Book Review Gentlemen Behaving Badly by Michelle Marcos
Pleasure Emporium #2
Gentlemen Behaving Badly
Yet again, I am impressed past Michelle Marcos. Her heroines are unique and and so are her heroes, for that thing. In this book, her H/H are both mutual folk, which is refreshing for historical romance. Mina is a apparently erotic writer for a bordello, who is trying to find the man who framed her father for jewelry theft. Her seductive letter ends upwards drawing in Salter, the chief constable, who is investigating the death of a man to whom the letter is addressed to. Their human relationship starts with some mistaken identity, until they decide to work together to capture the killer. Mina has hurdles of insecurities to pass, just and so does Salter - and a betrothal. They have chemistry that feels similar it would final, forever. There is a secondary beloved story with Lollie, Mina's cute prostitute friend and Chase, a young constable, which is too a dainty season to the story. Their romance is sweetness and innocent and a slight scrap awkward. This pair is really my personal favorite. MM manages to write her characters with conceivable character flaws and insecurities. Different most HR, she doesn't need to supplement the tension by adding love scenes. There is only one, at the very end, hands skipped for those who prefer the PG diversity. The only fault I run into is the logic of her characters' crimesolving skills and activities, which are a little weird, only forgivable overall. This is a very entertaining read. It does take place in a bordello, notwithstanding it remains pretty clean and the characters are very interesting and well-written. Its more a 4.5 but only because i liked her first book fifty-fifty better and this 1 could have used that extra polish.
Mina Halliday has quite a way with words and she uses her naughty talents equally a source of income afterward her father is arrested and sent to Australia. She uses her job as a letter of the alphabet writer at the Pleasure Emporium to effort and lure certain men to the bordello where she will have her courtesan friends try and sex any pertinent information out of them. One such naughty letter of the alphabet lands in the hands of Constable Salter Lambrick and since it's the only clue in a high profile murder case, he goes undercover and infiltrates the Pleasure Emporium to notice the naughty vixen who may or may not be a murder suspect. Instead he finds plain ol Mina and discovers that their two investigations may be connected. They effort to work out a partnership and along the way Mina falls in honey. If only Salter was gratuitous to return her dear.... Well, first off. Michelle Marcos makes no attempt for historical accuracy. No effort. None whatsoever. Nada. Zilch. This volume starts off pretty sexy, but it's all a big tease and our H/H don't make honey until the very end of the book. It's a pretty humorous volume and I enjoyed it but I don't understand why the writer didn't identify this story within the Victorian era. It would take made more sense with the historical accuracy but whatever. I'one thousand actually not that big of a stickler for historical accuracy but still. It would accept been overnice if the author had made somewhat of an attempt. At times I idea I was reading contemporary romantic suspence. Sheesh. Salter was a fun guy. He'southward kind of dense but he was a sexy character. I also thought he was an incredible a**hole. If he wasn't complimentary he should have said something. Jerk. He besides shoots at his ladylove. He honest to God aims a pistol at Mina and shoots at her. Of couse he'south not aiming to kill but if I recall my gun history those pistols during that fourth dimension era (1813) were notoriously inaccurate. Almost times people would only aim in a full general direction and hope for the best. When I read that part my jaw dropped and I thought, "that son of a b*tch just shot at her!" Mina was a squeamish character. She was a petty mousy only she had her moments of brilliance. I loved her naughty predilection for erotica. I also love her proper name. I retrieve Mina is such a naughty, bad girl name. There was a part early on in this story, when I was about done with this book, when some guy makes a completely thoughtless and incredibly cruel remark about Mina and later that I had to proceed pressing on in the hopes that she would go her HEA. This story wasn't bad. It was actually pretty good. I enjoyed the mystery and Salter'southward and Mina's attempts to observe the villain. When our hero isn't firing pistols at his heroine and our heroine isn't sucker punching her hero, I really liked this book. I kept going back and forth from despising information technology to liking information technology. Whenever I wanted to toss this book aside, I would at first look at the cover and stare at the male model for a while then I would forget why I was mad and continued reading. Hehe. Endeavor information technology and meet if information technology works for you.
Micheklle Marcos is awesome. If yous haven't read this volume or the other book in this series it is well worth the read:)
If nothing else, I should keep information technology for the comprehend lone (forget his chest--look at the lips on that guy)!
Sexy read that centers around a bordello. I liked Mina and her clever scheme to find out who framed her begetter. This was entertaining with a solid hero.
Would yous look a book of Godly and respectable characters? Well there's a big to-do in the offset - a promise of dark and edgy desires. Then the heroine saves herself for marriage. At the end. Of the book. Later the first 50 pages it'south all about the poor wallflower's low self-esteem and how the "hero" has incredible insight to her feelings. It's a big tease opening. The rest is a huge allow-downwards. Plot included. The characters are unreal and lack any depth. The plot involving the daughter'southward father has the potential to be tied to her exceedingly depression self-esteem which is never actually explained except that no one always paid her a compliment which doesn't match her supposed shut relationship with her father. There'south a whole chapter dedicated to two secondary characters that lacks total relevance and detracts from the plot and main characters. I don't usually carp with reviews - certainly non long ones. I judge I feel provoked because there really was so much potential for a peachy story. Having read the Acknowledgements it is clear that the author is a Christian - I am as well so no need for anyone to take offense. It just seems ridiculous that this story was advertised to be something information technology'south not, and while I respect the author'southward bent on upholding a high moral value, my response is then she has no business writing fake erotica. It was all a footling too much similar being brought to the bring of orgasm in a flurry of passion, and then having your lover say good-night, kiss your cheek and roll over and to go to sleep.
The volume needs a new embrace and a toned downwards intro and and then the reader knows exactly what to expect.
This unabridged review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Loved it. All the kinks from When A Lady Misbehaves were completely ironed out in this one. I rarely say this nearly any series because But Gentlemen Behaving Badly abso-positi-lutely stands lone from When a Lady Misbehaves the characters do not cross over at all, in fact the only affair that connects this books from the final is the brothel itself, The Pleasure Emporium. Salter and Mina are super-beautiful together and I loved the way Mina's self esteem was dealt with.
Couldn't end it. It has an interesting premise though--a smart girl in a brothel writing messages to lure gentlemen to the establishment. One in particular she wants to come across considering he seems responsible for her father being arrested and shipped off to the colonies. Her love involvement is the lawman investigating the murder of said gentleman. The whole matter goes off the tracks pretty rapidly. The author keeps our heroine pure past making her the barkeep in the brothel, even though she has a collection of erotica. The constable does a number of stupid things--like hauling her over his shoulder at one betoken. Handcuffing her to something or other at another. Seemed contrived. Annoying attempt at banter. Ugh.
I felt like the book should have been Women Behaving Badly. Mina was overly violent and stubborn to a mistake. Withal, I similar that the book centered around women in a bordello, a unique twist. Only Salter? Beautiful human being. Favorite quote: "You are a bit similar that painting Minnow. Remember how lovingly and carefully formed you are. Your thoughts, your talents... they all make the complete canvs of you. Even though others may fault your worth, you must never value yourself whatever less."
grr.. the comprehend kills, just kills me.. Okay, I will admit that I purchased this one solely on the cover.. tin you blame me..?? Simply, I was quite impressed.. Great story and I loved Salter he was not bad.. he was cocky.. I love the part in the bathes.. oh how confident you lot are of yourself Salter.. delicious!!
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