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laurenjodi's review against another edition
4.0
A Lady's Pleasure
3.5 Stars
An engaging historical romance with a healthy dose of mistaken identity and a dash of mystery and intrigue.
Merriam Everett is a charming heroine who starts out as a timid mouse, but ultimately finds herself turning into a vivacious cat. Merriam's romance with the devilishly divine Duke of Sussex, Drake Sotherton is seriously steamy, and Renee Bernard certainly knows how to write an erotic sex scene.
The minor mystery is interesting although it is relatively easy to guess the culprit. Moreover, the climax and resolution are exciting despite the somewhat confusing sequencing and motivation.
The only problematic note concerns the keeping secrets trope, which is not a favorite of mine. Both the hero and heroine have secrets they are determined to keep. This leads to several misunderstandings that are drawn out for far too long and undermine an otherwise lovely story.
All in all, an entertaining read and I look forward to continuing with the trilogy focusing on Drake's friend Alex and the intriguing Madam DeBoucier.
3.5 Stars
An engaging historical romance with a healthy dose of mistaken identity and a dash of mystery and intrigue.
Merriam Everett is a charming heroine who starts out as a timid mouse, but ultimately finds herself turning into a vivacious cat. Merriam's romance with the devilishly divine Duke of Sussex, Drake Sotherton is seriously steamy, and Renee Bernard certainly knows how to write an erotic sex scene.
The minor mystery is interesting although it is relatively easy to guess the culprit. Moreover, the climax and resolution are exciting despite the somewhat confusing sequencing and motivation.
The only problematic note concerns the keeping secrets trope, which is not a favorite of mine. Both the hero and heroine have secrets they are determined to keep. This leads to several misunderstandings that are drawn out for far too long and undermine an otherwise lovely story.
All in all, an entertaining read and I look forward to continuing with the trilogy focusing on Drake's friend Alex and the intriguing Madam DeBoucier.
sadie_rae's review against another edition
5.0
A wonderful story of mistaken identity's, murder, betrayal and love. And the answer as to who killed the Dukes wife is not something that I had seen coming. 5 stars, I laughed, I cried, I was in suspense... Overall I was entertained to the fullest!
alice2000's review against another edition
2.0
As is not the case for most romances, this book took me forever to read. I just couldn't get into the story and even having just finished it I'm a little fuzzy on some of the details. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't that memorable either. 2.5 stars
slimikin's review against another edition
2.0
An interesting premise and likable characters, but the writing is awkward, a little too filled with adjectives to be enjoyable. Still, if Bernard continues to grow as an author, that should improve, and I look forward to reading her future work.
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