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Regency #3
Deception
England 1818. Determined to find love, Aurora Glendenning hides her wealth and status, wanting a man to love her for her...one who will overlook her mistakes. When she meets Levi, Lord Greville, she thinks her prayers have been answered. There's just one problem: he needs wealth to right his wrongs. Can love make everything all right in this tale with so many lies and unanswered questions?
290 pages, Paperback
First published July 15, 2010
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Jaimey Grant
21 books167 followersI'm an author who battles ADD with sporadic doses of writing, book cover design, blogging, online promotion, homeschooling my two kids, fermenting things with my husband (mostly beer), video games, reading, and housework. (The housework suffers.) I sleep and eat when I remember.
Check out my blog, if you get the chance: Into the Mind of Jaimey Grant
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July 8, 2010
I am pleased to have the honor of helping to edit this book. The characters are compelling and personable and the story...perfect Jaimey Grant!
August 10, 2010
I became a huge fan of Ms. Grants as I read her previous books, "Betrayal" and "Heartless". I enjoy her writing style and love the depth she pulls from her characters that draws the reader in and hooks one completely in the story. That is also why I was disappointed in this particular book. That depth just wasn't there. That confused me and I had to really contemplate what made it so. Here are my conclusions:
First; there are so many characters introduced in the beginning of the story with the assumption the reader already knows them. With so little explanation, even those of us who should are confused and must look up her other books to remind ourselves. Those with whom this book is a first must spend precious reading time trying to sort through and understand the relationships on their own. This is very distracting as these secondary characters play a large part in the story.
Second; Speaking of secondary characters playing a large part - The Duke of Derringer seems to be as much the main character (at least in print time) as Levi and Aurora. This became incredibly confusing as he has already been spotlighted in a previous book (Heartless) and his romance and marriage already catalogued. He isn't married in this book so we seem to be taking a step backwards. Whoah, all the softening and falling in love we have previously read about is erased? That would be fine if this were a series and we knew we were reading it out of order but we didn't and so, once again, have to try and figure it all out as we go.
Third; Maybe because of the above, that problem of depth becomes glaring in Levi and Aurora's relationship. I figure there just wasn't enough page time left to allow us to understand and believe this couple actually fell in love within moments of meeting each other, then continued that love in spite of Aurora's serious and continuous lies and deceptions. We're given no insight into why Levi continues to love and accept Aurora with few questions and at all cost. C'mon, there's got to be some anger and time spent in working things out between the two of them here! Because we aren't allowed to see Aurora's inner emotions and reasoning, she comes across as a very unsympathetic character and therefore is hard to like, let alone root for.
Whew! With all that said, it still rates a 3 star because of the talent that lies within the writing. With all the problems, it still flows smoothly with a style that makes the reader sit comfortably within the very parlors of regency England among friends.
First; there are so many characters introduced in the beginning of the story with the assumption the reader already knows them. With so little explanation, even those of us who should are confused and must look up her other books to remind ourselves. Those with whom this book is a first must spend precious reading time trying to sort through and understand the relationships on their own. This is very distracting as these secondary characters play a large part in the story.
Second; Speaking of secondary characters playing a large part - The Duke of Derringer seems to be as much the main character (at least in print time) as Levi and Aurora. This became incredibly confusing as he has already been spotlighted in a previous book (Heartless) and his romance and marriage already catalogued. He isn't married in this book so we seem to be taking a step backwards. Whoah, all the softening and falling in love we have previously read about is erased? That would be fine if this were a series and we knew we were reading it out of order but we didn't and so, once again, have to try and figure it all out as we go.
Third; Maybe because of the above, that problem of depth becomes glaring in Levi and Aurora's relationship. I figure there just wasn't enough page time left to allow us to understand and believe this couple actually fell in love within moments of meeting each other, then continued that love in spite of Aurora's serious and continuous lies and deceptions. We're given no insight into why Levi continues to love and accept Aurora with few questions and at all cost. C'mon, there's got to be some anger and time spent in working things out between the two of them here! Because we aren't allowed to see Aurora's inner emotions and reasoning, she comes across as a very unsympathetic character and therefore is hard to like, let alone root for.
Whew! With all that said, it still rates a 3 star because of the talent that lies within the writing. With all the problems, it still flows smoothly with a style that makes the reader sit comfortably within the very parlors of regency England among friends.
November 30, 2013
What I liked:
the whole set of characters
the humor
the length of the story
the annoying & interfering Duke
that the husband wasn't all smart but he came through anyway.
found some new "old" words-always a plus!
What I didn't like:
the heroine was a nincompoop- she could have avoided all the mess she made by simply telling her husband what was going on.
A not too long fun story, even if it doesn't have too many surprises.
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November 11, 2010
While this review is long overdue, I'm honored to give five out of five stars to Jaimey Grant's Deception.
Grant's characters comprise a circle of friends and relations, so it's fun to see the people from other books show up as supporting characters. This particular tale involves Levi Greville and Aurora Glendenning, neither of whom are presenting an entirely accurate picture of themselves to society at large.
With intrigue, crime and yes, deception, all the way around, Grant has created an entertaining Regency novel that romance fans are sure to enjoy. In my opinion, Deception is her best work yet.
Grant's characters comprise a circle of friends and relations, so it's fun to see the people from other books show up as supporting characters. This particular tale involves Levi Greville and Aurora Glendenning, neither of whom are presenting an entirely accurate picture of themselves to society at large.
With intrigue, crime and yes, deception, all the way around, Grant has created an entertaining Regency novel that romance fans are sure to enjoy. In my opinion, Deception is her best work yet.
February 25, 2011
Once again in the interest of transparency, I will note that I know the author. I will also say that Romance is something I tend to avoid because it all runs more or less the same. Man sees woman. Woman sees man. For some reason (be it mutual loathing, social systems, or some other equally dull reason) they cannot be together. Love eventually wins out and they marry. The end.
This book was, very happily, nothing like that. Despite being labelled a Historical Romance, I found it more of an Adventure story. Certainly, there is the usual guy meets girl element, which forms a large part of the book, the larger part is the heroine's past and the result of that. Marriage does not happily end the book as it tends to with Romance novels (the majority that I've read, in any case).
For this reason, and others, I really loved this book.
It might have something to do with the historical setting of the book, which, of course, I adore. I have to confess my greatest delight in the language of the book (yes, I'm a language geek), most specifically the first correct spelling and use of the word 'arse' I've seen in a long, long time.
I have a pet peeve. The use of the word 'ass' to mean bottom. It doesn't mean bottom at all. It's a short form of the word 'jackass' which is, of course, a donkey. Every time someone say 'asshole,' what they're really saying is 'donkey hole.' 'Arse,' on the other hand, does mean bottom.
It's silly thing, and I know I'm being oddly pedantic, since I realise language changes, but the whole 'ass' vs. 'arse' thing really does bother me. I don't quite know why. Seeing 'arse' in proper form made me smile.
I also read a number of time-specific words which, thanks to my very handy Christmas present of a Forgotten English calendar I actually knew. I didn't struggle with the language at all. It would probably be helpful for the average reader to Google the words they don't understand, or else put them in context as demeaning descriptives no longer used today.
As I said before, what I genuinely adore about this book is that marriage and 'happily ever after' (I think I'm going to be ill) is not the end of the story. There's a whole of exciting stuff that happens after the wedding, which I'm not going to give away here. You'll have to buy the book.
At first I was a little confused by the plethora of names and titles to which the reader is hurriedly introduced (established readers of Jaimey Grant may already be familiar with the characters), but it didn't take long to sort this all out and it certainly didn't detract from the story.
The couple in question are Levi and Aurora, but I find myself much more enchanted by the dark, belligerent, outwardly hostile character of Derringer. I fear that says a little too much about myself, but there you go. As a character, Derringer was by far the most intriguing.
In short, a very plump four stars. Jaimey Grant did a fabulous job with this story, and I'll definitely be looking into getting more of her books in the near future ... especially the ones that have Derringer in them ...
This book was, very happily, nothing like that. Despite being labelled a Historical Romance, I found it more of an Adventure story. Certainly, there is the usual guy meets girl element, which forms a large part of the book, the larger part is the heroine's past and the result of that. Marriage does not happily end the book as it tends to with Romance novels (the majority that I've read, in any case).
For this reason, and others, I really loved this book.
It might have something to do with the historical setting of the book, which, of course, I adore. I have to confess my greatest delight in the language of the book (yes, I'm a language geek), most specifically the first correct spelling and use of the word 'arse' I've seen in a long, long time.
I have a pet peeve. The use of the word 'ass' to mean bottom. It doesn't mean bottom at all. It's a short form of the word 'jackass' which is, of course, a donkey. Every time someone say 'asshole,' what they're really saying is 'donkey hole.' 'Arse,' on the other hand, does mean bottom.
It's silly thing, and I know I'm being oddly pedantic, since I realise language changes, but the whole 'ass' vs. 'arse' thing really does bother me. I don't quite know why. Seeing 'arse' in proper form made me smile.
I also read a number of time-specific words which, thanks to my very handy Christmas present of a Forgotten English calendar I actually knew. I didn't struggle with the language at all. It would probably be helpful for the average reader to Google the words they don't understand, or else put them in context as demeaning descriptives no longer used today.
As I said before, what I genuinely adore about this book is that marriage and 'happily ever after' (I think I'm going to be ill) is not the end of the story. There's a whole of exciting stuff that happens after the wedding, which I'm not going to give away here. You'll have to buy the book.
At first I was a little confused by the plethora of names and titles to which the reader is hurriedly introduced (established readers of Jaimey Grant may already be familiar with the characters), but it didn't take long to sort this all out and it certainly didn't detract from the story.
The couple in question are Levi and Aurora, but I find myself much more enchanted by the dark, belligerent, outwardly hostile character of Derringer. I fear that says a little too much about myself, but there you go. As a character, Derringer was by far the most intriguing.
In short, a very plump four stars. Jaimey Grant did a fabulous job with this story, and I'll definitely be looking into getting more of her books in the near future ... especially the ones that have Derringer in them ...
November 23, 2012
I love all of Jaimey Grant's writings, it is hard for me to put down once I start. However, this story was a little hard for me to push through at times. Mostly because I felt the characters lacked a level of depth that helped me understand their relationship as it evolved.
This story is of Levi, a character introduced in Betrayal, and a new character, Aurora, and their budding relationship. Levi must marry in order to secure his future, in ways that we don't fully understand until the middle of the book. Aurora has secrets all her own that will threaten their relationship as soon as they come to light, which they always do.
The only reason I couldn't give this a five star rating was the relationship between Levi and Aurora was hard to follow at times. Levi was easier for me as I had some background into his character from previous books, but I would have loved to see more insight into his internal struggle and how the change in his thoughts happened.
Aurora, on the other hand, was hard to follow from time to time. I would have loved to see more into her character and thoughts so I could understand the reasons behind all her actions and fears. I wanted to love her, I just didn't feel like I could grasp what she was all about.
But with all that said, I still love Jamiey's writing!!! I love how she is not afraid to write about content that is emotionally charged. In the series, (Honor, Betrayal, Deception, Spellbound, and Redemption), this book was not my favorite . . . but it was still a good read and I will probably read it again as I plan to read the entire series over and over!
This story is of Levi, a character introduced in Betrayal, and a new character, Aurora, and their budding relationship. Levi must marry in order to secure his future, in ways that we don't fully understand until the middle of the book. Aurora has secrets all her own that will threaten their relationship as soon as they come to light, which they always do.
The only reason I couldn't give this a five star rating was the relationship between Levi and Aurora was hard to follow at times. Levi was easier for me as I had some background into his character from previous books, but I would have loved to see more insight into his internal struggle and how the change in his thoughts happened.
Aurora, on the other hand, was hard to follow from time to time. I would have loved to see more into her character and thoughts so I could understand the reasons behind all her actions and fears. I wanted to love her, I just didn't feel like I could grasp what she was all about.
But with all that said, I still love Jamiey's writing!!! I love how she is not afraid to write about content that is emotionally charged. In the series, (Honor, Betrayal, Deception, Spellbound, and Redemption), this book was not my favorite . . . but it was still a good read and I will probably read it again as I plan to read the entire series over and over!
November 3, 2011
A great deal of work must have gone into this well-written Regency. I also write Regencies, so I was very aware of the language, dialogue, setting, and tone. She does an exceptional job with characterization, and her story is actually quite 'spot on' with the mores of Regency Society. Jaimey has also done a good job demonstrating the harsh injustice suffered by the women of the time. Men could do anything and still be entirely acceptable to the 'ton,' but women? Poor Aurora is the victim of men's power over women. I was impressed with Jaimey's ability to smoothly blend Regency language into her narration and espcially into her dialogue. I did wish that the romance had been deepened and developed a little more and had built more slowly to a climax, but I enjoyed the romance. I would LOVE to read about Hart meeting someone and falling in love.
March 13, 2011
So I actually only read the first few pages of this book before I had to stop reading. I am sorry I am NOT one of those people who think keeping mistresses and fornication make a good story. Sorry, but no. Within the first few pages we are introduced to a loser, said losers mistress, said losers sister and sisters husband(who is actually said losers mistresses previous lover) Um don't need to waste any more time.
Sorry if this is harsh, but if this is listed as a clean romance, even if nothing too descriptive is in the book, then my idea of clean romance is vastly different.
Sorry if this is harsh, but if this is listed as a clean romance, even if nothing too descriptive is in the book, then my idea of clean romance is vastly different.
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January 10, 2014This was a good book set in the Regency period in London. I liked all the characters and thought the plot was interesting. I would have liked a little more suspense in the romance department, but I thought the dialogue was witty and liked the book enough that I will most likely read other books by this author.
January 8, 2012
I have been fortunate to read Jaimey's books in order. Following the characters from book to book has been fun. Sometimes the themes are a bit dark for me, but I like seeing how the characters learn from their mistakes and the challenges that life gives them. Love wins out in the end and the strong group of friends emerging is fun to behold.
August 20, 2015
This is an author I always approach with a bit of caution. Her version of a 'clean' story differs somewhat to mine. This one, though, I enjoyed. I understood the motivation of all the characters, even though at times it felt as though their was a lack if depth to them.
I look forward to exploring the rest of the world created by the author.
I look forward to exploring the rest of the world created by the author.
September 12, 2011
A cute regency era read. I was a bit worried that it would not be clean based on how it started out (there is a lot of reference to sex, but no description of it), but this ended up being a cute story with a little adventure thrown in.
November 22, 2010
If Tess of the Duberville's and Aurora had tea together, this is what they would say: "Damned if you do, and damned if you don't."
This book was like eating chocolate. Pure enjoyment!
This book was like eating chocolate. Pure enjoyment!
March 13, 2012
An interesting read. Vivid.
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