Never Kiss a Rake (Scandal at the House of Russell), by Anne Stuart
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Never Kiss a Rake (Scandal at the House of Russell), by Anne Stuart
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Anguished by death. Driven by revenge.
Bryony Russell and her two sisters are left destitute by the disgrace and unexpected death of their father, a wealthy shipping magnate. He left a cryptic note, and Bryony is determined to find the real villain and clear her father’s name. In disguise as a servant, Bryony infiltrates the home of her father’s business partner to find proof of his guilt…or innocence. It’s not just clues that Bryony finds, but temptation too.…
Adrian Bruton, Earl of Kilmartyn, immediately suspects there is something not quite right about his new housekeeper. The brooding, irresistible rake plays along because he has his own guilty secrets, and his venal, scheming wife holds the key to them, trapping him in a hate-filled marriage. But against his will he’s fascinated by Bryony, seeing past the scars on her face to show her the beauty she never knew she had. Bryony must uncover the truth and attempt to preserve her father’s legacy before things go too far and she falls in love with a man who might very well be her worst enemy.
Never Kiss a Rake (Scandal at the House of Russell), by Anne Stuart- Amazon Sales Rank: #3424416 in Books
- Brand: Stuart, Anne/ Sands, Xe (NRT)
- Published on: 2015-05-05
- Formats: Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 6.75" h x .50" w x 5.25" l, .16 pounds
- Running time: 8 Hours
- Binding: MP3 CD
From Publishers Weekly Stuart takes a break from paranormals and romantic thrillers (Risk the Night) to launch a historical romance series about three sisters unexpectedly orphaned and left destitute. In 1869 London, Miss Bryony Russell, the eldest sister, applies pseudonymously for the position of housekeeper for the household of Adrian Bruton, Earl of Kilmartyn, her father's former business partner and the man she believes may be responsible for her father's financial ruin and suspicious death. While the pampered Cecily, Lady Kilmartyn, refuses "Mrs. Greaves" because she bears some smallpox scars on her face, Adrian decides that Mrs. Greaves is the perfect person to revamp his shambles of a household. As Bryony searches for clues to Adrian's perfidy, she falls victim to his immense charm. Bemused by the estrangement between Adrian and his faithless wife, Bryony soon realizes that there is a hidden depth of character behind the earl's easy grace and seductive wiles. Stuart deftly combines scintillating romance with a hint of mystery in this straightforward story marred only by a somewhat abrupt conclusion.
Review "Stuart is back with an absorbing gothic romance full of deadly secrets and shocking passion. While her heroine's pluck and determination are consistently admirable, her real triumph lies in the creation of a hero steeped in fascinating historic details and unbending in his sense of self and his devotion to the woman who finally touches his heart…Stuart's fans and new readers alike will find much to enjoy in this unconventional story and the series to follow." —RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars"Anne Stuart is truly the queen of historical romance. In Never Kiss a Rake, she has written a captivating and engaging tale of a woman on a mission to clear her father's name, while falling in love with the very man whom she suspects." —The Romance Reviews
About the Author Anne Stuart is a grand master of romance, a winner of Romance Writers of America’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, and a forty-year veteran of the publishing business. Her first novel was Barrett’s Hill, a gothic romance published when Anne had just turned twenty-five. Since then, she’s penned romances in nearly every subgenre, from Regency and historical to paranormal and suspense. Anne speaks all over the country and has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, as well as in Vogue, People, USA Today, Woman’s Day, and countless other national newspapers and magazines. She lives by a lake in northern Vermont with her husband, where she enjoys an empty nest, fabulous grandchildren, and overacting in local theater. She has so many books she still wants to write that she plans to live forever.
XE SANDS is a published audiobook narrator with more than a decade of experience bringing stories to life through narration and performance. From poignant young adult fiction to powerful first-person narrative, Sands’ characterizations are rich and expressive and her narrations evocative and intimate.
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82 of 87 people found the following review helpful. Disappointing By elaine This is the worst Anne Stuart book I have ever read. The H and h are both less than admirable people--in fact, by the end I rather despised them both. H has NO admirable qualities at all that are apparent other than his good looks. The h is a ninny who falls for him solely based on his good looks, even though he is married, even though she has been mistreated all her life because of her lack of good looks and even though he may have murdered his wife. There are plot gaps a city block wide in this book. SPOILERS The wife is apparently murdered and the H and h start to move along that same day with their romance??? She is not upset by this little fact, after cleaning up blood?? and thinking he did it?? And even if he disliked his wife, her death doesn't stop him from trying to seduce the h a few hours later?? Come on. So unbelievable, or else these two are heartless. Also unbelievable are the seduction scenes where they are making love while she is in pain and injured. Just totally unbelievable that she was not in agony given her injury, much less than she is enjoying making love. This was so off-putting--insulting to the reader's intelligence. The author tried to make us care about the H and h, but succeeded only in making them seem like totally amoral scoundrels--as bad or worse than the wife the author wants us to hate but never told us why we should. This book is just a rambling disjointed disappointing mess.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful. Liked the hero but the heroine was not as intriguing, 3.5 stars By Melissa I am a huge Anne Stuart fan, I especially enjoy her historicals. She is a master of creating the redeemable bad boy and her new series beginning with Never Kiss a Rake has a bad boy element to the story. This is a Victorian setting incorporating mystery, intrigue and masquerades into the story line.Byrony Russell and her sisters are destitute after their father dies in a carriage accident. After his death, he is accused of embezzling from the company and he is also accused of planning on leaving England and the girls behind to face his misdeeds.Byrony, the eldest, does not believe this story and neither do her two sisters. She is convinced that Lord Adrian Kilmartyn, her father's partner, is the culprit behind the embezzlement and her father's death. She decides to infiltrate his home as a housekeeper and find proof of his treachery. Byrony knows that the London homes is ill run thanks to Kilmartyn's beautiful but dissolute wife.Byrony is aware that Adrian has a reputation as a ladies' man but she has no fear of him casting his eyes on her. She had a bout of small pox as a child and has scars on her face. Byrony's entire self perception is based on her pox scars and this has shaped her life, she really does not see herself as attractive nor does she believe anyone else would either.Adrian is a rogue, an Irish Lord who is a fish out of water in England. His wife who he once loved is venal and vain and his contempt of her is obvious. Adrian hires Byrony more to cause his wife trouble than her skills. He does find her attractive though and like any hunter, he chases that which tries to elude him.Byrony is way over her head when it comes to Adrian and their relationship is a source of delight for Adrian. Adrian teases Byrony and she has a tendency to jump to the bait. She seems to forget her role as a housekeeper way too much. She snaps at her employer and I found this odd since she easily could have been fired. Byrony is in a constant struggle with her feelings and she has so little self confidence that she almost is a one note character (her mantra is: I am so ugly you cannot be interested in me).Still there is a real charm about Adrian and Ms Stuart does an excellent job of allowing the reader to see his inner turmoil regarding his housekeeper. He wants to be honorable but he is so intrigued that he finds himself in Byrony's company way too much.Overall I am giving this story 3.5 stars. The series premise is good and a bit different for Ms. Stuart. The story between Adrian and Byrony has sexual tension but I grew weary of Byrony's interactions with the hero which were mostly frosty and combative. Subservient she is not in the role of a housekeeper and I wondered how she thought she could pull off the charade. I by no means am giving up on this series though, Adrian was an interesting character, more than the heroine, and Byrony's sisters were too.
46 of 56 people found the following review helpful. Among the worst By Olofsson Jennie-ann This Author writes so well sometimes, but this is truly awful. The heroine sets out to find her fathers murderer, but she is naive to the point of stupidity. She is supposedly used to manage her family's home for years, but knows nothing about the hierarchy of servants. She blunders along, falls in love? with the the hero, who she thinks is her fathers murderer, in one day, goes three days without sleep and very little food, but cannot sleep for dreaming about him. It goes on and on, and I had to skim through the murder of the hero's wife, the heroine being shot without realizing what has happened(growing up managing a gentlemans residence in the country?)and then marries the hero...the story never stopped being irritating. It is so full of holes it irritated me to a point of accelerated heartbeat. Read the House of Rohan stories instead.
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