Lady of Desire (Knight Miscellany Series #4)

DEFINITELY Not Foley's Best

Jacinda Knight has suffered the protection of her five overbearing brothers her whole life. When she is informed by the eldest, Robert Knight (from The Duke) that she is be wed to a family friend she makes the decision to run away to Paris and become a woman of her own means. But her plans are foiled when she is pickpocketed. She chases the scrawny urchin through the city and winds up in the slums of St. Giles Rookery. She finds herself in the midst of a gang war between The Firehawks and The Jackals. It is here that she meets Billy Blade. They share one stormy kiss before Billy returns her to her brother Lucien Knight (from Lord of Fire). Billy is not at all what he seems. He hides a terrifying past. As a child, and the son of a Marquess, Billy suffered terrible abuse at the hands of his father. At the age of thirteen he runs away from home and decides to make a new life for himself in the fast paced city of London. Over the years Billy builds up a reputation for being the protector of the weak in the Rookery. His gang, the Firehawks, work to fend off a dangerous rival gang, the Jackals. One night, while attempting to break into an aristocrat's home, Billy and his men are arrested and thrown into prison. The only possible way to avoid the noose is for Billy to use his influence as the son of a Marquess to save both his neck, and those of his friends. With his secret identity revealed Billy, Lord Rackford, is forced back into the life he loathes, that of the ton. It is here that he is reunited with Lady Jacinda, whose wanton kisses he has never been able to forget. If you've never read anything by Gaelen Foley before you'll definitely enjoy this book. However, if you have read the other books from the Knight Miscellany odds are you will find yourself disappointed. I certainly did. Billy Blade started out as a shockingly exciting rogue that had me swooooooooning, absolutely FANTASTIC! However, the fantasy does not last. Upon his return to society Lady Jacinda seeks to 'civilize' him. In the process of schooling him in the ways of etiquette Jacinda turns him into a '...damned dancing bear...' I was outraged with Foley. Billy Blade was a fascinating character, whereas Lord Rackford is completely whipped by Jacinda. In my opinion, this book is the weakest of the Knight Miscellany. But this series is beyond wonderful so in truth, Lady of Desire is not that terrible of a book. It has its entertaining moments but in comparison to her other work I found it decidedly lacking.

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I fell in love with Billy Blades immediatly

This book was so good I read it in 2 days and was so sad when it was over. Billy's story was so touching and I loved Jacinda's strength. Their romance was one of my favorites.

awesome

Well I have to say that this book is really good at first I didnt think id like it but I love it now. Sometimes I find myself bursting out in laughter cause of the things that go on. This morning something funney happend when I read it and hit my head on my wood blinds that just happend to be open over my head when I laughed.

Very very good

this book is great and hard to put down and i recommend it to readers who enjoy historical romance

Lady of Desire

In this fourth installment of Gaelen Foley's Knight family series, Lady Jacinda Knight, youngest of the Knight family runs from home, only to find herself in the middle of a gang war in the seedy underbelly of 1816 London. When Jacinda finds herself rescued by none other than the criminal world's swarthy leader, Billy Blade, her world turns upside down. Running from a marriage she doesn't want, and the fear of becoming a 'fallen' woman like her mother, Jacinda finds herself thrust back into the world she was running from. When the presumed dead Earl of Rackford shows up the ton, Jacinda is taken off guard to realize the most eligible gentleman in her upper class world, is none other than the rookery thief who leaves her slightly weak in the knees. Jacinda spends the novel turning Rackford into a gentleman, while Rackford turns Jacinda into a scandalous heroine. Though most series tend to decline after the first few titles, Foley packs a massive punch with this wonderful novel. Readers will sympathize with Jacinda, while falling head over heels for the thieving Earl. Nearly impossible to believe, with the impression Foley left on the romance world after Lord of Fire and Lord of Ice, this book is just as good, if not better than its predecessors. With the fifth book in the series due out in early 2004, one can only wonder what Foley has up her sleeve next.

Perfect!!!

This is the first book I have ever read from Ms. Foley and it will not be the last. Jacinda is one of my favorite heroines. She is so head-strong and I love the way that Rackford dealt with her. His secret past gives the book an excellent line to follow. His characterization was not what I expected, however, it was not unpleasant. I expected him to be more tougher, rougher. But he was in some respects and in others, he was not. A perfect character. Just the right mix of everything. This will not be my last Ms. Foley book.

A lady of desire and a hotty for a guy

Well, as we all know i must adore gaelen foley for her writing or i wouldn't be writing this!!! i would like to say that this book is a good one. I didn't enjoy it as much as the others, but i think that is because i realli didn't have much in common with lady jacinda knight, but enough about me lets talk about this book here :). This is a wonderful romantic pick i would encourage anyone to try and read. In fact her books are soooo wonderful you need to get them all!!! Jacinda is one of her best heroines yet, and "Billy" is one of the hottest heroes in any of her books. this book makes you want to sigh at every kiss and almost scream with extacy yourself for the wonderful plot and romantic scenes. i have just one thing to say to mrs. gaelen foley, my lord this was a good book keep it up. don't let anyone discourage you, especially a 14 year old like me... lol :). see ya, sloane :) ;) ;)

Absolutely the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!

This series as been so much fun and so heartfelt. I can not wait for the next one. I am so over the top fascinated with the Knight clan everybook so far has left laughing and crying all at the same time for a good hour after I put down....Keep on writing and I will keep on buying.....

Great reading!

Lady Jacinda Knight is too headstrong and willful to blindly obey her brother and assent to an unwanted arranged marriage. On the run from her life, she is waylaid by a purse snatcher, but as previously noted, she is an uncommon miss, and rather than having vapors, pursues the thief. This leads her to encounter dashing Billy Blade, notorious robber, and have a kiss stolen in addition to her purse. She is then returned to her brother. ....... Someone else makes a return to society shortly thereafter. Billy Blade is "put to death" to be replaced by his true identity, the Earl of Rackford. As a proper gentleman, he is able to court Lady Jacinda, but even though she sees him for who he really is, the thief who stole her heart, the path ahead of them is not so simple. ....... ***** Sparkling wit and high adventure mark this unique tale. In another lifetime, Jacinda and Billy might be Marion and Robin, though they would be cast by people from different eras. Jacinda is more like the Marion of the recent Robin of Sherwood series on BBC television, while Billy would well be played by Errol Flyn, a wickedly good hero. Though the fourth in a series, you will not be lost if this is where you begin. You will also be treated to a few rare historical insights, as this is based upon a true story. *****

delightful Regency romance

In 1816 teenager Lady Jacinda Knight, daughter of the infamous ¿Hawkscliff Harlot¿, refuses to marry Lord Griffith since he is not her soulmate. Instead, Jacinda chooses to flee to Paris. However, while waiting passage, an urchin steals her purse. Jacinda gives chase and ends up in hiding while a gang war occurs in a rundown part of London. Not long afterward, one of the gang leaders Billy Blade catches Jacinda. Billy finds himself attracted to the compassionate and unconventional beauty and she realizes the notorious chief of thieves is all she desires. As Billy decides to go straight and claim his aristocratic title as an earl to win her hand, he must contend with his rivals who now know his weakness is that of the heart. Gaelen Foley¿s latest Regency romance is an exciting tale starring two delightful incomaprables. The story line is action-packed with two distinct settings that both bring out the key characteristics of the lead duo. Though the novel would have caused more of a refreshing stir as a star-crossed dilemma if Billy was just what he first seems, a reprobate, readers will find much positive about LADY OF DESIRE as is the case with all of Ms. Foley¿s historicals. Harriet Klausner

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