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No Choice But Seduction: A Malory Novel | 
 enlarge | Author: Johanna Lindsey
Publisher: Pocket
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 5018
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 359
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0739496476
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781416537328
ASIN: 1416537325
Publication Date: June 17, 2008
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Condition: DUSTCOVER SHOWS VERY SLIGHT SHELFWEAR AROUND EDGES BUT DOES HAVE SOME GLUE RESIDUE FROM PRICE STICKER - INITIALS WRITTEN INSIDE ON FIRST PAGE - OTHER PAGES CLEAN AND SPINE TIGHT
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Product Description
#1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey's "mastery of historical romance" (Entertainment Weekly) takes center stage in her eagerly anticipated new novel of the aristocratic Malory family -- a passionate, witty, and high-spirited tale that provides startling new information about a prominent member of the family. After her mother died, vivacious Katey Tyler fled her dull Connecticut town, hoping to meet her relatives in England and find adventure and romance on a grand tour of Europe. She had no idea that her life-changing travels would have both in spades -- as well as danger and intrigue -- when she catches the eye of ship owner Boyd Anderson and inadvertently stumbles upon a high-stakes kidnapping. When Sir Anthony Malory's young daughter is abducted from London's Hyde Park, her kidnapper mistakenly sends the ransom note to the home of Sir Anthony's brother, James. With James and his wife, Georgina, in the Caribbean, the demands are received by their houseguest -- Georgina's youngest brother, Boyd Anderson. Searching for the girl with Anthony, the notoriously hot-headed American sea captain fully intends to make the foolhardy villain pay. But he hardly expects to find exquisite Katey Tyler, recently a passenger on his ship, at the center of the plot! Little does Katey realize that in having caught the attention of Boyd Anderson -- and in meeting up with the Malorys -- she's about to experience more excitement than the typical young lady encounters on a grand tour, and her life will never be dull again. A multitude of surprises await Katey, from the startling truth about her mother's early life to the lengths a man will go to win the affections of a lady who has every reason to despise him -- but who can't resist the seductive, impassioned love he has to offer her. With the delightful humor, lovable characters, and tempestuous passions that have placed Johanna Lindsey's eight previous Malory novels among the best-loved and most widely read romantic novels of our time, No Choice But Seduction sweeps readers away on an irresistible adventure that is as bold and charming as the heroine at its heart.
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Disappointing September 26, 2008
Johanna Lindsey used to be one of my favorite romance novelists. Lately she's been disappointing. However, I will continue to read her novels hoping for a better one.
 Okay read but disappointing when compared with other JL books. September 21, 2008
I'm a big Johanna Lindsey fan and have read all of her books, many of them several times. I love her Malory family series, especially the James and Georgina story. Most of Lindsey's books are good enough to read again when I am in the mood for a satisfying romance story.
But No Choice But Seduction doesn't fall into that category for me. This book lacked the humor, the steaminess, or the sexiness of her other books. The story is almost just a refresher course of who all of the Malory characters are, and not even about Boyd and Katey. There is really no story of the two falling for each other, no sexual tension at all, and the ending just happens out of the blue - almost as an afterthought.
Although I'm glad I read the book, I won't read it again. It really isn't worth a second read.
Disappointment for a long awaited book. September 4, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I absolutely love the Malory family.
This book was not exciting and definitely not one of Lindsey's best. I felt extremely disappointed after reading it. I waited so long for Lindsey to come out with another one only to be disappointed. But hey every writer has a dud every once in a while. I commend your effort Lindsey and will still always be a faithful fan, you are an extremely good writer. I really enjoy reading all of your older books.
The problem with this one is the characters. Katey is a liar. I dont see any point to her made up stories, it gets to the point of ridiculousness. Yes she is a funny character, but she becomes frustrating. I didnt feel the love between her and Boyd and this was supposed to be a romance.
This review MAY contain spoilers. September 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'll preface this by saying that I'm a big Johanna Lindsey fan in general and have read nearly all of her novels. In particular, I love her Malory family series. Probably my favorite story out of all the Malorys was that of James and his now-wife Georgina. I found myself laughing out loud with that book.
But No Choice But Seduction doesn't fall into that category, unfortunately. In this story, Lindsey chronicles the romance of Boyd Anderson (Georgina's brother and James's brother-in-law) and Katey Tyler. Katey is on a mission to see the world after being reared in a tiny Connecticut town as the youngest resident. Her childhood was rather boring, but her mother recently died, and upon her mother's death, Katey inherited a veritable fortune which could be attributed to Adeline's refusal to touch the money she inherited upon her father's death. Confused yet? Don't worry. It gets worse.
In order to entertain herself, Katey tells "stories." They're really white lies meant to embellish and exaggerate to spice up tiny Gardner's residents' lives. But Katey gladly says goodbye to Gardner when she takes over her newfound fortune and sails for England across the Atlantic. It just so happens that she took passage on Boyd Anderson's ship, The Oceanus.
Boyd is nearly immediately head over heels for Katey while she concocts another embellishment by telling him she's married. So Boyd (being the gentleman he is) stays away from her. But his lust for Katey never truly goes away.
Katey finds herself in a predicament when she rescues Anthony Malory's daughter, Judith, and finds herself thrown into jail. Boyd is indirectly the cause of this, but Katey decides he's entirely responsible and will not let go of her grudge. The Malorys feel indebted to Katey for rescuing Judith and take her in as a newfound family friend. When Boyd asks what he can do to obtain her forgiveness, she irrationally tells him that he must rent his ship out to her so that she can travel the world. Boyd agrees but only if he sails with her since the ship never sails without him. Katey reluctantly agrees.
Along the voyage, Boyd manages to seduce Katey, and the romance finally begins to take shape about halfway through the novel. Lindsey had too many coincidences...one includes how taken Judith was with Katey and then turns out to be her sister. Yes, that's right: Anthony Malory suddenly has a long lost daughter in Katey. Apparently, Anthony had an affair with Adeline in his rakehell days but had intended to marry her. Before he could propose, Adeline discovered she was pregnant, left the country, and then proceeded to have the child and raise her with another man she'd married. Of course, Anthony didn't know any of this.
This novel from Lindsey lacked the humor, steaminess, and sexiness of previous novels. James and Anthony Malory occasionally provide some entertainment as they throw barbs or punches at one another, but for the most part, I found Katey annoying and unlikeable. Her constant childish tendency to hold a grudge and her refusal to be logical at any point in time made her unapproachable as a character. And Boyd's refusal to "bother" Katey with his feelings was annoying as well. He came off as wimpy and, well, not too bright at times.
While I'm glad I read the book if for nothing other than another Malory happily ever after, I wouldn't choose it to read again. It simply isn't worth a second read.
the book girl reviews No Choice But Seduction August 28, 2008
This is a Malory novel, but you don't need to have read the rest of the series to understand what happens in this book. It might help, though, to keep all of the family members straight. (Of course, I have read all of the other books - and still had trouble) This book centers on the brother-in-law of James Malory. Katey, at first, comes across as almost TSTL. She is really just kindhearted and naive. Boyd is your typical man. He sees something pretty and decides to make it his. This book left little to the imagination and seemed to try too hard. The tie-in with the Malory family was overdone (can't really explain without giving the one surprising thing away). I really like Johanna Lindsey's books, but this one was definitely not a favorite.
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