- Title: The Second Seduction of a Lady
- Author: Miranda Neville
- Series: The Wild Quartet, Book 0.5
- Genre(s): Historical
- Publisher: Avon, October 2012
- Source: Edelweiss ($1.99 ebook)
- Length: 100 pages
- Trope(s): Ruined by a Rake, Big Misunderstanding, Wicked Wager
- Quick blurb: Five years after a torrid encounter, a repentant gentleman gets a second chance with the stubborn woman he still loves.
- Quick review: Nothing heart-stopping, but everything a prequel novella should be.
- Grade: B
It wasn’t a deep kiss but a slow investigation of taste and texture, a scouting trip with the promise of a full exploration.
This novella wasn’t an all-out swoon, but I loved how the quiet moments between Max and Eleanor showed a more mature and hard-earned romance in contrast to the ill-fated insta-love of their impulsive wards.
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- Title: The Importance of Being Wicked
- Author: Miranda Neville
- Series: The Wild Quartet, Book 1
- Genre(s): Historical
- Publisher: Avon, November 2012
- Source: Edelweiss ($7.99 ebook)
- Length: 384 pages
- Trope(s): Gambling Fever, Widow, Beta Hero, Big Misunderstandings
- Quick blurb: Staid duke in need of an heiress is enthralled by his intended’s impetuous but impoverished chaperone.
- Quick review: A bit iffy in the middle, but a full-swoon ending makes it worth the read.
- Grade: B
The Duke of Castleton had been delightfully stuffy and teasable, and she’d managed not to make a fool of herself by leaping on him and ripping off his clothes.
Loved the relationship-building in the first half (especially the slug-fest at the masked ball), then got really annoyed with both of them, but they finally got their heads out of their asses and I got all swoony at the end.
