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1. This is still a four star read, but it didn t have the energy or hilarity of the other books in the series They were tough acts to follow, so I rated accordingly But still very good light Regency historical romance Reviewed for Affaire de Coeur magazine affairedecoeur.

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2. 3.5 starsDaphne and Rafe are married For well over a year now, since Daphne was barely 18 and Rafe a war torn spy on a mission Now Daphne wants an annulment to marry a respectable albeit very boring Lord Rafe agrees to the annulment, seeing that the whole marriage is founded on a promise to Daphne s brother and basically just a practical and sensible step at the time But he wants her to accompany and help him on yet another mission, before he can grant her the annulment The plot of this novel is [...]

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3. It s The Philadelphia Story retold in the Regency with a spy twist A romp adventure sandwich

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4. Netgalley for honest review.Our heroine, Lady Daphne is about to attend a ball with the impending announce of her engagement to Lord Fitzwell Daphne has a slight problem to resolve first, the annulment to her husband Captain Rafe Cavendish Hero and heroine married to assist Daphne s brother, Donald, to gather information from the French Rafe and Donald worked for the crown as spies Unfortunately Donald was killed and now Rafe wants to find out who why how he was killed And he needs Daphne s help [...]

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5. The Irresistible Rogue by Valerie Bowman is a 2015 St Martin s Press publication I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review The Irresistible Rogue is a charming and delightful historical romance with a touch of danger and adventure, chock full of witty and zany dialogue, with a tip of the hat to one my favorite classic movies The Philadelphia Story Lady Daphne Swift managed to convince her brother to let her help out with the war effort by [...]

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6. The beginning of this book really got me hooked I loved the playfulness that the characters brought to the story, especially the little urchin, Delialah Rafe and Daphne were very cute together while they spent a couple days together for Daphne s engagement party They definitely had sparks And like other reviewers said, plus the author herself, I saw the inspiration Bowman gained from The Philadelphia Story Since I love that movie, the Grace Kelly version, I adored the start of this story I admit [...]

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7. Valerie Bowman has done it again She has written a captivating story of honor, loyalty, regret and intrigue A story with several unexpected twists and surprises She kept me guessing and gasping with sheer delight I was on the edge of my seat with a story I just couldn t put down This is a story that any historical romance reader will love from beginning to end.Daphne Swift is on the verge of accepting a proposal from a suitable Beau with one problem Her dashing and very handsome husband refuses [...]

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8. I ve often wondered where authors get their inspiration In this case, it is clearly from The Philadelphia Story High Society We have the pampered heiress, the boring fianc , the handsome, roguish ex and of course, the precocious youngster even the ship, True Love is here All of which Ms Bowman expands on and turns this into a dashing adventure.So if you like spies, adventure, romance on the high seas and just good funis story is for you Other than going on a bit much about the I m not good enoug [...]

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9. Rated 3.5 hearts at Romance Junkies THE IRRESISTIBLE ROGUE by Valerie Bowman starts off funny, cute and wacky all the things I love about a house party Daphne Swift is planning the gathering where she hopes to announce her engagement to the handsome and wealthy Lord Fitzwell That is, if she can convince him to ask for her hand in marriage, plus get rid of the one minor detail that she s already married to a completely dashing rogue who decides to invite himself to her festivities.Half the fun of [...]

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10. Daphne and Rafe were absolute darlings They were both so adorable Daphne getting drunk at the ball and falling on top of Rafe and rejecting Lord Fitzwell was one of my favorite scenes, I absolutely love that all the characters in this series are getting drunk and doing stupid things So the premise is that Daphne knows Russian and when her eldest brother Donald was alive, she persuaded him to let her be a spy for the Crown and assist Rafe on his spy mission because they needed someone who could u [...]

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11. All Daphne wants for her life is moving forward, and for that she needs to get rid of her marriage to Cap Rafe and get engaged as soon as possible of Lord Edmund Fitzwell He and Rafe could not be different A while ago, because of her knowledge of the German language, Daphne managed to convince both Rafe as her brother Donald, to let her participate in a mission The mission didn t end well Russian mercenaries managed to escape and worse, Donald ended up dead But for Daphne, besides has lost her [...]

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12. 4.5 stars ARC courtesy of Netgalley and St Martin s Press

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13. fantastic, did not disappoint review to followThank you to St Martin for this fantastic read original review at ramblingsfromthischickspoValerie Bowman is an automatic read for me I personally think she is a very talented writer I m very impressed with her characters and the different challenges they grow through I ve read all the books in her Playful Brides series and all her characters grow individually and as a couple She also has a great plot lined up for hero and heroine I ve noticed that b [...]

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14. Reviewed by RachelBook provided by NetGalley for reviewOriginally posted at Romancing the Book Immediately the reader is thrust into adventure Daphne is about ready to announce her engagement to a man she doesn t necessarily love but feels she needs to marry so she can move on with her life, meaning, she needs to move on from Rafe She s been trying for an annulment but the cur refuses to respond.She thinks the situation will remedy itself soon, that s until Rafe shows up at her doorstep, on the [...]

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15. I received an eARC copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review 3.5 starsI haven t read the other books in this series, but the author did a good job of providing enough backstory that I didn t feel lost I thought the book was well written, but it wasn t paced as well as I would have liked It was stop and go in many places and then a sprint to the finish.The entire premise that Daphne and Rafe are married was a tad unbelievable although to be perfectly fair [...]

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16. Lady Daphne Swift, age 19, is starting her third season and is expecting a proposal from the pompous Lord Fitzwell However, there is a small problem here because she is already married to Captain Rafferty Rafe Cavendish Rafe has worked for the war office on secret missions As it happens, Rafe and Daphne had worked together on a mission the previous year in an attempt to rescue her brother, Donald, who was being held prisoner in France Daphne accompanied Rafe dressed as a young boy But to protect [...]

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17. THE IRRESISBLE ROGUE is such of wonderful book, I might run out of superlatives On the eve of her probable engagement to Lord Fitzwell, Lady Daphne Swift receives a box containing a small wooden boat It is from Captain Rafferty Rafe Cavendish, whom she had worked with on a secret mission a year before Rafe is a spy for the Crown Rafe has asked Daphne to marry him in order to protect her if something went wrong with their mission the marriage was supposed to be annulled as soon as their mission w [...]

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18. Originally Reviewed For Bodice Rippers, Femme Fatales and FantasyOnce again Valerie Bowman gives us a treat with her Playful Brides, woman who know their minds and have a plan In this case the plan is slightly skewered butDaphne Swift has a plan She plans to marry the ever so proper Lord Fitzwell She s not asking for a life of excitement, of daring do, those days are behind her She wants a simple life, a life of family and friends with little deviations from the norm She just has this one teeny [...]

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19. A secret marriage in need of annulment handsome as sin husband both things that Daphne Swift is wanting to forget After all the only reason she has either is because her brother Donald made the marriage a condition of Daphne helping the crown gather information regarding the French That was a year ago now Donald is gone, killed by the French, her husband thinks of her as a sister Time for that annulment to get on with her life That s why the unexpected engagement gift from her husband threatens [...]

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20. In an order to help save her brother from certain harm, Daphne marries spy for the crown, Rafe Now as a year has passed, Daphne wants an annulment from the man who plagues her dreams in order to seek marriage with a respectable and staid man Rafe will agree to this annulment, but Daphne must accompany him on a mission Daphne has matured since her fateful marriage to the roguish Rafe and she is done with uncertainty After the loss of Daphne s brother and Rafe s friend, the guilt he carries still [...]

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21. Review posted on Got Fiction I ve been debating whether to DNF this book or not, and I finally just had to do it This book does not stand alone I think instead of DNF, though, I m , setting this one aside until I can catch up on the series.There is a huge backstory between the hero and heroine, but I don t know it since I didn t read the previous book The author gave us the abridged version, but it s just not enough for me to like the heroine or to really to be on board with what s going on.Now, [...]

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22. Daphne is getting ready for her engagement ball The man she has picked out has all her requirements There is only one person that might spoil it for her Her husband Rafe Cavendish has come to take his cabin boy wife on another mission for the crown Her knowledge of Russian is why he needs her Or is it I won t tell you any about the story line behind this, because I don t want to spoil it for you Although this is part of a series, and you might have learned about the meeting of this book s prota [...]

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23. Having read all the books in the series prior to this one, it set me up nicely for knowing all the characters and world the author created That being said you don t necessarily have to have read the other books to fully enjoy this story and the characters involved Daphne s story is everything I expected I loved how strong her character was and how brave but innocent she was Captain Rafferty Cavendish was perfectly stubborn and I loved seeing him eat crow every time he doubted Daphne I also loved [...]

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24. Normally I m not a big fan of historical spy books, so I was a little worried that might put me off with this book How wrong I was Instead it was an immature heroine, an irritating hero and a head scratching plot that asked me to frequently suspend my disbelief just a little too far and rarely because of the spy plot.Firstly, why are they holding parties in London in June Don t they realise that most people have fled to the country by then because the city could get unpleasant in the summer Unle [...]

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26. Originally posted on Adria s Romance Reviews A copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley for the purpose of an honest review.I Loved This Book Like, really, really loved this book A historical romance with spies is always going to get my attention but a historical romance with spies where the heroine doesn t sit at home wringing her hands with worry Absolute gold But the cherry on top of this triple chocolate brownie cake is that The Irresistible Rogue is loosely based on Phi [...]

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27. The Irresistible Rogue Playful Brides, 4 I ll start by saying Valerie Bowman reminded me why I m a historical regency romance junkie I ll read anything but if I m given a choice between a historical regency and a contemporary, I ll pass on the latter.I love, love, love Rafe Cavendish He s funny, smart, with a nice rear view according to Lady Daphne, the heroine I don t care that he isn t titled or that he isn t rich and neither does Lady Daphne Though blue blood doesn t run through his veins, Ra [...]

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28. Posted on What I m ReadingI m totally in love with the Playful Brides series Oh my goodness, this book was sooooooo good It was one of those stories that once you start you can t stop This series has been a fun read, and The Irresistible Rogue is just as much fun that it left me on a book high Amazaballs In the story, we meet up with old characters and new However, the story focuses a lot on the main characters, but there are few secondary characters that need to be mention Here we go Daphne Swi [...]

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29. I loved this story It took me back to my historical romance roots I love when an author decides to entertain first and be historically periodically accurate second If I want historical accuracy, I ll read a textbook The plot line was absurd and I LOVED it The characters were hilarious and delightful and so much fun to read This is my second Valerie Bowman novel I read the Unexpected Duchess first, a couple of years ago And just like then, I couldn t put this down.This is the publisher s summary [...]

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30. I always enjoy a story where I laugh as much as I tense up from the action and mystery This book had some great moments of brevity and humour The premise of the story is that Daphne is married to the very dashing Rafe in order to help the Crown with an investigation She needs an annulment so she can marry a suitable man and start her life Rafe agrees to the annulment after she does one turn as his cabin boy Grey While this is a standalone book, there is a lot of the plot that happened in anothe [...]

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