Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Avon
Date Published: 12/2007
ISBN-13:9780380776160ISBN:0380776162
Description: Good. 9780380776160. Bright, glossy cover, clean tight pages. 4-5 light spine creases, slight tilt, small crease on lower back corner, light rubbing wear on edges. 3rd in LION'S DAUGHTER series. Tough-minded Jessica Trent's sole intention is to free her nitwit brother from the destructive influence of Sebastian Ballister, the notorious Marquess of Dain. She never expects to desire the arrogant, amoral cad. And when Dain's reciprocal passion places them in a scandalously compromising, and PUBLIC ... read more
Description: Very Good. 0380776162 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light discoloration due to aging and other light wear. read more
Description: Very Good. 0380776162 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Description: Very Good. 0380776162. Bright, glossy cover, clean tight pages with light page tanning. No spine creases, very slight tilt, some rubbing wear on edges. Original cover. 3rd in LION'S DAUGHTER series. Tough-minded Jessica Trent's sole intention is to free her nitwit brother from the destructive influence of Sebastian Ballister, the notorious Marquess of Dain. She never expects to desire the arrogant, amoral cad. And when Dain's reciprocal passion places them in a scandalously compromising, and ... read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Avon
Date Published: 2007-11-27
ISBN-13:9780380776160ISBN:0380776162
Description: Very Good. 0380776162 Paperback with a solid binding and a few minor spine creases, pages bright and in excellent condition, ORIGINAL clinch cover. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Avon
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780380776160ISBN:0380776162
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Five Star (ME)
Date Published: 1999-11
ISBN-13:9780786222520ISBN:0786222522
Description: Good. Good title in good condition. Pages are clean and tight. Covers show some shelf wear and bumping. Former library copy with usual stickers, stamps, and markings. Satisfaction guaranteed. If item not as described, return for refund of purchase price. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Avon Books
Date Published: 30/03/1995
ISBN-13:9780380776160ISBN:0380776162
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Edition: F First Paperback Printing
Binding: S Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Avon Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780380776160ISBN:0380776162
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Description: New. They call him many names, but Angelic isn't one of them...Sebastian Ballister, the notorious Marquess of Dain, is big, bad, and dangerous to know. No respectable woman would have anything to do with the "Bane and Blight of the Ballisters"--and... read more
"It is a credit to this book that the hero is a complete jerk, not handsome or charming, and he grows to be one of the most lovable and engaging protagonists in modern historical fiction.
Think Mr. Rochester, but more emotionally damaged and ugly."
"When I picked up this book, I thought I would be in for a dark romance of two lonely people. What I got is two of the best characters in romance.
This book had me laughing at times that I would re-read the passage for another laugh. It had some of the best banter between two characters I've ever read and two complex yet simple leads you could understand on a very human level.
Beelzebub...er. I mean Dain came across as a selfish, hard nosed, vain, self-center man who could care and do less for anyone but himself. After his bleak childhood he went out to prove to everyone he truly was a demon then demon Beelzebub. Then the armor around him started to crack and slowly your show a man that sees himself not vain, but very self-conscious about himself, you don't see a man who is selfish but unsure about his feelings and how to act toward those he cares about. For so many years he's hid behind the mask of no caring that when he starts to live without the mask he does everything in his power to hide.
Jessica to coin a phase "big surprises come in small packages" she stood up to this giant of a man and laughed in his face, she didn't go weeping into her room while he rode away, she stood her ground and told him like it is. She was blunt, honest and had a big heart. She understood Dain better then he understood himself, but not without a few bumps along the way for sure.
The banter between them was awesome, either one let up and always ending up surprising you and each other with their actions. (I did love Dain's mental dictionary and his additions to it) Jess calmed Dain fears about him hurting her calling himself a ox of a man to his dainty wife. His dainty spitfire of a wife taught him a thing or two. Dain was so unsure about himself and the way he acted toward his child thinking he killed him by just picking him up roughly, Jess being small didn't mean she didn't pack a big punch.
You could understand and really relate to Dain and Jess both having to deal with the people around them, judging them and misunderstanding them. But through each other and their feelings they both discovery something in each other they were both missing. Love. Understanding, things many people take for granted and your shown through Dain how much that effects him and Jess having to show him it was okay to feel that way, but always there to give him that extra push.
Overall: an excellent romance about two very unlikely people finding the path to love through fears, a lot of humor and bumps in the road but finding their in the end!"
"This really was a surprise. After reading through the wonderful Smart Bitches, Trashy Novels blog, the recommendation for Lord of Scoundrels repeatedly comes up. I'm one of those anti-romance-novel types, a snob that would never go near one of these books.
But my curiosity was piqued. Could Lord of Scoundrels really be as good as everyone was claiming it was? So I took Chase's novel out of the novel, and gave it a good read.
And the book sunk its claws into me and wouldn't let go. I devoured it in a day and a half. I stayed up until 6:00 am in order to finish it. Sure, Chase's prose can get a little purple at points, but the romance itself was entirely endearing, and the characters were fun and flirty. I tend to love the dark and mysterious type in other media, so I wasn't surprised when I found myself rooting for Jessica and her monster of a beau, Lord Dain. It's just a fun, frothy ride. A great summer book.
"Lord of Scoundrels was #1 on the AAR poll, won awards, and is all-time favorite romance of many. Because of its good rep, I thought I'd love it as much as everyone else.
Nope.
Clearly something must be wrong with me since I can't seem to rave about this book. It's just a regular romance, nothing spectacular, in my opinion. I liked it, the banter and bickering was entertaining enough. However, most romances that I really enjoy I can finish in a day or so. This one took me a week and most of the time I just wanted to put it down and not even finish it.
I think the one thing that stood out to me was the heroine (she's the reason I gave this 3 stars). I loved her. I usually find myself completely loving the hero but not this time. She was independent, charming, tough, gutsy (hello, she purposely shot the hero without even blinking a eye lol), witty, smart...I could go on and on.. Sometimes these type of heroines can be a bit annoying but LC did a great job with her, Jessica was one of the best written heroines I've ever come across."
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