THE WILD MARQUIS

Miranda Neville

Avon Books

ISBN:  978-0-06-180870-8

March 2010

Historical Romance

As luck would have it, Juliana Merton is almost lying stretched out on the floor of her bookshop, face down, trying to pry a guinea from between the bookcase and the floor, when her first customer of the day walks in.  This particular customer is not the typical bibliophile.  This customer was young, elegant and fairly exuding masculinity, and from the way he was scanning her from head to toe, Juliana knew in an instant that he was a rake.  Juliana was near breathless after only accepting his hand to assist her off of the floor and staring directly into his crystal blue eyes.  Ever since her husband had been murdered and she had taken to running the bookshop by herself, Juliana had taken extreme measures in dressing herself as a dowdy female so that she would not attract any unwanted attention.  So why did she wish that she wasn’t dressed in a mammoth mourning gown now? 

Cain, Marquis of Chase, had had one thing on his mind when he entered this quaint bookshop, to engage the owner to represent him in purchasing “The Burgundy Hours”.  Now, after meeting this intriguingly lovely woman, he knew that having her acquire the book for him would be a bonus…getting to know her, in all ways, would be his goal.  Attending the Tarleton sale shocked everyone that knew him or knew of him.  What was England’s most notoriously shocking rake doing at a “book sale”?

Working together with Cain, Juliana discovered one thing instantly…he was a fraud!  And Juliana was determined to discover why he insisted on portraying himself as a man of wretched morals.  But could Juliana uncover Cain’s secrets without losing her heart to him in the process?  Cain finally has a chance to clear his name and use his wealth to his advantage in doing so, but can he charm Juliana without risking the loss of his own heart?  Or will Juliana be the one weakness that this infamous rake can not overcome? 

In THE WILD MARQUIS, Miranda Neville unveils the first of her three rogues from her new series, “The Burgundy Club”.  And oh, what a mouth watering morsel he is!  There’s just something about the “bad boy” image that makes most all females behave a little foolishly.  We all know better, but they are…mmm, mmm, good.  And Cain, Ms. Neville’s first rogue is definitely eye candy and heart stopping!  Don’t think that Ms. Neville forgets about her heroine…no, no, no, Juliana is a strong, independent woman who knows what she wants and goes after it!  In THE WILD MARQUIS, Ms. Neville captivates you emotionally, makes you actually laugh out loud and gives you plenty of that scorching hot romance that we, the reader, all want!  So, what are you waiting for???  Run, don’t walk, and buy this book now!!!

Reviewed by Tammy Faris

Rating:  4 ½