Book 83: Not Quite a Gentleman

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NUMBER: 83
TITLE: Not Quite A Gentleman
AUTHOR: Jacquie D'Alessandro
STARTED: November 27, 2005
FINISHED: November 29, 2005
PAGES: 374
GENRE: Romance

FIRST SENTENCE: Nathan Oliver gripped the worn leather cache of stolen jewels to his chest and leaned back against the rough bark of the towering elm to catch his breath.

SUMMARY: [From barnesandnoble.com] Three years ago, Lady Victoria Wexhall was humiliated when Nathan Oliver waltzed brazenly out of her life after favoring her with one glorious kiss... her very first!

Now, when her father insists she pay a visit to Nathan's family estate in Cornwall, the pampered Society beauty devises a plan to drive the heartless rake mad with desire, then drop him cold. Because the man is a cad - and he will rue the day he trifled with her affections!

But Victoria's plan isn't the only plot that's afoot. Nathan's sworn duty to the Crown has immersed him in a perilous intrigue, and he is certain this infuriatingly tempting lady is somehow involved. Using his winning charm and sensuous allure, Nathan intends to discover the lady's secrets.

And the dashing rogue is bound and determined to prove that, while not quite a gentleman, he is every bit a lover!

REASON FOR READING: I'm not quite a lady...

THOUGHTS: I shall definitely try this author again. The story was interesting and the writing was both addictive and well done. D'Alessandro did a great job of creating multifaceted characters without making them overly dramatic. Some of the scenes she paints were just plain wonderful; she has a talent for descriptive language. My main complaint, the supporting characters did not hold up as well to the main characters and that made some of the plot points weak.

MISCELLANEOUS: Her name his hard to type.

KEEP/SHARE/CRINGE(?): Keeping for possible use in a paper next semester.
RATING: 5/10 [I didn't particularly like it or dislike it; mixed review]

CR: Cruel and Unusual by Mark Crispin Miller
RN: The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

Comments

Savanna said…
Ha! I came here today to check out Readathon stuff (to prep for Saturday) and got distracted by the list. I actually used to live across the street from this author when I was a kid. My brother and her son played together. Because their name was so hard to spell, we all just called her Jackie D. :)
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