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Loving Scoundrel, A (Malory Family)
Danny has grown up on the streets of London as a pickpocket, remembering nothing of her past. One night, she is apprehended by a handsome aristocrat she is trying to rob. Jeremy Malory is impressed by this thief and takes her home with him.
Manufacturer: Brilliance Audio Unabridged
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 Loving Scoundrel, A (Malory Family)
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| User Reviews |  | Overall a good and enjoyable novel
rating: 4
*** Back cover synopsis ***
When Jeremy Malory hires Danny, a young woman who grew up on London's streets disguised as a boy, as his upstairs maid, he secretly intends to make her his mistress. But Danny surprises him with her dreams of becoming a refined lady and a gentleman's wife. As she transforms from urchin to elegant beauty before Jeremy's eyes, she unwittingly captivates the charming scoundrel. Now high society tongues are wagging: Who is this mysterious newcomer, and what is the truth about her past? No matter that a life-long adversary will go to any lengths to ensure Danny's downfall, Jeremy, who vowed never to succumb to matrimony, finds his resolve weakening as he pursues a woman whose strong, passionate nature rivals his own and promises the kind of challenge a Malory man can't resist.
*** Personal opinion ***
I was so looking forward to Jeremy's love life ever since starting the Malory novels and after taking a glimpse of the synopsis on the back cover of the book, I have to say I had my hopes up a little bit too high. I gave this book a 4 star because I do think the plot is well written and the chemistry that past between Jeremy and Danny is enjoyable to watch, well, only for the first half of the book until Jeremy finally got her to bed.
Danny's fifteen years of living as a male on the streets allowed her to think like a male more often than a female, and when she started her "relationship" with Jeremy, her confrontations of the situation reminds me of a modern woman, which allowed Danny to be perceived as a very strong character.
My favorite parts of the book was at the beginning of where Jeremy met Danny and the part where James Malory and Drew Anderson along with two other male companions showed up at Bascomb's place, on Jeremy's behalf to throw Emily Bascomb's lie back in her face. That part has got to be the most funniest part in the book for me.
The only thing that refrained me from giving this book a 5 star was the expected danger moments weren't that thrilling at all. At some point, it just seemed like Lindsey was just trying wrap up the book. The parts where Danny was about to get clubbed at her own room and the part where Jeremy thought she had died could've been done in a more refined way to show the danger at the moment but disappointedly, that wasn't the way.
All in all, this is still a very enjoyable book. The things that Jeremy does and say to Danny are just priceless. Jeremy Malory is definitely a loving scoundrel.
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Oh Jeremy...
rating: 5
I was so happy to finally begin reading about Jeremy Malory, though I wished he were a bit older to find love such as his father and his uncle Anthony did, given he's so irresistibly handsome! Then I found myself trying to picture Danny, until one day I found myself watching America's Top Model and said to myself, hmm, she looks like...huh, THERE! I found Danny! (except her name was Amanda Lynn Swafford) click on
[...] she's absolutely perfect as the character, and ok, if you insist on seeing what Jeremy may look like click on what one of the fans picture him as on [...] , do you agree? Hee, hee. Let me know. Enjoy reading!
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Oh, I've been waiting for this one!
rating: 5
I love the Malory family and have been waiting for Jeremy's story for a long time. I'm happy to say.......... I loved it! While not particularly earth shattering regarding plot, it made up for that in charm. I'm glad that Johanna kept the irrepressible spirit that earned Jeremy the title, "Scamp." She pairs him with an equally charming and equally irrepressible young lady by the name of Danny. Her introduction is funny and starts the ball rolling into what turns out to be a delightful story.
Danny and Jeremy are immediately attracted to each other, but Danny insists that she wants a, "respectable husband." Quite a change of a tune for a lady who has been masquerading as a man for the better part of her life. Jeremy installs her at his new home not as his mistress as he would wish, but as his maid. He is also going to teach her to talk 'correctly' without any of her street cant. Those who remember Jeremy and his own struggles with cant will find that funny. The sparks fly between our hero and heroine with Jeremy doing quite a bit of chasing and Danny doing quite a bit of evading, but really, what else do we expect from the son of James Malory? Who makes an appearance in the book, along with a few other Malorys. They all engage in the subplot where one of Jeremy's fangirls decides she's going to be the one who gets him and sets up the rumor mill that will force him to marry her. The ever resourceful Regan devises a way to show up the girl by introducing Danny as Jeremy's betrothed at a ball. This allows Danny to dress up and for Jeremy to show her off. He also uses the moment to get her drunk. *grins*
There is the standard plot of someone trying to kill the heroine and noone knows who or why. It turns out Danny has quite a past and her inability to remember is danger to her and everyone around her.
This is however, all second to the romance of Jeremy and Danny. A secret past, dead bodies, vengeful debutantes, silent would be assassins in the night, who cares?! It's the love, humor and charm that I was looking for when I picked up this book and it's here in spades. Johanna delivers in a delightful romp about that scoundrel Jeremy and she gives us a woman who is more than his equal in every way, who can stand up to him (literally) toe to toe. It's rare that I love the heroine of a hero I've been adoring for so long. Usually, they never quite measure up, but Danny exceeds expectations. She's neither bitter, TSTL, or annoying. She's charming, gracious, and good spirited, and quite frankly that's a relief. She could certainly be forgiven for any negatives, considering her life, but in a way it makes sense. Jeremy also had a rotten beginning and is good cheer personified. It's as if two kindred spirits found each other and realized how well they fit together. *sigh* I applaud Johanna Lindsey in writing a good book and delivering on a hero she's teased us with for a long time. Brava!
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OMG, Loved it!!
rating: 5
Well, it has been years since I have read JL and I would say almost 27 years since I started with the Malory clan.... I wish I knew the order they were written because JL does have a nice way to bring in the past and I love it. I felt like I was there and I had to take an extra bit of time during my lunch break for the last few chapters because I could not stop the tears.
I gave this 5 stars because the story kept me coming back. I will look for another and oh by the way, read this on my Kindle and still absolutely love it. Even my husband says here is a gadget he is glad to see me using!!
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Excellent read. I didn't want to put it down.
rating: 5
To date, I've read twelve books by J. Lindsey and my two favorites are this book and "Gentle Rogue." Both of them have a girl dressed as and pretending to be a boy. The two heroes are Jeremy in this book, and his father James in "Gentle Rogue." In this book, there were some clever lines and scenes. I admired the way Danny (the heroine) would face someone and tell them the truth about why she was leaving or what she thought instead of running off without explanation. She was wonderfully street smart. I loved reading about her. The ending was heart warming regarding the gang from the slums. I loved the events at the end with Dagger.
CAUTION SPOILERS: I enjoyed seeing the following: I think it was twice that one of Jeremy's relatives assumed that Danny was his mistress. Danny would deny it and the relative would say something similar to "maybe not yet, but you will be. He wants you and he always gets any woman he wants." I also loved Jeremy's comments at the end that if Danny had stayed with her mother and never been in the gang, he would never have been allowed to spend time with her or get to know her. And, he would never know that he would be miserable without her.
Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: three. Setting: early 1800s London. Copyright: 2004. Genre: regency romance.
For a list of my reviews of other Johanna Lindsey books, see my 5 star review of "Gentle Rogue" posted 6/14/08.
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