Silver-Tongued Devil - Softcover

Blake, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449149382 ISBN 13: 9780449149386

Publisher: Ivy Books, 1995

Synopsis

Bestselling author Jennifer Blake is at her sensual best in this sultry tale of love and hate, revenge and redemption that moves from the spicy heat of New Orleans to a lush sugar plantation on the Mississippi. . . .

The Angel--He saved her life, then made her his prisoner. Now Renold Harden is demanding his due--as Angelica Carew's new husband. How easy it would be to surrender to Renold's name, his protection, his passion. But there is something unreal about his words of love, his determined seduction . . . .
The Devil--Renold had conspired to wed and bed her, forcing Angelica into a hellish marriage for the sake of the dowry bestowed upon her: Bonheur, the plantation stolen from his family. His bride would pay the price for her father's greed and trickery, every day--and night--for the rest of her life . . . .
Only her love could save him--Days of torment melt into nights of searing ecstasy as Angelica helplessly surrenders to the man who deceived and betrayed her. For what began as an act of vengeance becomes heedless, burning love--as the devil who ensnared her heart with duplicity dares to show her the meaning of forgiveness and the magic of forever. . . .

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From the Back Cover

"Blake's a master at romantic fiction."
--The Chattanooga Times

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author Jennifer Blake is at her sensual best in this sultry tale of love and hate, revenge and redemption that moves from the spicy heat of New Orleans to a lush sugar plantation on the Mississippi. . . .<br><br>The Angel--He saved her life, then made her his prisoner. Now Renold Harden is demanding his due--as Angelica Carew's new husband. How easy it would be to surrender to Renold's name, his protection, his passion. But there is something unreal about his words of love, his determined seduction . . . .<br>The Devil--Renold had conspired to wed and bed her, forcing Angelica into a hellish marriage for the sake of the dowry bestowed upon her: Bonheur, the plantation stolen from his family. His bride would pay the price for her father's greed and trickery, every day--and night--for the rest of her life . . . .<br>Only her love could save him--Days of torment melt into nights of searing ecstasy as Angelica helplessly surrenders to the man who deceived and betrayed her. For what began as an

Reviews

The prose in Blake's latest (after Shameless) is rather like rococo art: complex, often lyrical and a tad grandiloquent. After an explosion destroys the riverboat on which she is traveling, Angelica Carew awakens to find herself supposedly wed to her rescuer, Renold Harden. Renold, she learns, is the stepson of Gerald Delaup, late owner of Bonheur, the Louisiana plantation her gambler father had won in a game of cards. Renold, convinced that Angelica's father had cheated to gain Bonheur, will go to any lengths to reclaim the land that rightfully belongs to his mother and half-sister-including force Angelica into a miserable marriage. While an enjoyable read, the characters come off as vapid and uninspired: Renold's hatred and vengeance falls flat, while Angelica, in her annoying blandness, justifies and accepts everything Renold does and says. Read this one for the rich texture and exquisite attention to antebellum detail.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Ivy Books
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0449149382
• ISBN 13: 9780449149386
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 326