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Let Sleeping Rogues Lie (School for Heiresses) | 
 enlarge | Author: Sabrina Jeffries
Publisher: Pocket
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Pages: 400
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Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 1416551514
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781416551515
ASIN: 1416551514
Publication Date: February 19, 2008
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Product Description
From New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries
comes the fourth book in her dazzling and sensual School
for Heiresses series -- the story of a charmingly handsome rake who challenges
everything a young teacher thinks she
knows about passion and desire.
"Don't let yourself be fooled, Madeline:
once a rake, always a rake."
-- Mrs. Charlotte Harris, headmistress When Madeline Prescott took a teaching position at Mrs. Harris's School for Young Ladies, it was to help restore her father's reputation. Instead, she's in danger of ruining her own. The devilishly handsome Anthony Dalton, Viscount Norcourt, has agreed to provide "rake lessons" to Mrs. Harris's pupils so they can learn how to avoid unscrupulous gentlemen, and Madeline is to oversee his classes. She has always believed that attraction is a scientific matter, easily classified and controlled -- until she's swept into the passionate desire that fiercely burns between her and Anthony. Nothing could be more illogical than risking everything for a dalliance with a rake -- even one who's trying to behave himself. Yet nothing could be more tempting....
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Very enjoyable read, and a little HOT too June 19, 2008
This is my first SJ read and I was a little apprehensive about the historical setting as I'm not a big fan of historical story lines. I was captured by the story and got connected with the characters very quickly.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and finished it in two days. I also thought the seduction scenes were expertly played out...very nice!
 Let Sleeping Rogues June 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Anthony Dalton, Viscount Norcourt, learned at a very young age that trying to mold himself to please others gained him nothing but disappointment. So in accordance with this lesson, Anthony has lived his life so far without regard for what society thinks. However, when Anthony's brother unexpectedly dies, Anthony finds himself in the unenviable position of having to prove that he is a fit guardian for a young girl against his uncle, Sir Randolph Bickham.
Madeline Prescott is a valued teacher at Mrs. Harris' School for Young Ladies which has enabled her to continue the crusade to prove her father innocent of murder and restore his reputation as a doctor. When Lord Norcourt walks into the school looking to enroll his niece, Madeline sees an opportunity for both of them to achieve their ends. Lord Norcourt can help her by providing access to the leading minds of the time in exchange for Madeline's insuring his niece's acceptance in Mrs. Harris' school.
But as the stakes get higher and Madeline discovers that Anthony is more than he seems - will she dare confide in him that they share the same adversary?
As the fourth book in the School for Heiresses series, Let Sleeping Rogues Lie is a wonderful continuation to a fun regency romance series. In this installment the rogue in question is Anthony Dalton - an "unrepentant" rakehell that delights in seducing women. However, as his true character is unveiled we see that he is truly a man of feeling and honor who has adopted the façade of an uncaring seducer to hide his vulnerabilities. Madeline is not the usual heroine with her mind's scientific bent, unstoppable curiosity and uncanny knowledge of biology. As a woman of common sense, Madeline is the perfect foil for Anthony as they find in each other the balance they need to have a happy life. When Madeline and Anthony finally come together - watch out, it just might singe you! Sabrina Jeffries has penned another fun and sexy romance that is not to be missed. Pick up Let Sleeping Rogues Lie for a wonderfully entertaining read that will charm you from start to finish!
Sabella
reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
Exploring the dangers of chemistry... May 16, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'll freely admit it, there are times when I realize that I've been reading too much of the same thing, and my brain starts to curdle. Characters become flat, plots listless, and one story fades into another without hardly a break in between. Most of the time this happens with books that fall into the genre of historical romance.
If I'm really lucky, the author has managed to make her characters interesting, or the plot have some new twists, or has actually done some research into the time and place. Most of the time, the books are pretty forgettable, and only very rarely does the novel end up on what I call my 'keeper' shelves.
One of the more recent authors to have been reaching that keeper shelf has been Sabrina Jeffries. Her novels have managed to get beyond the 'smut in fancy dress' level, and she does include little tidbits of daily life and history in her novels set in the late Georgian, or Regency, period of English history, usually about 1820 or so. Continuing her 'School for Heiresses' series, Let Sleeping Rogues Lie is no exception to this trend.
Madeline Prescott has a problem on her hands. She has come to Mrs. Harris' School for Young Ladies to support herself and her father after one of his medical cases resulted in a death. Now she is struggling to clear his name, without too much success when Anthony Dalton, Lord Norcourt, enters her life. He too has a few problems on his hands, and has come to the exclusive school to seek the approval of the courts to become his niece's guardian. If he can arrange Tessa to become a student there, his reputation will lose some of its tarnished allure. Almost immediately he finds himself tempted by Madeline, and starts a rather heated chase to get her into his bed.
But Madeline is anything but a naive teacher, and she knows exactly what he is after. And better still, he can arrange for her to meet with a scientist to help her father rebuild his life. In response to his need to get Tessa into the school, she wants him to teach some of her pupils of the dangers of men such as he, and to help her with her own researches into the results of inhaling nitrous oxide.
Yes indeed, that substance known today as 'laughing gas.' It seems that in the early nineteenth century, parties among members of society were arranged to inhale the gas, and soon they became known for rather scandalous goings on. Even Anthony, with his reputation, is horrified by Madeline's request. So begins this tale of mutual seduction, with a generous mix of lust, family secrets and scarred pasts. Will they ever get to the point where they're not trying to decieve each other and learn to love and trust?
I was rather surprised by this one. Despite the rather dull opening, and the usual machinations of haughty-nobleman-meets-clever-woman, by the midpoint of the story, I was finding myself curious to see how this one turned out. What is unusual is that Jeffries includes some actual historical figures, including Sir Humphrey Davy, who was the chemist who found the process of extracting nitrous oxide and wrote a massive volume on his findings. Along the way, we find a bit about the item known at the time as 'French Letters,' which decency forfends me from naming from their more commonly known term, and about what society at the time deemed moral behaviour.
Some readers might be shocked at the rather frank, and fairly modern, attitude towards sex in this one. The more intimate scenes are fairly steamy, but also very tastefully done. Jeffries doesn't let her prose get too purple, in a welcome break from some of the more outrageous historical romances out there, and neither does she allow the hero and heroine turn into sugary, syrupy nitwits either. Instead, they remain rather likeable and very human.
As with the other novels in this series, Jeffries opens each chapter with a letter from the headmistress, Mrs. Harris, and her mysterious benefactor, known only as 'Michael', who seems to have an amazing grasp of the doings of high society. These letters form a larger arc in the overall series, and I wonder if there will be any more of the story revealed. It's an interesting sidebar.
As historical romances go, this is better than most, and is a worthy entry in the series. The sensual scenes keep away from the more improbable shenanigans, and actually are interesting to read without being too offensive. What I did like was that there were real consequences to the characters' actions here, and they had personalities from what they had gone through in the past. The plot gets resolved in a fairly realistic way, without any hyperbole attached, and comes to a believable end.
Along with the story, there is an author?s note at the end about some of the details of the novel along with a few tidbits about the historical aspects. An excerpt from her next School novel is included, Once a Rake, Always a Rake.
Four stars overall. Recommended.
 Disappointed May 14, 2008
Anthony needs custody of his neice and the only way he feels he can earn custody away from his aunt/uncle is to enroll her in Miss Harris' school. He inquires and Madeline is a teacher that made a bargain with him to get his neice into the school. If he teaches the girl students about rakes and also invite her to a nitrous oxide party, she will put in a good word to get her neice admission into the school. Madeline needs the invitation for the party to meet a scientist that might help her father regain his doctor's reputation back.
I loved the teaser that she published for this book and I couldn't wait to read it once it was published. I was greatly disappointed. I didn't connect with the characters and I felt they were being forced together. I usually love Sabrina Jeffries, but this is probably the worse book I have read from her. I will however continue to read her books and hopefully this is just a hiccup.
A Must-Read April 12, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Sabrina Jeffries is a fantastic writer -- smart, funny, sensual with a great flair for story. This was the first book of hers I'd read and I've now read almost everything she's published (and will be sad when I'm done).
The School for Heiresses is a very fun line; this is very enjoyable.
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