The Wedding Night of an English Rogue

The Wedding Night of an English Rogue
書封作者名: 吉莉安‧杭特

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2005-06-28
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Award-winning author Jillian Hunter weaves another enthralling tale in which the path down the aisle is paved with startling twists of fate . . . and temptation.

Lord Heath Boscastle’s attraction for Julia Hepworth begins with a bang. She shoots him at a hunting party–accidentally, of course. Though the shot grazes his shoulder, her beauty pierces his heart. Sparks fly soon after when they find themselves dangerously close to a compromising position. Too inexperienced to understand such overwhelming emotions, Heath and Julia part ways.

Now, years later, Heath is a high-ranking intelligence officer, asked to protect his commander’s fiancée, Julia, while he chases down an elusive spy. Heath quickly regrets his promise when he meets Julia again–and their mutual desire still burns hotter than ever. Of course he will protect her. There is danger in the air. And Heath would never think of betraying his friend, until he learns that Julia herself has been betrayed. Suddenly seduction Boscastle style is the name of the game. Yet Julia has a trick or two up her own sleeve–and is determined to be a player, and not a mere pawn, in his wicked game.

Series: A Boscastle Affairs Novel Book 5

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Heath是Boscastle家中的二哥,在軍中服役,受過慘痛經歷,作者刻意把他寫成一個 dark hero, 可是也沒有怎麼dark,只是解釋了為其麼他是眾人中比較沈著寡言,喜歡把一切私穩保持低調,可是關於他痛苦的經驗其實說的不多。

Julia是一名有經驗的 heroine,六年前已和Heath有非常深入的認識,但由於Heath需要服役,而Julia又任性輕狂,二人在彼此的回憶留下深刻印象後,各散東西。六年裏,Julia便結過婚,不久成了寡婦,又失去父親,然後成為了Heath的長官兼好友的未婚妻,並且以鎗傷人出名,是一位有違世俗規範的女角。

女主角的角色設定可能只是方便某些情節的出現,例如為福利情節的加熱及有關Heath的卡通畫像的產生 :-O ,說實的Julia和其他角色的互動上,不見得很世故,或是曾經滄海那種樣子,反而因她的Aunt Hermia的存在而讓她成為一個顧家及需要保護的角色。

這本書可以給4片葉子。因為它情節流暢,跟大哥Grayson的故事比較,枝節比較集中,沒有那麼散漫。角色間的對話好玩又幽默,常常意有所指,看得挺過癮的 ,剛是對話的部份就配一片葉子。此外,配角也很出色,例如Julia的Aunt Hermia 和她的冤家Odham ,二人的鬥氣,非常搶戲。

另外為了顯示這本書是系列書,有些第一、二集出現的情節和人物會在這裏出現,例如大哥Grayson的「戀愛男的六項致命徵狀」診斷書 ,Grayson遂一替查問Heath,然後斷言Heath已經全中了,跟著以自己作例,鼓勵Heath贏取芳心;在書的後半部為了介紹弟弟Drake ,也讓他佔了不少篇幅。

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