The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgerton Series, Bk. 2) | 
| Author: Julia Quinn
Publisher: Avon
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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 3.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0380815575
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780380815579
ASIN: 0380815575
Publication Date: December 1, 2000
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Setting: Regency England Sensuality: 7 Wise, lovely, and kind, Kate Sheffield is determined that her beautiful half-sister, Edwina, marry a reputable man. Unfortunately for Kate, Viscount Anthony Bridgerton--London's most eligible bachelor and a notorious rake to boot--sets his sights on Edwina, and what the viscount wants, the viscount gets. Only this time, Anthony must win the elder sister's approval before he may charm the young beauty into marriage. Hardly a problem for the impossibly handsome viscount, that is until the determined Kate, whose deep, dark eyes and lush mouth send his senses racing, presents a challenge that Anthony cannot refuse. Worse yet, Kate's response to his playful advances only confirms the ardent attraction that both seem desperate to deny. Anthony is faced with a dilemma. On the one hand, the perfectly amiable Edwina, while on the other, the most stubborn, single-minded--yet confoundedly desirable--female ever to grace a London ballroom. Anthony's quandary comes to a fast and fateful conclusion when he and Kate are caught in an innocent but compromising position. There's no choice but to marry, a resolution that leaves both parties uneasy. For despite their growing feelings, each struggles with personal demons that may destroy any chance for true happiness. It's no surprise that Julia Quinn's setting, characterization, and plot are flawless. Add to this masterful mix deeper emotional issues offset by the trademark Quinn wit, and you truly do have romance at it's best. Nobody does Regency quite like the mighty Quinn. --Lois Faye Dyer
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1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, This Author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry. And in all truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better... --Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1814 But this time the gossip columnists have it wrong. Anthony Bridgerton hasn't just decided to marry--he's even chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended's older sister, Kate Sheffield--the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate's the woman haunting his increasingly erotic dreams... Contrary to popular belief, Kate is quite sure that reformed rakes to not make the best husbands--and Anthony Bridgerton is the most wicked rogue of them all. Kate's determined to protect her sister--but she fears her own heart is vulnerable. And when Anthony's lips touch hers, she's suddenly afraid she might not be able to resist the reprehensible rake herself...
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 What a delightful family! December 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In a nutshell:
Viscount Bridgerton is convinced he will die at a young age. To that end, he is determined to marry a young woman with whom he could not possibly fall in love. He settles his matrimonial sights on Edwina Sheffield, a young woman of great beauty, manners, and disposition. The only problem is her sister, Kate.
Kate does not believe that rakes make the best husbands. She is determined to prevent her sister from making the horrible mistake of marrying one, namely Anthony Bridgerton. Due to an odd announcement of her sister's at a party, however, Kate is forced into company with the man and finds him annoying at first but gradually learns to like him.
My opinion:
This is the 2nd time I've read this and I enjoyed it almost as much as I did the first time--you do lose something when you already know what will happen. The characters are very believable and likable, amusing and even unpredictable at times. Their interaction is genuine and the emotion is strong enough to draw the reader in. (I cried after reading the prologue. And then again, later, after certain secrets are revealed.) I do think the book could have survived without the graphic love scenes, but, whatever.
This whole family is delightful and I will re-read some of the other books in this series at a later time as well as the ones I haven't had the good fortune to acquire yet.
~Jaimey Grant, author of Redemption, A Regency Romance
Some Bridgertons better than others December 14, 2008
Having read ALL the Bridgertons , I must warn readers that the series does have, in my opinion, a couple of duds.....When He Was Wicked (Francesca Bridgerton) and Late For The Wedding ( Gregory Bridgerton) They just didn't have the umph! of the others. I loved all the siblings and couldn't wait to read all their stories but these two did not live up to the excitement and intrique of the others. I'm still a devoted Julia Quinn reader and recommend the Whistledown books as delightful along with her original three: Splendid, Dancing At Midnight and Minx (same character series).
Incredibly entertaining! September 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Now in London for the season, Kate is more determined to help her sister find a husband than to find one for herself. She doesn't believe than any man would find her attractive and demure enough to ever want her. But when she learns that Anthony Bridgerton has in mind to ask for her sister's hand, she's dead set against it. She believe Anthony is the worst sort of rake, and while love doesn't have to be present right off the bat, she doesn't want her sister in a loveless marriage where her heart would be broken by a faithless husband.
After her sister, Edwina, announces casually that she won't marry unless she has her sister's approval, things turn difficult. And Anthony will do what is necessary.
They find each other completely impossible to deal with, not wanting to like each other at all. Anthony believes that Edwina would be the perfect bride. Kate believes that Anthony is all wrong for her sister - and is determined to keep them separated at all costs.
What she didn't count on was her attraction to him, nor was she counting on falling in love with him. And that, to her, only makes matters worse, for Anthony refuses to fall in love, believing that he will die young and doesn't want to leave behind a family who loved him to no end, like his father before him. While Anthony was just eighteen when his father died at the age of thirty-four from an apparent bee sting, Anthony is terrified of the same thing - and of falling in love.
An incredibly beautiful story. I loved watching Kate and Anthony `duel' each other, words and actions. The way the author writes them with such conviction makes them very real with definite personalities that, while they don't like each other, they are similar in ways that warms a reader's heart. From one disaster to another, the attraction between the two grows and while neither wants to admit it, this reader was cheering happily with a `ha-ha, just you wait and see' laugh. I'd have to say my favourite scene is the Pall Mall game, in which Anthony gets a taste of his own medicine.
Ms. Quinn writes superbly, sucking you right into the story of lives all around, while the main characters are still the focus. Descriptions are beautifully done - you can see everything lively in your mind, to what the characters are wearing, their demeanors and their surroundings.
I can't wait to get my hands on the third installment of the series!
Absolutely Amazing-This One's a Keeper September 16, 2008
Julia Quinn continually brings the reader one delightful tale after another. In The Viscount who Loved Me, Kate's character is a very realistic character, flawed in a way we can all relate to. Kate is the witty older sister with a beautiful, younger half sister she loves dearly (who, while at times a bit of a romantic ninny is really a very intelligent and kind girl). Kate isn't exactly adored by the ton, which is a fact I loved about her. Its the socially unappreciated we all really root for. Anthony is the handsome young viscount. Adored by the ton, he is rich, titled, handsome, and completely flawed. When Anthony decides to marry Edwina, as she would be the perfect wife: a beautiful one in which he didn't love Kate has a thing or to to say about her beloved younger sister being around the scoundrel. Anthony did not want to fall in love, but that was before Kate stumbled into his life...and got herself stung by a bee(this explained in the book!). Marriage to the Viscount? Oh, all the fun she has. If you like these types of romance novels-characters who are wonderfully developed, terribly human, and completely in love in a odd-girl-out-gets-the-guy tale-BUY THIS BOOK! Better yet, any fan of romance should buy this book. Enjoy!
My All Time Favorite June 11, 2008
This is my all time favorite romance novel to date. I fell in love with both of the characters and laughed throughout the entire book. The characters are well developed and Quinn also develops their relationship extremely well. As their relationship grew, they both grew as individuals as well. I have read this book multiple times and I devour it each time.
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