The Dangerous Lord (Lord Trilogy, Book 3)

I liked the first one in the trilogy (The Pirate Lord) but was disappointed in the second one (The Forbidden Lord) and find this third one similarly disappointing. They all started off well and held my interest. Sabrina Jeffries can certainly write well and her dialog is snappy. But somewhere in the middle the constant bickering between the hero and heroine and the continual introspection that didn't go anywhere bothered me. On the positive side, Jeffries pays careful attention to detail and some of her side characters are heartwarming.Set in London in 1820, the third in the trilogy tells the story of Ian Lennard, the notorious Viscount St. Clair, who is the best friend of Jordan (hero in The Forbidden Lord). Ian's been on the Continent for years and not even his friends know why he fled England. But he's back and looking for a wife (he was looking in book 2 as well). He needs a wife and an heir to keep his estate because of the terms of his father's will. Meanwhile, Felicity Taylor, a gossip columnist who writes her column under the pen name "Lord X," accuses him of all manner of things that make his prospects for a bride dim. But Ian will have his revenge and begins to stalk her when he discovers she is Lord X. Felicity meanwhile is a poor girl with 4 brothers who is trying to hold things together on a shoestring with the creditors at her heels. In the course of pursuing his revenge, Ian discovers an attraction for the beautiful Felicity and decides to force her to wed him. Of course, there's a nasty uncle lurking in the background and Ian has secrets he won't reveal for fear of losing Felicity.Ian comes across as a sometimes scheming man, but he can be kind, unselfish, wise in the ways of the world and certainly patient. Felicity, though a kind big sister, is a bit of a harpy at times and her unwillingness to see the obvious truth about Ian wore on me. When she finally decides to trust him and support him, it came across as an abrupt change. I did like the part toward the end when she defended him before the ton.All in all, it was entertaining though not quite at the 4 or 5 star level for me.

I first read this a few years ago and liked it, but didn't think it was anything much. Then in the last six months or so, I found myself thinking of 'that story where the penniless heroine is secretly a gossip columnist, and she's got to support this brood of younger siblings, and I think they went to a wax museum?...,' only by then, I'd long forgotten the title of the story and who wrote it. After a LONG time searching the archives on my Kindle (attention Amazon: you might get to work developing more functional search and book description features), I finally found this book. Upon a second reading, it was not any more exceptional than it had been the first time, so I'm not sure why the plot outline stuck with me.Gossip columnist Felicity writes that Lord Ian St.Ivealreadyforgotten has a beautiful mistress, which ticks him off because 1) it isn't true, and 2) it spurs his fiancée to jilt him, and he desperately needs a wife and heir or he will lose his inheritance to a dastardly uncle. He tracks down Felicity, confronts her, but she sticks by her sources. They argue a bunch, say rotten things to each other, building up a predictable head of lust steam all the while. Then Ian decides, since he really does need a wife, it might as well be Felicity. She resists, so he tries various schemes before ultimately seducing her and threatening to expose her penniless state to her creditors in order to manipulate her to the alter. Then he belatedly grows a conscience and wishes he hadn't tricked her, but it's too late: she's in love. Together, they defeat the dastardly uncle and live HAE.

Ian Lennard, Viscount St. Clair, is running out of time; he needs a wife and a male heir soon in order to keep his inheritance. When the current lady he is wooing drops him due to a slanderous write up in The Evening Gazette by Lord X, he goes to the home of Lord X to confront him.. When Ian discovers that Lord X is Miss Felicity Taylor, he demands a retraction or he will expose her as Lord X. Felicity is no shrinking violet though and Ian is very stubborn. Thus begins their sparring. Ian becomes more attracted to Felicity and she to him regardless of their bickering. Then Ian decides that since he has had problems securing a wife and Felicity is to blame for the loss of the last prospective candidate, she will have step up to the bat and marry him. The book is loaded with humor and sensual love scenes as Ian "works on" Felicity to get her to marry him.

I love books by Sabrina Jeffries and this one did not disappoint. In fact, it was one of my favorite historical romances period; and believe me, I have read many. I won't go into retelling the story here as many reviewers do. You can see other reviews for that. But in this book I enjoyed the bargaining done by the H/H with each other over certain points and the outcome of that. (I don't want to give the story away). There was lots of sexual tension between them and the story was written in typical Sabrina style. The story has all the makings of a great historical romance; story line, sexual tension and romance. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting a good romance read that you can't put down; because that is what happened to me. Worth every penny no matter how much you pay for it. Happy romantic reading!

This book has it all, great storyline, lots of romance, a mysterious past, excitement and intrigue.There is an evil villain, but there are loyal friends too, a principled hero with a stout heart and a heroine who is beautiful inside and out. It has much to recommend it.The main characters are wonderful, engaging and believable. They are both strong willed and determined, often clashing and trying to outwit each other, until Cupid strikes, then everything changes. There are many humorous moments, plenty of passion and good old fashioned love.In this book you'll catch up with some of the characters from the other two books in the series, I really like this in a book and the author's style.

"The Dangerous Lord" is an entertaining story set in London and the English countryside in 1820. Felicity Taylor is an attractive young lady fallen on hard times after her father's untimely death. In order to earn her living and support her four younger brothers she writes society gossip for her column in The Evening Gazette under the pseudonym of "Lord X". Ian Lennard, the Viscount St. Clair is one of the victims of this highly critical column and he wants to confront Lord X and make him stop publicly speculating about his mysterious past. He is a very handsome young gentleman surrounded by lots of mystery and notorious gossip. He urgently needs an heir and therefore he is looking for a suitable wife. Lord X's scandalous gossip makes it nearly impossible for him to find a well-bred young lady willing to marry him. When he finds out that Lord X is a head-strong young woman, he is furious but strangely attracted to her at the same time. He cannot keep her out of his mind and he vows to win their battle of wills. Felicity is just as stubborn and her opinion of Ian is the worst ever possible. She considers him a notorious debaucher but how hardly she tries she cannot ignore the disturbing feelings his powerful charm awakens in her. Both leading protagonists are intelligent and loyal people scared of losing their hearts and scared of showing their deep emotions. The author delivers an exciting and colourful battle of the sexes supported by witty dialogues not only by the leading couple but by the numerous secondary characters as well. Readers who have read Ms. Jeffries' previous "Lord" books will welcome meeting many of their heros and heroines in this one too.THE DANGEROUS LORD is a fascinating historical romance because it fully captures the reader's interest and keeps it until the end.Although the plot is not the newest but Ms. Jeffries's lively characters and their deep and witty conversations make it a first-class piece of work of the genre.

I usually love Sabrina Jeffries' books, but I couldn't even finish this one. It was like an old fashioned romance in that the hero, Ian was an insufferable and arrogant boor. He forces his attentions on the heroine, Felicity because he wants to ruin her in revenge for some articles she has written. He does this knowing that this will devastate her life and social standing. And we're supposed to like this man? After he decides that he does want her for himself (she intrigues him!) he manipulates, stalks, seduces and then uses her poverty to force her to marry him. He also resents the time and love she has for her four brothers. In any other novel he would be the villain! Luckily for him Felicity is a real insipid Miss. Although she talks big about wanting respect and love, she simply melts at his masterful touch and always gives in despite her promises to herself. Ugh. I rolled my eyes many times at her actions and reasoning, and in the end had to stop reading.The other annoyance is the lack of historical reality. Ian is discovered kissing Felicity and then sneaks into her room to forcefully seduce her so she has to marry him (!) and once again he is spotted by, we are told, the ton's biggest gossip. But nothing is mentioned of it by anyone afterward. In reality (and other novels) Felicity would be ostracised completely.All in all I cannot recommend this book. Read other by Jeffries, or Courtney Milan, Sherry Thomas or Julia Quinn. These have realistic, strong women falling for good, honourable men. Not arrogant rakes forcefully seducing silly girls.

i loved this book & especially the hero because the author was not afraid to give him some negative traits so he seemed real & down to earth.i loved the way she developed the story & characters so it kept you wanting to read the next page without getting bored. i will now buy many more of her books. i also thought dangerous lord was brilliant.

Delivery very quick from ordering. Very happy with it, I have enjoyed all the books in this series. Very entertaining read. I very much enjoy the storytelling quite enjoyable