After the Kiss: The Notorious Gentlemen | Suzanne Enoch

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	After the Kiss: The Notorious Gentlemen Suzanne Enoch Avon, 2008 - 384 pages average customer review:based on 19 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

terrific Regency romantic mystery

A year after being shot as an officer serving in the Peninsular War; highly regarded horse breeder Sullivan Waring lives a secret life. During the day the Ton admires his work with horses; at night they treat him with contempt. He does not care how they feel; instead he wants what was stolen from him; so in the evening he sneaks into the homes of the affluent to take back his late mother's paintings.

However Lady Isabel Chalsey catches the notorious Mayfair Marauder in the act of thieving. He is stunned by her beauty and cannot stop himself from taking a kiss; he is further shocked when she demands he train a horse for her use or she will expose him. As he falls in love, he prepares a mare for Isabel while helping her overcome her fear of horses; but may not be able to overcome his own dark secrets that eat at his soul.

The first Notorious Gentlemen tale (Sully's Peninsular War buddies to follow) is a terrific Regency romantic mystery that hooks readers when the heroine going for a late snack catches the notorious gentleman removing a portrait from the wall. The story line never slows down as Lady Isabel "blackmails" the thief after a witty exchange. Readers will enjoy their antics AFTER THE KISS as Suzanne Enoch provides a superb opening act.

Harriet Klausner

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Great Story!

This was a very enjoyable book to read. It isn't the same old storyline ("does he really love me?...I can't be happy and know he really loves me until I hear those three words."...none of that, thank goodness!) and the hero and heroine aren't typical. I initially thought they would be and that the heroine was going to get on my nerves, but she didn't. I finished this book also hoping for and looking forward to more stories of the secondary characters. I don't know how to describe it but this book just had a different "feel" to it that really made me like it. Great read!! I realize this is the first review and some might be looking for a synopsis but I hate writing those because I'm always afraid of giving away a spoiler and I don't want to take away any part of the story for anyone. I'll just say it really shows what people feel and go through with forbidden love, and it's worth reading!

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Good start to a new series -The Notorious Gentleman

A kiss. Who would have thought that so much trouble started from just one stolen kiss? Sullivan Waring didn't. He was simply out for revenge against a man who stole what was rightfully his. By day Sullivan is a respected horse breeder but by night he becomes the Mayfair Marauder stealing back his mother's paintings. Only this time during one of his forays he just didn't steal some art, he stole a kiss from a beautiful innocent young Lady. And Isabel Chalsey isn't about to forget that one kiss from the masked thief. Sullivan is an exciting mystery to be solved and she loves a good puzzle. Isabel is used to getting her own way and she won't stop until all of Sullivan's secrets are exposed. But once they spend time together and everything is uncovered both realize that they have made a huge mistake -with their hearts. Because a man who sells horses has no future with the daughter of a Marquis.

A good start to a new series. But I did find some annoying points. Isabel to be a bit irritating with her shabby aristocratic nose-in-the-air treatment of Sullivan. And he has a chip on his shoulder the size of Alaska -thus the revenge. Then again that didn't bother me as much since they do have great chemistry. The sparks really fly between these two. I think thats Enoch strong point here. And the loves scenes where steamy too. The mystery wasn't so mysterious and very predictable but seemed carry some momentum. And the ending is believable.

My favorite part of the book and thus the four instead of three stars is Sullivan's friend Bram. He stole the scenes he was in. I loved his devil-may-care rakish attitude. Enoch spent a fair amount of time developing his character but his book is not the next in the series. Huh? What a teaser! Instead Phin's is. Before the Scandal: The Notorious Gentlemen And he is barely in the book! *Shakes head* why do authors do that?

I recommend this book to those historical romance readers who are fans of aristocrat and commoner pairings. If you like this type of scenario then you might want to check out The Leopard Prince.

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Not what I expected

I've always enjoyed reading Suzanne Enoch, both her historical and contemporary fiction. I've eagerly anticipated reading this first book of her new trilogy. Sadly it was not what I expected. I did not really like the hero or heroine and never felt a strong emotional connection between them. I thought their attraction was superficial. She's spoiled and strong willed, he's angry and resentful, each is forbidden the other so why not have a fling?

This story did leave me curious about Bram. I'm interested in reading his story. Unfortunately the second book is not about him but about the third brother-in-arms that we've hardly met in book one. Hopefully books 2 and 3 will have better character development and a deeper story line. I think the most provocative thing about book one is the cover!

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