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    The Forbidden Lady: (Originally published under the title FOR LOVE OR COUNTRY)
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    The Forbidden Lady: (Originally published under the title FOR LOVE OR COUNTRY)

    By Kerrelyn Sparks

    3.5/5

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    About this ebook

    Before New York Times bestselling author Kerrelyn Sparks created a world of vampires, there was another world of spies and romance . . .

    Virginia Munro could not believe her ears. This bewigged, bejeweled, and bedeviling man was trying to buy her? As if she were some trollop on the Boston docks?

    Before she's fully able to give in to her outrage, the fop moves on—and Virginia refuses to spare him another thought.

    But Quincy Stanton is not what he seems. By day, he poses as a carefree Loyalist with an army of wigs and a wardrobe that favors lavender. By night, he wages a secret war against the British with an impressive collection of eighteenth-century spy gadgets. If anyone were to discover the truth, Quincy would hang, yet he can't seem to stay away from the lovely and saucy Virginia. Will their attraction lead to love . . . or danger?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateSep 25, 2012
    ISBN9780062128775
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    The Forbidden Lady: (Originally published under the title FOR LOVE OR COUNTRY)
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    Kerrelyn Sparks

    Kerrelyn Sparks is the bestselling author of the Love at Stake series, which has hit as high as number 5 on the New York Times list and 22 on the USA Today list. Kerrelyn is honored that her band of merry vampires and shifters is spreading love and laughter worldwide in fourteen different languages.

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    • 4/5
      First of all, The Scarlet Pimpernel is one of my favorite story lines of all times. As a novel it could be a tad tedious, but I think I've watched every movie rendition that was ever made. So when the author says that she modeled The Forbidden Lady after The Scarlet Pimpernel, I admit I am predisposed to like a story.If you've never read a historical romance this would be a good one to start with. I don't think historical is this author's primary genre, so she writes with a more characteristically modern feel. To me, The Forbidden Lady combines the "perkiness" of a typical regency but with a little more rational thought. (I can't be the only one who thinks the English aristocracy of the 19th century had to be one of the most contrived societies in history.)I also loved how she wove historical events like the Boston Massacre into the story. Some of you who are sticklers for historical accuracy might need to curb your instincts. I didn't bother mapping out the timeline to assess the accuracy of every detail, but the language is clearly more modern. Not sure when "oops" was first used, but pretty sure it was sometime after 1775. Plus, some of the humor relies on sexual innuendo that requires an understanding of fairly modern colloquialisms. That did not affect my appreciation of the story or the author's style at all.I would classify the heat level as spicy. There are some fairly explicit scenes, but they don't drag on and on, and the emphasis remains on the relationship between the hero and heroine. All in all, I would say this one is definitely worth reading.
    • 4/5
      This book reminded me that I used to love Revolutionary War era historicals. It's been more than a decade since I've read one and now I want to read more - looking forward to the sequel!
    • 4/5
      Plenty of action in this story set in 1770 Boston as conflict mounts between Englishman and Americans. I rated it 3.5* because I liked the story but it wasn't as engaging as her humorous vampire series. Quincy posing as Loyalist encounters Virginia at a ball doing some snooping of her own.
    • 3/5
      while the writing and dialog were stilted in places this was still a fun read. I particularly liked Johnson and Josiah. I did cringe every time I read the name Quincy though. :P

      received as an egalley.