A Rogue of My Own
Written by Johanna Lindsey
Narrated by Rosalyn Landor
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About this audiobook
How does an innocent lady find herself forced to wed a royal spy who seduced her—by mistake? For Lady Rebecca Marshall, a whirlwind of passion and excitement begins when, to her mother’s great delight, she becomes a maid of honor at the court of Queen Victoria. Rebecca’s mother sees this appointment as a golden opportunity for Rebecca to make a good match.
At court, Rebecca innocently steps into the rivalry between the queen’s spymaster and the noblewoman in charge of the maids of honor who is using the maids to spy on powerful courtiers. Soon Rebecca is entangled in a web of deceit with the charming marquis Rupert St. John. The devastatingly handsome n’er-do-well is the cousin of Raphael Locke, with whom Rebecca was once infatuated. What she doesn’t know is that Rupert is a secret agent of the crown who leads a double life.
When Rupert obtains proof that Rebecca is spying on him, he seduces her. He hardly suspects her guileless nature. Forced to the altar, Rupert believes that Rebecca has set a trap of the worst sort in order to marry into his powerful family. Although he vows never to be faithful to his beautiful wife, as Rupert comes to know Rebecca’s wit, adventurous spirit, and generous nature, his vow of revenge turns into a desire to share many passionate nights only with his wife for the rest of his life.
Warm, witty, and filled with the “deliciously sexy” (Booklist) flirtation that makes each of her bestsellers an irresistible gem, A Rogue of My Own will have listeners falling in love with Johanna Lindsey all over again!
Johanna Lindsey
One of the world's most successful authors of historical romance, every one of Johanna Lindsey's previous novels has been a national bestseller, and several of her titles have reached the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. Ms. Lindsey lives in New England with her family.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I enjoyed 2/3 of it, the finale third is just to typical.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I thought the main character Rebecca was interesting, but the plot was so disjointed and boring I couldn't finish it. The hero saying, "I'm 99 percent certain." in a Victorian-England setting didn't help. I'm sticking with Phillipa Gregory. The magic Johanna Lyndsey used to have is gone.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Reading how he was making such an ass of himself and knowing he would have to apologize and eat all of his words.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book was filled with ups and downs, a lot of attitude, intrigue, and wit. Rebecca, our main character, isn't as naive as she first seems, attracted to the Angel, Rupert St. John and roped into working as a spy for awhile, her life at court isn't at all what she thought it was going to be.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5A crudely stitched patchwork of mismatched pieces.
The arrival of Rebecca Marshall at Buckingham Palace as a new maid of honor and the details of personal and political intrigues at the court of Queen Victoria were refreshingly different, but as the narrative rushed nowhere and finally disintegrated, I was left wondering about the authenticity of the historical detail.
First impressions of Rebecca are of a beautiful, intelligent, and self-assured lady, sparking anticipation of her part in the story. The first of many wrong notes is struck by her adolescent infatuation with the handsome 'rogue' Rupert, and the startling speed with which she gives up her virginity and achieves instant orgasm. Rupert St John is supposed to be some kind of government intelligence agent, but the background to this is not developed, and we're left with an almost psychotic lothario who apparently hangs around society venues collecting information for his sexually ambiguous handler.
Rebecca becomes pregnant and her attempt to confront Rupert with her predicament only gets her caught up in a chase across France to visit a Englishman who is suspected of smuggling arms.
Rupert doesn't believe Rebecca is pregnant, squabbles and spats ensue, families get involved, undying love is declared, but nothing can compensate for the fundamental weakness in characterisation and lack of control over the structure of the narrative. - Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I usually love Johanna Lindsey novels, but I couldn't even finish this one. The two leads snap at each other constantly to where I wanted to smack them both. The writing isn't even up to Lindsey's usual standards. I think if she did a search for the word "blush" it would come up about a hundred times.
I won't be giving up on Lindsey (since I really enjoyed her Mallory novels), but this one was a dud for me. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Exclamation marks are WAY overused, but the story is a fun one.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A well-rounded romance. The characters were approachable and realistic, and the story was great. Johanna has a way of making her characters come to life. It is easy to get into the book and be transported to the past.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I liked this book. I am always amazed at how authors (like Lindsey) can come up with a fresh scenario every time. I found it a little tedious in the beginning, with all the description of the English monarchy, but past that, I thought it was entertaining. True, it was not one of my favorites of hers, but worth the time nonetheless. If you're looking for a real bodice-ripper, it won't be your cup of tea.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Something was missing from this story, it is not as good as the earlier 2 in this series.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I have to admit that this book was really disappointing. I love Johanna Lindsey but this effort of hers was very weak. I had to force myself to finish this book. I was not convinced of Rupert's and Rebecca's relationship. There really was no chemistry between then and the story line was really thin. There was little romance in this book and I hope the author's next book will be better.