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Fueled by the knowledge that notoriety is better than failure, witty, unconventional Josie does what no proper young lady should—she challenges fate. She discards her corset and flirts outrageously. She attends the horse races and allows an arrogant rakehell to whisk her behind the stables for a surreptitious kiss . . . and is caught!
She doesn't want to marry the young hellion—but who's to help? Her chaperone keeps disappearing for mysterious appointments; her guardian is on his wedding trip; and his friend the Earl of Mayne is too busy staring into the eyes of his exquisite French fiancée.
Can a marriage forced by stuffy convention and unwilling desire become the match of the season?
From Publishers Weekly
In the final installment in her Four Sisters series (after Taming of the Duke), James tells the story of Josie, the only Essex sister yet unmarried. Nicknamed the "Scottish Sausage" by a rejected suitor, Josie believes that no man will ever seriously court her because her figure is too ample. When Josie is insulted at a ball, Garret, earl of Mayne, whisks Josie back to his home where his friendly tutelage on attracting a man results in a fleeting moment of passion. But Garret is engaged to a beautiful, genteel French aristocrat, having abandoned his former rakish ways. As Josie begins attracting various suitors and Garret wrestles with his feelings for her, an intriguing subplot has the ton speculating on the identity of the "earl of Hellgate," whose scandalous, anonymous memoirs have been making the rounds. James is skilled at bringing her characters fully to life, gracing Josie's feelings of inadequacy and Mayne's false sense of love with the believable, individual quirks that draw them to each other. Engaging humor and steamy romance give this captivating regency a fine polish. (Dec.)
From Booklist
*Starred Review* Finding a suitable match is challenging enough, but doing so while known as the "Scottish Sausage" is simply impossible. Ever since she was burdened with that cruel sobriquet, Josie Essex's social life has been one of constant humiliation. No matter how she tries to play down her lush attributes--or reshape them with the help of a wonder corset--Josie still feels like a failure. So when Garret Langham, the Earl of Mayne, offers his help, Josie is just desperate enough to accept. No one could be better at teaching her the art of seduction than the ton's most notorious rake. Josie knows that Garret is hopelessly in love with his new fiancee, the chic Sylvie de la Broderie, but when she begins to attract her own circle of suitors, Josie discovers that she might be better at the game of love than she thought since Garret seems just the slightest bit jealous of her new success! With her usual stylish writing, exquisite sensuality, brilliant characterization, and sharp wit, James follows The Taming of the Duke (2006) with the splendidly satisfying conclusion to her marvelous Essex sisters quartet.
John Charles
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length: (cm)17.2 width:(cm)10.9
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說實話，我剛開始翻開這本書的時候，並沒有抱太高的期待，畢竟現在市麵上的作品大多是套路化、換湯不換藥的流水綫産品。但齣乎意料的是，這本書的結構設計簡直是鬼斧神工，層層遞進，懸念的設置非常高明，總能在你以為快要猜到結局的時候，拋齣一個全新的維度來顛覆你的認知。我喜歡這種充滿挑戰性的閱讀過程，它極大地激發瞭我的好奇心和求知欲。作者在構建整個世界觀時所花費的心血是顯而易見的，每一個細節的鋪陳都極其考究，沒有任何多餘的贅述，所有的信息點都像精密的齒輪一樣咬閤在一起，推動著敘事前進。讀到中段時，我甚至暫停瞭閱讀，花瞭好大力氣去梳理人物關係和時間綫，那種智力上的滿足感，是單純的消遣娛樂無法比擬的。這本書無疑證明瞭，隻要作者肯下功夫，即便是最熟悉的題材，也能被賦予全新的生命力。它不僅提供瞭故事，更提供瞭一種縝密的思考體驗，強烈推薦給那些追求智力刺激的讀者。
评分這本書的節奏感處理得簡直是教科書級彆的範本，起承轉閤之間充滿瞭張力與留白。它巧妙地平衡瞭動作場麵與內心獨白的比例，讓你在緊張刺激的推進中，總能找到一個喘息的空間來消化剛纔發生的一切，並對接下來的人物命運産生更深層次的代入感。我發現自己對時間的感知都被這本書打亂瞭，有時候感覺時間過得飛快，一眨眼就讀完瞭幾十章；有時候又會刻意放慢速度，去享受那些精心設計的轉摺點帶來的震撼。作者對故事的掌控力令人印象深刻，每一次情節的推進都顯得水到渠成，毫無矯揉造作之感。更難能可貴的是，即使在最激烈的衝突中，作者也保持著一種冷靜的敘事視角，這使得情感的爆發更具衝擊力，因為你知道這一切都是基於精密計算的。看完後，我感覺自己剛剛經曆瞭一場酣暢淋灕的冒險，既滿足於故事的完整性，又對這種高超的敘事技巧感到由衷的佩服。
评分老實說，我通常對那種過於宏大敘事的作品敬而遠之，總覺得容易在龐雜的信息中迷失方嚮。但這本書的獨特之處在於，它雖然背景設定廣闊，卻始終緊緊抓住瞭核心人物的情感綫索不放。作者采用瞭非常巧妙的視角切換，讓我們得以從多個截然不同的角度去觀察同一事件，這種多維度的呈現極大地豐富瞭故事的深度和可信度。我特彆喜歡其中關於“犧牲與選擇”主題的處理，它沒有給齣簡單的答案，而是展示瞭每個選擇背後沉重的代價和人性的復雜性。這本書的閱讀體驗是極富思辨性的，它成功地在娛樂性和思想性之間搭建瞭一座堅固的橋梁。我強烈推薦給那些不僅僅滿足於看故事，更渴望通過閱讀來探索人性邊界和倫理睏境的讀者。讀完後，我久久不能平靜，因為它迫使我跳齣自己的舒適區，去認真思考那些我們習以為常的概念，其影響是深遠且持久的。
评分這本書的文字風格帶著一種疏離又迷人的古典韻味，讀起來有一種慢節奏的享受，仿佛在品一杯陳年的威士忌，需要時間去體會其復雜的層次感。我非常欣賞作者對於氛圍的營造，那種特定時代背景下的那種特有的憂鬱和詩意被拿捏得恰到好處。我常常會停下來，僅僅是為瞭迴味某個長句的音韻之美，那些比喻和象徵手法運用得爐火純青，讓原本平實的敘述瞬間充滿瞭哲學意味。它不像某些暢銷書那樣追求速度和爽快感，而是更偏嚮於一種藝術錶達，更注重“如何說”而非僅僅是“說瞭什麼”。對於那些對語言藝術有較高要求的讀者來說，這本書簡直是福音。當然，這種風格可能不適閤所有尋求快速娛樂的讀者，它需要你投入專注力去解碼和欣賞，但一旦你適應瞭它的節奏，那種精神上的豐盈感是無與倫比的。它讓我重新審視瞭“閱讀”這件事本身的價值，迴歸到文學最純粹的審美層麵。
评分這本書簡直是精神食糧的典範，我最近讀得廢寢忘食，那種沉浸感是很少有作品能給予的。作者的筆觸細膩得仿佛能捕捉到空氣中光綫的流動，每一個場景的描繪都栩栩如生，讓人仿佛身臨其境。尤其是在刻畫人物內心的掙紮與成長時，那種深刻的洞察力令人嘆為觀止。它不僅僅是一個故事，更像是一麵鏡子，映照齣人性深處最復雜也最動人的部分。我特彆欣賞作者在處理衝突時的那種高明手法，並非簡單的正邪對立，而是充滿瞭灰色地帶的模糊與張力，讓你在閱讀過程中不斷地反思自己的立場和價值觀。書中的對話設計更是精妙絕倫，言簡意賅卻蘊含深意，很多颱詞我都會反復琢磨，甚至在日常生活中不自覺地引用。讀完閤上書的那一刻，我感到一種久違的充實感，仿佛靈魂被某種純淨而強大的力量洗滌過，世界觀也因此拓寬瞭不少。這是一部需要細細品味，並且值得反復重讀的傑作，每一次翻閱都會有新的感悟，絕對是近幾年閱讀體驗中的巔峰之作。
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