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Sinful (St. John-Duras, Bk 1)
Sinful - St. John-Duras, Bk 1
Author: Susan Johnson
Historical accuracy and lusty adventure are the hallmark of this sizzling new epic by the author of Sweet Love Survive and Blaze. Sweeping from 1780's Europe to the forbidden salons of a Tunisian harem, Sinful tells the story of Chelsea Fergusson, a young woman determined to soil her reputation, and the noble rake who refuses to assist her. ...  more »
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PBS Market Price: $8.09 or $4.19+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780553293128
ISBN-10: 0553293125
Publication Date: 1/1/1993
Pages: 432
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  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 91 ratings
Publisher: Fanfare
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed Sinful (St. John-Duras, Bk 1) on + 23 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Chelsea Fergusson, daughter of the impoverished Earl of Dumfries in this 18th-century romance, foils an unwanted marriage to the wealthy but loathsome Bishop Hatfield in an unlikely manner: she makes herself unacceptable by losing her virginity to London's leading rake, Sinjin St. John, Duke of Seth. When Chelsea becomes pregnant, her indignant father and brothers abduct Sinjin and forcibly wed the two, then separate them and imprison him. This sets off a series of escapades that climax in Sinjin's rescue by a band of desert bedouins led by an American Indian. Can the new duke and duchess now find bliss in licentious London? It hardly matters. Sinjin leaves to buy Arabian horses in Tunis, where he is captured by an evil Bey. Chelsea determines to storm the Barbary coast and ransom him. . . . but all ends well in this rollicking tale, which proves to be as robust, sensual and adventurous as its protagonists.
reviewed Sinful (St. John-Duras, Bk 1) on + 283 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This a really sexy book, but most of hers are. This one is great.
reviewed Sinful (St. John-Duras, Bk 1) on + 67 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Mmmmm... steamy.
WarMuffin avatar reviewed Sinful (St. John-Duras, Bk 1) on + 14 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Enjoyable, especially if you like women who can compete with the guy (keep him on his toes). A bit perhaps of everything thrown in (makes sense although by the end may leave you feeling the author picked all their favorite attributes/plots points of other romance novels and put them in one) - although I suppose neither main character not wanting to get married is different than usual! So I recommend it, its a nice read - not the best book of the century, but definitely readable and good.
KimM avatar reviewed Sinful (St. John-Duras, Bk 1) on + 117 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Hot. Great Susan Johnson book. Lots of action.
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reviewed Sinful (St. John-Duras, Bk 1) on + 503 more book reviews
A lot of sex surrounded by a very long and drawn out story with an unlikeable hero and immature heroine. To the end of the book the hero has sex with other women (although at the end there are some mitigating circumstances). Guy is a total man-whore which is never really addressed (how does he not have VD?), her father is a jerk and a gambling addict, also never addressed. I get that Susan Johnson is writing a story that is intended to reflect the times (gambling for a living, lack of fidelity were common among the Ton). But while Johnson conveniently sticks to convention as a way of not having to resolve past behavior, she flouts it when she wants a virginal young "lady" to sneak off and have sex with a stranger, ride jockey in a horse race, or have regular, unbridled sex without any uncertainty or conflicted emotions. It reminded me a bit of No Gentle Love (without the slapping and marital rape) where things just keep going wrong and wrong and these people should hate each other and you kind of wind up hating them. These books may be written around the same time (early 90's) and perhaps it was just a trend to have these kind of epic generally unhappy stories.
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An alright romance although the plot was a bit improbable and gets worse.
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Enjoyed immensly!


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