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Danger at Dahlkari Kindle Edition

by Jennifer Wilde (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 26 ratings
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Fighting for her survival in the jungles of India, a woman is rescued by a stranger who isn’t what he seems in Jennifer Wilde’s breathtaking, exotic romance

After graduating from the Hampton Academy for Select Young Ladies, Lauren Gray is finally ready to return to the land of her birth. But nineteenth-century India is a dangerous place for an unchaperoned English woman. En route from Delhi, her caravan is besieged by hostile natives, and Lauren barely escapes with her life. Lost in the jungle, she is rescued by a mysterious man on a stallion, who sweeps her away to her destination, Dahlkari—then vanishes.

Here, in a remote military outpost, Lauren suddenly finds herself in thrall to three men: blond, irresistible Lieutenant Michael Stephens, powerful, seductive Rajah Sahji Bandi, and Robert Gordon, a dashing brigand on a clandestine mission for the British government. One of them wants her dead, and one will kill to keep her safe—for Lauren is the last living witness to the bloody caravan massacre.
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    Open Road Media Romance
  5. Publication date
    February 10, 2015
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“A spunky heroine, a dark, brooding, arrogant hero, excitement, intrigue—fascinating reading. It kept me awake into the small hours of the morning.” —Rosemary Rogers, author of Sweet Savage Love

“A thrilling love story set against the passionate tapestry of nineteenth-century India, ablaze with exotic color and charged with excitement. A breathless tale. I couldn’t put it down.” —Annabel Erwin, author of Liliane

About the Author

Jennifer Wilde is the pseudonym under which Tom E. Huff (1938–1990) wrote his groundbreaking New York Times–bestselling historical romance novels, including the Marietta Danver Trilogy (Love’s Tender Fury, Love Me, Marietta, and When Love Commands). Huff also wrote classic Gothic romances as Edwina Marlow, Beatrice Parker, Katherine St. Clair, and T. E. Huff. A native of Texas who taught high school English before pursuing a career as a novelist, Huff was honored with a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times in 1988.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00R5DDWJG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Romance (February 10, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 10, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3128 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 265 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 26 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars It is just as good now as it was all those years ago
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2015
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Read this as a teenager many years ago when the author was Edwina Marlowe. So of course I had to have it in ebook form.I have different tastes in reading material now,but still found myself enjoying this book. Read it from beginning to end.It is just as good now as it was all those years ago. Definitely a clean romance/ mystery book for anyone not wanting graphic love scenes. Would recommend it though to anyone.
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charlottealexander
5.0 out of 5 stars well written and entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2015
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The flow is good and the language is periodically correct. The history of the dangers faced by the British in India is well documented. The love interests of the lady and her maid is believable and interesting. Would recommend this book to anyone interested in British military in India.
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OLT
4.0 out of 5 stars A jewel, a gem, a treasure of escapist HR fiction.
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2015
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Not a JEWEL IN THE CROWN although it takes place in 1800s India, but it's definitely the kind of fun and exciting escape romance that appeals to me. And I have fellow Amazon reviewer Danker to thank for it. Not that she recommended this particular book but that she called my attention to the author.

Thomas E. Huff (1938-1990) published 23 Gothic and historical romance novels from 1968 to 1989, writing under the pen names Edwina Marlowe, Beatrice Parker, Katherine St. Clair, T.E. Huff and Jennifer Wilde, depending upon the genre of the novel. Apparently the e-books are all being credited to Jennifer Wilde, so you'll find Gothics and historical romance by her.

Well, this author by any name seems to have written some good books, if I can judge by this one which was first published in 1975. Reading this was like watching a spectacular action/adventure/romance movie set in Colonial India of the 1800s. No exact year is given but I assume it takes place in late 1830s or the 1840s because it's the time when Captain William Sleeman (a real historical person) has almost eliminated the threat of Thugs in the country, those blood-thirsty robbers and killers of travelers and worshippers of the goddess Kali.

Heroine Lauren Gray left India at the age of 12 when her parents died of cholera. She has spent seven years at an academy for young ladies in Bath and is now returning to India at the request of Dollie McAllister, her mother's best friend and wife of Captain Reggie McAllister, who is executor of Lauren's parents' estate and the British captain in charge of Dahlkari, a fictional (I believe) British outpost near the last bastion of Thuggee territory.

On the way from Delhi to Dahlkari by caravan, Thugs attack and murder everyone but Lauren and her companion and friend Sally, who have unbelievably but fortunately been out exploring the jungle when the attack occurs. So the two girls set off walking to Dahlkari, with parasols handcrafted from leaves and bags (made from underskirts) filled with fruit.

Pretty much down to their last resources, they are rescued by a mysterious, tall, rugged, cold-blooded, cruel-looking, ruthless (all these are the girls' take on him) native who is, fortunately, not a Thug and gets them safely to Dahlkari, where he leaves them on the outskirts of the post and rides away into the horizon (or somesuch).

So they get to Dahlkari, are reunited with Dollie and Reggie but the adventures don't end here. There are handsome soldiers to meet, balls and picnics and outings to the ruins of Karbala, meetings with a rich, powerful, sexually-magnetic Rajah, a taciturn, aloof agent working for William Sleeman to uncover the last of the Thugs, a tiger hunt with the Rajah, more Thuggee attacks, and, oh, so much more.

The romance has Lauren torn between two virile and sexually attractive men (again the description is through Lauren's POV), the story is fraught with dangers and deceptions and I found it to be a delightful, exciting read. It's pretty easy to guess who Lauren will end up with at the end because of how they first meet, but there was one secret about one of the characters that totally surprised me.

This is no classic book about Colonial India, but it was darned entertaining.
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Rebroxanna
4.0 out of 5 stars Reminded me of the Great Madeleine Brent
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2023
***only spoilery if you've never read a Gothic before**
In all but the heroine, this novel forcibly reminded me of a Madeleine Brent romantic suspense. Exotic locale, deadly adventure, and a mysterious hero who isn't what he seems and who doesn't really interact meaningfully with the heroine until over halfway through. And she goes on a long dangerous trek with him. Like "Madeleine", the romance is on the light side. It also reminded me of many other T.E. Huff (aka at least 3 other female pseudonyms) in its usual tropes. Although we are told Lauren is intelligent, scholarly, headstrong, brave, and sensible but we usually see is naive, hysterical, and silly when it comes to her romantic relationships. Her companion Sally is the force to be reckoned with throughout most of the book. Also, the author employs his usual bait and switch with the heroes. Of course, the real hero is immediately apparent to even a semiconscious reader from his first appearance. So that means we know who the villain is as well. There is an interesting reveal at the end that came as a surprise to me.

Despite going over very well-traveled ground, it is well-written and paced with an engaging semi-humorous voice that T.E. Huff (Jennifer Wilde) is known for and which is virtually indistinguishable from Madeleine Brent's first-person voice. Readers who liked this book would adore Madeleine Brent And Madeleine Brent devotees would find enough similarities with Madeleine to find much to enjoy in this particular title. **3 1/2 stars**
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CP
5.0 out of 5 stars Good & entertaining Gothic story in Colonial India
Reviewed in Canada on September 7, 2016
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This book is written as a Gothic mystery/romance with many exotic scenes in Colonial India.
Lauren Gray, the main heroine, is on the ways from Delhi to Dahlkari by a caravan and escapes with her friend, Sally from the Thugs attacks.
She & Sally then get rescued by a mysterious native man and returns to Dahlkari in safety.
She think that she will live in safety there but there are always a danger lurking around Dahlkari.
From this point I already guess who will be the bad guy and who will capture our heroine's heart at the end.
However, this book is very interesting even though you want to shake Lauren sometimes for her stupidity over some silly actions.
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