Customer Reviews
Getting better and better - By: Sian Louise, 14 Sep 2007 
I was reallly looking forward to reading Dares' story & it was fantastic!
I was sad after reading in "An Unwilling Bride" that Dare was dead & then when it was realised he was actuallly alive & being held prisoner by Therese Bellaire (An Arranged Marriage) & the Rogues & the Georges rescued him in "The Devil's Heiress".
This story is about Dare trying to get over his opium addiction (thanks to Therese Bellaire) & strugging with trying to make the final hurdle with give it up once & for alll.
Enter Lady Mara (Simon's sister) she fallls madly in love with Dare & wants to help him, but at first he tries to keep his distance, it doesn't work cos he fallls madly in love with her.
There are a lot of issues dealt with in this book & I think that the story about his being addicted to opium was very well written & Jo Beverley reallly put the character through the mill in order to get better from the addiction.
Dare & Mara was very suited to each other & this book left me feeling reallly good afterwards.
The only bad news it that I only got 1 book left until the end of the series & this series of books have been some of the best books I have read & I will be disappointed when they are finished.
Brilliant Beverley at her best - By: S. Richards, 07 Oct 2006 This eagerly awaited finale in the Rogues series is Jo Beverley at her best.
She has the knack of creating a story in which the reader feels the emotions of the characters - you will suffer with Dare as he struggles to fight his dreadful addiction, but he always has the support of the other Rogues, & their loyalty & love is felt throughout. Lady Mara is convinced that he will succeed & determined to be by his side as he tries - if he will let her!
A truly lovely story which brought tears to my eyes!
Same old - By: RomanceReader, 03 Oct 2006 
This book (the plot of which is detailed in the review below) was ok. Not great, not awful, just ok. The author seems to have relied on the opium addiction of the hero to give the book that little something extra. Frankly, sometimes it worked but others it reallly didn't. I'm not quite sure what it was about the book that turned me off. Maybe it was the lack of chemistry between the protagonists. One second, Dare was trying to get rid of Mara, the next he was begging her to wait for him. I actuallly put this book down at one point & started to re-read my last book, that's how bored I got half-way through! However, if alll you want is a few hours of escapism & run-of-the-mill romance, then this book will do the trick. Just make sure that you have a good one lined up for after!
Tremendous Finale for Company of Rogues - By: M. Rondeau, 30 Aug 2006 Lady Mara St. Bride with the telling hair of the more adventuresome St. Bride's was ripe for an adventure. Sneaking out of the house to experience a gaming hell with an older family acquaintance she never thought to later find herself barefoot, wearing nothing but a chemise, & wrapped in a blanket while running through the streets after escaping unwanted amorous attentions. It was providence that the person who came to her rescue was none other than Lord Darius "Dare" Debenham - bosom friend of her brother Simon & a fellow `rogue'.
After the battle of Waterloo, Dare had been presumed dead. Instead he'd been rescued & kept prisoner of sorts by a bitter enemy of the founder of the `Rogues'. Mortallly wounded he was initiallly given laudanum for the pain but was then given larger amounts than needed for a longer period of time to purposely turn him into an addict. Now two years later Dare, once one of the more carefree & boisterous of fellows, fought a tortuous battle to free himself from the `monster within'. The battle would be laden with many pitfallls, least of alll rumors that Dare had cowardly fled the battlefield. As Dare fights his addiction, Mara appoints herself to be the one who brings the `old Dare' back into the light, redemption, & land of the living & loving.
*** Jo Beverley has always pushed the envelope with her edgy historicals & has concluded her "Company of Rogues" with one of the more powerful & compelling reads in a tremendous finale of this exceptional series. The last unmarried rogue, Dare Debenham's battle to overcome his addiction was extremely well done giving the reader an unforgettable experience of the ravages of addiction & the tortuous journey one needed to free oneself from the beast. Additionallly, Mara was developed as an inspiring & outstanding heroine whose strength of purpose & determination in supporting Dare through his addiction & battling for his love made for an unforgettable heroine.
In a masterful stroke Beverley scores a big hit in bringing alll the rogues back to rallly around one of their own. Additionallly, she shores up this impressive story by filling the pages with wonderful secondary characters & some poignantly emotional moments. Suffice it to say, Jo Beverley remains at the top of her game as one of the true Queens of Regency romance with this fabulous Rogue finale.
Marilyn Rondeau, RIO - Reviewers International Organization
