Forbidden, Jo Beverley
Forbidden, Jo Beverley
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Forbidden

Author: Jo Beverley

Narrator: Susan Duerden

Unabridged: 11 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/02/2022


Synopsis

The death of her husband freed Serena Riverton from life as an abused sex-object. Now, her brother plans to sell her to another vile man.

This time, Serena flees, but finds herself stranded and near penniless. When a passing gentleman offers help, Serena accepts, and develops a new plan: become a rich man's mistress so she can leave at any time.

Believing herself barren, Serena initiates a passionate encounter with her rescuer. However, Francis, Lord Middlethorpe is already committed to a sweet-natured lady. He finds Serena refuge with an elderly relative, and must return to his life. Then Serena discovers she's pregnant.

They have no choice but to marry, but assailed by Serena's scheming brothers, Francis's appalled relatives and Serena's painful past, is there any hope for the loving future they both seek?

Contains mature themes.

About Jo Beverley

Jo Beverley is the award-winning author of more than thirty novels, including Dare to Kiss, An Unlikely Countess, and The Dragon's Bride. Her many honors include five RITA Awards and two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times magazine. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame and Honor Roll.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dangermousie on April 07, 2013

ummm, it was better than St. Raven? Heroine is a widow of evil dude who kept her in sexual slavery, and she decides to escape her evil brothers who want to sell her to another man like that, runs into hapless hero and rapes (about it more later) him, seeking to become his mistress, she gets preggers......more

Goodreads review by Elis on September 12, 2012

Serena Riverton, a new widow, is determined not to marry again. Her first husband was quite enough for one girl, thank you. So when her greedy, heartless brothers inform her that they're offering her in wedlock (or maybe out of wedlock; since she's barren, they might get higher offers from men who w......more

Goodreads review by Vintage on March 02, 2021

I don’t think Jo Beverley and I jell well. Another hero in this series prostitutes sexes it up for England with an evil French femme fatale spy but only after he marries the woman his twin brother raped to hide his homosexuality. This book follows along with the same level of ick. A lot of ethically......more

Goodreads review by Jacob on June 29, 2016

Fourth in the series and yeah, you probably need to read the rest. Having done so, you know mostly what to expect, which is sad because this one has some interesting twists on gender expectations that didn't really pan out very well. Which isn't really true, I suppose. The twists are interesting and......more

Goodreads review by Kody on July 16, 2010

This is my favorite in the series so far. Francis is a fantastic hero. He's sweet and loving. He's also a unique hero of this genre because, we find out early on, he's a virgin at the start. On the otherhand, the heroine, Serena, is far from innocent. She's been in a very unhappy marriage since she w......more