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THE ART OF TAMING A RAKE

The Art of Taming a Rake, February 2016
Legendary Lovers #4
by Nicole Jordan

Ballantine
Featuring: Venetia Stratham; Quinn Wilde
ISBN: 0553392557
EAN: 9780553392555
Kindle: B00RRT347I
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THE ART OF TAMING A RAKE
Nicole Jordan

Reviewed by Kristen Donnelly
Posted March 7, 2016

Romance Contemporary

Swing and a miss for me on this one, folks. I believe in being up front and honest in my reviews, so let me say this: if you enjoy disgraced virgin reforms a unscrupulous rake trope books, you may enjoy THE ART OF TAMING A RAKE. If you've read other Jordan books and enjoyed them, this one is much the same as the rest of the Legendary Lovers series. THE ART OF TAMING A RAKE is not a bad book by any means, it is just not for me.

I could not care even a little bit about either the hero or the heroine. If I had not been asked to review this and had instead picked it up on my own, I probably would not have finished it. Absolutely no disrespect to anyone involved, but not all art is for everyone.This one is just firmly not for me.

Venetia's life was ruined by Quinn when she was younger and so she sets out to make him fix it. In the middle of that, they get caught in a plot where someone is trying to kill Quinn and so they have to deal with that. There's a lot of intrigue and some very well written sex scenes as Quinn tenderly teaches Venetia her own body (as is so often necessary in these stories) and reviews across the internet tell me many folks love THE ART OF TAMING A RAKE. If you're one of them, comment below and tell me what I'm missing!

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SUMMARY

Sparks abound in this sizzling new Legendary Lovers tale from New York Times bestselling author Nicole Jordan, in which a seductive rakehell must woo his spirited but love-shy bride while unmasking a mysterious assailant. Despite his notorious reputation, Quinn Wilde, Earl of Traherne, has mostly honorable intentions. So when beautiful Venetia Stratham boldly enters a gentlemenโ€™s club, demanding that Quinn stop courting her sister, he does what any bachelor would do: He kisses her. With her sharp wit, intoxicating passion, and surprising vulnerability, Venetia is irresistibleโ€”except for all this nonsense about threatening to shoot Quinn. But when clandestine enemies make an actual attempt on the earlโ€™s life, Venetia is implicated. To save her good name, Quinn does what any true gentleman must do: He proposes. Thus Venetia finds herself wed to arrogant, wickedly sensual Quinn, whose devilish ways are as legendary as his rumored skills as a lover. Yet vexingly, her body rebels against her vow to remain immune to his many charms. If only she could reform the infuriating noblemanโ€”without diminishing his undeniable allure. As Venetia discovers that a true rake is hard to tame, Quinn faces an even greater challenge: winning his wifeโ€™s fragile trust . . . while defending both their lives.

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BOOK SERIES

Legendary Lovers

Princess Charming
PRINCESS CHARMING
#1.0 โ€ข February 2012
Lover Be Mine
LOVER BE MINE
#2.0 โ€ข June 2013
Secrets Of Seduction
SECRETS OF SEDUCTION
#3.0 โ€ข May 2014
The Art of Taming a Rake
THE ART OF TAMING A RAKE
#4.0 โ€ข February 2016
My Fair Lover
MY FAIR LOVER
#5.0 โ€ข September 2017

 

 

 

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