A Loving Scoundrel

by Johanna Lindsey

Other authorsLaural Merlington (Reader)
Digital audiobook, 2005

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Brilliance Audio (2004), Edition: Unabridged Audiobook, Downloadable WMA/MP3 Audiofile, 10 hrs 38 mins

Description

Enter the privileged world of English aristocrats and experience the passion, intrigue, and romantic pleasures of the incomparable Malorys--a family of dashing rogues, rakehell adventurers, and spirited ladies. Now Jeremy, the son of gentleman pirate James Malory, falls in love.... When Danny, a young woman who grew up on the streets of London with no memory of her real family, is banished from her gang because she helped handsome rakehell Jeremy Malory steal back the jewels his friend lost in a card game, Danny demands that Jeremy give her a job. She is determined to become respectable in order to fulfill her dream of marrying and starting a family. Intrigued by her beauty and spunk, Jeremy hires Danny as his upstairs maid, although he wants her as his mistress. Under the tutelage of Jeremy and his cousin Regina, Danny blossoms into a lady. Although she is drawn to Jeremy by passionate feelings she has never experienced before, she refuses to be anything more than a servant to him because she knows he is not the marrying kind. When Danny undergoes a Cinderella-like transformation and poses as Jeremy's new love in an attempt to help him avert a scandal, a few highly placed members of the ton remark on how familiar Danny looks. Now tongues are wagging, raising the question of her true identity, which threatens not only Danny's chances of capturing Jeremy's heart but her very life.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member CyndiTefft
I've read several of the Malory novels and have enjoyed them all. The plot and characters in this one are good, but there is far too much recapping of the other novels, which was simply unnecessary.
LibraryThing member Chandra-of-Red
AUTHOR: writes with Romance and Hilarity

GENRE: Historical, Romance, Fiction

SETTING: London when the slums were full of orphaned children.

CENTRAL FEMALE CHARACTER: DANNY; Multi-talented thief; Thinks like a man but in a female’s body hence object of “romancer”.

CENTRAL MALE CHARACTER: JEREMY
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MALORY; “Romancer” and affirmed Bachelor who loves the softness of a female’s body.

SYNOPSIS: She had no memory of her past; Pretended to be a boy to avoid a life on her back; Drafted to perform an act of thievery which led to landing on his doorstep looking for an “honest” job.

WHAT I LIKED: Difficult to romance her when she thinks so much like a male; hilarious! Her PET !!!

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE: Why the “God” this “God” that. Book excellent without God this and God that.

This book gets (5) stars because a romance is not a romance without romance and some humor. Now on my list of favs and I will reread and reread.
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LibraryThing member Marcella1717
This is my first book by this author and she instantly goes onto my black list. Ridiculous plot and characters. There's next to nothing in keeping with the time period. Too many characters from other books in this series and of course all their (totally unbelievable) stories have to be summed up in
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one or two sentences all the time.

Then there's the couple, both unsympathetic and over the top. He is in lust (only interested in bedding her, without any thought of her or any consequences) and doesn't seem to have any other character traits. She doesn't seem to have many character traits either, doesn't put much effort in fighting him off even though she wants a 'proper husband and children', some TSTL moments here and there, stomping about in pants and wanting to clean everything.

All in all not a believable HEA. And of course at the end everything magically sorts itself out.
I've read books with ridiculous plots and not in keeping with the time period before, but those where usually written with humour. With this one I got the feeling the romance community and its readers were being ridiculed.
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LibraryThing member EmScape
Danny is an orphan who grew up in London's slums. She's an accomplished thief and has adopted the appearance of a boy to keep from being molested or turned out. (Which, I find unlikely to have succeeded, but this is a fluffy romance, so okay, suspension of disbelief)... anyway Jeremy needs a thief
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to get some jewelry back and possibly uncover another thief who is a noble and working among the ton, not for personal profit but just because he's a jerk. So, he sets a trap and "hires" (kidnaps and blackmails) the best thief to fall into it. The one who got in and would've gotten out if it hadn't been a trap. That's Danny. Of course, even though NO ONE in the slums noticed Danny was not a boy, Jeremy notices immediately and lusts after her. He tries to make her his mistress, but when she resists, he compromises and offers her a household job...though he still intends to seduce her. Danny tries to hold out because she wants a respectable husband and kids, but knows a noble would never marry her, but of course.... etc.
I found this one probably the least believable of all the mildly unbelievable books in this series, but it was still entertaining and I'll still continue to read them.
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LibraryThing member crazy4reading
I love Johanna Lindsey's Malory Family, and A Loving Scoundrel did not disappoint! A Loving Scoundrel is the story of Jeremy Malory, confirmed bachelor. He hires Danny as his upstairs maid and that is when things start getting interesting.

Danny is an ex -thief who has masqueraded as a boy for 15
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years. She wants to change her life from street urchin to a respectable lady. Jeremy wants her as his mistress. I love the interactions that Danny and Jeremy have.

Johanna does it again of growing the relationship and drawing you in to wanting to learn all about Danny and who she really is. I love this series and will be continue reading the next book.
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2004-04-06

Physical description

464 p.; 6.59 inches

ISBN

1590863917 / 9781590863916
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