All is well in a strange and sudden way (like all things in this book-we snap our fingers and years of emotional baggage are erased). He pulled away the glove, and at the first glimpse of her fragile, white hand, all thoughts of negotiation fled. When her brother introduces her to the Marquess of Dain, there's an immediate attraction between the two of them.

Jessica is on a mission to prise her brother from the clutches of teh monster who is ruining his life, but when she meets the Marquis she cannot keep away and things get very complicated. The chemistry between Dain and Jessica is better than any other book I've read, and I've read a lot. But it's 26 years old so I could see echoes of influence in today's authors-particularly the ones writing the crazy ass fairy tale with the overly gruff and marshmallow centered hero.This one was a force to be reckoned with, who could bring the strongest man to his knees, which she did, without humiliating anyone. He learns how to make money very well and spends his time drinking, gambling and hiring prostitutes because he doesn't think a normal woman would be with him for anything other than his money and title. To her, while Lord of Scoundrels is a Regency romance novel and thus less apt to depict the types of economic pairings seen in many contemporary romances, Kamblé argues that Dain's repeated monetary promises still contain "echoes of the kind of wealth, monetary security, and financial reward that the heroes of Harlequin Mills and Boon promise as husbands".

There was only one major conflict after a good amount of relationship building and enemies to lovers banter. A lot of gossiping, wacky characters, hilarious remarks, indescribably funny critical self-analysis and a lighthearted tone of the whole. pero qué capacidad de Chase para conseguir que este mujeriego, manipulador, mentiroso, bruto y, en muchas ocasiones, canalla en el mal sentido de la palabra. Hormonally speaking there is nothing that can really pinpoint a man's superior need for sexual release.He consciously uses his monstrousness in the same way he uses his vast wealth and his social position: to control his world and protect himself. In a 2007 interview, the author described the novel as her " Beauty and the Beast story", stating that like the Beast, Dain is an outcast and misfit among the novel's society.

It started off really well - from the first time they met and how she struck him dumb with her repartee! I could go on and on and still not do this story justice, so I'll stop trying and instead I would just strongly encourage you to read the book. Hay libros que se meten en tus venas y de ahí no salen y eso me pasa con este libro, nunca tengo bastante de él y, cada vez que lo leo y lo termino, me dan ganas de volverlo a leer. But they are incredibly effective, because of the passion between Jessica and Dain, and the deep caring and love they feel for each other.Filled with self-loathing over his appearance and personality, Dain initially avoids consummating their relationship despite Jessica's efforts to seduce him.