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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780553592122
ISBN: 0553592122
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 720
Publication Date: October 28, 2008
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: October 28, 2008
Studio: Bantam
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This beguiling pair of novels from author Mary Blayney delivers a double dose of romance and intrigue as two people from one extraordinary family find themselves on the rightâand wrongâsides of love, and the law.â¦
Traitor's Kiss
When an enigmatic beauty rescues accused traitor Lord Gabriel Pennistan from a French prison cell, itâs just the beginning of an adventure in mystery and seduction. For Gabriel has no idea who Charlotte Parnell is, or why she has saved him⦠and Charlotte has underestimated the sensual stranger who awakens in her a passion that culminates in a night of exquisite lovemaking. But when she abruptly vanishes, Gabriel will not rest until he finds herâno matter what the cost.â¦
Lover's Kiss
In her worst nightmares, Lady Olivia Pennistan never imagined she would be kidnapped. And retired soldier Michael Garrett never expected to be her rescuer. But he could hardly ignore the naked young beauty scrambling through the forest. Neither anticipates sharing a kissâor wanting another. The final surprise comes when Garrett is hired to protect Olivia and her family from the insidious threats that persist. As their simmering attraction ignites, rumors of Oliviaâs indiscretion surfaceârumors she longs to make come true.â¦
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Blayney combines a real sense of history with two wonderful romances. I loved the intelligent feel of both books and can hardly wait for the next one. I enjoy series based on families and am anxious for the duke's book. It is a delight to see two such different heroines each find their own perfect hero.
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I love a good historical romance novel and especially ones that center on the lives of a particular family. Unfortunatley Ms. Blayney fell very much short with Traitor's Kiss/Lover's Kiss; Though the plots were interesting enough she didn't have enough follow through to really give the plots a life of their own. I had to force myself to read both books; in the first book Traitor's Kiss she wasn't discriptive enough to give the reader a chance to picture the character's personal apperance or the environment they were in and she spent too much time describing their feelings and thoughts.
In the second book Lover's Kiss Ms. Blayney did the exact opposite she didn't give you a good enough emotional atmospher to really connect to the two main characters. The end of the book was a complete let down because she put so much stress on how much danger Olivia could have been in and then she gives you the most juvenile reason as to why Olivia was kidnapped. COME ON!?!?!?!
HOW WAS THIS AUTHOR ALLOWED TO HAVE THESE NOVELS PUBLISHED????
I think she needs to read books by Galen Foley and Virginia Henley to get a good feel on how a romance novel..a novel period...should be written. I think if the novels were written by someone else they would have really been very good reads but unfortunatley they were very very bad.
Rating:  -
Traitors Kiss- Lord Gabriel Pennistan is saved from a miserable existence in a French prison until his execution. Captured as a spy he is surprised when he is rescued by a sassy woman, who goes by the name Charlotte. She has been hired by his brother but he has no idea why his brother would go to the trouble, they are not a close family. There is an air of mystery to Charlotte and Gabriel finds that he will do what he must to figure out what secrets she's keeping while he finds himself falling in love.
Lovers Kiss-Lady Olivia Pennistan could never see herself in the role as kidnap victim but that is exactly what ends up happening. So when she is rescued by Michael Garrett while fleeing half naked through a forest she realizes just about anything can happen. Lollie is happy to find a rescuer but she is also highly suspicious as well. Who is he and exactly what should she do about her feelings that seem to be developing? Can these two find a happy ending amongst rumors and danger?
Of the two stories, I personally LOVERS KISS to be the more entertaining of the duo. Perhaps this is due to the unique storyline and the more engaging characters. The characters in TRAITORS KISS, namely Charlotte was flat and distant, as a result of the author trying to draw out the mystery that surrounds the lady. This left this reader less then willing or even able to connect to her. Overall this is a charming set of regency stories, although there are issues with some elements which keep this book from being a "keeper" for me. In other words, a pleasant read, nothing totally earth shattering or unique.
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Traitor's Kiss 4 / 5 Hearts
Gabriel Pennistan is a man of science. He enjoys studying things and paying attention to detail. This desire to learn had him travel to Portugal, though Europe was in the mist of a war with Napoleon, to learn about astronomy. While there his mentor urged him to do good for mankind. Upon the mentor's death, Gabriel takes this lesson to heart and approaches Wellington about buying a commission in the Army. Wellington asks if Gabriel could instead travel about as a man of science and collect details that he might use. Gabriel agrees and now finds himself in a French prison in Le Havre. Is he a man of science? A spy? A murder? Or all three?
Charlotte Parnell needs money and will do just about anything to get it. She's also a master of disguises. So, when she is asked to help of man of science escape from prison for a large sum of money, she doesn't hesitate to take it. What she finds is not the man she expected. Still a job is a job and she is determined to deliver Gabriel to England.
Georges is Charlotte's right hand man. He's right there with her all the way through all of her adventures. But what exactly is he to Charlotte?
This book is divided into two sections. The first deals with getting Gabriel out of France and dodging the French troops, a horny officer and unexpected allies. The second section is once Gabriel is back in England where several high placed men are trying to get him hung for being a traitor! Once again, unexpected allies appear as well as one very good master of disguises.
I enjoyed this book.
The characters were believable. When Charlotte explains that if she walks around town with a very low cut dress no one notices who she is with because they are all too busy watching her, you know she has thought this through and knows how to play this role. Gabriel's reaction to the first hot bath that he has had in months is perfect. I think we all know that ahh feeling. The men trying Gabriel are also perfect. Seven men are died and Gabriel was the last to see them alive. They have to blame someone so who better than Gabriel?
And who is the real Charlotte or is Charlotte even a real person? Why are they taking children with them to England? Where did these children come from? What is going on? Why does Charlotte need all this money? Poor Gabriel, these are the questions he is trying to figure out as Charlotte disappears from his life seconds after arriving in England. Better yet, how will he find her/them?
Readers are also given some background of the war that is raging. You aren't given battles or a lot of details but simply little things like the French are fighting on two fronts. In other words, enough to round out the story but not enough to distract from it. Ms Blayney blended this into her story extremely well.
The biggest question is will the man of science and this mysterious woman ever get back together and if they do, can they find a way to stay together.
Lover's Kiss - 5/5 - Reviewer Top Pick
Michael Garret had worked as a spy in France during the war against Napoleon. He would give information to the French concerning the British and then do whatever he could to protect the British. Now, he's home in England and looking for work. He wants to put the war behind him along with all the lies and deception. He thought to try in the small town of Pennsford or the castle near it but the thought of working for the Duke who seemed to rule this entire area was repugnant. Therefore, Michael was on his way to Manchester and the factories, sure to find work there. But while taking what he thought was the road to Manchester he finds a near naked woman wondering in the woods. With snow on the ground, this didn't look good and there was no way Michael could leave this woman to die.
Lady Olivia Pennistan had been kidnapped. She wasn't sure by who or why but she knew enough to want to get way. The kidnappers had taken most of her clothes, drugged her and one even tried to strangle her! Finally too cold and drugged to go on, she lies down to take a nap only to be found by a strange man. Though this man seemed to want to help, how was Olivia to know if he was part of this kidnapping scheme? Introducing herself as Lollie and telling tales of working in the kitchen, Michael believes that though Lollie may be more than a commoner, she isn't very far up in the higher society. She intrigues him as they make their way back to Pennsford and Lollie's family.
Though Lollie does love to work in the kitchen and experiment with food, she is also the sister of the duke. When Michael discovers this fact, he also finds more complications that he'd care to. Even so, when the duke offers him a job providing security for the castle and its ... Read More
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I've been reading Regencies for 40 years. Traitor's Kiss is up there with the best of them. Complex characters, witty dialogue, adventure. Plenty of romance but not swamped in pages of clinical sex scenes that border on porn that appear in many best-selling historical romances nowadays, which I dislike. Lover's Kiss is very good too, but the story is more subtle and the pace of the story is somewhat of a contrast to Traitor's Kiss. Just when it seems impossible to find the kind of intelligent, well written historical romance I love to read, I'm thrilled to find Mary Blayney. I couldn't disagree more with the one-star review.
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