Augusta Ballinger was quite sure that it was all a dreadful mistake. The chillingly pompous and dangerously disturbing Earl of Graystone could not possibly wish to marry her. Why, it was rumored that his chosen bride must be a veritable model of virtue. And everyone knew that Augusta, as the last of the wild, reckless Northumberland Ballingers, was a woman who could not be bothered by society’s rules.
That was why the spirited beauty had planned a midnight encounter to warn the earl off, to convince him that she would make him a very poor wife indeed. But when she crawled in through his darkened study window, Augusta only succeeded in strengthening Harry’s resolve: to kiss the laughter from those honeyed lips and teach this maddening miss to behave! How could he possibly know that it was he who was in for a lesson…as his brazen fiancée set out to win his heart—and an old and clever enemy stepped in to threaten their love, their honor, and their very lives?
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"I was hooked at the Woman's Club- how fun! I love the names (Madame Wife) how fitting. I was born in the wrong era for sure. Augusta is a woman after my own heart. She is witty, charming and sassy. Harry sure has his hands full with her. Throw in a murder mystery and you have a great book."
— Christine (4 out of 5 stars)
" First book I have read by her and it was really good. "
— Haylie, 2/18/2014" Ah, spies, codes, maligned brothers and a great romance! "
— Barbara, 2/8/2014" The heroine does bring up her family name and traits in her defense entirely too often (as her husband points out often), but over all a good book. "
— Heather, 2/7/2014" so far its very cute, wanna-be-jane-austen but more chick-flick-ish, entertaining and well-paced "
— Maia, 2/2/2014" Another old Amanda Quick Regency that I hadn't read before. Interesting story line, but I just couldn't bring myself to like Harry, he was too autocratic, too much of a prig and he just didn't seem a fully rounded character to me. Augusta on the other hand was a fun character. "
— Carol, 1/29/2014" Not sure I'd have picked this up in the library. It was available via audio and probably came across better that way than hearing it in my head due to English accents and propriety. Only Slight mystery because it took a slight few chapters for me to figure it out. There were a few murders, some humor, and everything worked out in the end so 3 stars. "
— Christa, 1/24/2014" Again a wonderful tale about a woman who doesn't behave as she is expected to and the man who loves her. "
— Barbara, 1/20/2014" I like all these titles with one word titles. Rendezvous is one of romance novels my mother warned me not to read because it would rot my mind. If only she knew about the books I'm reading now.. "
— ♆, 1/7/2014" *happy sigh* Love! Another of my old favorite comfort reads. *warm fuzzies* "
— ms, 12/28/2013" I always enjoy an Amanda Quick book. "
— Gamatst, 12/25/2013" I always enjoy an Amanda Quick book. This, like so many of hers, has a lively plot, suspense, and interesting and vivid characters who simply charm the reader. "
— Helen, 12/22/2013" This is my favorite Quick. Best part: hero and heroine meet under a desk. "
— Blythe, 12/22/2013" Favorite female heroine so far that has come from amanda's books!!! "
— Marie, 11/9/2013" Augusta was interesting and adventurous. Harry was seemingly scholarly but was really a former spy. He came across a little overbearing, but then would apologize for his behavior. "
— Sue, 12/30/2012" Ugh! No wonder I don't own this one. Not one of Quick's best books, heroine is particularly annoying to me to the point I wanted to smack her myself. Skip this one. "
— Meredith, 12/7/2012" Another good read from Amanda Quick! "
— Lisa, 7/30/2012" Loved the dialogue in this one, it was funny! "
— Lisa, 7/23/2012" am listening to the audio "
— Deborah, 4/15/2012" Great read by one of my favorite authors. Have actually re-read a couple of times. "
— Alice, 10/1/2011" Fun, but not as good as her Lake/March Series "
— Stefanie, 9/27/2011" This book wasn't very satisfying in the end... Good enough read though, quite exciting plot and well written characters. Solid 3.5 "
— Theresa, 8/21/2011" Fun to read. A little overuse of the word "rendezvous", but the story was still intriguing. "
— Carol, 4/12/2011" I was initially surprised not to find it amongst my keepers (I know I've read it before) but it is a fun, solid, read by AQ. "
— Vanessa, 1/14/2011" I was initially surprised not to find it amongst my keepers (I know I've read it before) but it is a fun, solid, read by AQ. "
— Vanessa, 12/9/2010" Another old Amanda Quick Regency that I hadn't read before. Interesting story line, but I just couldn't bring myself to like Harry, he was too autocratic, too much of a prig and he just didn't seem a fully rounded character to me. Augusta on the other hand was a fun character. "
— Carol, 12/8/2010" This is my favorite Quick. Best part: hero and heroine meet under a desk. "
— Blythe, 12/7/2010" First book I have read by her and it was really good. "
— Haylie, 11/1/2010" Narrated by Anne Flosnick<br/><br/>Anne Flosnick doesn't come close to capturing the hero's attitude and feelings but I can at least live with flat hero she portrayed here compared to her old mean ones from the first three S books. Although she does a good job with the heroines. "
— Brenda, 10/4/2010" so far its very cute, wanna-be-jane-austen but more chick-flick-ish, entertaining and well-paced "
— Maia, 9/18/2010" Augusta was interesting and adventurous. Harry was seemingly scholarly but was really a former spy. He came across a little overbearing, but then would apologize for his behavior. "
— Sue, 9/7/2010" Great read by one of my favorite authors. Have actually re-read a couple of times. "
— Alice, 6/17/2010" Ah, spies, codes, maligned brothers and a great romance! "
— Barbara, 4/25/2010" I always enjoy an Amanda Quick book. <br/> <br/>Most all my "reviews" are just personal notes to myself. "
— Gamatst, 1/14/2010" Another good read from Amanda Quick! "
— Lisa, 12/14/2009Amanda Quick, the author of numerous historical romances, is a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz, the author of many New York Times bestsellers. She writes contemporary romantic suspense novels under the Krentz name, as well as futuristic romance novels under the pseudonym Jayne Castle. There are nearly thirty million copies of her books in print.
Anne Flosnik, a seasoned audiobook narrator, has over four hundred titles to her credit and several awards and distinctions, including AudioFile Earphones Awards, a USA Today Recommended Listening selection, an AudioFile “Best Narration of the Year” selection in 2009, and the American Library Association’s Special Services to Children Award. She has also been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She is an award-winning British actress with lead credits on stage, on television, and in commercials and voice-overs.