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    Seduction

    Written by Amanda Quick

    Narrated by Anne Flosnik

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Townsfolk called him the devil. For dark and enigmatic Julian, Earl of Ravenwood, was a man with a legendary temper and a first wife whose mysterious death would not be forgotten. Now country-bred Sophy Dorring was about to become Ravenwood's new bride. Drawn to the glitters of desire that burned in his emerald eyes, Sophy had her own reasons for agreeing to a marriage of convenience.
    One was vengeance, and in its pursuit she would entangle Julian in a dangerous masquerade. The other reason was dearer to her heart but just as wild a quest: Sophy Dorring intended to teach the devil to love again…
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateApr 1, 2009
    ISBN9781423387275
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    Seduction
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    Amanda Quick

    Amanda Quick is the pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz, the author, under various pen names, of more than fifty New York Times bestsellers; there are more than 35 million copies of her books in print. She lives in Seattle.

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    • 3/5
      Recording skips content in book so listener misses information that helps with plot.
    • 1/5
      Julian is my least favourite Quick hero. What an arse. Sophy likewise didn't have the snap and joy of previous Quick heroines I've read.
    • 4/5
      Seduction by Amanda Quick
      4 Stars

      My Synopsis: The enigmatic Earl of Ravenwood and his new bride, Sophie Dorring, each of their own reasons for marrying. Julian seeks a woman who is the exact opposite of his promiscuous first wife, whom he is suspected of murdering. Sophie desires the freedom to seek vengeance against the man who defiled her sister and believes marriage to Julian will give her this opportunity. Little do they know that this marriage of convenience will ultimately set them on a collision path with a dangerous mad man.

      My Review: The story is fast moving and has some amusing moments including a visit to a popular courtesan and an early morning duel. The heroine is intelligent and independent, and the conversations are witty and entertaining. The mystery, however, is where the book encounters difficulties as it is somewhat lackluster and formulaic. In addition, the excessive foreshadowing regarding the villain gives his identity away quite early.
      Recommendation: A solid romance well worth the read.
    • 2/5
      Browsing the discount corner of the nearest bookstore, I came across Seduction for $1. I figured that's not too big a gamble, so I picked it up along with several other books. Anyway, it is my second Amanda Quick novel after Affair last year, so the sample size is still quite small. I did like Seduction better, since the prose wasn't quite so overdone, particularly in terms of metaphors on a theme whipped out at every descriptive opportunity. This one had something more of an overt feminist subtext, but that worked against it, I think, because the serious questions raised about gender roles and the oppression of women and the female intellectual community portrayed in the story were ultimately shabby window dressing for another preposterous, melodramatic plotline involving an unknown villain.Yes, I like a certain amount of escapist entertainment, and it can be plenty fluffy, but I also like a little bit of fiber in my diet--popcorn, not spun sugar, drama not melodrama. The Seventh Suitor by Laura Matthews touches on many of the same feminist themes and similarly references the relevant writings of the era, such as Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Women, but without trying to shoehorn it into the classic gothic romance tropes.Let us count the gothic ways. First wife dead under mysterious circumstances? Check. Hero is rude, arrogant, and privileged in so many ways at the beginning? Check--actually carried to an extreme to show what a sexist ass he is. Family member dead under secret, tragic circumstances? Check. Possible secret society of evildoers? Check. Possibly insane person(s)? Check. Faintly menacing ruins in an isolated location? Check. Blackmail, kidnapping, even possible rape? Check. Missing family jewels? Check. Heroine is strong yet naive, and eventually makes the hero become a loving, sensitive, devoted guy? Check.Amanda Quick has clearly done her homework. She draws upon actual events and adapts them for her story. Harriette Wilson's sensational memoir (available today as The Game of Hearts) is one example. This most famous of Regency-era courtesans published this tell-all account in installments later in life when she'd fallen on hard times, and apparently gave her aristocratic lovers from the past the chance to opt-out for a small fee, leading to Duke Wellington's famous quote, "Publish, and be damned!" I suspect that she also drew inspiration from the Hell-Fire Club and its ilk.But once again, these historical details feel inappropriately applied to characters with modern sensibilities and attitudes. The fact that all of the female characters are essentially feminists (and there's even a lesbian couple!) just makes the over-the-top melodramatic plot all the more ridiculous. And the portrayal of upper-crust society doesn't feel very realistic. The heroine is clumsy, always inadvertently has a sloppy appearance, is very direct in conversation that leans toward the prosaic, is amazingly naive about men and flirting, and yet she sets fashion, enthralls everyone with her discussion of herbal remedies and sheep farming, and becomes the belle of the ball while developing strong friendships with women without ever confronting scandal, gossip, and general mean-spiritedness. I'm dubious.Sorry, I'm still in the Heyer camp. Yes, some of her characters are ridiculous, and some of the stories are very campy, but the dialogue is fun, and it never quite feels contrived.
    • 4/5
      Julian, Earl of Ravenwood has decided to marry, this time he will marry a less worldly woman, a woman who won't betray him. He's been living under the suspicion that he killed his former wife since she died.Sophy Dorring has loved Julian from afar for years but she wants love back from him so she contracts a marriage, one that will challenge him, one that will make him forget his former wife and not reflect all her behaviour on her. Not an easy task.This was a fun read, there was scandal, amusement, fun characters and a nod at some "special friendships" that surely would have existed.
    • 5/5
      great read! one of my favorites and definitely a keeper; great hero -- very strong and jaded; heroine is very clever and self- reliant....loved her! great story of betrayal and revenge.