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Brilliance Audio (2010), Edition: Unabridged Audiobook, 8 CDs, 11 hrs 41 mins
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Fiction. Romance. Historical Fiction. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:She was an innocent beauty seduced by a pirate's kisses�??and a gentleman's lies . . . �??[Amanda] Quick has provided an inviting little world of warmth, adventure, mystery, bouncy sex, and a (never oppressive) Regency setting.�?��??Kirkus Reviews From Seduction to Surrender and Reckless to Ravished, New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick has spun one thrilling love story after another. Now, in her long-awaited hardcover debut, she introduces her most endearing heroine and compelling hero, in a dazzling, daring tale of lost pirate gold and legendary love. . . . De
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LibraryThing member wyvernfriend
very readable tale of Jared Chillhurst who escorts some goods back for Olympia Wingfield, an old maid at 25, raising her motherless nephews and studying a lot of documents including one that may lead to a treasure associated with Jared's family. He takes on a job tutoring her nephews, adventures
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follow where she and he search for the truth of the treasure and their relationship. Show Less
LibraryThing member SharonSommers
Very enjoyable summer read.
I have read almost every novel Amanda Quick has ever written. In my opinion, Deception by Amanda is definitely a winner. The story is romantic, and tender, while at the same time exciting. Also, the story is complex, and satisfyingly. I love it when she writes about a
I have read almost every novel Amanda Quick has ever written. In my opinion, Deception by Amanda is definitely a winner. The story is romantic, and tender, while at the same time exciting. Also, the story is complex, and satisfyingly. I love it when she writes about a
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strong woman character. Inspiring, and a very enjoyable summer reading Show Less
LibraryThing member ktleyed
On audio, narrated by Anne Flosnik who did a creditable job, except her voice for the one-eyed pirate-like hero sounded too gravelly. It was as if she was trying to give it this smoldering, passion infused inflection. But to my ears, it just made him sound older than he was really supposed to be.
Olympia, the heroine is another of Quick's learned, bluestocking types who is clueless when it comes to the required social niceties in Regency England because she's so wrapped up in her studies. No shy wilting lily, once she makes up her mind she wants to bed Jared, she has no fears or compunctions about it. She could care less what it might do to her reputation if anyone finds out. Other than this unrealistic lack of discretion, I liked her and her three young nephews. I found the storyline amusing at times, albeit convoluted with the lost map, treasure and Jared's irascible father and uncle. It was an easy listen, though it lacked any real depth. Still, I enjoyed it overall.
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He did not sound romantic, but maybe it's just me.Olympia, the heroine is another of Quick's learned, bluestocking types who is clueless when it comes to the required social niceties in Regency England because she's so wrapped up in her studies. No shy wilting lily, once she makes up her mind she wants to bed Jared, she has no fears or compunctions about it. She could care less what it might do to her reputation if anyone finds out. Other than this unrealistic lack of discretion, I liked her and her three young nephews. I found the storyline amusing at times, albeit convoluted with the lost map, treasure and Jared's irascible father and uncle. It was an easy listen, though it lacked any real depth. Still, I enjoyed it overall.
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LibraryThing member Narshkite
I love Amanda Quick because I know exactly what to expect going in. A quirky bluestocking of acceptable though undistinguished station, a strong and titled man of whom everyone is frightened except said bluestocking, a mystery that needs solving, and an unlikely love. Quick (Jane Ann Krentz) always
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delivers and I am always charmed, 20 years or so into our author/reader relationship. This is like the frozen Milky Way of literature, overprocessed, too sweet, and unspeakably satisfying. Totally worth checking one's intellectual cred at the door. Show Less
LibraryThing member wealhtheowwylfing
Immensely wealthy viscount falls in love with scholarly, absent-minded lady, poses as the tutor of her 3 unruly nephews, and has sex with her, all in the first fifty pages. The rest of the book is a slap-dash whirl of euphemistic sex scenes, non-sensical schemes, and laughable dialog and
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characterization. The one point in this book's favor is that it has not one, but two lesbian couples, both of whom live perfectly nice lives and are perfectly ordinary, nice people. But don't be drawn in by the promise of a Sapphic regency, as I was! This book is a paint-by-the-numbers job, and not worth opening the front cover. Show Less
LibraryThing member jetangen4571
reread, snarky, humor, pirate-treasure, historical-romance, cartography
Read from January 01, 2013 to July 10, 2016
This is one of my *go to* books that I finally had to get in audio. Whenever real life needs to go away for a while, I need one of my *go to* books.
Sure, it's a kind of formula novel,
Olympia is a single guardian to three boys who, like her, have been orphaned and passed around to distant family members. Her heart is definitely in the right place, but her brain is into research in books.
In walks a one-eyed man who looks like a pirate, makes his money legally, and has a family crazier than mine.
Let the romance begin.
A fine tale with lots of twists, snarks, and situational guffaws.
I still think that Anne Flosnik would make an old time radio player blush. Or silent film star.
Read from January 01, 2013 to July 10, 2016
This is one of my *go to* books that I finally had to get in audio. Whenever real life needs to go away for a while, I need one of my *go to* books.
Sure, it's a kind of formula novel,
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in the same way as a video game, but the author is the one with the imagination, and no quick reflexes needed.Olympia is a single guardian to three boys who, like her, have been orphaned and passed around to distant family members. Her heart is definitely in the right place, but her brain is into research in books.
In walks a one-eyed man who looks like a pirate, makes his money legally, and has a family crazier than mine.
Let the romance begin.
A fine tale with lots of twists, snarks, and situational guffaws.
I still think that Anne Flosnik would make an old time radio player blush. Or silent film star.
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LibraryThing member Lauren2013
Deception
2 Stars
Amanda Quick is one of my absolute favorite historical romance authors. Unfortunately, this is not a stellar example of her work; in fact, it is exactly the opposite.
While many of Quick's heroines are eccentric bluestockings, Olympia Wingfield is the first whose naiveté reaches a
The hero, Jared Ryder, has incredible potential as a disfigured and lonely soul in desperate need of love and companionship. Sadly, his lust at first sight obsession with Olympia is incomprehensible given his characterization as a sensible and logical man as opposed to her scatter-brained nature.
The mystery surrounding the diary that contains clues to a missing treasure is intriguing; however, like the romance, it is underdeveloped and there is little to no tension or suspense involved in the Da Vinci Code like search.
In sum, definitely not one of Quick's better efforts. The romance is downright odd with an ill-suited couple, ridiculously worded sex scenes and a convoluted mystery that is resolved easily and unsatisfactorily. Skip this one and read Ravished instead.
2 Stars
Amanda Quick is one of my absolute favorite historical romance authors. Unfortunately, this is not a stellar example of her work; in fact, it is exactly the opposite.
While many of Quick's heroines are eccentric bluestockings, Olympia Wingfield is the first whose naiveté reaches a
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completely new level of idiocy as she has one TSTL moment after another. The hero, Jared Ryder, has incredible potential as a disfigured and lonely soul in desperate need of love and companionship. Sadly, his lust at first sight obsession with Olympia is incomprehensible given his characterization as a sensible and logical man as opposed to her scatter-brained nature.
The mystery surrounding the diary that contains clues to a missing treasure is intriguing; however, like the romance, it is underdeveloped and there is little to no tension or suspense involved in the Da Vinci Code like search.
In sum, definitely not one of Quick's better efforts. The romance is downright odd with an ill-suited couple, ridiculously worded sex scenes and a convoluted mystery that is resolved easily and unsatisfactorily. Skip this one and read Ravished instead.
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LibraryThing member JorgeousJotts
2.5 stars rounded up to 3. This was a bit below average, but it ended up not being too painful, so I'm rounding up. The heroine was apparently a trilingual code cracker, but also entirely oblivious to almost everything else, and generally poor at handling anything else. She's also convinced that
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studying some texts from around the world makes her a worldly person when she's just not. All together it made her seem kind of simple for my tastes, but it's far from the worst I've seen. Those shortcomings also sort of opened up a space for the hero to fulfil kind of a fatherly role, I guess, which isn't really my thing either. But they weren't too bad otherwise. The book was longer than it needed to be, and kind of slow moving. But overall the plot was okay I guess. Show Less
LibraryThing member Jean_Sexton
This book had all of the things that should have interested me: an absent-minded, naive, intellectual heroine and a dashing Earl pirate. And I wanted to like this Regency romance. The earl was amusing as he masqueraded as a tutor. The romance parts felt contrived somehow, even the "steamy" parts. I
Recommended for the completist.
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expect better of Amanda Quick's novels.Recommended for the completist.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1993-07-01
Physical description
432 p.; 6.88 inches
ISBN
1423387961 / 9781423387961