Tempting Fortune, Jo Beverley
Tempting Fortune, Jo Beverley
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Tempting Fortune

Author: Jo Beverley

Narrator: Alison Larkin

Unabridged: 13 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/18/2014


Synopsis

Portia St. Claire's brother has gambled and lost, throwing her into the power of ruthless men. Their price for his life is her virtue, to be auctioned off in London's most notorious brothel.

To retrieve an incriminating letter, Bryght Malloren once broke into a house where he was greeted at pistol point by a resolute woman—a woman he could swear stands before him, masked and trembling, on a madam's auction block.

Unable to leave Portia to such a cruel fate, Bryght turns the private wager into a very public game of seduction, one that confirms his reputation as a shameless rake and keeps all of London society breathless with anticipation. But on a night shimmering with destiny, truth, and passion, those who tempt fortune risk losing everything, including their hearts.

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 Floripiquita on April 04, 2019

2,5 estrellas. El primero de esta serie ya se me hizo un pelin largo, pero es que esta segunda entrega se me ha hecho eterna. Y eso que la historia empieza muy bien y me estaba gustando cómo se desarrolla la relación entre los protagonistas y se trata la adicción al juego, peroooooooo a mitad del li......more

Goodreads review by Miranda on September 27, 2015

First of all, there's a reason Jo Beverly can prop open all the doors in her house with the various award trophies she's accumulated over the years. She brings a period of history to life with such seeming ease, I am always plunged into whatever milieu she creates and finish her books every time, ev......more

Goodreads review by Jacob on March 21, 2018

So the lowest rating of a Jo Beverley novel so far. I haven't read a ton of her books, yet, but this was a disappointment. It wasn't major until the ending, but the distrust and lack of communication was a problem from start to finish and kept this at three-stars that later collapsed. And I had an a......more

Goodreads review by Jan on December 04, 2021

I'm a bit lukewarm about this one. It felt a little dated, (1995, and it showed) but I don't mind that if the characters are appealing. I'd read a few reviews that warned that the heroine, Portia, was fairly unlikeable, and guess what? I agree. She was OK at first, but as I read on, I got more impat......more

What in the bodice ripper was this book? The plot moved so abruptly from one ridiculous scene to another that it felt low-key gothic at times (minus the violence and the ghosts) The heroine is a moron and I swear the author was forced to change her age from 15 to 25 at the last second just to appease......more