Publication
March 2005, Berkley, 978-0425201503
Carsington Brothers #2
In short
IMPOSSIBLE...
Rupert Carsington, fourth son of the Earl of Hargate, is his aristocratic family's favorite disaster. He is irresistibly handsome, shockingly masculine, and irretrievably reckless, and wherever he goes, trouble follows. Still, Rupert's never met an entanglement - emotional or other - he couldn't escape. Until now.
OUTRAGEOUS...
Now he's in Egypt, stranded in the depths of Cairo's most infamous prison, and his only way out is accepting a beautiful widow's dangerous proposal. Scholar Daphne Pembroke wants him to rescue her brother, who's been kidnapped by a rival seeking a fabled treasure. Their partnership is strictly business: she'll provide the brains, he, the brawn. Simple enough in theory.
INEVITABLE...
Blame it on the sun or the blazing desert heat, but as tensions flare and inhibitions melt, the most disciplined of women and the most reckless of men are about to clash in the most impossibly irresistible way.
In words
One of the best heroes ever written, IMO. When you finish a book and want to reread it straightaway, it's a winner. I cannot get enough of this book, so I wanted to start my blog with it. It is full of great humor, has witty conversations, all characters are wonderfully written and I fully believe in the relationship between Daphne and Rupert. And how nice to have a story that's completely set in Egypt.
In numbers
Voice - 3 (max 3)
Characters - 3 (max 3)
Romance - 2 (max 2)
Plot - 1 (max 2)
Conversations - 1
Special setting - 1
Humor - 1
Sensuality - 1
No minus points
Total - 13
A+ = 10/10 = 5 stars
