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hot hot hot
lacking elements to make is a good HISTORICAL novel
author did not take me back in time, but characters and romance were great
lacking elements to make is a good HISTORICAL novel
author did not take me back in time, but characters and romance were great
I loved this 7th book in the "Governess Brides" series!
Miss Caroline Ritter accomplished flirt offers lessons to rich noble lords to inept to attract a wife.
Reviewer: msbooklady "msbooklady" (Biloxi, MS) -
This book was a little different from the typical Regency Romance. For one the hero is not a womanizing rogue and the heroine is a ruined woman forced to work for a living.
Beautiful Caroline is compromised and ruined as a young debutant by a married member of the nobility. He wanted a divorce from his wife and drugged Caroline and lured her into the library where they were discovered. Caroline is ruined and blamed for the incident and her father throws her out. She attempts to find work but keeps getting fired because frankly all she is good at is flirting. She is given a break when The Academy of Governess gives her a job doing just that, teaching someone to flirt. Caroline is hired by a duke to teach his son the foppish Jude how to flirt and catch a wife.
Jude is really undercover trying to catch his brother's murderers. He must act like a sissy trying to imitate the French. He wears outlandish colors-(orange shirt, with a yellow cravat and striped pants following around his two suspects who are French. He is intrigued by the young lady his father hires to teach him to flirt, but must concentrate on catching his brothers murderers. However, he cannot stop his longing for Caroline. Caroline is amused at Jude's antics but is determined to find him a wife. If she is successful she will earn enough to get her sister away from their tyrannt father. However, she falls for Jude in spite of his actions.
This is a decent story and the descriptions of Jude's clothes are sometimes hilarious. However, I couldn't help wonder why Caroline could never figure out Jude was acting. Still pretty good.
This book was a little different from the typical Regency Romance. For one the hero is not a womanizing rogue and the heroine is a ruined woman forced to work for a living.
Beautiful Caroline is compromised and ruined as a young debutant by a married member of the nobility. He wanted a divorce from his wife and drugged Caroline and lured her into the library where they were discovered. Caroline is ruined and blamed for the incident and her father throws her out. She attempts to find work but keeps getting fired because frankly all she is good at is flirting. She is given a break when The Academy of Governess gives her a job doing just that, teaching someone to flirt. Caroline is hired by a duke to teach his son the foppish Jude how to flirt and catch a wife.
Jude is really undercover trying to catch his brother's murderers. He must act like a sissy trying to imitate the French. He wears outlandish colors-(orange shirt, with a yellow cravat and striped pants following around his two suspects who are French. He is intrigued by the young lady his father hires to teach him to flirt, but must concentrate on catching his brothers murderers. However, he cannot stop his longing for Caroline. Caroline is amused at Jude's antics but is determined to find him a wife. If she is successful she will earn enough to get her sister away from their tyrannt father. However, she falls for Jude in spite of his actions.
This is a decent story and the descriptions of Jude's clothes are sometimes hilarious. However, I couldn't help wonder why Caroline could never figure out Jude was acting. Still pretty good.
very good book. I enjoyed every word.
This is a great book ! It held my interest the whole way through and I loved the characters ! Christina Dodd is one of my favorite authors!
Books that make me chuckle are always favorites of mine and this one certainly did. Dodd can write some witty dialogue and it's especially wonderful to find it in a regency romance. The idea of an Academy of Governesses that have personnel available to teach a man the art of flirting is an amusing concept. This book does not disappoint.
Julie W. (Maloryflower) reviewed My Fair Temptress (Governess Brides, Bk 7) on + 3 more book reviews
Any thing from Christina Dodd is A Treasure,Always hard to put them down Excellent story teller.Makes you wish they were your life stories.
Classic Christina Dodd romance with a satisfying ending.
A well writted historic romance about a well-to-do yet down on her luck beautiful young lady who falls in love with the most handsome man with sexy and shady secrets of his own. A Fun, flirty, and Sexy read.
Distinguished Academy of Governesses.... Miss Caroline Ritter teaches an earl how to be the most sought-after aristocrat at the ball
One of the Governess Brides series. Fun to read.
Tosha E. (tbutterflychic) reviewed My Fair Temptress (Governess Brides, Bk 7) on + 10 more book reviews
Great book.
Another great one by Christina Dodd!
Flirty Miss Caroline offers lessons to rich noblemen in how to attract a wife. She attracts the earl of Huntington, the most handsome and dangerous of all.
Great book - - I love Christina Dodd!
Great book - - I love Christina Dodd!
I thought this book had some funny and iteresting twist's in it enjoy
The premise was a bit silly, though I'm usually a fan of Dodd's work.
Loved this book, I read all the "Rules of ...." series, and this is a continue of the seriers from the Distinguished Academy of Governessess. If you enjoyed the seriers, you will love this book. I finished it in a day.
A destitute Miss Caroline Ritter gets a job through the Distinguished Academy of Governesses to teach flirting to the new Earl of Huntington so that he may find & marry an heiress. But their attraction cannot be denied.
I love Christina Dodd. This is a fast, easy read, & highly recommended.
I love Christina Dodd. This is a fast, easy read, & highly recommended.
Emily B. (koreanprincess24) reviewed My Fair Temptress (Governess Brides, Bk 7) on + 136 more book reviews
Good book
In this delicious addition to the Distinguished Academy of Governesses series, Lady Caroline Ritter, desperate for employment, comes to the academy for help. The problem: Her only achievement is that she's an accomplished flirt. But fortune shines on Caroline when she's sent to teach Jude Durant what a woman wants.
After years of working secretly for the government, Jude returns home from France mourning his brother's death. Though he appears foppish, he's working undercover to expose a plot to assassinate Queen Victoria. He has no need to be tutored in the art of love, but to keep up his charade, he accepts the lessons.
Caroline is not what Jude expects. She's beautiful, but she's also smart and the ideal pawn for his mission. Neither one counts on falling in love.
After years of working secretly for the government, Jude returns home from France mourning his brother's death. Though he appears foppish, he's working undercover to expose a plot to assassinate Queen Victoria. He has no need to be tutored in the art of love, but to keep up his charade, he accepts the lessons.
Caroline is not what Jude expects. She's beautiful, but she's also smart and the ideal pawn for his mission. Neither one counts on falling in love.
Amusing at times, well written; however, I did not like the way she subjugated man to woman.
A Christina Dodd romance that eventually leads you to a sequel. Lots of explicit scenes.
Learn how to flirt in Ten Lessons or Less! Miss Caroline Ritter, accomplished flirt, acknowledged beauty, and ruined gentlewoman, offers lessons to any rich, noble lord too inept to attract a wife. Another fun book from Christina Dodd.
Maria P. (BklynMom) - , reviewed My Fair Temptress (Governess Brides, Bk 7) on + 541 more book reviews
Great Christina Dodd characters, twisty, funny plot with lots of chemistry.
Lynette C. (lynettemichelle) reviewed My Fair Temptress (Governess Brides, Bk 7) on + 17 more book reviews
Cute story.
When all you know how to do is flirt, it becomes incombent upon you to advertise that talent. She hires herself out to see the dukes son wed by the end of the season.
I really liked how this heroine was not a silly chit out for her Season. She was a strong individual that came into her own during the story. It was a very good story that made me laugh...who couldn't in regards to Jude's outfits and behavior!
Miss Caroline Ritter, accomplished flirt, acknowledged beauty, and ruined gentlewoman, offers lessons to any rich, noble lord too inept to attract a wife. Discard your silly affectations and your garish clothing! Learn the art of witty conversation, elegant dancing, equestrian feats and irresistible seduction at the opera! With Miss Ritter's help, you can become the most sought-after aristocrat at the ball!
Send your request to the Distinguished Academy of Governesses.
Please, absolutely no devastatingly attractive men with hidden agendas, such as secret missions or vengeful plots against evil villainsspecifically not Jude Durant, the earl of Huntington, the most handsome, the most covert, the most dangerous of all the aristocrats in Regency London.
Send your request to the Distinguished Academy of Governesses.
Please, absolutely no devastatingly attractive men with hidden agendas, such as secret missions or vengeful plots against evil villainsspecifically not Jude Durant, the earl of Huntington, the most handsome, the most covert, the most dangerous of all the aristocrats in Regency London.
June R. (coppermouse) - reviewed My Fair Temptress (Governess Brides, Bk 7) on + 109 more book reviews
Miss Caroline Ritter, accomplished flirt, acknowledged beauty, and ruined gentlewoman, offers lessons to any rich,noble lord too inept to attract a wife. No devastatingly attractive men with hidden agendas, such as secret missions or vengeful plots against evil villians--specifically not Jude Durant, the Earl of Huntington, need apply.
Miss Caroline Ritter, accomplished flirt, acknowledged beauty, and ruined gentlewoman, offers lessons to any rich, noble lord too inept to attract a wife. Discard your silly affectations and your garish clothing! Learn the art of witty conversation, elegant dancing, equestrian feats and irresistible seduction at the opera! With Miss Ritter's help, you can become the most sought-after aristocrat at the ball!
Send your request to the Distinguished Academy of Gover nesses.
Please, absolutely no devastatingly attractive men with hidden agendas, such as secret missions or vengeful plots against evil villainsspecifically not Jude Durant, the earl of Huntington, the most handsome, the most covert, the most dangerous of all the aristocrats in Regency London.
Send your request to the Distinguished Academy of Gover nesses.
Please, absolutely no devastatingly attractive men with hidden agendas, such as secret missions or vengeful plots against evil villainsspecifically not Jude Durant, the earl of Huntington, the most handsome, the most covert, the most dangerous of all the aristocrats in Regency London.
Miss Caroline Ritter, accomplished flirt, acknowledged beauty, and ruined gentlewoman, offers lessons to any rich, noble lord too inept to attract a wife. Discard your silly affectations and your garnish clothing! Learn the art of witty conversation, elegant dancing, equestrian feats and irresistible seduction at the opera! With Miss Ritter's help, you can become the most sought-after aristocrat at the ball!
Send your request to the Distinguished Academy of Governesses.
Please, adsolutely no devastatingly attractive men with hidden agendas, such as secret missions or vengeful plots against evil villains-specifically not Jude Durant, the earl of Huntington, the most handsome, the most covert, the most dangerous of all the aristocrats in Regency London.
What a fun read! You fall in love with the characters and pray that you fall in love with each other.
Send your request to the Distinguished Academy of Governesses.
Please, adsolutely no devastatingly attractive men with hidden agendas, such as secret missions or vengeful plots against evil villains-specifically not Jude Durant, the earl of Huntington, the most handsome, the most covert, the most dangerous of all the aristocrats in Regency London.
What a fun read! You fall in love with the characters and pray that you fall in love with each other.
Great read, and super steamy!!!!!!
Back of book:
Learn How To Flirt In Ten Lessons Or Less!
Miss Caroline Ritter, accomplished flirt, acknowledged beauty, and ruined gentlewoman, offers lessons to any rich, noble lord too inept to attract a wife. Discard your silly affectations and your garish clothing! Learn the art of witty conversation, elegant dancing, equestrian feats and irresistible seduction at the opera! With Miss Ritter's help, you can become the most sought-after aristocrat at the ball!
Send your request to the Distinguished Academy of Governesses.
Please, absolutely no devastatingly attractive men with hidden agendas, such as secret missions or vengeful plots against evil villains specifically not Jude Durant, the earl of Huntington, the most handsome, the most covert, the most dangerous of all the aristocrats in Regency London.
Learn How To Flirt In Ten Lessons Or Less!
Miss Caroline Ritter, accomplished flirt, acknowledged beauty, and ruined gentlewoman, offers lessons to any rich, noble lord too inept to attract a wife. Discard your silly affectations and your garish clothing! Learn the art of witty conversation, elegant dancing, equestrian feats and irresistible seduction at the opera! With Miss Ritter's help, you can become the most sought-after aristocrat at the ball!
Send your request to the Distinguished Academy of Governesses.
Please, absolutely no devastatingly attractive men with hidden agendas, such as secret missions or vengeful plots against evil villains specifically not Jude Durant, the earl of Huntington, the most handsome, the most covert, the most dangerous of all the aristocrats in Regency London.
From back cover:
Miss Caroline Ritter, accomlished flirt, acknowledged beauty, and ruined gentlewoman, offers lessons to any rich, noble lord too inept to attract a wife. Discard you silly affectations and your garish clothing! Learn the art of witty conversation, elegant dancing, equestrian feats and irresistible seduction at the opera! With Miss Ritter's help, you can become the most sought-after aristocrat at the ball!...
Miss Caroline Ritter, accomlished flirt, acknowledged beauty, and ruined gentlewoman, offers lessons to any rich, noble lord too inept to attract a wife. Discard you silly affectations and your garish clothing! Learn the art of witty conversation, elegant dancing, equestrian feats and irresistible seduction at the opera! With Miss Ritter's help, you can become the most sought-after aristocrat at the ball!...
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