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What a scoundrel wants, a scoundrel gets. . .
A decade ago, the Marquess of Bourne was cast from society with nothing but his title. Now a partner in London's most exclusive gaming hell, the cold, ruthless Bourne will do whatever it takes to regain his inheritance—including marrying perfect, proper Lady Penelope Marbury.
A broken engagement and years of disappointing courtships have left Penelope with little interest in a quiet, comfortable marriage, and a longing for something more. How lucky that her new husband has access to an unexplored world of pleasures.
Bourne may be a prince of London's illicit underworld, but he vows to keep Penelope untouched by its wickedness—a challenge indeed as the lady discovers her own desires, and her willingness to wager anything for them . . . .even her heart.
Anonymous
Posted April 7, 2012
What a delightful story! Sarah MacLean has taken an idea that in itself (on the surface) might seem to rankle more than one woman and weave it into a cloak every woman would want to wear.
"Poor Penelope"--as the story begins and weaves, we find that Penelope is used more often than appreciated, misunderstood more often than understood and without a doubt--underestimated by more than one foolish man in her life.
At the onset, Lord Bourne (don't dare call him Michael for at LEAST 200 pages!) does little to endear himself to her or to female readers, outside of being the consummate rogue and devastatingly handsome man.
Poor Penelope, becomes less poor and Lord Bourne, he remains the devastatingly handsome rogue that he begins, but adds to it, the quality of redeemed "fallen angel".
The writing is thorough and tightly strung. The characters are captivating (I can't wait to learn more about Cross and most especially, Chase). The inner narratives are beyond phenomenal.
I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the reading, and only wish that I had taken more time to read it. Putting it down was just a non-option and I definitely killed the entire day and most of the evening finishing it. :) (Don't you just hate when you do that??)
No hesitation in recommending this delightful book to future readers.
11 out of 12 people found this review helpful.
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Posted March 26, 2012
I wish there was some way I could tell if a story was going to be nothing but romance and sex before I bought it. I couldn't believe there was actually an entire chapter dedicated to a sexual scene! This is what I call women's porn, that is, the sex is in the name of love and romance--fantasy, in other words. I'm disgusted that I bought this book. Okay, that's fine if the reader is into romantic sex, but why does no one mention that that's what the story is--in a soap opera setting, too? After that one chapter that was nothing but a description of a sexual interlude, I gave up and didn't finish it.
11 out of 33 people found this review helpful.
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Posted March 3, 2012
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Great story line with excellent writing.
6 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Posted February 29, 2012
Her story lines keep the reader turning the pages well past midnight. Reminds somewhat of Judith McNaught in that there is such a range of feeling in her books. Loved them all! Nice to check in on the lives of characters from a previous book.
6 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Sarah MacLean is one of the best writers of Historical Romance novels I've ever read. Plots are fantastic; characters well developed; witty and humorous dialogue. Can't say enough good things. Wonderful novel. Read...you won't be sorry.
5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Posted March 28, 2012
Sarah MacLean has done it again! A Rogue By Any Other Name does not disappoint! I absolutely loved this book! Yes, Lord Bourne is an a$$ and a bit cruel, and quite arrogant *squee* but honestly it only made his redemption that much sweeter! I also loved Penelope and her transformation into a stronger woman who finally starts taking matters into her own hands and guiding her adventure in the directions she wished. Penelope's quick wit made for some wonderfully entertaining conversations between her and Lord Bourne, I laughed quite a bit. The quick wit doesn't stop there! I loved the camaraderie and banter between Bourne and the other partners of the The Fallen Angel! (I can wait to read the stories of Cross, Temple and the very mysterious Chase!) The marriage and subsequent courtship was both touching and sexy! Let me just say that Chapter 19... yowza! Oh my my! ;)
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Posted December 5, 2012
This book was wonderful. And to the one saying it was all about romance and sex - IT'S A ROMANCE NOVEL! What did she expect??!?!
The end was absolutely wonderful. I cannot wait to read the other stories for the rest of the Fallen Angels.
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Posted July 3, 2012
This book is so well written and although the storyline is set in the 1800 it doesn't detract from the intencity of the blooming love story between Penelope and Michael(Bourne). You will not regret taking time to read this book. I highly recommend if you enjoy a love story with alot of intense sexual content. Loved it.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted April 20, 2012
I have read all of her books and instantly fell in love with them all!!!!! However, this book started out with so much potential but it fell short for me. The beginning and the end were great but the bulk of the story dragged and I kept feeling the characters should have been more developed and kept wishing for more explosive scenes like the initial "kidnapping." Out of all her books, this is my least favorite.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted March 13, 2012
I love Penelope and Michael and all the story. I can´t wait for the next book
2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Posted April 8, 2013
The characters are good, not great. So far, I have yet to really become attached with any book that uses gaming hells as the major backdrop to the story.
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted September 14, 2012
This book was a recommended read on the B&N website. As I enjoy historical romances I bought it. It was WELL worth the money and I highly recommend it. I look forward to purchasing more books written by Ms MacLean.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted August 27, 2012
I liked this book very much, especially the end. I gave just 3 stars
because in the middle of the book it started to drag until almost at
the end.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted April 16, 2012
Pretty good story for light reading. I thought the last love scene was a little too long. I was losing interest and wishing the author would get on with the story.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted March 24, 2012
Im a teenager and read The Season and fell in love with it, I read Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake thinking it would be like The Season and was a little shocked when reading the book and I was just wondering if this book was more like The Season or if it was more lie Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted March 12, 2012
Hey, younger, teen reader here. Is this book age appropriate? Please reply :)
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 7, 2013
I read the sample and decided to purchase the book. Unfortunately for me, I did not think the rest of the book was as good as the sample. I like character development and plots and thought this book was light on both aspects. Not planning on reading other books in the series.
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Posted June 2, 2013
Great read.
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Posted May 16, 2013
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Posted May 14, 2013
I just loved this book! I felt like I related to Penny quite a bit, except for you know, the whole marriage arrangement, and living in 1831 thing... but being the oldest in my family I constantly was told every decision I made affected my sibling some how.
I was smiling through the whole thing. It was witty, contained lost of sarcasm and even pulled my heart strings at times. Of course, yes, it was predictable. The way everything went down in the end did surprise me, and that Epilogue !! totally sets up the next book making me want to dive right into it.
I am definitely jumping on the Historical genre train. Just loved it!
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Overview
What a scoundrel wants, a scoundrel gets. . .
A decade ago, the Marquess of Bourne was cast from society with nothing but his title. Now a partner in London's most exclusive gaming hell, the cold, ruthless Bourne will do whatever it takes to regain his inheritance—including marrying perfect, proper Lady Penelope Marbury.
A broken engagement and years of disappointing courtships have left Penelope with little interest in a quiet, comfortable ...