I’d sooner kill dain than kiss him. I ship him with 10 years of intense therapy and a class on how not to be a violently misogynistic twat. Glad the girls had fun but this ain’t for me. The least he could do is be charmingly problematic? Hot and misogynistic? But he’s just an annoying, petulant, cruel, insecure deadbeat and utterly pathetic to me. Pick a struggle.Jess was cool, the writing was cool, the first ten percent was promising but no thank you dnf at 35%

Written December 13, 20145 Huge Stars - Hilarious chuckling fun audiobook listening. - Great plot, amusing banters and wicked characters A by many readers highly beloved historical romance. The hilarious enjoying story about Sebastian Ballister, the notorious Marquess of Dain and Lady Jessica Trent. Written already 1995. I've listened to the 11:39 hrs audiobook narrated by Kate Reading. “You'll want all your strength for the wedding night.”“I cannot think why I should need...

Wow! This book was very good. For once I loved the heroine! Plus the hero had some very dark parts of his personality that needed to be worked through.The book starts out explaining how the Marquess of Dain became the cynical rake he is today. His father was very cruel to him and his mother ran away leaving him all alone. He is half Italian, so he has a big nose and a very awkward body as a child for which he is tormented mercilessly while at Eton, where his dad sent him when he was eight. He le...

Time for a 3rd re-read of an Absolute Favorite!!!Original Review:Wow!! This book lives up to the hype! I absolutely loved the heroine. She was smart, sassy, honest, and kept the hero on his toes. Nothing about her was predictable and she was perfect for this emotionally scarred hero. Marquess of DainThese two are one of my favorite couples and I look forward to re-reading this book in the near future!!

5 stars for the first half, 2 for the latter. Overall, 3.5 stars

Reread. Even better the second time round. One of my favourite historicals. ————————————This book had me from the beginning. The attitude, the sass, the wittiness, the writing... chefs fuckin kiss!

It's the most unhappy people who most fear change. -Mignon McLaughlin- And this time, the grown man asked, with the same despair a little boy had asked, decades ago: Why will You not help me? It's the kind of romance with hero like Dain, someone whose pain was hurting me too. I wanted to tell him that I know, I understand. I wanted to reach him, hug him, soothe him, This time, he felt as lost and helpless as that little boy had been, trying to understand why his Heavenly Father had made him

Jessica Trent could step on me and I would thank her for it. This was enemies to lovers historical romance perfection. The banter, the tortured hero, UGGGHHH I loved it. Lived up to the hype which was HUGE.

This is my favorite book of all time (well, tied with Jane Eyre). Great hero, heroine, story, humor, romance, angst. Perfect except I didn't want it to end. I fell in love with Dain from the moment of his birth. He was an ugly baby, loved only by his dearest mother, who was taken away from him. He was horribly treated by others growing up because of his half-Italian heritage and his large nose and ungainly features. Not knowing love, he felt he was unworthy of being loved. As an adult, he lived

Lord of Scoundrels, where have you been all my life???? I can't believe I've owned this book in paperback for 9 years (!!!) and hadn't read it. Blasphemy. I want to use Lord of Scoundrels as exhibit A for anyone who claims that historical romance has to be misogynistic and degrading to women because it was wRittEn sO loNg aGo. This book was written over 25 years ago, and I dare anyone to try to say that Jessica Trent isn't the most bad-ass heroine out there. I can't even describe the deep, deep

I hardly know what to say about this one. I haven't read too many historicals in the past year, but boy oh boy, maybe I should start! This book had me totally riveted! The story, the witty dialogue, the oh-so-complicated hero, the take-no-guff heroine, the whole love/hate thing between the H/h--it was at times funny, sad, frustrating, but there was never a dull moment. At times I felt sooo sorry for Dain, who grew up unwanted and unloved, but other times I wanted to slap him upside the head and

romances that make me laugh & swoon are top tier. especially with a truly domineering heroine & emotionally damaged hero. chef's kiss.

On sale!!!! To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Lord of Scoundrels Kindle edition is on sale for just $1.99! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000... Edited to Add: Renee just pointed out that the Audible version is reduced to $2.99 if you own the Kindle Version!!!!!! (Thanks, Renee!!!)Edited Again to Add: If you don't already own the Kindle version, you can still get this for the sale price of $6.95 during Audible's Big Hits sale. (Thanks Lady Wesley!!!)My review.....This is one of the best hist...

4.5 stars!Now I know why this book is considered a classic in the romance genre. I was utterly charmed by the unconventional love story between Lord Dain and Jessica Trent. Dain was described as somewhat less than an appealing hero, physically with a countenance of a brute. But boy, did he won me over in the end not by changing into someone unrecognizable but just by being him and falling in love with Jessica. Jessica Trent is one of the best heroines I've read of all time. Seriously, this girl

Instagram || Twitter || Facebook || Amazon || Pinterest I read this book for the Unapologetic Romance Readers' New Years 2017 Reading Challenge. For more info about what this is, click here.LORD OF SCOUNDRELS has been on my to-read list for five years, so I was delighted when it was selected as the book of the month for the Unapologetic Romance Readers monthly read. One of my favorite romance pairings is the no-nonsense shrew with the duke of slut. I was expecting something along the lines o

Re-read via audio 11/23/2019Audio - 5 stars!!Story - revised rating bumping up to 5 stars!I have no idea why I complained about the writing style the first time I read this book. I loved the writing, and I loved the story more the 2nd time around._________________________1/25/20164.25. This would have been a 5 star read for me if not for the author's writing style. I found myself having to go back and read a paragraph or a page over again to understand what was happening or being said. Other the...

I hated this book.I hated the hero.I hated his brat.I hated everybody but the heroine, and her I pitied for having these other morons around.Well. Now I feel like I kicked a puppy because everybody told me to read this book and that it would be wonderful.It was beautifully written, sure.And it had a lot of scenery change that consumed a big chunk of time,while other HR usually happen in a matter of days,or if they do not,we just get a FIVE WEEKS LATER insert and then the story unnaturally moves

Damn the minx for tempting him, kissing him ... and then forcing him to salvage her reputation! Lord Dain can't wait to put the infuriating bluestocking in her place --- and in some amorous position, And if that means marriage, so be it! --- though Sebastian is less than certain he can continue to remain aloof ... and steel his heart to the sensuous, headstrong lady's considerable charms. I really enjoyed this book. Sebastian, tortured, shunned by his father. Jessica, sweet, independe

4.3 starsBuddy read with charming Precious<3 make sure to check out her review;)In tribute to the heroine's developing scoliosis for carrying this entire book, the review will be almost fully about herMiss Jessica Trent is by far one of the most savage heroine's I've read.She is elegant, beautiful, well mannered, sarcastic, smart as a whip and vengeful to no end. Ruthless. Vicious. Fiendish. She is a 26 year old spinster who was caught in a very compromising position with Lord Sebastia...

This book is 26 years old. And sometimes, that shows. No lie.But it's 26 years old so I could see echoes of influence in today's authors-particularly the ones writing the crazy ass fairy tale with the overly gruff and marshmallow centered hero. (I LOVE the sensitive jackass, I'm telling you. And I love that Jess kept telling him how sensitive and emotional he was. Mwah!) And it's 26 years old so there's reviews a-plenty and I don't have to review it. Lucky me. Because I don't really feel like it...