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door Lisa Kleypas

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Reeksen: The Ravenels (4)

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New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas delivers a scintillating tale of an unconventional beauty who finds passion with the spy who can't resist her.

A woman who defies her time

Dr. Garrett Gibson, the only female physician in England, is as daring and independent as any manâ??why not take her pleasures like one? Yet she has never been tempted to embark on an affair, until now. Ethan Ransom, a former detective for Scotland Yard, is as gallant as he is secretive, a rumored assassin whose true loyalties are a mystery. For one exhilarating night, they give in to their potent attraction before becoming strangers again.

A man who breaks every rule

As a Ravenel by-blow spurned by his father, Ethan has little interest in polite society, yet he is captivated by the bold and beautiful Garrett. Despite their vow to resist each other after that sublime night, she is soon drawn into his most dangerous assignment yet. When the mission goes wrong, it will take all of Garrett's skill and courage to save him. As they face the menace of a treacherous government plot, Ethan is willing to take any risk for the love of the most extraordinary woman he's ever known.… (meer)

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The heroine Garrett Gibson jumped off the page for me. I've been looking forward to her story since she first appeared in Marrying Winterbourne. I love the idea of a brilliant woman being able to have it all: career and love. She wasn't a traditional romance heroine, and she saved the hero a couple of times. The scene where she stands on a street corner, blowing her whistle in hopes that her champion will show up was heart breaking.

Ethan Ransom was also an interesting character: being a bastard son who had a host of talents that he acquired through believable means (like apprenticing as a locksmith instead of just being naturally brilliant which is such a stale trait among romance heroes). His reluctance to acknowledge his heritage felt genuine. I didn't have many problems with him.

I guess I was most disappointed by the stakes of the plot. If both policing agencies are corrupt, then both Dr. Gibson and Ethan should've been in a lot more danger than they seemed to be. As it was, I didn’t really feel the danger. Couple that with an anticlimactic confrontation between the pair and the arch villain, and this case fell a little flat. While I know, because it’s a romance, that the couple will survive this and live happily ever after, I want the illusion of that vision in jeopardy. Here, I never really felt that. There was some tension out at Eversby Priory where Ethan and Garrett hid and the thugs found them, but that was it.

The other drawback to this book was that, for the first time, Kleypas’s style of description was distracting. There were large paragraphs thrown into the book to give historical detail but none of it added any value to the story. It seriously pulled me out of the story, even though I LOVE historical details! This was just too much, and it slowed down the story.

Despite this drawback, this is still a worthwhile read for anyone who loves historical romances with a hint of danger and a truly unconventional heroine. This book is a lot of fun and full of poignant moments.
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  readerbug2 | Nov 16, 2023 |
Garrett was a wonderfully well-rounded heroine. She was determined and strong while still being open to lust and love. I do love a bit of a tortured hero but not so tortured that he mistreats the heroine. I would let Ethan follow me home any night of the week! Definitely worth a re-read. I will have to go back and read the other Ravenel stories. I love Lisa Kleypas. ( )
  glowlove | Oct 23, 2023 |
Cute, but Devil in Winter still tops my Lisa Kleypas list. ( )
  shortnotsweet | Jun 22, 2023 |
Per me la Kleypas è la garanzia di leggere sempre storie avvincenti e ben scritte e anche questa volta non si smentisce con questa serie che mi è piaciuta tantissimo, dalla prima riga del primo libro fino all’ultima dell’ultimo.
Protagonisti Garrett Gibson l’unica donna medico dell’Inghilterra ed Ethan Ransom un ex detective di Scotlnad Yard dal passato misterioso e … imprevedibile. Una bellissima coppia ben assortita e un susseguirsi di avvenimenti con quel pizzico di suspense che rende il tutto ancor più accattivante.
Bellissimo e imperdibile.
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  Raffaella10 | Jan 28, 2023 |
So far of the series, this has been my least favourite. I’m not keen on thriller type romances so with the main character being a spy I knew this wouldn’t be my cup of tea. It’s still a decent read though. ( )
  thewestwing | Aug 12, 2022 |
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Wells, Mary JaneVertellerSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd

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Fiction. Romance. HTML:

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas delivers a scintillating tale of an unconventional beauty who finds passion with the spy who can't resist her.

A woman who defies her time

Dr. Garrett Gibson, the only female physician in England, is as daring and independent as any manâ??why not take her pleasures like one? Yet she has never been tempted to embark on an affair, until now. Ethan Ransom, a former detective for Scotland Yard, is as gallant as he is secretive, a rumored assassin whose true loyalties are a mystery. For one exhilarating night, they give in to their potent attraction before becoming strangers again.

A man who breaks every rule

As a Ravenel by-blow spurned by his father, Ethan has little interest in polite society, yet he is captivated by the bold and beautiful Garrett. Despite their vow to resist each other after that sublime night, she is soon drawn into his most dangerous assignment yet. When the mission goes wrong, it will take all of Garrett's skill and courage to save him. As they face the menace of a treacherous government plot, Ethan is willing to take any risk for the love of the most extraordinary woman he's ever known.

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