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Title: After the Abduction by Sabrina Jeffries ISBN: 0-380-81804-3 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.82 (17 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: YOU MUST READ FIRST 2 IN SERIES TO ENJOY THIS BOOK
Comment: I bought this book before reading the 1st two in the series and within the first chapter and a half, I felt like I was missing something. Having read the Lord series by Jeffries, I quickly realized that she has a habit of intertwining her characters and stories so much that the books are confusing if trying to read them out of sequence. So I put the book aside and picked up A Dangerous Love and a Notorious love, and it was well worth it. Both of those books are great and this is no exception. This is a great addition to the series if you read it in order. It is so nice to revisit characters, Jeffries just makes it important to read her books in order. Other authers such as Julia Quinn and Kat Martin who use characters from different books don't put as much emphasis on the plots from the other stories, Jeffries does, but it is well worth it if you read them in order and if you don't, you feel as though you are missing something important. GREAT BOOK though if read in order.
Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointed...
Comment: I have read this author before and enjoyed her books. This one was (sadly) disappointing especially in light of the fact that I was so looking forward to it. I just didn't *believe* any of it. The plot was contrived and the characters were hollow. Don't *tell* me about the characters and their feelings. *Show* me what the characters are like by their actions. This one just didn't ring true for me. I rarely don't finish a book but sadly put this one down. I don't like feeling that I'm being talked down to by romance authors. I'm always looking for authors who actually give me some credit. I can figure out what's going on in a story by following the action. I don't need it spelled out to me so simplistically. Read and enjoy her other books.
Rating: 3
Summary: Great potential that falls flat due to heroine's immaturity
Comment: Sebastian, Lord Templemore, is a man enjoying his country estate and love of designing guns. He rarely travels into London and lives his life with few friends. He is, however, very available and attractive. One day, as he is testing one of his latest gun designs, some unexpected and unwanted visitors arrive at his estate. He seems to recognize one of the young ladies, Julienne, although he totally denies any acquaintance with her. For you see, the two visitors accompanying her are none other than Griff and Rosalind from A Dangerous Love. Griff Knighton is one tough guy and is very protective of his sister-in-law, Julienne. They are attempting to find Morgan Pryce, a scoundrel who came close to ruining Julienne, and they believe Sebastian is Morgan.
Two years earlier, Julienne had agreed to elope with Morgan Pryce. Once the couple had departed for their supposed elopement, Julienne discovered that Morgan had no intention of marrying her. It was all a ruse - Morgan had abducted her for some unknown villain. He needed vital information from this villain who wanted to keep Julienne for a ransom. Morgan, however, gathered the facts he needed, saved Julienne from the villain's clutches, and returned her to London safe, untouched, but with a broken heart and a very damaged ego. Although Julienne's family was able to cover up her great disgrace at the time, someone has now discovered her attempted elopement. They are spreading rumors throughout London society attempting to ruin Julienne and therefore, limiting her marriage opportunities. Well, Julienne has had enough of it all and has come to Sebastian's country estate to root out Morgan, find out the real reasons for his actions two years earlier, and demand that he quit spreading rumors about their failed elopement. And Griff Knighton is mad as hell and bent on revenge as soon as he locates this despicable character named Morgan Pryce.
Sebastian vehemently denies that he is Morgan. He informs the newly arrived group that his twin brother is Morgan and that Morgan is dead. He is able to assure Griff and Rosalind of his innocence but Julienne believes not a word. She is convinced that Sebastian is Morgan and is furious about his deception. Thus follows a tale of Julienne seeking the truth from Sebastian and Sebastian alternately attempting to ignore Julienne or court her and marry her. The tale is enriched by the very active involvement of Griff and Rosalind. We see their continued growth throughout After the Abduction. Their involvement is not the usual cursory attention given to characters from previous books in a series. Their story is a very special portion of this book that has nothing to do with the primary plot. I highly recommend that you read A Dangerous Love prior to reading After the Abduction. I had not and wished continually that I had.
This is my fourth Sabrina Jeffries book. Two have absolutely delighted me and two have really aggravated me. After the Abduction had a very promising beginning but faltered greatly primarily due to the heroine, Julienne. In the beginning of the book, I considered her feisty. By the middle of the book, I considered her immature and mouthy. By the end of the book, I found her to be demanding and unwilling to compromise. More than once I had to make myself pick this book back up and continue reading. But I had sort of love/hate expectations. I really loved Jeffries's The Pirate Lord and The Forbidden Lord. However, I kept remembering the heroine in The Dangerous Lord who was every bit as stubborn and hateful as Julienne in After the Abduction. So, I continued to read with some trepidation and was disappointed when Julienne never really grew up. Sebastian only learned to put up with her and considered all these maddening habits as endearing. I'm sorry but there is no way I could see Julienne's nature as any thing close to endearing.
As with the other Jeffries books I have read, there are the sensual scenes. They rate about a 4.0 out of 5.0 (see More About Me for rating guidelines). However, there are only two or three and - once again - even in her ignorance, Julienne is the one in charge. Their first encounter was actually embarrassing to read because I pitied the hero!
The order of this series is as follows: A Dangerous Love, A Notorious Love, After the Abduction, and Dance of Seduction. The story line was good in After the Abduction and therefore merited this three star review. However, the heroine's actions just sapped the enjoyment from the book.
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Title: Dance of Seduction by Sabrina Jeffries ISBN: 0060092130 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 25 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: A Dangerous Love by Sabrina Jeffries ISBN: 0380809281 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: A Notorious Love by Sabrina Jeffries ISBN: 0380818035 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 04 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Pirate Lord by Sabrina Jeffries, Deborah Martin ISBN: 038079747X Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Forbidden Lord by Sabrina Jeffries ISBN: 0380797488 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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