Celia's quiet life ends when her mother, a famed London courtesan, dies, leaving her a small house in town-and a darkly handsome, reputedly dangerous tenant.
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"Highly enjoyable! Some of the plot delved a little too far into soap opera drama, but the characters were compelling enough to keep me more than interested. I thought Celia in particular was a well drawn, unique sort of character for the genre. Definitely a book that will stay in my collection."
— Jaime (4 out of 5 stars)
“Hunter deftly sifts intrigue and exquisite sensuality into the plot of the third book in her exceptionally entertaining Rarest Blooms quartet.”
— Booklist" Love story was great, however it could have been better. "
— Tracy, 2/14/2014" it was not too bad, but kinda hard to understand. with the old timeyness and all, and the word i didnt kno. the chick is a ll paranoid, i mean hello?! he loves u! and she just thinks he's gunna leave her for all the money and splendor. "
— Karen, 1/25/2014" I actually really enjoyed this one. More then I thought I would. "
— Amynah, 1/17/2014" Madelin Hunter is a good author and her books are wonderful to read. In this series she captured the historical aspect beautifully. I look forward to reading more of her work. "
— Judith, 1/6/2014" Enjoyable series.....looking forward to the next one. "
— Kindaangelic, 12/17/2013" I have been enjoying this series. "
— Regan, 12/17/2013" This was very good....will have to go back and read the first two of the series.....and await the next one coming out in may 2011. Nothing like starting in the middle of a series. "
— Kassie, 11/27/2013" I really enjoyed this book. The characters were well-drawn, the story was interesting, and the setting was detailed and believable. It's clear that Hunter has done her research, and also that she loves what she does. I'll definitely be looking for more of her books. "
— Kate, 9/2/2013" Believe or not - the amount and variety of sex in the book took away from the story line and made the book less fun to read. But I managed to finsh it non the less and found the story a positive one. "
— Marti, 7/30/2013" I'm still thoroughly loving this series! I found Celia's story to be very satisfying indeed! "
— Me, 7/30/2013" Terrible, the story line is bad, the characters are weak and there is no kind of leading up to a romamce that I could see. A huge waste of money. I couldnt finish this one "
— Joann, 6/23/2013Madeline Hunter is a two-time RITA Award winner and seven-time finalist and has more than two dozen nationally bestselling historical romances in print. She is a member of the honor roll of the Romance Writers of America, and her books have been on the bestseller lists of USA Today and Publishers Weekly. More than six million copies of her books are in print, and her novels have been translated into thirteen languages. She has a PhD in art history, which she teaches at the university level.
Polly Lee, an Earphones Award–winning narrtor, is an actress from London who has appeared in the off-Broadway shows Lenin’s Embalmer’s, Close Ties, Slag Heap, The October Crisis, and others. She received her BA degree in theater studies from London University and an MFA from the New School in New York.