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    Stormy Persuasion: A Malory Novel
    Stormy Persuasion: A Malory Novel
    Stormy Persuasion: A Malory Novel
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    Stormy Persuasion: A Malory Novel

    By Johanna Lindsey

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    #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey returns to the dazzlingly passionate world of the Malorys, an aristocratic family of rakehell adventurers and spirited ladies, in a thrilling new tale of unbridled desires.

    Judith and Jacqueline Malory are not simply cousins; they are inseparable best friends. Refusing to miss Jacqueline's come-out in Connecticut, Judy convinces her parents, James and Georgina, to let her delay her London debut by a few weeks so she can accompany her cousin. Neither girl intends to fall in love during her first Season. But Judy's plans are overturned when aboard ship she comes face-to-face with the ghost who has been haunting her dreams.

    Unknown to the Malorys, deckhand Nathan Tremayne is a smuggler with a noose around his neck. Determined to carry out a covert mission in America that could gain him a pardon, Nathan senses that Judith is trouble. Somehow the minx knows his secret—and now she's blackmailing him into doing her bidding—teaching her how to climb the rigging and how to kiss. While passions can soar on the high seas, Nathan knows this aristocratic beauty is merely amusing herself with a scoundrel like him.

    When the unthinkable happens in Connecticut and the elder Malorys' hands are tied, Nathan takes command of a dire situation. Captaining his own ship, he turns the tables on Judy and steers them into uncharted waters, where a lady might just throw caution to the wind and give her heart to a scoundrel.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGallery Books
    Release dateJun 10, 2014
    ISBN9781476714318
    Stormy Persuasion: A Malory Novel
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    Johanna Lindsey

    One of the world's most successful authors of historical romance, every one of Johanna Lindsey's previous novels has been a national bestseller, and several of her titles have reached the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. Ms. Lindsey lives in New England with her family.

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    • 2/5
      The Malory books are always entertaining to read about, but this one was not anywhere near as good as the others.
    • 4/5
      The latest book in the Malory-Anderson series by Johanna Lindsey concerns Judith, the daughter of Anthony and Roslynn from Tender Rebel. Jack (short for Jaqueline, James and Georgie's eldest) is to have a debut season in America, at the insistence of Jack's American uncles. Judith insists on coming along as the two cousins can't bear to be separated, but neither intends to fall in love with an American man. However, neither made any such promises about a man met aboard the ship. Nathan Tremayne, former noble, and very recently engaged in the profession of smuggling, has gained employment on James' ship in order to follow rumors regarding the theft of his own ship and hopefully regain ownership of it. Judith finds herself drawn to this man who is not quite as rough as the other shipboard employees, but not quite as elegant as her noble family. Another sweet shipboard romance in this series, riddled with the same kinds of miscommunication, misunderstandings, and failure to spill "secrets" )which would make everything okay and cause less hurt and heartache) as the rest of the proceeding books. I nitpick, but I also love this family and will continue to read anything this author continues to write about them. After more than 20 years, I feel like they're my friends.

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    • 3/5
      I think that reading the rest of the series before this book is advised. This book can stand as a stand-alone novel because a lot of the history of the family is explained - too much in some reviewer's opinion. I didn't feel that I missed much because I hadn't read the earlier books. However I feel that I might have invested in the characters more if I had. There was some good chemistry but there wasn't anything phenomenal about it. I kind of wanted more character from them both. Judy came closer in that regard than Nathan. It was a nice average romance set on the sea. Lindsey does write good romance though, at least I've read fantastic stories of hers before, so I'll be reading more from her.
    • 4/5
      An enjoyable historical romance with a good plot that started out strong and had an exciting finish but it was kind of slow in the middle. It was nice reading about a new generation of Malory's. Nathan is on a mission for his jailer when he hires on a Malory ship that includes Judith who is going to America for a season.
    • 3/5
      Another addition to the Malory family saga. It's an easy story to read and set down if you have busy days. New readers to the Malory's will probably be okay, but may not like this story enough to read others in the series. I don't know if it's just me, but the earlier Malory stories seemed to have more depth; less fluff. For Audio listeners: Laural Merlington does a decent job in creating different voices to help separate the many characters in this story.
    • 5/5
      Fun return to the Malory family. Reformed rakes James and Anthony Malory must now face the fact that their daughters are old enough to be looking for husbands. Keeping an unwilling promise to his brothers-in-law, James is taking his daughter Jacqueline (Jack) to America for her come-out. Jack and her cousin Judith are best friends and Jack refuses to go without Judith being along. Being Malorys, they know how to get their way, and soon both are aboard ship, bound for Connecticut. Both intend to enjoy their first season and not fall in love.Nathan is aboard ship, working as ship's carpenter, because it is the fastest way to America. Captured as a smuggler, he has been offered a pardon if he can find out who has been stealing British ships and reselling them. He did not expect to see Judith, who had seen him in the house next door years earlier and thought he was a ghost. He had also caught her there just a couple weeks previously, but she hadn't seen his face. Now she's using that knowledge to blackmail him into spending time with her.I liked Nathan a lot. In spite of his previous activities as a smuggler, he seems to be a pretty honorable guy. His early childhood was pretty good, spending much of it at sea with his father. They had a falling out when he was in his twenties, and before they could repair their relationship, his father was killed. Nathan has sworn to get revenge, but it's hard to do when he's in jail for smuggling. Nathan is also the guardian of his two young nieces. His sister had married a nobleman whose family never accepted her, and when they were killed in a carriage accident the family refused to care for the girls. Nathan is determined to give them a good life, but he is very bitter against the nobility. When he's offered the chance to earn a pardon, he snaps it up. He's not happy to see Judith on board, because he doesn't need the distraction, but she is also hard to resist. Getting to know her over the course of the voyage begins to lessen his prejudice, until something happens that reinforces those feelings and drives them apart.Judith is a little bit spoiled, but is basically a nice person. She and Jack are very close and have shared a few adventures. One of them was exploring the ruined house next door, where they had met the "ghost" when they were younger. Judith had always had a soft spot for him in her memory and when she found a man in the house again, she suspected it was the same one. She also suspected he was a smuggler, and when she found him on her uncle's ship she was ready to rat him out. She used that threat to make him spend time with her, and soon came to believe he was more than a smuggler. Her feelings for him grew, as did the attraction she felt for him. Just when things are looking promising for them, he is set up, and she jumps to the conclusion that he is guilty. I found it a little bit inconsistent that she seemed to believe the best of everyone, except when it came to Nathan, especially since she admits that she loves him.I loved seeing James and Tony in this book and the problems they had with the idea of their daughters growing up. There was a neat scene at the beginning where they encounter Nathan, and it was fun to see him get the better of Tony. It does set up some interesting tension among the three of them as the voyage continues. That comes to a head when the jewels come up missing and things are said and done that create some hard feelings. Nathan gets a chance to get some revenge of his own when he comes to the rescue after Jack is kidnapped. I loved seeing James and some of the others on the bottom rung of that bit of fun. Judith too is dealing with Nathan's need to get some of his own back on her. There are some great instances of the perpetual back and forth between James and Tony and the Anderson brothers, but that takes a back seat when family is threatened. I love the way that, although they've mellowed a little thanks to their wives, they haven't really changed.By the end of the book both Nathan and Judith have admitted their feelings to themselves, but still have to find their way back to each other. I enjoyed seeing their methods, and the final scene was fantastic, especially Tony's part.
    • 4/5
      A story involving the Malory family is definitely one to get my attention. For the most part, stories revolving around this family are some of my favorite books by this author who I’ve been reading since the 70s.At one time I pre-ordered every release by Johanna, but not for a number of years now. I’m not sure if her writing style has changed or it’s my expectations since what I read has expanded into numerous genres. But I haven’t been especially thrilled with her more recent releases. This is about the daughters of two of my favorite Malorys, Anthony and James, who thankfully are on hand for much of the story. Part of the enjoyment comes from seeing the newer generation taking a leading role as the girls are now old enough for their first Season. And we get to see the Andersons since James had been made to promise at Jack’s birth that her first coming out would be at their home. So a family trip overseas takes up a good chunk of the story. Judith and Jack are definitely interesting characters, as is Nathan, the story’s hero, the captain of his own ship that was stolen. We’re provided some action and apparently a set-up for Jack’s story. But honestly, if familiar characters weren’t on hand, this book wouldn’t have been nearly as enjoyable. We do get the author’s trademark dry humor, drama and interesting characters. But the romance is kind of flat. I wanted to knock a couple of heads together. And while Judith and Nathan do finally get it together, another part of the drama is left to continue when the focus is later on Jack.

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