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A carregar... Duke of Midnight (Maiden Lane) (edição 2013)por Elizabeth Hoyt (Autor)
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Eighteenth century Batman story ( ) Romance with mystery and suspense mixed in, the subplot of the Ghost of St. Giles introduces a fair amount of danger into the story. The plot is great, page-turner, with lots of anticipation and a most satisfying conclusion. The Duke of Wakefield is a great character full of secrets which are slowly revealed. Artemis Greaves finally gets to step out of the shadows she's been living in as a lady's companion. The all-but-inevitable sequel is well-planned, with continuing characters and unresolved puzzles. I don't particularly care for violent and amorous passions being mixed together, such as the scene where (mild spoiler) Also, he thinks she's like the goddess Diana, which is very complimentary(!), but then that's pretty much the only name he calls her by for the rest of the book! While they're having serious conversations, during sex, when telling her for the first time that he loves her...! He's probably meaning it like saying "my Goddess", but eesh. Does he love *this* actual woman or just some projection of another being she reminds him of?! We're generally partial to our own name, and I don't think most would be keen on a man just tossing it out and renaming her! All of that said though- the characters and their relationship are compelling. It was a bit hard to put down and I was always wondering how things would play out next. So, four stars, despite the issues I had with it. On a 2nd read- The heroine has a strong backbone and I liked that even more this time. I still agree with my previous points about the hero, plus some new strong feelings about things, lol. (Minor spoiler)- Loads of fun. Hoyt's books are silly and over the top, especially the Maiden Lane series, and for me sometimes that works and other times it leads to painful amounts of eye rolling. Here is works, mostly because Artemis and Maximus are lovely characters. I will say I have not read these in order, and that has worked fine, but I am glad I came to this after having read so many of the earlier books because the climactic scene would have been baffling if I had not known about the earlier ghosts of St. Giles. All in all this book was charming. I'm finished, but I'm still kind of thinking about how to rate this. The heroine, she gets all the stars. And as Melody said, the nickname annoyed me. The hero...him, I don't know what to give him. He's obsessed, but with his own legacy. He's uncompromising on that. He's also upfront about that, and kind of a selfish asshole, and TBH, I kind of like myself a selfish asshole. He could be needlessly cruel, and unexpectedly demonstrative. He was definitely flawed, and I still can't tell if I love or hate him. I'd like to add, there are as many references made to Artemis's name as there are references to the oak tree in Hot in Hellcat Canyon series (WAY TOO MANY). I thought the barefoot goddess in the woods with special powers over dogs was cute, but pointing out all the ways in which Artemis was so like her namesake became overdone. Man, I'm not up for a great review-so let's leave it at this: Artemis: amazing. I'm still not sure despite his Batman backstory coupled with his Gordon-like relationship with Trevillion that Maximus won me over, but I honestly don't think it mattered. Their story was incredibly compelling to me. I am not sure I liked how quickly the big obstacle ironed itself out, yet other than that, I could go back and reread this any time. Bah-4 then.
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HTML:WHEN A MASKED MAN . . . Twenty years ago Maximus Batten witnessed the brutal murders of his parents. Now the autocratic Duke of Wakefield, he spends his days ruling Parliament. But by night, disguised as the Ghost of St. Giles, he prowls the grim alleys of St. Giles, ever on the hunt for the murderer. One night he finds a fiery woman who meets him toe-to-toe-and won't back down . . . MEETS HIS MATCH . . . Artemis Greaves toils as a lady's companion, but hiding beneath the plain brown serge of her dress is the heart of a huntress. When the Ghost of St. Giles rescues her from footpads, she recognizes a kindred spirit-and is intrigued. She's even more intrigued when she realizes who exactly the notorious Ghost is by day . . . DESIRE IGNITES A DANGEROUS PASSION Artemis makes a bold move: she demands that Maximus use his influence to free her imprisoned brother-or she will expose him as the Ghost. But blackmailing a powerful duke isn't without risks. Now that she has the tiger by the tail, can she withstand his ire-or the temptation of his embrace? Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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