After the Kiss: The Notorious Gentlemen | 
 enlarge | Author: Suzanne Enoch
Publisher: Avon
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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0060843098
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060843090
ASIN: 0060843098
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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A Notorious Gentleman . . . Sullivan Waring wants only two things: his rightful inheritance, and revenge against the man who stole it from him. By day, Sullivan is the most respected horse breeder in England; by night, he plunders the ton's most opulent homes to reclaim his late mother's beautiful paintings. His quest is going swimmingly . . . until the night he's discovered by Lady Isabel Chalsey. Clad only in a revealing nightdress, she's an entrancingly different kind of plunder, and how can a thief resist stealing a kiss? A Curious Lady . . . Surprised by a masked man in her own home, Isabel should be quaking with fear. Instead the sight of the sinfully handsome Sullivan makes her tremble with excitement. Who is this man, and why is he so set on this reckless pursuit? Lady Isabel loves a challenge, and she'll dare anything to uncover Sullivan's secret—but she may instead convince him that she is the greatest prize of all.
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 Off to buy my next Enoch book November 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Normally, I stick to historical fiction, but these days it's become harder and harder to find good historical fiction with romantic elements or romantic endings. Tracy Chevalier did a good job in A Girl With a Pearl Earring, and I very much enjoyed Michelle Moran's Nefertiti. But now I'm branching out into historical romance, and I am very glad I've decided to do so.
After the Kiss is only my fifth romance novel, and I enjoyed it immensely. The real story begins with Lady Isabel discovering Sullivan Waring in the process of stealing from her home. To keep her from screaming, Sullivan kisses her, but Lady Isabel manages to grab his mask and later discover his identity. The characters are well drawn, the romance is full of tension, and the historical setting is spot-on.
Highly recommended.
After the Kiss October 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sullivan Waring is the son of a nobleman. The fact that he is illegitimate weighs heavily on his mind, especially since he is treated dastardly by the ton. After coming home a hero from the wars, Sully is becoming highly prized as a horse breeder and trainer. What the ton doesn't know is that he is the Mayfair Marauder. By day he breeds horses, by night he goes into the home of some of the richest of society and steals back items that were important to him. It is when he steals from the home of Lady Isabel Chalsey that his life changes.
Isabel Chalsey can't believe that the blackguard known as the Mayfair Marauder had the audacity to kiss her while stealing from her home. Coming upon the masked man in her kitchen, she was startled and intrigued. When she comes face to face the next day with Sullivan Waring, she has no doubts as to whom her midnight thief is and she plans to milk her knowledge for everything it is worth.
Suzanne Enoch has a prize on her hands with After the Kiss. Sully's characterization made me ache for the way he was treated and then feel proud for the way he overcame society's expectations and became the man I knew he was inside. Isabel made me smile more than once at her ability to keep Sully on his toes and his lips busy. Fans of beguiling historical romances will love After the Kiss. I know I did.
Talia
reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
 So-so October 10, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Uh-oh, this is the second Suzanne Enoch book in a row I've read and not loved (following on the heels of the disappointing Sins of a Duke). I got hooked on Enoch because of her engaging characters, interesting subplots, and surprising resolutions to the hero/heroine conflict. This book had the first two ... but the resolution was fairly dull. I guess I was expecting her usual exciting plot twists there, but the hero/heroine just come together in a rather predictable way. Still it held my interest for most of the book, so I'm hoping for better things from the next two books in the series!
a different type of historical romance, but some holes September 10, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I liked that the book 's plot is different from the typical historical romance. The minor characters are also extremely well done, making me curious about future books on those characters.
Why I gave it only 3 stars:
I prefer more dialogue and less explanation.
Spoiler ahead:
I also think the book has a major plot flaw. The main conflict in the book was iniated when the hero's father sells/gives away the hero's inheritance when his mother died, which didn't make any sense, because the father doesn't want to 'recognize' the hero as his son and wants to keep everything quiet. Since he didn't need the money from the paintings, it didn't make any sense why he sold/gave away those paintings to anger the son! If he had just given the hero those paintings, there wouldn't have been a conflict.
 Marquis's daughter and the horse trainer September 3, 2008
"After the Kiss" is the first of a series of books about 'The Notorious Gentlemen'. The hero of this book, Sullivan Waring, isn't exactly notorious - instead he's overlooked. A renowned horse breeder and trainer, despite the rumours that he has an aristocratic natural father he is ignored except for his expertise with horses. Lady Isabel Chalsey can't overlook him though - not when she catches him red-handed burgling her family's house. But Isabel doesn't want to see him hung or transported, not when he gave her a kiss, so instead she decides to keep an eye on him by employing him to teach her to ride a horse. It's the only reason she can think to spend time with him and find out more about him but unfortunately Isabel is almost phobic about horses.
Sullivan Waring is on a mission to revenge himself against his father who sold all his mother's possessions when Sullivan was fighting the Peninsular war. Each time he steals one of his mother's paintings he knows that it irritates his father. But now there is someone else involved, someone who knows that he is the secret thief known as the Mayfair Marauder, and someone who is getting closer to him. But there's absolutely no future between the daughter of a Marquis and a horse breeder, especially when Sullivan's legitimate half-brother is after Isabel as well. Can they find happiness? Can Sullivan get away with his thefts without being caught? Can he ever find a place in society?
It took me a while to get into this book, despite an exciting first chapter during the Peninsular War. I didn't find myself warming to Isabel Chalsey and her dictatorial and bossy manner and was too perturbed by yet another random man's name in an American-authored Regency (although there was an explanation for why he was called Sullivan). There were lots of errors in dialogue, for example using the American word 'burglarize' rather than the English 'burgle' and other similar mistakes. However the underlying story was actually quite good, even if I wasn't convinced of the probable reality of the events that led to the happy ending. It was, however, a reasonable read with an enigmatic hero, a varied cast of supporting characters and some interesting vignettes into horse training.
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book Helen Hancox 2008
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