mood to have relatives arrive on his doorstep. But the Reverend Dr. Bramley and his daughter were practically penniless, so he couldn’t just turn them away. They had obviously left their previous home under a cloud, with Cressida’s reputation in tatters.

And then Jack learnt the true reason for their plight, and his chivalrous nature took over. Cressida was in need of a husband . . . but was he in need of a wife?

“An entertaining, delightful romp full of engaging characters, outrageous misunderstandings and inspiring trysts. Readers are in for a real treat.” —Romantic Times
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    366 pages
  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    Harlequin Historical
  4. Publication date
    August 6, 2009
  5. File size
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An entertaining, delightful romp full of engaging characters, outrageous misunderstandings and inspiring trysts. Readers are in for a real treat. -- Romantic Times, June 2006

About the Author

Elizabeth Rolls lives in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia with her husband, two sons, several dogs and cats, and a number of chickens. She has a well-known love of tea and coffee, far too many books, and an overgrown garden. Currently Elizabeth is wondering if she should train the dogs to put her sons’ dishes in the dishwasher rather than continuing to ask the boys. She can be found on Facebook or readers are invited to contact her at books@elizabethrolls.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002KJA8OC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harlequin Historical; Original edition (August 6, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 6, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.4 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 366 pages
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Customers enjoyed the story and found it enjoyable. They appreciated the well-written plot and the ending. The characters were likable and the author provided depth to the servants as human beings.

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7 customers mention "Story quality"5 positive2 negative

Customers liked the story and plot. They mentioned it was well-written, with a good ending, but it could have used an epilogue to finish.

"...The ending was VERY good but it could have used a nice epilogue to finish it off...." Read more

"...Though not flawless, the actual story line was interesting to me and resulted in an entertaining experience. Good work!..." Read more

"...It was well written and a pretty good story. But Jack was not in the least chivalrous. He was rude and at times down-right demented...." Read more

"I love all of elizabeth rolls historical narration books. Great story and plot. You feel as if u are there and are feeling their emotions." Read more

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Customers enjoy the book. They find it entertaining, but some reviewers mention flaws.

"...Plots are somewhat similar, but still very enjoyable. I loved this book...." Read more

"...the actual story line was interesting to me and resulted in an entertaining experience. Good work!..." Read more

"...In general, I have found her work entertaining and I have enjoyed what she has had published...." Read more

"A fun read but at times repetitive..." Read more

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Customers like the character development. They appreciate the author's portrayal of servants as human beings.

"...I loved this book. Jack was a charming character when he turned up in a previous book, and continues to be so in this story...." Read more

"...was really looking forward to Jack's book and he has been such a likeable character...." Read more

"...On a positive note, I found real substance in the cast of characters. Ms. Rolls made each and every one come to life as the pages went by...." Read more

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  • Kmserenity
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
    Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2010
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    This is the 4th I've read from this author. Plots are somewhat similar, but still very enjoyable. I loved this book. Jack was a charming character when he turned up in a previous book, and continues to be so in this story. His wit is very funny and the interaction between him and Cress was fantastic. Worth the price and read.
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  • Liza
    4.0 out of 5 stars A fun read but at times repetitive
    Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2010
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    I did enjoy this read. I was really looking forward to Jack's book and he has been such a likeable character. Some of his actions in this book seemed a bit out of character to him. The fondness between Cressida and her father was very sweet. At times Jack was perfect and what we all would love in a man and then at times he was just so off his mark that it didn't make alot of sense. The ending was VERY good but it could have used a nice epilogue to finish it off. I especially liked that Cressida took care of the villain, instead of the man always getting all the fun.
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  • B. D. Mann
    3.0 out of 5 stars Okay, but not her best.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2010
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    This is the fourth Elizabeth Rolls novel I have read. The other three (A Compromised Lady, His Lady Mistress, and The Unexpected Bride) were all superior works. I found this novel entertaining, but flawed. Having been forewarned by another reviewer I was expecting to go to the Dictionary provided with my Kindle (The New Oxford American Dictionary) from time to time. At least nine adjectives used by Ms. Rolls were not to be found there. Referring to Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged, I still found six adjectives deffinitionless in the context of their settings (henwitted, nod-cock, bubbled, corkbrained, codshead, and slowtop). It seems to me that readers should not have to go to that extend to find meanings to the words she uses. Not good!

    The story, as another reviewer stated, did become tedious with the constant, contrived misunderstandings between Jack and Cressida. Believability became a real problem as issues of little consequence between reasonable adults were used to artificially manufacture tension. Not good!

    On a positive note, I found real substance in the cast of characters. Ms. Rolls made each and every one come to life as the pages went by. I particularly liked the way she gave dimension to the servants as human beings. I also found the scene very well written where Jack maneuvered Andrew into calling him out so as to give the Jack the advantage of time, place, and weapons. Then, when Cressida preempts his planned duel with her own attack on Andrew, the unexpected twist became a highlight in the story. Though not flawless, the actual story line was interesting to me and resulted in an entertaining experience. Good work!

    Finally, the whole reading experience took a definite nose dive when Ms. Rolls resorted to a rather lengthy and graphic bedroom scene. It reminded me of an experience as a teenager. After hearing me use a few particularly vulgar words I was reminded by a respected older friend that only people with very poor vocabularies use that kind of language and that he expected better of me. So it is with romance authors. Those with lesser skills resort to vulgar sex scenes in an attempt to create romance while great authors create a higher level of romance by eliminating the vulgar and crafting scenes of even greater beauty and depth. Often less is far much more. It is my opinion that Ms. Rolls has the skill to do the job without lowering her standards. Her decision to disregard her true skills cost her one star on my rating scale.

    I enjoyed the reading experience but can only give Ms. Rolls three stars for this work.
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  • Teri Crowe
    4.0 out of 5 stars 3 1/2 stars
    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2010
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    I've read a lot of Rolls' work, and this was my least favorite. It was well written and a pretty good story. But Jack was not in the least chivalrous. He was rude and at times down-right demented. I didn't see much difference between him and the villian in the story except he was 'chivalrous' enough not to act on his threats. That is chivalry? To threaten but not act on it? Hmm..
    I also am not a big fan of cousin-romances. It kind of grosses me out. True, they are not 1st cousins, but I couldn't imagine my kids kissing my cousin's children. Quite disgusting. It was hard to get over for me. I did enjoy seeing Meg and Marcus again. I think they saved this book.
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  • Tiffany N Wright
    4.0 out of 5 stars The chivalrous rake
    Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2013
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    I love all of elizabeth rolls historical narration books.
    Great story and plot. You feel as if u are there and are feeling their emotions.
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  • dame_ashley
    2.0 out of 5 stars A reveiw from an avid reader
    Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2010
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    Having only read three novels by Ms. Rolls, I am new to her work. In general, I have found her work entertaining and I have enjoyed what she has had published. She has a wonderful grasp of the Regency eras social, class and political agendas. However, it does need to be stated that after reading three novels from her, her plots tend to be VERY repetitive, meaning that it is the same plot with a tweak and a twist in characters and thus predictable and therefore a wonderful story idea becomes lost and then goes stale.

    I was annoyed with this story, The Chivalrous Rake (the plot is outlined in the books information). It was a good story, but I could have done with out the Vocabulary lesson. Peagoose, Ninnywit, Cockahoop and other vernacular aside, her use of weighty and tongue twisting words in various languages (mostly French and Latin) tended to sound pretentious. The use of these words didn't help the plot along; in fact I tended to find my self-skipping long blocks of writing JUST to get to the point of the conversation or the character's thoughts. The main characters do a round about "country dance" for so long that I actually got dizzy! By the third time that the main characters (Jack and Cressida) accuses, insults, threatens, and then laments their actions, or lack of action, I was ready to toss the book aside. I also found that the character wrap-ups were a bit thin and rushed. I would have liked to known what happened to Fairbridge and his mother in the end.

    I can't say that I am not going to read anything from Ms. Rolls in the future, but I can say that this particular book has not made my shelf, and I am wondering if I can return this Kindle edition for a refund.
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  • HRG
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2017
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    Always enjoyable.
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  • Vio
    4.0 out of 5 stars Cinderella-Story 2
    Reviewed in Germany on November 16, 2016
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    Jack Hamilton hat seinen besten Freund Marc und dessen Ehefrau Meg zur Jagd auf seinen Landsitz eingeladen, bricht sich jedoch einige Zeit vor deren geplanter Ankunft das Schlüsselbein und kugelt sich die Schulter aus. Die Verletzung macht den im Vorgängerroman The Dutiful Rake aufmerksamen und charmanten Jack recht unleidlich. Außerdem fühlt er sich einsam und denkt darüber nach, dass er mit Mitte 30 langsam, aber sicher heiraten und eine Familie gründen sollte, wobei er sich eine Vernunftehe mit gegenseitigem Respekt, jedoch ohne große Leidenschaft wünscht.

    Jack ist verwirrt, als er plötzlich eine ziemlich freche und aufmüpfige junge Dame in seinem Garten vorfindet. Die Dame stellt sich als Cressida Bramley heraus, die Tochter des Cousins seines Vaters, des Reverend Dr. Bramley. Cressida und ihr Vater bitten Jack um Unterschlupf, nachdem der verwirrte Gelehrte seinen Posten als Pastor in Wales verloren hat. Der Grund für die Kündigung wird später in der Geschichte noch eine wichtige Rolle spielen.

    Nach anfänglichen Streitigkeiten verlieben sich Cressida und Jack ineinander, ohne sich gegenseitig ihre Liebe zu gestehen. Stattdessen unterbreitet Jack Cressida ein unmoralisches Angebot, das, im Gegensatz zu dem, was der Titel "Chivalrous" vermuten lässt, alles andere ritterlich und galant ist. Als sie dieses ablehnt, schmiedet Jack einen neuen Plan: Er will Cressida verheiraten und stattet sie zu diesem Zweck mit einer großzügigen Mitgift aus. Doch so leicht lassen sich Gefühle nicht verleugnen ...

    Mir hat diese Geschichte recht gut gefallen, allerdings war ich von Jack enttäuscht, der im Vorgängerband viel sympathischer rübergekommen ist, als in diesem Buch. Cressida ist eine intelligente junge Frau, die früh gelernt hat, für sich und ihren Vater Verantwortung zu übernehmen.
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