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“Perfect romance”
iriwa wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“rupert carsington is the eldest brother, and heir to the earldom. bathsheba wingate is the opposite of respectable. as anyone in romanceland knows...this is a perfect match.”
victoria s wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I honestly thought that Bathsheba (shessh what a horrable name) was really going to give Lord Perfect the boot and not fall for his charms but I was wrong and well she really didn't have a say in the matter. (sigh, so romantic) ”
Jinglebaby wrote this review Saturday, September 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Another Regency novel and I LOVED it!
babaylansamaynila wrote this review Friday, April 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Even from the beginning, Benedict and Bathsheba knew that they must avoid each other, no matter how attracted they are to one another because of their REPUTATION. Benedict is Viscount Rathbourne, heir apparent to the Earl of Hargate and is considered a paragon - man of reputation, tact, and civility. His aristocratic demeanor is more intensified by his chiseled good looks - tall, dark, and absolutely, devastatingly handsome! While Bathsheba is a widow, a single mother with an exasperating 12 year old daughter, and a member of the Dreadful DeLuceys. A branch of the noble DeLuceys who descended from a "pirate" and whose members are infamously known in all of The British Isle as swindlers, liars, and cheats. But fate has plans to bring them together when Batsheba's daughter and Benedict's godson embarked on a quest to find a buried treasure that was once a possession of the "pirate" DeLucey. Will the children discover the long-lost treasure of the DeLuceys? Can Benedict and Bathsheba stop the children from their mad quest? And more importantly, can Benedict fight the urge to hold and kiss Bathsheba, knowing that his spotless reputation is at stake?
I enjoyed reading this book! Bathsheba is a strong woman who makes a living as a tutor for young aspiring artists. Although she came from a long line of swindlers, cheats, and liars, she defies it all by living and earning money with dignity. She's a single mother who tries her best to provide for her daughter whose wild IDEAS can drive anyone crazy. Olivia, Bathsheba's imaginative daughter, loves her mother dearly and she sets to find the treasure of their pirate ancestor for her mother whom she knows have been struggling to make ends meet after her father died. I also liked the fact that Bathsheba had a happy marriage from her deceased husband. Her husband is the favorite and second-son of an earl but he defied his father and society just to marry Bathsheba. Although they lived quietly and well-provided for by the Wingates (her husband's family), the support was cut after Bathsheba's husband died.
Benedict Carsington... what can I say? He, too also lost a spouse years ago and although he kept a mistress for a while, it never became a public scandal because he is discreet and never paraded his conquest. BUT aside from that, he is just PERFECT! From the way he carries himself and talk, you can really feel that this man is secure of whatever power and influence he have. Although he knows that Bathsheba came from the scandalous DeLucey clan and has some reservations about her, that eventually disappeared because he immediately saw Bathsheba for who she really is - a good, kind-hearted woman who will not take advantage of others.
Benedict and Bathsheba's love story evolved during their search for the children and their adventures were fun and filled with sexual tension, both struggling to deny their feelings for one another. There are a lot of funny moments and I especially liked the scene wherein Bathsheba was convincing Lord Hargate, Benedict's father, that she's tired of Benedict and wants to go away but has no money so she needs to have twenty quids in order for her to stay away from him FOREVER!!! The earl and Benedict were shocked that she could forget the man she loves for twenty quids! Ofcourse, a reader can detect that she just said that to stop the scandal that she and Benedict are making by being together! And yes, there is the TREASURE. I'm not going to elaborate further on that but it was a surprise indeed! There are plenty of love scenes and declarations of love but it was done in a classic, uncheesy way.
All in all, Loretta Chase's LORD PERFECT is fun-filled with witty dialogues, rich narratives, unpredictable twist and turns, palpable chemistry with the two protagonists, and yes, it's PERFECT!
The cover is the one that really made me read this book. I mean, the man is the epitome of a Regency aristocrat! ”
“Enjoyable fluff, sometimes laugh aloud funny.”
Sheila B wrote this review Sunday, December 21 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Perfect story, perfect end to a perfect trilogy—or maybe there will be more stories than three... Heroine is a scandalous widow with a precocious daughter. Hero is a perfectly behaved heir to an earldom with a nephew who will obey no one else. Daughter and nephew run off together on an adventure and hero and heroine must chase them down, falling in love on the way. Lovely, wonderful story.”
Gail Dayton wrote this review Saturday, August 18 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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