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The H was very hard to like, he was unforgiving and jealous. The h makes a really stupid mistake on her wedding night, and he never asked for an explanation or gives her a chance to explain. He just takes her dowry, packs her off to the country, and spends the next three years cheating on her and feeling sorry for himself. When she finally goes to London and confronts him he goes back and forth between wanting her and hating her. He never asked her to explain what happened even then, she does eventually tell him, but he doesn't really believe her and still doesn't trust her. But of course they end up getting together ( why she wants him is beyond me ) ,and she ends up getting pregnant. Then someone sets her up to look as though she betrays him, and once again he won't listen to anything she tries to say and packs her off right back to the country. She has an accident and loses the baby, and the first thing he asked was if it was a boy. I could not like him at all after that. Not until the very end of the book does he learn to trust her. Sorry but at that point I just wanted her to kick him to the curb. Give me a hero with a sense of honor and heroin with a backbone.


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Passions of a Wicked Earl London Greatest Lovers Lorraine Heath 9780061922961 Books Reviews

While the story and writing are quite good, I did not like the continued visits to the mistress, as well as gifts, and lack of trust. The h did a stupid thing, the H continued to do stupid things, almost to the end, and the mistress was a bitch. Sorry! The H/h were actually likeable characters, but the whole relationship was a mess. Not as good as some others of her books.... After some thought, I'm very disappointed in this book, will need to read another , more uplifting story to get the taste of this story out of my brain.
I'm a fan of Lorraine Heath's work (note I've only read the Regency and Victorian novels, not the cowboy ones). I think she's a strong writer, and I appreciate her taking classic novels and putting her own stamp on them (e.g. Dickens' 'Oliver Twist' is the partial inspiration of her series 'The Scoundrels of St. James'). I think Kleypas, Dare, Kinsale, and Chase are stronger, but Heath is right behind this top tier, in my judgement.

But 'Passions of a Wicked Earl' is not one of her best. For me, one important problem is the characterization of the hero. As another reviewer notes, Heath takes a risk right at the beginning of this story, by having the heroine commit a genuinely serious wrong against the hero. I appreciate her willingness to have truly flawed characters. I think this can be the foundation for a very interesting and satisfying romance. Heath handles the heroine quite well - she grows up, comes to truly appreciate what she did to the hero, and she understands that she cannot simply expect him to 'get over it'. So far, so good. But the hero does not have the same psychological depth, to my mind. He stays stuck in his anger. Perhaps this is reasonably realistic. but it felt more like his anger was prolonged so the story could keep going - if he forgave her in a mature manner, the novel would have become a very short novella.

But it's when Heath introduces a second 'problem' to the book that things go off the rails, for me. I won't give any details away, but basically, she creates a villain almost out of thin air, has the villain do villainous things fairly randomly, and ultimately, we learn that the villain did all this terrible stuff because the villain is simply very, very bad. Good grief! Heath can do SO much better than this.

If you really love Heath's writing, and you're looking for more Regency romances to read, you likely won't regret buying this book. After all, the genre is full of other writers who are much less skilled than she is. I wasn't irritated while reading, and was intermittently entertained. But I know I'm going to forget this story right after I finish writing this review. We Regency romance fans KNOW that this doesn't happen with the best novels in the genre. Be forewarned!
I kept hesitating to buy this book because the negative reviews are pretty persuasive and the hero continuing his relationship with his mistress gave me pause. But upon reading this book, I think Heath handles Westcliff's actions realistically.....as he and his wife become closer, the mistress becomes less significant to him. And he doesn't sleep with the mistress after Claire comes to London, though he does communicate with her several times.

Westcliff is conflicted about his feelings. On one hand, he believes his wife betrayed him, he doesn't want to get hurt again and the non-emotional relationship with the mistress seems safer. On the other hand, he has been enamoured of Claire since she was a girl and he might be willing to risk his heart again. The reader is fully aware of Westcliff's inner musings, and his vulnerabilites. It makes him very appealing. Claire is a good, supportive and intelligent heroine and we like her because Westcliff does. It's really his book.

Secondary characters include Claire's sister enjoying her first season in London, Westcliff's brothers, mother and her painter/lover. Obviously a huge conflict arises because of the mistress who refuses to relinquish Westcliff. Her last hurrah is a bit over-the-top, but hey, it's a romance, not great literature. I liked this book, but didn't love it. However, I'm rating five stars as I might read it again.
The H was very hard to like, he was unforgiving and jealous. The h makes a really stupid mistake on her wedding night, and he never asked for an explanation or gives her a chance to explain. He just takes her dowry, packs her off to the country, and spends the next three years cheating on her and feeling sorry for himself. When she finally goes to London and confronts him he goes back and forth between wanting her and hating her. He never asked her to explain what happened even then, she does eventually tell him, but he doesn't really believe her and still doesn't trust her. But of course they end up getting together ( why she wants him is beyond me ) ,and she ends up getting pregnant. Then someone sets her up to look as though she betrays him, and once again he won't listen to anything she tries to say and packs her off right back to the country. She has an accident and loses the baby, and the first thing he asked was if it was a boy. I could not like him at all after that. Not until the very end of the book does he learn to trust her. Sorry but at that point I just wanted her to kick him to the curb. Give me a hero with a sense of honor and heroin with a backbone.