About this title: Olivia Cole is devastated to learn that her ne'er-do-well brother has promised her to the operator of a London gaming hall as payment of his debts. Olivia accepts her fate - even if it means that her reputation will suffer from living among rogues and gamblers. But when she meets the sexy and mysterious Griffin Wright-Jones, the Viscount of Breckenridge, Olivia has more than just her good name to worry about - for he rouses in her wanton thoughts she's never dared entertain - until now...Griffin wears the scars of his life on his striking face. Although he wants Olivia like no other woman ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Zebra
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781420101744ISBN:1420101749
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Zebra Books, New York
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780739499481ISBN:0739499483
Description: Good in Good jacket. BCE. Jacket wear all edges, some chipping, cover lightly bumped front corners, unmarked inside. Olivia's brother has pledged her to a gaming hall owner as payment for his debts. read more
Edition: Book Club Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Zebra
ISBN-13:9780739499481ISBN:0739499483
Description: Very good in good dust jacket. No stamps, writing or remainder marks. Book has been read once. Dust jacket has no rips/tears in it but does have some small creases/crunches to to edge of back cover and bottom edge of front cover. Jacket was damaged in... 439 p. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Zebra
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781420101744ISBN:1420101749
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"OK PEOPLE- don't judge by the cover haha! (especially since the love scenes are blah) So far I don't understand why this looks like a fluff book since it has deeply troubled characters and touches on taboo topics. Not a typical romance so far!"
"I began reading Jo Goodman's books with her 'Compass Club' series about four regency rogues in need of taming. I became quite a fan of her wicked wit and intricate plotting. Her latest book, "The Price of Desire", is just as enthralling.
Olivia never really had a childhood. It was taken from her in a most cruel way and she's learned never to depend on anyone. So why her brother's actions, promising her to the owner of a gaming hell until he's able to pay his debts, hit her so hard is a mystery. But the owner of this gaming hell is a mystery also. He's handsome, even with his scar, and honorable, even as the owner of a hell, and kind, which may be the most frightening thing to Olivia of all.
Griffin is a peer who lives his life as he sees fit while still overseeing the requirements of his station. When Olivia's brother appears to have gone missing, he's not sure what to do. But it doesn't take him long to be fascinated by Olivia, and soon after that he's sure that no debt could equal her value in his life. But there are a few obstacles in his way: her past, his past, and a mystery surrounding a ring.
Goodman's books are almost overflowing with emotion--everything from humor to despair to love. Her stories have both breadth and depth and always leave me smiling."
"Jo Goodman does a really fabulous job of making a dark book without it being sad. It's a bit over the top, but done well enough that I bought every over the top bit. I really liked both the hero and the heroine. Not much humor and best for those who like their romance characters tortured."
"I gave this book 4 stars because I have a great ability to suspend disbelief. I liked the hero and the heroine. The dialogue between them helped draw me into the book. I also liked the unconventional lives they both lived. After finishing this book, as I reviewed the storyline in my head, I realized that the things that happened to these characters were outrageous. Two attempted rapes on the heroine, as well as a six year history of sexual abuse at a religious boarding school. A hero whose wife is missing, and then is conveniently discovered near the end of the book - along with the son he never knew he had?
I could probably go on and on - but the truth is, despite all of the improbable events piled on top of each other, something about this novel worked for me."
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