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TO KISS A THIEF
Scottish barrister Sinclair McBride can face the most sinister criminals in London—but the widower’s two unruly children are a different matter. Little Caitlin and Andrew go through a governess a week, sending the ladies fleeing in tears. There is, however, one woman in town who can hold her own.
Roberta “Bertie” Frasier enters Sinclair’s life by stealing his watch—and then stealing a kiss. Intrigued by the handsome highlander, Bertie winds up saving his children from a dangerous situation and returning them to their father. Impressed with how they listen to her, Sinclair asks the lively beauty to be their governess, never guessing that the uncoventional lady will teach him a lesson or two in love.
Anonymous
Posted Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 EDT 2014
I have read all the books in this series.Ian's story is by far my favorite. The others are very good, but ther's a magic to Ians. This story, which I devored in one night, is firmly in the number two spot. The heroine is bff worthy. Fun spunky honest. You just know if bertie were with you on girl's night out you'd have a blast. As for the hero, the strong, but broken hearted widower with the sexy scottish brogue, what'sNot to love there? And I absolutely adored his two children
And though the plot line is one we've seen before in historical romance, the story is fresh. The plot engaging. And while I'm on plot, let me just say the world building was woven into the action, which kept the pace moving right along. With the decline in the quality of romance fiction over the last few years, it is a pleasure to be able to give this story an enthusiastic five stars. Thaks Jen.
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Posted Sat Oct 11 00:00:00 EDT 2014
I enjoyed every page of this book, and especially catching up with other characters from the earlier books...loved it!
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Posted Fri Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Kinda disappointed in this one, it doesn't live up to the earlier books in the series. Part of the joy of the first four books was the interaction between the MacKenzie brothers. Ian makes some awkwardly placed appearances in this story, along with the assorted wives (colorlessly portrayed) but it lacks the intense sense of family that made the initial books stand out.
Not that there is anything particularly lacking in this love story otherwise, and had it not been a part of this series perhaps it would have been less disappointing in comparison. Sinclair seems a rather mindless character for a brilliant barrister -- the only joy in his life is his children so he stays away from them as much as possible to focus on his career. He seems indifferent to his career in the course of the book -- although he is apparently very gifted at argument those skills abandon him when he's arguing on his own behalf.
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He lusts after the pickpocket/governess, comfortably setting aside the belief that his dead wife would want him to stay true to her without any particular wonder or grief. Because, of course, it's only lust which is not a betrayal in his mind. Only later does he consider that his lust might actually be affection, and this still does not cause him any alarm. The lamentably named 'Bertie' has suffered all this time knowing she's lost her heart (and virginity) to him without any promise of returned emotion. In fact his hot/cold treatment of her is almost abusive, at the beginning, demanding she leave and requiring that she stay while suspecting her of poor intentions and trusting her with his beloved children.
All the discussion of Sinclair being 'too tamed' by his previous wife is rather insulting -- he loved her so much that she ruined his spirit? Not the loss of her, mind, but the life they had together 'tamed' him so that he could no longer see the joy in life. It would have been nice to see Sinclair actually do something 'untamed' when supposedly re-inspired by his tough and spunky Bertie -- something other than frequent and ill-advised sex anyway.
The underlying suspense of mysterious letters and uptight relatives seems extraneous to the main story, window dressing to give some motivation to characters and allowing the bad guys to be revealed (very nearly just introduced) and defeated. The hero receives the necessary life threatening but survivable injury (You will recall this injury trope from Ian's book, and Mac's, and Hart's . . .).
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I am spoiled enough by the first books in this series that I will likely read anymore that are written in hopes of a return to the earlier level of quality. I think, though, this is the last I will purchase and instead opt to borrow from the library.
Anonymous
Posted Thu Oct 09 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Another winner from one of my favorite authors. I was glad to see the Mackenzies here. I hope this series never ends.
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Posted Thu Oct 09 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Rules one. No cheating. Rule two u must slect and post base location on res two. Rule three u must agree on a time place such as defending attacking or nuetral before an attack. Rules four u must put your castle defences on res three. Rule five u can only have battles at huckle berry finn all resses that have the adventures of........ rule six if lose a fight u must pay $10000 to the winner or the equivilent in troops. Rule seven u must hav one comander in every attack group in order to attack. Rule eight. Read the allowed troops on res four. Rule nine no magic allowed. Rule ten there must be a judge from a kingdom not in the battle judging the game. Rule eleven one a comander dies his whole troops of comand die. Rule twelve if u die u are out for the battle. Rule thirteen spying is allowed. Rule fourteen pesants can be used as individual soilders. Rule fifteen u must verify ur purchase of troops through me at res five. Rule sixteen everykn starts with $1000000. Rle seventeen only an use the legal troops. Final rule u must have the number of troops and defensives isable at a place in ur base in order tl attack.
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Posted Thu Oct 09 00:00:00 EDT 2014
God this book was as good as it could be. She is an amazing story teller. I agree with the person before me about Ian's book. That one is also my favorite too. I will be very sad when her series ends. She creates such flawed but loveable heros and such strong women to deal with them. My least favorite was the duke's story because of his house of prostitutes and his obsesion with bondage. It was just a little uneasy for me. But this one is on the top three of my favorite after Ian and Cameron's story. Thank you for another amazing story.
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TO KISS A THIEF
Scottish barrister Sinclair McBride can face the most sinister criminals in London—but the widower’s two unruly children are a different matter. Little Caitlin and Andrew go through a governess a week, sending the ladies fleeing in tears. There is, however, one woman in town who can hold her own.