Sweetest Scoundrel (Maiden Lane, #9) By Elizabeth Hoyt

Sweetest Scoundrel by Elizabeth Hoyt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I wanted to wait a bit till the next book is out so that I can calm myself and know that the next book is already out so I won't die of intense anticipation XD

I was intrigued since I learned the identity of the couple, of course we saw pieces of them in the previous books but never together and the differences intrigued me.

- At first I kinda pitied them since I know they would end up together it's an HEA after all because they first met they were like nemesis's but I liked how they developed their relationship to friendship then more

- The thing about Elizabeth Hoyt is that there aren't two books the same, and that's what pulled me toward her Maiden Lane series, there might be similar characteristics in the the characters of different books but that's it, I liked how each story is different and never cliche or predictable, and all this is just so I can say I kinda loved the parts when Asa was teaching and showing her about carnality and the like XD

- I loved Jean-Marie and his devotion to Eve

- Her father was a sick bastard and all his "club" members, truly sick f**s and I don't ever blame her of her trauma of dogs and men, like really who wouldn't, but u also loved that she conquered her fear and now she has a huge pet dog who worships her and entirely devoted to her (which was so cute XD)

- Since her brother was introduced in Apollos book I hated him, but knowing how he protected his sister earned him some points of respect in my book, and I bet all my positions that he was the one who hired or told someone to kill that guy in prison and in this thing I'm totally backing him up.

- I liked how his family instantly welcomed her and how she mended the bridges between them

- At first the relationship between MacLeish and Vogal seemed to radiate rivalry or something but then we saw them having takes and discussions then MacLeish's reaction when Vogal was disappointed in him over the blackmailing from the duke and that was the biggest evidence till we finally saw in the last changer ... Mawahaha (I'm a big supporter of free love so I really enjoyed reading the development XD )

Overall, *thumps up*

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Dearest Rogue (Maiden Lane, #8) By Elizabeth Hoyt

Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove Elizabth Hoyt!!!

I think is book is my favorite so far in the Maiden Lane series, The couple were so well suited and entertaining and lovely, I just loved them since they were first introduced together as lady and bodyguard.

- James gave a bad impression at first in the previous couple of books, since he was against our couples and they were considered the outlaws. But of course he showed extreme intelligence and tenacity from books 4 till 6 and especially in 6 we had a closer look into his personality since he assisted the hero at that time and covered for him. In here he was different since the beginning f the book his feelings toward Phoebe were known to us the readers and I loved that he didn't deny his feelings for her or mistook them for another emotion, he faced them head on, the only thing was his extreme self-consciousness regarding their differences and the reasons that prevents them from being together.

- I loved Phoebe since she was first introduced to us, she was so cheerful and sweet. I liked how she was getting bolder and bolder, how she started to stop taking commands from her brother for granted, how she started to stand up for herself, how she stumbled and fell on her own and more especially how she stood right back up with a smile and laughter that shone like the sun, or as James described it XD I liked how she didn't hesitate in her pursuit of James, how she knew she wanted him for him, how she knew he was the one for her, and they were meant to be together ^^

- I liked Alf and I hope later on she gets her own book with her own prince or knight, and I'm looking forward to the next book, it certainly is has as interesting couple, with the heroine being the duke of Montgomery's sister, and him being the way he is.

- The Duke of Wakefield was a bit of an overbearing general, with all the commands and stuff, and I'm happy that Phoebe stood up to him about her freedom, and how later James did the same thing XD

- I liked the fact that the duchess backed up and supported the couple.

- I liked how the couple took right away with being a married couple XD how she was with his family XD

Overall *thumps up* One seriously can't go wrong with an Elizabeth Hoyt book ^^

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Darling Beast (Maiden Lane, #7) By Elizabeth Hoyt

Darling Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the book that initiated my interest in Elizabeth Hoyt, and as it turned out to be an extremely engaging series.

Ms. Hoyt has an amazing way of telling a story, I loved all the characters, felt the action and the excitement, was anxious on dire almost hopeless moments, cried on the climaxes, and laughed and loved all the moments in these books. Since the last book I was more interested in this Hero than the previous one, Apollo was such a tortured man that I wanted to know how he will find happiness, and be cleared of his false charges.

At first I was shocked that he knew Asa, because I was curious abut this mysterious sibling of the Makepiece's siblings, and it seems we will after a while.

I liked how the boy got attached t this hulking brute of a man so fast, and how these simple people started to mean so much t him in this short while, and likewise how he started to mean to them, I especially liked how the Heroine's maid told er not to fuss for the picnic saying he's only a gardener XD

I liked the side story as well, with the Minotaur, it was an exact description about Apollo's case. But What now I'm so excited about is the release for the next book, because the new couple were oh so entertaining I can't wait t read their story, and it's been a while since I felt so XD

Overall, *thumps up*


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Duke of Midnight (Maiden Lane, #6) By Elizabeth Hoyt

Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I have to say this story was a bit expected, thus I don't have many pinions about it.

- I liked Artemis she was very brave and strong, I liked her relationship with her twin brother and how she was the only one to support his sanity.

- I hated how Maximus was so intent on keeping her as a mistress, honestly he was like a child fighting for his share of candy, and how the hell did he interpret his fathers actions as his way to keep the dukedom continuing.

- I liked the old valet, I haven't seen this kind of a familiar valet in a long while.

- I liked Apollo a lot and I really felt sorry for him

- I liked at the end how Makepiece and St.John helped him, and how they both said that he didn't even have to tell them because they somehow knew, to me it looked like true friendship ^^

Overall, *thumps up* I'm honestly looking forward to the next book, it was the one I initially wanted to read, cause I have a thing for huge hulking hero's.



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Lord of Darkness (Maiden Lane, #5) By Elizabeth Hoyt

Lord of Darkness by Elizabeth Hoyt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Finally! I had a hard time finding the audio-book for this book, but now I have it and I finished it ^^

- First I have to say I liked the Harlequin short story in this book more than the previous book XD

- I liked the main characters, well all the characters in fact, even the Dragoon captain who acted like an overbearing bear most of the series. But Godric was my favorite, since book one anyone could see the love he had for his wife and how losing her affected him, but throughout this book they showed us the steps he had t take to be happy, first his denial to feel anything for his wife, then the jealousy toward any man who even looked at his wife, then slowly he opened up to her. His development was nice and it showed it wasn't in anyway betraying his love for his first wife.

- The thing I hated the most was concerning the heroine, she was a nice cheery person, she fell in love with a man and lost her virginity to him, then he died, thus she married Godric. But most of the story even though she started to feel something fr her husband, and the feelings started to grow deeper and deeper, she refused to acknowledge them as love, because in her eyes she already had her true love, and she kept on repeating that if she felt anything toward Godric it would be a betrayal to her dead love, That what pissed me off. Both of them lost loved ones, but he overcame that obstacle so that he can focus on the living rather than the dead, but she focused on the dead man than the kind husband she has.

- I just wanted to tell her can't she just look around her, that their is more than one love for some people, many people around her were in their second marriages and they were happy, and I honestly thought that her behavior toward him was a bit cruel, wanting him only for his semen and then leaving him.

- The small glimpses that they gave us about the heroine of the next book got me more and more curious about her and her twin brother.

- I liked how finally he reconciled with his step-mother, like his wife I wanted him to see that he's loved and cared about.

Overall, *thumps up*

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Thief of Shadows (Maiden Lane, #4) By Elizabeth Hoyt

Thief of Shadows by Elizabeth Hoyt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I have to say I don't have any favorite in this series, cause they are equally amazing to me, but this book and the previous one are coming close to break the equality XD

I have to say that the Hero was my favorite character in this book, I did love all the lovable characters of course but Winter was my favorite in here. The polar opposite main couple were very adorable when they spared, but I preferred them the most when they interacted with the children, especially Joseph Tin-box with Winter, the moments between these two were heartwarming.

This is not my first book with a virginal Hero, but Winter was different somehow, in the other books the men even though they were virgins they somehow knew what to do or the women were equally virginal, but Winter had gotten instructions from Isabel which somehow it was awkward cause in most books it's the other way around, but it's showed us the real process of learning XD cause later he seemed quit efficient at it without any instructions XD

- I noticed a pattern in this series, the couple don't come together until the main guy gets himself in a death or alive situation

- The letter from Joseph at the end almost brought tears to my eyes

- And the Mystery that have been plaguing me since the beginning was solved, there is more than one Ghost of St.Giles XD
Overall, *thumps up*

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Scandalous Desires (Maiden Lane, #3) By Elizabeth Hoyt

Scandalous Desires by Elizabeth Hoyt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

All I can say it's just as expected ... simply wonderful ^^

I liked everything about this book. other than the story itself I especially liked the short stories that in a way similar to the stories in this series and how they start each chapter.

As usual I liked the main couple in this book too, in the Hero what I liked about him was his willingness to open up to the Heroine about his past, not many hero's do it. Even though was he did to her previously was despicable but his words rang true "If he love ye, he will believe ye", but his instant devotion to her was nice to see, and his battle to resist the baby then loving her was adorable to watch, their private moments, till the middle when he was so proud of His Marie Darling. The Heroine was a strong character in her, though her personality had changed drastically from the impression I got of her at the beginning of the series, at first she was the cheerful naive little sister of a group of siblings, now shes this mature women who would brave anything for the people she loves, to put it simply she might have matured through her tough times.

My favorite things in this book were:

- Burt and Harry, they were an amusing pair, Harry had showed his loyalty to Silence since the beginning, but I expected a side romance to evolve between Harry and Nell, that was my only disappointment.

- I loved the moments between Marie Darling and Micky, they were amusing and charming and simply adorable.

Overall, *thumps up* this series is certainly worthwhile.

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Notorious Pleasures (Maiden Lane, #2) By Elizabeth Hoyt

Notorious Pleasures by Elizabeth Hoyt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is another great book by the lovely Elizabeth Hoyt ^^

I have to say I'm starting to fall in love with the Maiden Lane series, even it's not full of happy events or laughter but it still has it's intriguing and brilliant moments, the only thing that might be not to my liking is that the events that send dread up your spine, knowing something bad is going to happen or everything is going to crumble apart happens more often than not in this series, if only it would decease and instead there would be more hilarious and lovely moments.

In here I loved both the Hero and the Heroine, and immensely disliked both brothers of the couple. First the Hero's brother was a complete ass, he faultily believed that his brother had an affair with his wife, he kept on degrading him about everything, and eventually slapped the Heroine when she told him the truth and refused the engagement, AND refused to back down when he know that his brother loves her. while in truth he's just a pompous ass who uses the money his brother raised so his family doesn't go bankrupt without any remorse while at the same time keeps n saying that his brother is useless, plus his this with his mistress is irritating, I'm afraid if I'm going to start on that issue I would be done, so to sum the Hero's brother up, he's a total ass. Now to the Heroine's brother, the duke, in his case he's a halfhearted jerk, he had his kind moments, but most of the time he acts cold to everyone even his family, and later when he told to heroine that she's still going to marry the brother, I hated him for that.

But I liked the interaction between the main couple, they were such polar opposites on the surface, but deep down they had some kind of connection or understanding that didn't necessary comes from similarities, they just had it. I liked how desperately they felt about each other too, it showed such potent emotions. And I have to say I liked the Hero's mom, she seems the type of mom who knows what her son's are doing and doesn't mind, you know that type that sometimes shock you with her info when she speaks to you so openly about them XD

Overall, *thumps up* I'm looking forward to the following books, Silence's story had been developing since the first book.




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Wicked Intentions (Maiden Lane, #1) By Elizabeth Hoyt

Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is my first book by the lovely author Elizabeth Hoyt and What a a great beginning! ^^
This story was so different and interesting that it intrigued me so, since I didn't feel like reading for couple of days now, but this book pulled me in, I couldn't stop wanting to know what would happen next.

I loved all the characters, especially the main ones. Lord Caire was my favorite, he's pictured as a guy who is into unnatural sexual needs, I hate it when they kept describing as such, he's just a guy who is into light bondage, at least he wasn't like the disgusting ones who whip and stuff. Anyway, I liked how intrigued he was with Temperance, he was so protective of her, to me he just looked like an adorable growling bear who is just bluster but no bit .. to Temperance that is. Temperance on the other hand was a bit over the top t me with her christian conscience, yeah her infidelity that one time was a horrible thing especially the timing of her husband's death was well made that kinda traumatized her.

I Also liked her relationship with her brother Winter, even though he was younger, he acted like the elder one, but it's how close they were, which showed how deeply they cared about each other.

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