Ophelia Reid is an incomparable beauty with a reputation for starting rumors and spreading them. Having purposely wrecked her engagement to Duncan MacTavish, a future marquis, which her social-climbing father arranged, Ophelia wants to return to London’s marriage mart and make her own choice of a wealthy husband. But on her journey home, something unexpected happens.…
The heir to a dukedom, Raphael Locke, Viscount Lynnfield is—in spite of his disinterest in marriage—the most sought-after young lord in England. He instantly disliked Ophelia when she caused a scandal to avoid marriage to his friend MacTavish, but having comforted her in a tearful moment, he begins to wonder if she’s not all bad. So when MacTavish claims that Ophelia will never be anything but a spiteful beauty, Rafe bets his best friend that he can turn her into a kind-hearted lady who will one day make a good match, just not with him.
With her parents’ blessing, Rafe commandeers Ophelia’s coach and whisks her—chaperoned, of course—to his remote estate in the countryside. There, as he tries to show his furious, sharp-tongued “guest” the error of her ways, he discovers the surprising reasons for her bad behavior. Soon his daily lessons with Ophelia take effect and he finds himself irresistibly attracted to her. When Rafe champions the new and improved Ophelia’s re-entry to London society, marriage proposals pour in. Only then does Rafe start to wonder whether he hasn’t gone and fallen in love with Ophelia himself.
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"I read "The Heir" Julie M bought me for my b-day, and just picked this one up on random from the library, but it is a continuation of characters introduced in that book.. I couldn't put it down and stayed up reading it all night!! It was a good one!"
— Christy (4 out of 5 stars)
" Rafe and ophelia are cute :) "
— Fawzia, 1/1/2014" Cute, if predictable. Basically, The Taming of the Shrew, with sex. "
— Shannon, 12/15/2013" Cute & easy romance read "
— Huong, 12/5/2013" i really loved this book .. it was such a joy to read ^^ "
— Antica, 12/4/2013" I enjoyed reading this book. It's quiet intersting. Johanna Lindesy was really graet maneging the difference in Ophelia's character. I had littl sympathy on Ophelia at the end... It's light and quick read.. "
— Reemooh, 11/21/2013" It's a good book. I can't really remember I read so many books afteri read this one But all i know is that I really enjoyed the book and the outcomes of it all! I would recomened it to anybody "
— Mariah, 11/14/2013" astaga!! novel ini membuktikan kalau kau butuh sesuatu. cantik tak mesti mendapatkan seorang cowok keren "
— Prasasti, 10/20/2013" A continuation of "the heir" it's about Ophelia, and her journey to find romance and love. "
— Chelsea, 8/7/2013" Well, I was not sure what to expect. I didn't particularly like this novel, but despite that I found the writing style engaging. I kept on reading. The plot did not make much sense to me, though the characters were good. Not a bad one, but certainly not a good one either. "
— Sababa, 7/4/2013" I got half way and had to stop. The main character was so obnoxious, i just didn't have the patience to finish it. "
— Aixa, 6/17/2013" Johanna's usually an enjoyable read. This filled my need for a frothy romance, but not especially memorable. "
— Lychee, 5/30/2013" I was really disapointed by this book. In the past I have enjoyed books by this author, but this one was bad. The plot was basicaly the taming of the shrew, but I have to say that I prefer the original. "
— Auralia, 3/18/2013" A good re-telling of The Taming of the Shrew. "
— Nicole, 12/22/2012" phelia is a very bossy girl. but she became wild like that cuz her father. i pity her but yea...she found her happy ending w/ rafe eventually :) "
— ♥adinda, 8/11/2012" It's interesting. But I'd pass "
— Rosanne, 7/4/2012" I got this book for 2 bucks and thought I would try a new author. Johanna Lindsey was pretty good. I liked her style of writing and it was an easy read. The characters were interesting. "
— Katie, 9/4/2011" Too much bickering and acting childish for me. "
— Annette, 7/29/2011" Typically corny. I don't even know why I read this, I was bored and it was there mostly. "
— Courtney, 7/25/2011" Totally trashy (as you would expect) but touching and moving nothing the less! There was some really great character development as well. "
— LuckyCharmer, 4/20/2011" ophelia is beautiful girl of england at that time.<br/>ahe have bad temper and self-centred, but Raphael can change her.<br/>they fall in love each other. "
— Annamaria, 3/18/2011" I got half way and had to stop. The main character was so obnoxious, i just didn't have the patience to finish it. "
— Aixa, 3/10/2011" This was a good book, but I have never come across a Johanna Lindsey book I flat out disliked. However, this was one her less romantic novel, the love story was a little flat for me. All in all I did enjoy it. "
— Amanda, 2/20/2011" What an emotional roller-coaster! I loved it! "
— Loretta, 2/14/2011" Ugh! I listened to the audio, and I couldn't stand it. I managed thru the first two cd's and then had to skip to the last cd. That was painful. "
— Kj, 1/5/2011" The ending was a little too nicely wrapped up. Thought it could and should have been drawn out more, but still loved it! "
— Judith, 12/29/2010" ceritanya menghibur dan aku sangat suka membaca pertengkaran antara Ophelia dan Raphael. "
— Rhea, 12/26/2010" ceritanya khas HR gitu deh, hehe, gampang ditebak, tapi tetap suka aja bacanya.<br/><br/>Rafe kereeen *lopstraklopstrak*<br/> "
— Iyut, 12/26/2010Johanna Lindsey has been hailed as one of the most popular authors of romantic fiction, with more than sixty million copies of her novels sold. World renowned for her novels of “first-rate romance” (New York Daily News), she is the author of more than fifty national bestselling novels, including #1 New York Times bestsellers. She lives in New Hampshire with her family.
Laural Merlington is an audiobook narrator with over two hundred titles to her credit and a winner of multiple Earphones Awards. An Audie Award nominee, she has also directed over one hundred audiobooks. She has performed and directed for thirty years in theaters throughout the country. In addition to her extensive theater and voice-over work, she teaches college in her home state of Michigan.