Ravished: A Novel

Amanda Quick

Dec 2009 · Sold by Bantam

About this ebook

From the cozy confines of a tiny seaside village to the glittering crush of the a fashionable London soiree comes an enthralling tale of a thoroughly mismatched couple . . . poised to discover the rapture of love.

There was no doubt about it. What Miss Harriet Pomeroy needed was a man. Someone powerful and clever who could help her rout the unscrupulous thieves who were using her beloved caves to hide their loot. But when Harriet summoned Gideon Westbrook, Viscount St. Justin, to her aid, she could not know that she was summoning the devil himself. . . .

Dubbed the Beast of Blackthorne Hall for his scarred face and lecherous past, Gideon was strong and fierce and notoriously menacing. Yet Harriet could not find it in her heart to fear him. For in his tawny gaze she sensed a savage pain she longed to soothe . . . and a searing passion she yearned to answer. Now, caught up in the Beast’s clutches, Harriet must find a way to win his heart–and evade the deadly trap of a scheming villain who would see them parted for all time.

Ratings and reviews

I didn't expect to like the book. I stopped reading romance novels a long time ago. The heroine was funny, quirky, smart and fiercely loyal. The hero was a lovable dry sense of humour. Loved the story, I predicated some of it, but I didn't mind it at all. I'm afraid to read her other books now for fear I will not enjoy them as much as this one.

This was the very first romance novel I read..... I loved it so much that now I am hooked! :-) I loved the characters in this book. They definitely made the pages come to life. It was all so well written that I felt like I was watching a movie in my head. Buy the book....you won't be dissapointed!

This author needs to stop referring to the make characters as devil, there ain't any sexy that considing what devil cults do. That like trying to make stalin sexy

About the author

Amanda Quick, a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz, is a New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of contemporary and historical romances. There are nearly thirty million copies of her books in print, including Seduction, Surrender, Scandal, Rendezvous, Ravished, Reckless, Dangerous, Deception, Desire, Mistress, Mystique, Mischief, Affair, With This Ring, I Thee Wed, and Wicked Widow. She is also the author of Slightly Shady and Don’t Look Back, the first two novels featuring Lavinia Lake and Tobias March. She makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Frank.