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I Adored a Lord: The Prince Catchers Kindle Edition
Three very different sisters beguile society with their beauty and charm, but only one of them must fulfill a prophecy: marry a prince. Who is the mystery Prince Charming, and which sister will be his bride?
All that clever, passionate Ravenna Caulfield wants is to stay far away from high society's mean girls.
All that handsome, heroic Lord Vitor Courtenay wants is to dash from dangerous adventure to adventure.
Now, snowbound in a castle with a bevy of the ton's scheming maidens all competing for a prince's hand in marriage, Ravenna's worst nightmare has come true.
Now, playing babysitter to his spoiled prince of a half-brother and potential brides, Vitor is champing at the bit to be gone.
When a stolen kiss in a stable leads to a corpse in a suit of armor, a canine kidnapping, and any number of scandalous liaisons, Ravenna and Vitor find themselves wrapped in a mystery they're perfectly paired to solve. But as for the mysteries of love and sex, Vitor's not about to let Ravenna escape until he's gotten what he desires . . .
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherAvon
- Publication dateJuly 29, 2014
- File size1937 KB
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“Readers are in for a riotous good time in this Regency-set game of Clue [...] A strong plot and exceptional dialogue will appeal to mystery fans as well as romance readers.” (Publishers Weekly)
“Katharine Ashe writes with eloquence and power.” (Lisa Kleypas)
“Sparkling and witty, with tender romance and sizzling sensuality.” (Kirkus Reviews)
About the Author
Katharine Ashe is the award-winning, bestselling author of How to Be a Proper Lady, an Amazon Editors' Choice for the Ten Best Books of the Year in Romance, and nine other intensely lush historical romances. Upon her debut she was honored to be among the American Library Association's "New Stars of Historical Romance" and has won the coveted Reviewers' Choice for Best Historical Romantic Adventure. Her books have been recommended by Women's World, Booklist, Library Journal, Barnes & Noble, and many others. A professor of history, Ashe lives in the Southeast with her family.
Rachael Beresford is a British classically trained actress and voice talent. With a precise, engaging, and entertaining voice, Rachael enjoys working with authors to convey their story and enhance their tale, breathe life into a character, and make the world of a narration come alive. As an audiobook narrator, she has recorded bestselling books, including titles nominated for the International Man Booker Prize and Waterstones Children's Book of the Year 2017. A member of Equity and The Voice Over Network, Rachael is a passionate believer in continuous professional development and consistently attends training courses and networking events. With two beautiful daughters and one handsome husband, Rachael lives in West Sussex, England. When she isn't reading a book out loud for work, she can be found reading one for pleasure.
Product details
- ASIN : B00GFZW4GM
- Publisher : Avon (July 29, 2014)
- Publication date : July 29, 2014
- Language : English
- File size : 1937 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 389 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #289,823 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #3,863 in Victorian Historical Romance (Kindle Store)
- #4,067 in Historical Mystery
- #6,476 in Regency Historical Romance
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About the author
KATHARINE ASHE is the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of historical romances reviewers call "intensely lush" and "sensationally intelligent," including three Amazon Editors' Choice Best Books of the Year, and two finalists for the romance industry's most prestigious award, the RITA®.
For a printable checklist of Katharine's books, visit https://KatharineAshe.com/faq/booklist.
Katharine lives in the wonderfully warm Southeast with her beloved husband, son, dog, and a garden she likes to call romantic rather than unkempt. A professor of History, she writes fiction because she thinks modern readers deserve grand adventures and breathtaking sensuality too. For bonus scenes and book news, visit Katharine at https://katharineashe.com.
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I made an exception for this book because I absolutely love Katharine Ashe's writing style even if I don't always love WHAT she writes (more about that later!) and, well, because the price was so delightfully low compared to most other new releases :) I ended up reading this entire book in a few hours----not because it isn't long enough, but because I loved it too much to put it down. As some of you fellow bookworms know, things like sleeping and eating become markedly less important when you're totally immersed in a beloved book!
The first thing prospective readers should know is that this book contains a really well-developed whodunit. I know that some romance readers don't like mystery mixed in with their romance, so consider yourselves warned! I'm a lifelong mystery lover, however, and I actually tend to get restless when romances are about nothing other than the primary couple's internal angst for 300+ pages, so the fact that I Adored A Lord contained such a compelling mystery was a huge plus for me. And you know how most of the murder mysteries you find in romances are mediocre at best and downright cringe inducing at worst? Well, I'm happy to report that this one was genuinely well done!
Katahrine Ashe's writing is sublime. Seriously, anyone who contends that the romance genre is totally devoid of intelligence and literary merit should be directed to read Katahrine Ashe's work. Her writing is clever, insightful, witty without being goofy and surprisingly thought provoking.
I liked the heroine a lot. She's a slightly odd animal lover who's both sensitive and spirited, admirable yet flawed. But it's the hero who stole my heart in this one. He's a restless soul who's desperate for adventure and fearful of remaining in one place for too long, which makes him both amusing and interesting. I've grown to dislike the typical 'hyper-controlling, angry alphas' and 'drunken frat boy rogues' that populate far too many romance novels these days, and I'm happy to report that, while Vitor does have a few of those qualities, he's also one of those increasingly rare heroes who I found genuinely root-worthy and likable: honorable, spirited and genuinely kind.
I'm not a big fan of explicit sex scenes as a general rule, but for those who are, rest assured that this book is moderately 'steamy' and passionate without being one of those books that contains hundreds of pages of repetitive, can't-tell-one-from-the-other bedroom scenes between the H and h.
If the worst criticism I can hurl at a book is that I disliked the names of its main characters (Ravenna and Vitor...really?!), then you know I found it an immensely satisfying reading experience :) I didn't love the first book in this series, but this one was far more lively and sucks-you-in engaging for me. I recommend it very highly!
All right, I haven't gotten a chance to read the first book, but I do own it. Anyway, I liked the story, because of main characters. Ravenna is a delightful character with hoydenish tendency. Honestly, I think she would have done just fine as a commoner, alas she can't be that cause her sister had to go and marry a duke. So, she doesn't quite fit into either worlds, in a sense she's in limbo. However, she tries to make the best out her situation. Now Vitor is an interesting hero, because of his parentage. He's unique because doesn't do the typical second son thing. I mean he could be a total manwhore and no one would fault him, because he's a second son and family secrets. However, he's a pretty decent guy. I love that he tries to protect Ravenna, even though she tells him she doesn't need his help.
Yes, I Adored a Lord was entertaining, but at times I did get overwhelm with each of the character and how they played into the story. I do believe Katharine did a pretty good job at making sure you didn't know who the murder was till it needed to come out. I liked how Ravenna and Vitor worked well together. I enjoyed their banter between one another. Overall, a pretty good story. So, if you have a love for regency romance and the game Clue, you might not want to miss I Adore a Lord. After all it brings the best of both worlds together.
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For a " who dunnit " it is also a comedy of sorts, and of course, a romance. I loved the characters so much that when Petti died and Ravenna was crying, I cried too. Can't wait for the next novel in the Prince Catcher Series