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To Distraction (2006)

To Distraction (2006)

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0060839104 (ISBN13: 9780060839109)
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This story is a little different from the previous books in this series. There is no hunting for traitors in this story just a little mystery that doesn't really start until close to the end of the book. This book is mostly about Jocely Deverall, Viscount Paignton trying to win over Phoebe Malleston heart. Phoebe is terrified of large, powerful men and as such has never married. She is twenty-five and has made a satisfying and rewarding life for herself. For all that she is happy and determined to not wed her aunt and godmother have other ideas. Phoebe’s godmother is Deverall's aunt, Audrey Deverall, so when he goes to her and asks for her advice on who he should marry Audrey suggests Phoebe. The rest is a chess match of trying to find the right strategy to win Phoebe because once Deverall meets her he is determined to have her.Deverall is the like the rest of the gentlemen in the Bastion Club. He is a warrior knight that in his base make up is a protector of the innocence and weak. He joined the fight against Napoleon to keep a tyrant from gaining power of the world. Now the war is over he is at loose ends. He needs a challenge and a purpose for his life, something other than running his estates. He also needs someone to help him with the social obligations that are required because of his title. He is unimpressed with the young women that are on the Marriage Mart and is tired of running a gauntlet that may find him wed to the wrong woman. Four of his friends have found their mates and he wants the same thing. Deverall is all dominant alpha male but he is also compassionate, caring and patient. He is also very good at business and at reading people. He is also charming when he wants to be which serves him well.Phoebe started an agency to employ women of the lower classes for various jobs that the ton requires. That is just the tip of the iceberg as far as the agency is concerned. Phoebe main purpose with the agency is to save woman from sexual abuse at the hands of their employers. She also finds out which households will be safe for these women and makes sure that the ladies aren't tracked down by their former employers. This endeavor is what brings Deverall's attention to the fact that woman are being kidnapped and turned over to white slavers. Phoebe is very intelligent, caring and willing to take on all comers to protect these women. Unfortunately she is no match for a man. I will say that she is clever enough to bring protection with her. She just hasn't been trained to plan for all the things that could go wrong with her rescues. It is a good thing that Deverall helps with that problem.This is a very enjoyable read and it is fast paced enough that you don’t get bored half way through the story. There are a number of wonderful characters in the books that provide the care and security for Phoebe. We also get to see several of the others from earlier stories which are always very nice. There are a number of steamy hot love scenes and some really hot role playing that will have to searching for a cold glass of water and a fan. As always Ms. Laurens writing is outstanding and she makes you want to read the next book to see what is going to happen with the rest of these amazing men.

Jocelyn Deverell, Viscount Paignton, meminta bantuan bibinya untuk mencarikannya calon istri dan bibinya tahu bahwa ada seorang wanita yang cocok untuk Deverell. Deverell pun setuju dengan pendapat bibinya, Phoebe Malleson seorang wanita yang menarik dan sikapnya yang terus terang menolak Deverell, membuat Deverell makin penasaran dengan Phoebe. Deverell pun menyatakan bahwa dirinya ingin melakukan pendekatan kepada wanita itu selangkah demi selangkah. Phoebe memang terpesona dengan sikap dan perawakan Deverell yang tinggi dan tampan, akan tetapi Phoebe masih trauma dengan laki-laki. Selain itu dia memiliki misi khusus untuk menyelamatkan wanita-wanita pelayan yang teraniaya di rumah majikan mereka. Saat seorang pelayan menghilang di sebuah pesta pedesaan, Deverell mengetahui bahwa Phoebe lah yang melakukan hal tersebut dan diapun menyelidiki lebih lanjut, apa yang sebenarnya sedang disembunyikan Phoebe.Phoebe terus melakukan operasi penyelamatan para gadis tanpa mengetahui bahwa ternyata ada operasi penculikan gadis-gadis pelayan untuk perdagangan manusia. Deverell tidak bisa lagi diam-diam membuntuti Phoebe dan turun tangan memaksa untuk membantu Phoebe karena nyawa wanita itu mulai terancam. --Cerita Bastion Club Series kali ini cukup seru karena seperti cerita-cerita Bastion Club sebelumnya yang berbau misteri kasus yang dipecahkan Hero dan heroin bersama-sama, kali ini ada kasus perdagangan para gadis. Yang bikin suka dengan buku ke lima series ini adalah karakter Hero nya yang bikin klepek-klepek. Deverell nggak pantang menyerah buat mendapatkan hati Phoebe, aih.. bikin ngiler deh.Dan juga yang masih misteri adalah identitas Dalziel yang bikin semua anggota Bastion Club penasaran, bikin nggak sabar pengen baca buku terakhir series ini, hehehehehe. Overall aku cukup menikmati membaca buku ke lima ini, yah, walaupun cerita favoritku untuk series ini ada di buku ke dua.

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Für Deverell, Viscount Paington wird es Zeit sich eine Frau zu suchen und einen Erben zu zeugen. Allerdings fängt er mit den Backfischen in der Londoner Gesellschaft nicht viel an. Doch seine clevere Tante hat schon das richtige Mädchen gefunden und schickt ihn zu einer Gesellschaft auf dem Land. Dort lernt der frühere Spion der Krone die unkonventionelle Phoebe Malleson. Bildschön, klug und sehr spröde und abweisend. Die kluge Phoebe erkennt schnell Deverells Absichten und kann nicht schnell genug ihren Galan loswerden. Allerdings ist Deverell ziemlich hartnäckig. Phoebe ist perfekt. Sie soll es sein.Mit diesen Heiratsplänen ist Phoebe wiederum so gar nicht einverstanden und nachdem sie Deverell so nicht los wird, schlägt sie ihm eine lockere Liason vor. Und Deverell nimmt an. Phoebe lässt ihn einfach nicht los und er spürt auch, dass es da viele Geheimnisse um die Schöne zu lüften gibt. Und tatsächlich ist Phoebe alles andere als die Unschuld vom Land. Wohlerzogen und tief in der Gesellschaft verankert, betreibt sie insgeheim eine Vermittlung für Dienstboten. Meist verhilft sie dabei auch von ihren Dienstgebern bedrohten jungen Frauen deren Herrschaft zu entfliehen.Obwohl Deverell, Phoebe und all ihre Tanten und Freunde sehr sympathisch beschrieben sind, ist diese Geschichte sehr langatmig und teilweise einfach nur absurd und langweilig. Seitenweise beschreibt Stephanie Laurens Deverells Verführung und genauso lange lässt sie beide Protagonisten philosophieren und über den jeweils anderen nachdenken. Deverell ist ein typischer Held dieser Autorin. Erst will er nicht, dann sieht er sein ‘Opfer’ und dann ist auch schon alles klar für ihn. Irgendwie ist dieses Schema einfach schon zu vorhersehbar und kann den Leser nun wirklich nicht mehr vom Hocker reissen.Phoebe hingegen ist sehr mutig, klug und wirklich ausserordentlich sympathisch. Neben ihrer Tätigkeit als Vermittlerin für Dienstboten in Not, birgt sie auch noch ein persönliches Geheimnis. Das ist für den Leser schnell klar. Deverell muss ziemlich lange warten bis er eingeweiht wird – auch wenn er längst einen Verdacht hat. Natürlich Laurens’ Helden sind ja nicht auf den Kopf gefallen.Ein paar weniger Seiten und weniger Gesäusel und Gedankengänge der Protagonisten hätten dem Buch auf jeden Fall gut getan. Es gibt auch ein Wiedersehen mit einigen Mitgliedern des Bastions Clubs und auch deren Frauen. Allerdings hält sich hierbei der Interaktion in Grenzen. Für mich ist dieser Teil wirklich sehr schwach und enttäuschend. Bisher der langweiligste Teil des Bastion Clubs. Ich hoffe, dass die Autorin mit den nächsten Teilen wieder ein bisschen mehr Schwung hineinbekommt.
—Chris Einfach unverbesserlich

Another solid book from Laurens for the Bastion Club series. I enjoyed this one quite a bit. Laurens style of writing isn't exactly my favorite - she has a tendency for the clause-filled sentences that run on and on and on that I hate - but I like the way she writes the characters and the storylines and keeps things interesting.I enjoyed Phoebe and Deverell. There was a nice chemistry between them. I thought they were a little lacking in backstory depth, but they were details that weren't quite
—jenjn79

Ugh. Typical Stephanie Laurens. Stephanie Laurens use to be one of my favorite authors (especially when I first started reading her), but now her books are all running together and basically the same. And WAAAY too long. It's sad, because I usually enjoy the beginning of the book. Getting to know the characters, enjoying the sexual tension, delving into the story line, etc. But then the characters start participating in sex acts* and from then on it is nothing but 15-20 page sex scenes with maybe 1 or 2 pages of ballroom waltzing. After 100-150 pages of tiresome sex and dancing the story finally starts to pick back up, but by that time my tolerance level is so diminished and I just want to finish the book as fast as possible. So I skim thru the end of the book which is where all the interesting story happens. It is sad, and I think I am going to stop reading Stephanie Laurens. *Note: I read and enjoy romance novels and enjoy steamy sex scenes in romance novels. I am not opposed to sex in a book. I just get a little tired of it after a while. Especially if that is the only thing the H&H are doing all day long.
—Gbina

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