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    Lord of Passion : A Regency Romance: Taming A Rogue, #3

    By Bronwen Evans

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    (Previously published as Invitation To Passion)

     

    Consummate rake, Mr. Richard Craven, has his heartbroken when the woman he loves is forced into an arranged marriage to a violent brute. To make matters worse, circumstances force him to marry Lady Madeline Knight—a woman he views more like a sister-only for fate to play the cruelest of tricks. Shortly after his wedding his former lover is widowed, and Richard learns she could be pregnant with his child.

     

    Madeline Knight thought she was doing the right thing when she saved Richard Craven from his lover's irate husband. Now her silly schoolgirl crush has left her married to a man who's in love with another woman. Consumed with guilt over trapping Richard, she tries her best to be the perfect wife and win his heart. Failure is not an option. For if she fails she loses everything, she loves him too much not to set him free…

     

    While Richard and Madeline confront the reality of their marriage, Madeline's life comes under threat. A family enemy is set on revenge. Will Richard learn the truth of his heart, and what is truly precious to him, before the unknown enemy destroys their world?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBronwen Evans
    Release dateJul 16, 2014
    ISBN9781501401893
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    Lord of Passion : A Regency Romance: Taming A Rogue, #3
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    Bronwen Evans

    USA Today bestselling author, Bronwen Evans grew up loving books. She writes both historical and contemporary sexy romances for the modern woman who likes intelligent, spirited heroines, and compassionate alpha heroes. Evans is a three-time winner of the RomCon Readers’ Crown and has been nominated for an RT Reviewers’ Choice Award. She lives in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand with her dogs Brandy and Duke. Bronwen loves hearing from avid romance readers at Bronwen@bronwenevans.com You can keep up with Bronwen’s news by visiting her website www.bronwenevans.com Or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bronwenevansauthor Or Twitter: https://twitter.com/bronwenevans_NZ

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    • 2/5
      Interesting premise but poorly executed. Hero and heroine kept doing stupid things. Disappointing
    • 3/5
      Totally mediocre story. The heroine was a pushover and the hero thoughtless, but the initial premise was interesting. The same basic plot point was revisited in almost the exact same way a dozen times, though, so it got old. One thing that set this book apart, though (it's either a good thing or a bad thing, depending on how you prefer this stuff handled), was the sex. No purple prose there. This book has one of the most graphic oral sex scenes (she performs it on him, which is not frequently shown in historical romance) I have ever read in a book that is not erotica.
    • 5/5
      A Myrt's ReviewInvitation to Passion (My Lord's) by Bronwen EvansThe Course of True Love...Madeline Knight thought she was helping her long time friend Richard Craven from being found in a compromising situation with married lady, Sarah Wrentham, only to end up compromising herself and being quickly married off to Richard in a matter of days!Maddy and Richard have been friends for years, ever since he rescued her at 13 from bullies.  He has always been her hero and as she grew older, her secret crush.  However, she never expected to actually marry the dashing ladies man.  Richard thinks of Maddy as a little sister, in fact, the little sister of one of his closest friends.  He is in love with Sarah, who had been forced to marry another man. He never expected to marry his sweet friend, Maddy.While Maddy was growing up, her brother, Rufus, had relentlessly worked to redeem the family name from years of disgrace by proving their late father had been falsely accused of treason.  During that time Richard had filled the void left in Maddy's life by befriending her and exchanging in a regular correspondence with her over the years setting the foundation for a deep friendship.Maddy had hoped to marry for love and despite her feelings for Richard she hoped to marry a man who loved her back.  Maddy knows Richard is in love with Sarah and doesn't want to force him into a loveless marriage.  Richard doesn't want to see his dear friend ruined in Society because of his selfish actions and wants do the right thing by her so he insists they marry.When Richard really looks at Maddy as his prospective wife he stops seeing her as a little sister and sees the beautiful young woman she has become.  One of the best things in the book is the open and honest friendship the two have and how Maddy has always been able to ask Richard about anything over the years and he has always given her the respect of an honest answer.  As they discuss their marriage and what they want it to be, they agree they want to maintain their special friendship and they both acknowledge they want more than a marriage of convenience.  Maddy asks only that Richard continue to be completely honest with her and when he takes a mistress, as she assumes he will eventually, that he tell her. Richard wants to tell her that this would never happen but he doesn't know if he can trust himself and instead promises her he will always be honest with her.One of Ms. Evans' strong suit is the intimate and passionate love scenes she writes.  Her heroines usually have a wedding night that virtually sets the reader's own room on fire and Maddy is no exception. Her and Richard's first night together starts their new life off with figurative fireworks for both of them and helps to solidify their new relationship.  It also deepens Richard's resolve to always make sure Maddy is happy in their marriage.But there is still Sarah, whose husband manages to die in a suspicious fall from a horse while Maddy and Richard are being married.  Richard ends up helping the needy Sarah, who is now either a murderess or a potential victim to someone after her husband's estate.  Sarah also makes it clear she is very much interested in continuing their previous relationship, In a nice turn, Richard realizes he doesn't want to be with Sarah anymore and keeps Maddy informed of everything that is happening with Sarah.  Except of course for one little, tiny detail...The story continues with the mystery of Wrentham's death, a suddenly supportive and handsome new friend who shows up at the right times to rescue our heroine, old grudges coming back to haunt, and it is never a good idea to break a promise, no matter how much of a good idea it seemed at the time.The biggest issue in all this for Richard is the question of true love and is it possible.  He comes to love Maddy so much that he constantly questions whether his love for her is enough. Maddy is not the only one to be in love for the first time. For Richard, his history of superficial relationships in the past where he thought he was in love make him doubt his capacity for the real thing when he has it.  It's up to Maddy to show him the way.I really enjoyed the easy banter between the characters.  Maddy's openness with Richard was refreshing in the way she really could and often did ask him about anything. Richard's attempts to always answer honestly even when the subject was something a young Society lady should know nothing about were very amusing.  I really liked that they had such a strong physical chemistry to match their emotional one.  Sarah was definitely set up to be a bad girl but just how bad was the question running through the story and kept her interesting.  This is the third in a series and can be read as a standalone like I did but the ending was a bit murky (although completely resolved) with the sudden appearance and reference to characters and incidents in the previous books.  I look forward to reading those two now as well.This a wonderful read for those who are interested in a Regency romance that offers more than a series of misunderstandings!I received this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.