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A Perilous Passion

Wanton in Wessex, Book 1

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Miss Charlotte Allston is unwittingly ensnared in a sinister web of traitors and spies when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome stranger on the beach. Fiercely determined to redeem his honor after a humiliating military defeat, the Earl of Beckport is living incognito, hunting a band of smugglers at the center of a French plot to invade England.

The enigmatic Miss Allston instantly becomes a person of interest to the earl . . . and not just in the smuggling case. Passion flares swift and hot between the two. But when her attempts to help with his secret mission only endanger it, he must question where her loyalty truly lies.

Stunned by the sudden revelation that the woman he is falling for is the daughter of a notorious smuggler, Beckport feels duty-bound to report her. But then Charlotte is captured by the very traitor he's after, forcing the earl to decide between redemption . . . and love.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Elizabeth Keysian (P)2022 Tantor Action & Adventure Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance
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A really good story, that I did enjoy!

The heroine was ballsy & resourceful... she had guts & gumption galore... there was only downside (for me)...

In this story, the author had the perfect opportunity to make the heroine a lot older, yet she chose to make her a teenager... late teens, but still a teen!

& yes, I do know that was quite acceptable for the time period, but it's fictitious, so I do prefer older heroines.

For 2 reasons... one, I remember when I was the same age & yes, love felt all consuming at the time, but (many) years later, I can see (I'm hindsight) that it was infatuation at best...

The author herself shows how fleeting those feelings can be, as the heroine who was ready to elope with another man, can barely stand him 6 months later... yet another reason, why a longer passage of time would've been preferable IMO!

Secondly, I can never quite get over the ick factor when there's a massive age gap... She's in her teens, he's in his 30s!

Still a really good story overall!

worth a read

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Loved the feisty heroine and the storyline was compelling enough to keep me listening. Thank heavens for the narration of Carmen Rose who always brings so much to a story with excellent voices, accents, pauses and stresses in the right places. I can recommend.

Excellent narration

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Wonderful, escapist fun! An impossibly handsome aristocric hero, a strong-minded minx of a heroine, smugglers, a mysterious highwayman, swashbuckling and adventurous derring-do... what more could one want?!

The author has created a wonderful story that gallops along at a cracking pace, while the narrator has interpreted the characters well. This novel played out in my head as a vibrant technicolour film in glorious HD! Please tell me there's a sequel to the adventures of Rafe and Charlotte!

The Earl meets his match!

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Really enjoyable historical romance, I loved the characters, such strong willed and different from what I would of thought. The story was well read and I couldn’t put it down.

Great story

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An entertaining story of smugglers, contraband and regency romance. Only spoilt by the rounded, rhythmic short statements this annoying Narrator reads.

She does not seem able to carry intrigue beyond one sing song sentence. She is VERY distracting and I try to avoid books where she is the Narrator. I know others think she is great... I am not one of them.

An entertaining story of smugglers, contraband and regency romance.

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