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    Not Always a Saint
    Not Always a Saint
    Not Always a Saint
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    Not Always a Saint

    Written by Mary Jo Putney

    Narrated by Steven Crossley

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    "Adventure, passion and pure reading pleasure!" --Jo Beverley After the death of his sweetheart when he was at university, Daniel Herbert buried his grief in medical studies and his passion for healing. Viewed as a saint by those who know him, in his own mind he never quite manages to live up to his own high standards. Most men would be thrilled to learn they've inherited a title and estate from a distant relative, but Daniel is appalled because the burden of wealth will interfere with his medical calling. Warily he accepts that he must enter society and seek a wife-a sensible woman who can oversee his properties, leaving him free to continue his work. He does not expect to become intoxicated by a woman called the Black Widow, who is as mysterious as she is shockingly beautiful. Jessie Kelham's looks have always been a curse. Now alone with a young daughter and a perilous secret, she is in need of protection. But dangerously attractive Daniel Herbert is not the kind of husband she has in mind. If he recognizes her, the demons of her past will surely erupt. Yet they cannot keep apart-and soon they are drawn into a union that may bring joy-or shattering danger.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMay 1, 2015
    ISBN9781490671628
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    Mary Jo Putney

    Mary Jo Putney was born in upstate New York with a reading addiction, a condition for which there is no known cure. After earning degrees in English Literature and Industrial Design at Syracuse University, she became a ten-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA, has published over forty books, and was the recipient of the 2013 RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

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    • 4/5
      3.5 stars rounded up. This kept my interest and entertained me. It meandered sometimes, but also took me on a journey, so I still feel pretty good about it.
    • 3/5
      This is one of those books saved by the characters. The story was very soap-operatic and a bit over the top for me, but Daniel and Jessie are a nice couple though they seemed mismatched at first. Daniel especially was a sympathetic figure, wanting to follow his medical profession and hampered by the sudden inheritance of a barony. Jessie's story was more melodramatic, but there was a nice twist at the end that helped save it. An okay read.
    • 3/5
      I really wanted to like this book, and I did like the two main characters. However, the story was rather implausible and lackluster to me. I think Putney could have made a marriage of convenience work, but the instant chemistry made no sense. And the heroine's past was rather convoluted. Not sure where else the author can go with the series at this point.
    • 4/5
      Very interesting and suspenseful novel. I always like Putney's work.. It's a good take on the Regency period but very original at the same time. Her characters aren't just the usual rich lord and lady. They face adversity and don't give up. The characters in this one are a doctor who turns out to be a lord and a widow who was raised by an awful father and was left on her own with a child.
    • 5/5
      I’ll never be bored with this author or this series! This is the 7th book in her Lost Lords series and I loved it. Ms. Putney has created not just complex characters, but a wonderful plot. What I loved most about it, is the Beta hero who was such a good, decent and very capable man. And even though Dr. Daniel was a kind and caring man, he was never boring or dull. His life was orderly until he unexpectedly comes into a titled inheritance, and now he must do his duty and provide an heir.

      Jessie Kelham is a heroine to be reckoned with. This woman has been through so much in her young life, but she never gave up on herself or her life. Even now, as a young mother and a widow, she is ready to fight anyone that means to harm her or her child and knowing that her options are very much limited when it comes to women’s rights, she is set on thwarting her enemy by contracting a marriage of convenience.

      These two shared a common goal, both needed to marry, and both had accepted that the spouses they were willing to settle on would be someone that is reasonably mature and love wasn’t required. Well, destiny had something just a bit more in mind.

      Everything in this tale worked for me, from a solid pace to the wonderful dialogue. I enjoyed the progression of their relationship the most, though.

      The story stands on its own even though it’s the 7th in the series, so if you have a chance to grab it, I highly recommend you do. It’s not only Jon Paul Ferrara’s cover that is beautiful. The story is as well.

      Melanie for b2b
    • 5/5
      Compelling!Little does Daniel Herbert know that the battered and injured woman his sister would stagger into his infirmary with during the dark hours of the night would haunt his future coming to mean more to him that he could imagine.Jessie Kelham takes on the persona of that dark night and vanishes into a new life.Some years later Daniel becomes Lord Romayne his life as a doctor changes, and not necessarily to his liking.Meanwhile, Jessie's life too has changed. She harbours a secret that could bring ruin to those she loves. Now a widow, she is being threatened by her husband's former heir. In order to protect herself and her daughter Jessie considers remarrying, coincidentally at the same time Daniel has decided to look for a wife, someone more mature, perhaps a widow. They are of course destined to meet again. Daniel is a truly accepting person, understanding of human nature and its frailties, honourable and true. A lovely man. I rather fell for him.Full of action, romance and intriguing glimpses of another of Lady Agnes Westerfield's Academy's ex students, Captain Gordon. This is a great read (even on my second read as somehow I slipped up writing a review after I first read this. Oh well!)A NetGalley ARC
    • 5/5
      Jessie needs a husband quickly to keep the threat towards her daughter from happening. Daniel, a surgeon and newly a Baron, wants a wife so he can remain a surgeon and she can handle his estates. Will either get what they want?I enjoyed this story. It can be read as a standalone but it is more fulfilling to read in order so you know the back story of the other characters in this story especially Laurel, his sister. I loved Dr. Daniel Herbert. He is so refreshingly honest about what he wants to do but he will do his duty and his best to find a wife so that she can run his estates while he does surgery and helps the poor. Jessie is complicated. She is more than a pretty face but she holds many secrets and Daniel wonders if he will ever learn them all. She is honest up to a point. It is that up to a point that held my interest especially when the point loses its sharpness and Jessie's past catches up with her and the doctor. That held me at the edge of my seat to see if they would get through it and have a future. The secondary characters are an interesting mix of old and new. I do not know how Jessie was so unfortunate to run into the worst society had. The returning characters were like old friends who I wanted to visit and renew acquaintance. The story had a sweetness to it. I felt happy reading it even as Daniel and Jessie struggle. I got my HEA but I also liked that it did not have the overdone epilogue where Daniel and Jessie had several children and life was good. The ending was perfect for this book especially as Daniel was more than a surgeon. It was right for them.