Beware a Scot's Revenge by Sabrina Jeffries
Published by Pocket
Grade: B-

Lady Venetia Campbell's visit to her childhood home in Scotland takes a dramatic turn when she's kidnapped at pistol point by her father's sworn enemy. Sir Lachlan Ross is widely feared in his guise as The Scottish Scourge, but Venetia remembers her former neighbor as a handsome youth whose attentions she craved. Now a wickedly sexy man, Lachlan's appeal is even more intoxicating...and much more dangerous. Though Lachlan tries to treat her as his foe, his scorching kisses tell another story. And despite his plan to use her as a weapon against her father, Venetia is determined that Lachlan's lust for revenge will be trumped by an even more powerful desire...

It took me almost the entire length of the book to get used to the Heroine's name. I don't like it at all.

Venetia takes a trip back home to Scotland. She goes and gets herself kidnapped by her childhood friend. Lachlan has plans to hold Venetia for ransom, because Venetia's father owed his family a lot of money.

Poor Lachlan thinks that he is kidnapping a proper young miss. Haha. 'Little' Venetia has a mouth on her, and I enjoyed the back and forth banter between the two.

I did find that Lachlan tended to go in and out of his Scottish ancient, so that was weird. It didn't bother me too much, because as much as I love a highlander, the accents always throw me off.
Lachlan's wasn't too bad.

Beware a Scot's Revenge is part of the School for Heiresses series. You can read my review of the first book of the series here.

Fantasy, by Chrinstine Feehan, Sabrina Jeffries, Emma Holly and Elda Minger.
Published by, Jove March 2002
Grade: Over all B+

In these four novellas by today's hottest romance writers, a Victorian widow
auctions off her most prized possession: herself...a beautiful jungle explorer
discovers her own wild side...a bloodthirsty beauty gives in to her darkest
desires...and a young woman turns an all-male academy into a school for
seduction.

The widow's auction, by Sabrina Jeffries. (Historical)
Seeing this author on the book cover is what prompted me to pick it up. I heart Sabrina Jeffries. Lady Isobel is a widow who was married to a very kind man who happened to be a terrible lover. A friend convinces her to take part in a the yearly Widow's auction so that she can experience another mans touch, and hopefully get over her husband. She is bid on by a friend she tends to bicker back and forth with a lot. He knows who she is right away, but she as no idea that he knows her real identity. At first he bid on her so that he can tease and embarrass her, but as the night goes on and he gets to know the real her, he starts to fall in love. He wants her to unmask but she is afraid of his rejection once he finds out who she really is.
I give The widow's auction a B.

Louisa's desire, by Emma Holly (Paranormal)
To tell you the truth, I can't tell you much about this one because I didn't finish it. I made it to the middle of chapter two, then I gave up. I'm sorry, it bored me and I had no desire to read on.
I feel bad because I like Emma Holly.

Mr Speedy, by Elda Minger (Contemporary)
This was my favourite story in the book. It was funny, romantic and entertaining.
Miranda is a writer who infiltrates a men only seminar by going under cover as a man. The seminar is run by some sleazy guy says that women are 'the other' and for just under $900 he will teach you how to get into 'the others' pants in 24 hours.
At the seminar, Miranda..who is known as Randy in her man outfit, is teamed up with hottie national magazine reporter Jake. He is also there to get a story.
There were a few times when I laughed out loud. When Jake comes to the conclusion that 'Randy' is gay. Then when Randy tells Jake that she is really a woman he thinks that Randy means transgendered. Jake is supportive of his new girly man little friend. He isn't a homophobe at all, and he is extra nice to Randy.
Dressed as Randy, Miranda spent hours talking to Jake about what they want in another person. The type of place they want to come home to after a long day at work, etc.
After it's revealed that Randy is really Miranda they have a night of passion but Miranda doesn't think it can go anywhere, so she sneaks off in the morning leaving him a note.
Tsk tsk. bad Miranda.
Mr. Speedy has an ending that made me very happy considering it's a short story. Instead of a 'I love you lets get married' ending, it had a 'I care a lot about you, please give us a chance' ending.
Perfect!
THis is a new to me author, and I hope her novels are as good as this short story was. I'll be on the look out for her name next time I go to the book store.
I give this one an A.

The awakening, by Christine Feehan (Paranormal)
Maggie is a shift shaper, except she has no idea. She sets off into the rainforest to claim a house that her birth parents left for her. She was adopted as a little child and knows nothing about her real mom & dad.
The moment she sets foot into the forest she feels different. All she can think about is sex and having it with a certain man. She doesn't who he is, but she knows he is near, and she wants him, needs him.
Brandt is the man her heart and body is searching for. He is the caretaker of the house, and a black panther in his other form. Brandt explains to Maggie about her parents and they were also shape shifters who were killed by poachers. At first she has a hard time understanding everything, but Brandt is patient with her.
After Maggie goes through the change and shifts into a panther for the first time Brandt has an attack of conscious and tells her that if she wants to go back to the city he will go with her. She decides that the jungle in her home and she wants to stay here and help him protect the animals.
Really good read, I give it an A.

Over all I am surprised at how good 3/4 of the shorts were. I tend to stay away from anthologies because I don't believe what it written. I love the concept of love at first sight, but not everyone writes it well enough for me to believe it, and since most anthologies have love at first sight type stories in them I tend to avoid them.
This collection did not disapoint me.

Never seduce a scoundrel, by Sabrina Jeffries

Published by, Pocket Feb 2006

Grade: A

Back cover reads:

Lady Amelia Plume has many admirers -- it's too bad
they're all fortune hunters and fops who can't provide the exotic adventures she
seeks. But the ballrooms of Mayfair have become much more appealing since the
arrival of Major Lucas Winter, an American with a dark past and a dangerous
air.


Lucas is brash, arrogant -- and scandalously
tempting. Every thrilling kiss sparks hotter desire, yet Amelia suspects that
Lucas has a hidden motive in wooing her. And she intends to discover it, by any
means necessary...

Amelia is a great heroine. Smart, flirty (when she needs to be) tough, and sweet. For sure one of my favourites.

She meets Lucas while attempting to deliver a letter into the bed chamber of Lucas' cousin.

Lucas is an American officer who is there looking for a criminal. That criminal just happens to be Amelia's step mother.

In order to get close to the family and learn as much as he can, Lucas courts Amelia. Amelia knows that he is investigating her step mother and even though she is angry that he is using her, she decides to fight fire with fire so she pretends to be a stupid dimwit. She can tell that he doesn't like annoying females, so she plays the half brain whenever he acts about her step mother.

Fed up with him using her, Amelia decides to confront Lucas, but before she can do that she is kidnapped by a suitor who wont take no for an answer. Lucas chases after her and because she was missing for 2 days, she has no choice but to marry or forever be ruined in the eyes of society.

They are now married, but Lucas is still determined to arrest Amelia's step mother. Amelia is hell bent of protecting her step mother, because she knows that she is innocent.

There is a happy ending, so of course everything is worked out, but for a minute there I was worried for our couple.

Oh, the love scenes are hot, hot, hot in this one.

I have said it before, but you must check out this authors website.

http://www.sabrinajeffries.com/

It's my opinion that she has one of the best author sites on the web. She comments on the covers of her own books. Come on, thats awesome! I know I'm not the only cover snob out there.

Be sure to look at her pages for this book. She gives us a lot of information about her research.

After the abduction, By Sabrina Jeffries
Grade:B-

After two London Seasons—and a score of resoundingly dull society suitors—lovely Juliet Laverick still longs for only one man: Morgan Pryce, the dashing scoundrel who kidnapped her two years ago. But her determination to bring him to justice hasn't waned—not even when the man she mistakes for Morgan, his twin brother Sebastian, tells her some shocking news: her mysterious paramour has disappeared.

Sebastian Blakely, the Baron Templemore, dares not admit that he's the one Juliet seeks, that it is his kiss she still yearns for. Confessing to her abduction would bring disaster and scandal upon them both. But how can he convince Juliet to forsake her pursuit of her dream lover when all he dreams of is holding her in his arms again?

Juliet, her sister and brother in law confront Sebastian because his brother kidnapped Juliet a year before. He did not hurt her, but he did kiss her and then leave her somewhere safe then ride off into the sunset. Juliet became infatuated with him and wonders why Morgan didn't bring her with him wherever it was he ran off to. Juliet's family hopes that Sebastian will be able to tell them where to find Morgan, his twin brother.

Little do they know that Sebastian is the one who was with Juliet last year, and that he was just pretending to be his brother.
Juliet knows that something isn't right, and he suspects that Sebastian and Morgan are the same person, so she sets out to trick him into telling her the truth. Because of bad weather, Juliet and her family are forced to stay at Sebastian's home, and it gives them plenty of time to get close.

I liked the book, but I found that I was missing something. I even went back to the beginning a few times to see if there were pages that I missed. There are a lot of conversations where they talked about past happenings, and as a reader I feel that I should know what is going on, but I was pretty lost.
Turns out that the book is part of a series, and I need to read the other books to get the full picture.
I don't like it when that happens. Series books are great and I enjoy reading them, but I believe that you should be able to read and understand one or some of the books without having to read every single one in the series.

I recommend this book because I like the author and the love scense are hot, but I suggest reading the others in the series first.

The Pirate Lord, By Sabrina Jeffries
Grade: B

A Splendid Opportunity
A shipload of women—theirs for the taking! Pirate captain Gideon Horn couldn't be more delighted. His men are tired of wandering the high seas and want to settle down with wives on an uncharted island paradise. And the women will surely be grateful for rescue from the life of drudgery awaiting them in New South Wales… Lord, he's so clever!
A Splendid Passion
Married? To pirates? Sara Willis couldn't be more appalled. First she demands proper courting—at least a month. The darkly handsome pirate lord gives them a week. Then Sara insists the men vacate their huts for the women—Gideon demands her kisses in return. As the demands heat up, so do their passions—and soon Sara can't remember just why she's fighting the devilishly seductive captain so hard…


Lady Sara is a helper. She lives a life of privilege and wants to give back to the world, so she boards a ship transporting convect women and plans to teach them.


Gideon is a pirate who had discovered a Utopian private island, and has decided that he wants to retire from a life of crime and settle down with a wife. In order to find a wife for him and his crew he kidnaps Sara and the other women and then settles them all on his island.


I really liked Sara. She was strong, true to herself and even though she stood up against Gideon, she still showed some fear and anger that a kidnapped woman would have.

The author has a neat website. www.sabrinajeffries.com Lots of info about her books can be found. This is something from the inside scoop section she has about this book.

How to Survive but Remain a Lady on a Pirate-Infested Island
by Miss Sara Willis

1)Either learn to enjoy tough roast pig or offer to prepare more savory pork.
2)Make your wishes known as forcefully as need be to ensure that you keep your honor, and do not be put off by sweet-talking males with ulterior motives.
3)Hold on to your hair pins, if possible. Should you lose them, however, do not flaunt your unbound hair. It can draw unwanted attention from certain quarters.
4)Refuse to engage in any unladylike pursuits, no matter how attractive the asker. I cannot stress this enough, as pirates can be extremely persuasive and devious in courting eligible young women.
5)Do not stare when confronted with scandalous sights, such as that of a virile man at his bath in a stream.
6)Avoid black mamba snakes.

Be sure to check out her website. I don't like the cover for this book, but she has interesting information about it.