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"entertaining espionage romance"

In 1807, French émigré Julienne "Jewel" Laurent and Jeremy "Dare" Adair fall in love. Though his grandfather objects to the match, Dare plans to elope. Instead she rejects his proposal insisting that Lord Riddington is her lover. Jeremy leaves in anger that his grandfather was right about his beloved being a whore.

In 1814, Lucien Tremayne asks Dare to uncover the traitor that is hurting the English cause. He wonders if Drury Lane actress Jewel is in cahoots with Riddington as French spies. He forces Jewel to deal with him and soon falls in love again and eventually exonerates her. When he learns the truth of what his deceased grandfather and the odious Riddington did to Jewel, Lucien feels shame. Still before he can make it right, he must stop the sly cleverly disguised Caliban from giving away more secrets that hurt the English.

Regency readers will enjoy THE PRINCE OF PLEASURE, an entertaining espionage romance starring two individuals whose love turns to hate and disrespect due to the machinations of his relative. The story line is loaded with action, but the audience will tire of Dare's betrayal lament and empathize with the heroine except when she relatively easily forgives him. Nicole Jordan demonstrates why she is sub-genre favorite with royally pleasurable novel.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted June 24, 2003

SUMMARY

He is England's most notorious rake. Known as Dare to his friends, the wicked, outrageously charming Marquess of Wolverton is a consummate pleasure-seeker. But the seductive lifestyle is just his way of burying painful memories of the dazzling actress who once shattered his heart. When treachery threatens the crown, Dare resolves to use his former beloved to help unmask a deadly traitor.

Forced to betray the only man she ever loved, Julienne wants simply to forget the tender passion they had known as young lovers. But when Dare publicly vows to have her as his mistress, she responds to his challenge with a vow of her own: to bring the Prince of Pleasure to his arrogant knees.

As romantic adversaries, they play a provocative game of seduction. As patriotic allies, they embark on a perilous mission rife with danger and desire. And as their unforgettable passion rekindles, together they discover what Dare has long denied—that true love is the greatest pleasure of all.

Genre: Historical Romance, Regency

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The Prince of Pleasure
(Notorious Series: Book 5)
by Nicole Jordan

Ivy/Ballantine
July 1, 2003
Available: July 1, 2003
ISBN #0804119805
EAN #9780804119801
400 pages
Paperback
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Nicole Jordan

To Tame a Dangerous Lord
To Romance A Charming Rogue
To Seduce A Bride
To Bed A Beauty
To Pleasure A Lady
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Wicked Fantasy
Lord of Seduction
Master of Temptation
The Lover
Ecstasy
Desire
The Passion
The Seduction
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