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Sinful (St. John-Duras) Mass Market Paperback – January 1, 1993

by Susan Johnson (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 571 ratings
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Determined to nullify her engagement to a man she does not love, Chelsea Ferguson asks Sinjun St. John, Duke of Seth, to take her to bed and ruin her reputation, never suspecting that she would find love in the process.
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Susan Johnson, award-winning author of nationally bestselling novels, lives in the country near North Branch, Minnesota. A former art historian, she considers the life of a writer the best of all possible worlds. Researching her novels takes her to past and distant places, and bringing characters to life allows her imagination full rein, while the creative process offers occasional fascinating glimpses into complicated machinery of the mind. But most important...writing stories is fun.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0553293125
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fanfare; First Edition (January 1, 1993)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780553293128
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0553293128
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.2 x 0.9 x 6.8 inches
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Long ago, as they say, in another time, when fast food hadn't reached our area and the only shopping was what the feed mill offered, I was reading a book that annoyed me .

My husband was lying beside me in bed, watching TV. Turning to him, I petulantly said, "How the hell did this book get published?"

"If you think you're so smart," he replied, with one eye still on the TV, "why don't you write a book?"

So I did.

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Dawn Austin
5.0 out of 5 stars What I Wanted
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2019
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First Susan Johnson book I ever purchased. Bought, owned, then donated that book fifteen years ago. Glad to
re-purchase with desired Cover Art (despite missing “step cover”). Item as described. Prompt delivery. Would deal with Seller again.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Sinfully Romantic
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2001
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This is the 1st book of St. John Series. Read Wicked (story of Beau, Sinjin's son), the second book of the series.
After reading this book, I didn't write a review for it right away as I normally would have. I always write a book review ( esp. when I am taken by the story) as soon as I finished the book, that way the story is still fresh in my mind. However, this book seems to have puzzled me. I like the plot, the hero & the heroine. I enjoyed the book immensely, no doubt about it but there was something either wrong or missing to it. I didn't know what it was until I read it the second time.
Sinjin St. John, Duke of Seth is like most hero in every historical romance novel. He is handsome, rich, a rake & England's most eligible bachelor. However, he has a dark past which made him vow never to marry or fall in love again. Sinjin's life seemed prefectly content until Chelsea Fergusson appeared in his carriage with scandalous yet tempting request. She begs Sinjin to take her virginity, to save her from unwanted marriage. This is one of my favorite scenes - Her naive comments, suggestions & statements on how to go about this request & Sinjin's reaction to it is simply amusing. Sinjin noted that Chelsea is clearly a high breed lady ( despite her scandalous request ) and among other things, sister of his friend, Duncan... so naturally, he painfully refused the request & took her home. But the head strong & determined Chelsea will not be deterred....
The immediate story line of this book is pretty much causal - rich, handsome, eligible rake hero and a head strong, intelligent & beautiful heroine who is arranged to an unwanted marriage by family to improved financial status or to pay off gambling debts. However, what made their story much more appealing though is the way they both intensely react to each other. Sinjin & Chelsea didn't follow propriety or rules of the society. They were sorta a rebel. Yes, they try to be discreet but passion & the strong attraction interfered with common sense. I highly enjoyed Chelsea's character. She is innocent yet seductively naughty & straight forward. She wasn't afraid to feel & react to their passion, which are all new to her. As for Sinjin, sex was definitely not new to him but there's an unexplainable urge of desire only Chelsea can satisfy (temporarily). He was always careful and have never caroused beyond brothels or married woman. Chelsea however, he sought after... She was a risk he was pleasantly willing to take. They both least thought nor expected LOVE.
The only thing that bothered me about this book is Sinjin's abrupt change of character towards the end. You'll have to read the book to know what I mean. Given the circumstances, I could understand his bitterness... but his cold & rude treatment towards Chealse was simply uncalled for, (given the circumstances that she wasn't entirely at fault) & it dragged on for quite a long time too. I was disappointed because Sinjin was such a gentleman to Chelsea in the beginning of the book. He was sooo smooth and controlled. He was kind, thoughtful, playful & gentle to her. Almost as if you can see that he truly cares for her. His intense attraction towards her in the beginning was too much to abruptly just turn around like that. He became very insulting, degrading Chelsea & very hurtful. To the extreme! This really irritated me, perhaps I just feel so sorry for Chelsea that i am not reading through reasons. Chelsea's character also changed towards the end, she was too understanding, too accepting & too forgiving... She was reaching out to him with all her heart, waiting... waiting... waiting for Sinjin to come around, which is kindda devastating. She blamed herself more even if they were both force into that situation together. After what she's been through (esp. that awful stormy night), I rather think that Sinjin should be the one to do the reaching out most.
Well, despite that small troubled comment above, the whole story/book in general is entertainingly romantic & heart quenching. I surely recommend it! Despite the ordinary immediate plot, the steamy love scenes & twists somehow contributed in making this book unconventionally different from the usual historical romances novels that I have read by far.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2017
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The plot was well thought out with characters that were intriguing. The book gave insight into Scottish and English aristocracy and then transported us to Naples and then to Tunis and the middle east. From the glittering ballrooms of London to a harem in Tunis.
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Jay Jones
3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Okay....
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2004
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Susan Johnson's SINFUL was okay, but there were some problems. The book put me in the mind of Dangerous Liaisons meets a scene out of Last of the Mohicans (all I can say is: waterfall): Duke of Seth, Sinjin St. John is the profligate rake who woos women so easily that the stakes must continuously be raised in order to keep the game of love interesting. When we meet him, the only woman that he really respects or in any way keeps in confidence is his exotic beauty of a lover, The Duchess of Buchan, Cassandra-the trophy wife of the Duke of Buchan. Sinjin's cynical and independent playmate, Cassandra's life is made of creating intrigue and entertaining herself with new lovers (of which Sinjin is only one). Chelsea Fergusson, the daughter of an Earl, is the innocent girl with a potential for passion made all the more alluring because of her honesty and youthful openness.

As to the problems.... First, sometimes the story endured rough and unreasonable plot twists-that is, aspects of the storyline suffered from abruptness. I had difficulty sustaining a suspension of disbelief.

Secondly, another strong criticism I can offer about SINFUL is the force feeding of characters' disposition and motivation that Johnson felt compelled to provide especially at the beginning of the book. The repetition of statements like: he had been the `most fascinating rake in the Ton' are unnecessary, especially when Johnson makes this more than obvious with her descriptions of the young Duke's exploits in scene after scene. If someone is descpicable, don't tell me, I want to say, just let the story unfold so that I can see it for myself and draw (or not) that conclusion.

Finally, I wished that Johnson would either decide that she wanted to make the book about a triangle of lovers-Sinjin, Cassandra and Chelsea-or not; Johnson didn't seem to know whether she wanted to delve fully in the relationship between Sinjin and Cassandra or the depth of their...'interest' and affection for each other. Sometimes, I thought Johnson wanted her to be a part of the story and at other times, Cassandra was treated as a distraction-filler.

Otherwise, I would say that the book was good. A lot of the frustration that I felt reading the book was, to some extent, only natural given the identity of the characters involved and the era in which they were set.

I give SINFUL three stars, because: (1)the love scenes were pretty good (however, Johnson's WICKED scenes really made my pulse race); and (2)I think that I like Johnson as an author. But this book was not at the top of my literary list:-)

Mostly Good, but also too Frequently a Page-Skipper.
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Eternal Confusion
5.0 out of 5 stars Adventure, true love
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2019
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Quite an adventurous tale. Not hard to identify with the wish for independence, the shackles of being confined to someone else’s will, and the enormous impact emotions can have. Interesting footnotes.
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4.0 out of 5 stars horses and racing are important features here
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2018
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The historical background gives this a different twist and it even includes end-notes to explain more of the context. I was concerned when the heroine participated in a rescue of the hero but when he got captured a second time? It worked out in a more interesting fashion than I expected. Thanks for sex scenes that were more tasteful than graphic, although there were a bunch of them.
The problem that bothered me was the need for one last edit to pick up errors, such as extra characters, e.g. a freestanding y at the end of a word ending in y or an unmatched subject/verb.
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Sandy
5.0 out of 5 stars Totally Absorbing Book
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2017
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What a great story. Ms Johnson has a great imagination to write such a detailed book. I especially enjoyed the footnotes which provided some bases for facts used in this novel. What a "goes around, comes around" fate fir Sinjjn when he must service for the Bey.
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RMH
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2020
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This nearly lost a point as "crisp white shirts morphed into a a "crisp" red shirt i n this one.

Even the lover's body hair was said to be "crisp" here. I can tell you ......since we are on the subject..... that my body hair is not in the least bit "crisp" so I think we 'll draw a iine under that perh[ps.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on June 6, 2017
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pussycat
2.0 out of 5 stars Forgettable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2007
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I found this a diappointing read. The heroine, an innocent, was far too sexually agressive and the hero was too much of a cad for there to be much real romance. The plot was also silly. The heroine is being pressured into marrying someone she doesn't like so she gets herself seduced by the hero. Her father then forces the hero to marry her instead. They both then end up in North Africa where they are captured by a voyeuristic Bey and forced to have sex with each other.
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