Pam B. (PamelaK) reviewed Private Places: The Decidedly Devilish Duke / A Night at the Theater / Hunter's Mercy / The Man and Women's Club on + 1215 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
Mildly entertaining, but ultimately disappointing. I have enjoyed all of these authors before, and appreciate their talent, but none of these stories were riveting. I even found myself skimming through a couple of them. The Shiloh Walker story. about a shapeshifter in colonial America, should not have been included in this book, alongside
3 stories set in historical England. And I had such high hopes............
3 stories set in historical England. And I had such high hopes............
Diana B. (AuntDi) -
Helpful Score: 4
An uneven anthology of historical novellas.
The first was my favorite, Allyson James's The Decidedly Devilish Duke, a fairly straight forward romance with likable characters and a great explanation of piquet.
The second was Claudia Dain's A Night at the Theater, a depressing story, with no romance and very little sex, about two women who align themselves with men to insure their financial security. And then in the end telling themselves that being left alone in the country, visited when it's convenient, and never introducing their child to his family is really love.
The 3rd story is a Hunter story, Hunter's Mercy, from Walker, if you are a fan of the series, you'll enjoy. The story is solid and very readable.
The last story, Robin Shone's The Men and Women's Club is erotica with nearly no romance, very typical of Shone.
Overall a disjointed collection with a little something for everyone to dislike.
The first was my favorite, Allyson James's The Decidedly Devilish Duke, a fairly straight forward romance with likable characters and a great explanation of piquet.
The second was Claudia Dain's A Night at the Theater, a depressing story, with no romance and very little sex, about two women who align themselves with men to insure their financial security. And then in the end telling themselves that being left alone in the country, visited when it's convenient, and never introducing their child to his family is really love.
The 3rd story is a Hunter story, Hunter's Mercy, from Walker, if you are a fan of the series, you'll enjoy. The story is solid and very readable.
The last story, Robin Shone's The Men and Women's Club is erotica with nearly no romance, very typical of Shone.
Overall a disjointed collection with a little something for everyone to dislike.
Cynthia F. (frazerc) reviewed Private Places: The Decidedly Devilish Duke / A Night at the Theater / Hunter's Mercy / The Man and Women's Club on + 672 more book reviews
Historical anthology with heavy breathing. The Shiloh Walker story was interesting, a paranormal [werewolves:] set just after the American Revolution. My favorite story was the Allyson James' 'Decidedly Devilish Duke' - set in the Regency with a hero who doesn't want his heroine just lying there and thinking of England... One of the most interesting bits to me [as a long time Regency reader:] was the actual explanation of the game piquet and what the terms meant. You hear them scattered arou...more Historical anthology with heavy breathing. The Shiloh Walker story was interesting, a paranormal [werewolves:] set just after the American Revolution. My favorite story was the Allyson James' 'Decidedly Devilish Duke' - set in the Regency with a hero who doesn't want his heroine just lying there and thinking of England... One of the most interesting bits to me [as a long time Regency reader:] was the actual explanation of the game piquet and what the terms meant. You hear them scattered around Regency novels all the time, this time you actually followed along the game..
