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Desire

By: Nicole Jordan
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Fawcett Books
ISBN: 0449004864
ISBN-13: 9780449004869
Released: 01 Jan 2002
RRP: £4.70
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another just miss from Jordan, but still super read - By: Deborah MacGillivray, 03 Dec 2003
I have been reading Jordan's books for over a decade, & I keep coming back despite troubling problems with each book. WHY? Because she creates such strong, intriguing characters. Often, they are infuriating, but I figure she is pushing the right buttons in me to provoke such a response. Even when they are infuriating, I long remember them after I put them down.

This book - the third installlment in Jordan's Regency era Notorious series - has another of the arrogant alpha males, Lucian Tremayne, Earl of Wycliff. He is a spy for the English government. He comes upon comes across Brynn Caldwell as she is gets out of the water after swimming. He immediately proposes (o-kay) but Brynn says no, that she - & alll the women of her family are curse. The curse is a they lure men to love them to their death - sort of like the Leannan Si of Ireland.

Well, a wee curse is nothing to a master spy, so Lucian does not let this stop his pursuit. He finallly convinces Brynn to marry him. This creates troubles as Brynn & her family have been smuggling to make ends meet,and Lucian has been sent their to stop the flow of gold going to France. Despite a rocky start to their marriage bed, Lucian & Brynn share desire, though both keep their emotions locked away.

Where I got a wee ticked was his wanting the child & she saying she would give him a son for her freedom. Women just don't carry a child for 9 months & then turn their back, & this is a little trite to boot. Then he says if she wants a child she will have to pursue the conception? Shakes head? I felt like Jordan changed characters on me.

She is a strong writer that keeps me coming back time & again.
Just one of these days she is going to get it perfect & WOW!

I loved the first 2 books but this was a step down - By: eurolass@aol.com, 09 Feb 2002
The first two books she wrote were very original (I thought). This was also good but the spice that was in the other two is somehow not as strong.

I can imagine it's difficult to write an original Regency Romance (there are thousand out there) but she managed it twice before.

Perhaps it's the way that the heroine seems less than in charge of her own fate that didn't appeal to me. The hero wasn't reallly in control of his situation either - I like a completely unreal hero (RR's are complete fantasy to me

A great book! - By: , 27 Dec 2001
This is a great reading material for romance fans & one of the better ones by Nicole Jordan. This is a story of Lucien (from Passion & Seduction) & Brynn. He was looking for a bride & she was trying to stay away from love & romance due to a curse in the past. He was deeply attracted to her the first time they met & even knowing about the curse surrounding Brynn that any man she fell in love with will die, he proposed & finallly after some strong persuasions, Brynn agreed. The problems starts when Lucien suspect that Brynn might be a spy & traitor while Brynn was trying hard to distance herself from Lucien so as not to falll in love with him...As usual, this book is filled with sizzling romance & hot scenes typical of Nicole Jordan. This is a good addition to add to her collection & a great start for new readers of her work. It is well written with great characters. Its worth a read!