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A Dangerous Love (Swanlea Spinsters, Book 1) |
Author: Sabrina Jeffries
Published: 2000-11-01 |
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 Shall I Compare It To a Summer's Day? Truly Wonderful
While the beginning is a tad slow, the growing sexually zapped relationship of Rosalind and Griff keeps you glued to the pages. Rosalind is a robust, intellectual, witty, and theatrical woman who is as keen as they come. Rosalind is not one to be reckoned with. Griff is a man whose determination has gotten him far in life, and that determined nature has led him to prove, once and for all to the world, that he is legitimate- proof, he believes, lies in his cousin's house that he is the heir to. Though he will inherit the place, he is determined to prove himself the rightful heir. To roam freely, he delegates his man of affairs, Daniel, the bastard son of a highway man with an easy charm, to act as himself, Mr.Knighton, the cousin of the Swanlea Spinsters in whose house he believes holds the papers to his legitimacy and to which he is supposed to enter into marriage with the one of his choosing. He has no intentions of marrying any of the them. But, his plans go awry when Rosalind catches him snooping and refuses to let him from her sight. When love gets mixed up in all the lies, how is Griff to sort it all out and get the woman who made him believe in love? With sizzling sexual tension and verbal sparring with lines quoted from Shakespeare, the novel is a delectable read. Any lover of romance simply MUST READ!
 surprisingly touching
once i knew what the plot line was i thought it would be a really inspid
read. however, i found the hero's character to be interesting in how he changed during the course of the book and not just from his "lust" for her, which is too prevalent in most romance novels. he truly seemed to look into himself & understand his motives by the book's conclusion.
the heroine seemed to be a somewhat well thought-out character, but her running away to become an actress did not seem logical in the context of the entire book. the continuing references to her as an 'amazon' was way over the top as was the quoting of shakespeare between them. i enjoy romance books which keep to the plot and do not distract themselves with sub-plot 'who dunnits' to keep the books interesting and this one did it well.
Great Romantic Read
Sabrina Jeffries is a wonderful writer. She keeps you enthralled in the lives of her well-developed characters and all that surrounds them. She also writes very strong female characters which is a blessing compared so many romance novels where women are weak, or foolish, or always in the wrong. (And those novels are written by women!) Thank you Ms. Jeffries for a refreshing, thrilling read.
 Unlikeable Heroine
Echoing the reviews of other readers, I could not get myself to finish this book because the heroine was so unlikeable. I think the author was trying to make her out to be a very strong female character with her "Amazon" body but she turned out to just be plain annoying. And somehow, the hero finds her annoying personality intriguing, along with her "Amazon" body...
The addition of making the main characters quote Shakespeare to each other in every other chapter was also extremely cheesy...
The Best Characters
Griff is the owner of a huge shipping company that he founded and built from nothing. He has always been called a bastard because his parents marriage certificate was stolen by a jealous cousin who then was named heir upon his father's death. Years later, that cousin is dying and wants Griff to marry one of his daughters since he never had sons and is dangling the proof of his parents marriage and a chance to be the earl as bait. Griff decides he will not be trapped into marriage and comes up with a plan to get the certificate and become earl without marriage. He switches places with his man of affairs Daniel and tries to search the house for the certificate while Daniel is busy with the sisters. What Griff didn't count on was the middle Swanlea sister, Rosalind. Rosalind is a very strong woman who is running the estate for her father. The sisters are unaware of their father's treachery and believe the cousin is a legitimate heir. The older sister Helena is maimed by illness and doesn't believe she will ever marry. The youngest sister Juliet is determined to marry the cousin so that the girls may stay at Swanlea. However, Juliet is terrified of the huge cousin "Daniel". Rosalind is determined that the sisters will marry only for love and decides she will turn her cousin against marriage. Rosalind is suspicious of "Griff' her cousins' man of affairs and follows him around the estate making it hard for him to look for the certificate. Rosalind and Griff find themselves attracted to one another (they are both stubborn and share a love of Shakespeare)but neither one will back down. When Daniel realizes the attraction, he urges Griff to forget his plans of revenge and just marry Rosalind. Griff cannot let go of the hurt he has suffered for years and thinks the certificate will help him succeed in business. He wants to find a way to get his revenge and keep Rosalind.
This story was wonderful. The characters were great. The chemistry was sizzling. Never boring and sometimes funny, sometimes sensual. I recommend this book to anyone.
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