Reckless
A Novel
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4.4 • 8 Ratings
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Reckless--Phoebe Layton had always imagined Gabriel Banner a brave and valiant knight, which was why she went to him when she was in desperate need of help. but when she lures her shining knight to a lonely midnight rendezvous, Phoebe finds herself sparring with a dangerously desirable man who is nothing like the hero of her dreams. She fears she's made a dreadful mistake when Gabriel sweeps her into his arms and passionately embraces her. Yet it's a kiss that seals her fate. Now Gabriel must possess her -- even if he has to slay a dragon to do it!
*A New York Times Bestseller
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestselling author Quick's ( Rendezvous ) latest lovers are a pair of bibliophiles whose engaging qualities should help her many devoted fans overlook this work's fatal flaw: it is an unconvincing attempt to draw a parallel between a Regency romance heroine and a medieval hero on a quest. Lady Phoebe Layton's ``quest'' is to track down the person who killed her suitor, Neil Baxter, and to ``bring the villain to justice.'' Neil was making his fortune in the South Seas, where he reportedly was killed by a pirate who stole an old and valuable book she gave him; rumor says the book is back in England. Ignoring the fact that real questers don't delegate, Phoebe persuades fellow book collector Gabriel Banner, Earl of Wylde, to find the rare tome and the murderer. Phoebe's growing attachment to Gabriel prompts him to consider using her to seek revenge on her father, who, eight years earlier, ruined Gabriel and drove him out of England--to the South Seas. Quick expends little effort on this revenge scheme, which is in no danger of coming to fruition; as a result this fantasy castle seems built on a foundation of sand.
Customer Reviews
Good
A a typical author by Amanda Quick that contains everything you expect and love- a reckless heroine; a grumpy, slightly dangerous hero; a mutual obsession that creates their entire personality - in this mediaeval chivalry. A love story that is realistic and sweet and of course a mystery of sorts.
Quicks writing was of course wonderfully fluent and easy to get lost in. The detail was vivid, without being overbearing. I will say I didn’t love the relationship between Gabriel and Phoebe. She was a little too idealistic for me. Gabriel is was a very hard man that , although kind, doesn’t soften very much. I will give this a 4/5 just because I didn’t love the characters, but overall it was pretty good.