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Moonlight and Mischief (Signet Regency Romance) Kindle Edition

by Rhonda Woodward (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 98 ratings
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A gamble worth taking.

When Lord Haverstone loses a fortune playing cards, Steven Thorncroft chivalrously offers his sister—and her large dowry—to save him from ruin. Thoroughly amused by the young pup, “Stone” invites him and his sister to a house party at his country estate, then promptly forgets all about it until they show up at his door…

Mariah Thorncroft can’t believe her brother’s impertinence and her mother’s determination to buy her a title. Even worse, she can’t believe she’s at the estate of a renowned rake like Stone—among people who undoubtedly look down their noses at her common family. But when she finds herself sharing intimate words—and moments—with the wickedly handsome lord, Mariah must determine if it’s the moonlight which has her so enchanted, or the one man she could never trust with her heart…
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    January 15, 2013
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It was bad enough that her brother inveigled an invitation to Lord Haverstone's house party by informing the rumored to be loose-in-the-pockets nobleman that his sister commanded a large dowry. Now Mariah Thorncroft's matchmaking mother is encouraging Mariah to flirt with the handsome lord. Mariah doesn't care what her family wants; she intends to do exactly what she has done for her past three seasons: ignore any man foolish enough to court her for her fortune. When Mariah stumbles across Haverstone engaged in a moonlit dalliance with another houseguest, it simply confirms her opinion of the incorrigible rogue, but in spite of her determination to avoid him, Haverstone seems constantly to be in her company or in her thoughts. What is even worse is that the more time Mariah spends with Haverstone, the more she suspects that the sexy rake might just be the man of her dreams. With its nicely nuanced characters, richly satisfying love story, and graceful writing, Woodward's splendid tale will delight any Regency fan. John Charles
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Woodward shows a definite flair for the Regency period. -- Romance Reader

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005ZOCF1I
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ InterMix (January 15, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 15, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1189 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 227 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 98 ratings

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Rhonda Woodward

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Rhonda Woodward is the author of six Signet Regency romance novels, and is happily working on her next.

Among other accolades, Rhonda's work has earned her the Bookseller’s Best Award, and her novels have been nominated for the prestigious RITA Award from the Romance Writers of America (RWA), and the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award.

A native Arizonan, Rhonda enjoys the desert climate of Phoenix year-round.

You can connect with her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RhondaWoodwardAuthor or visit her website at RhondaWoodwardAuthor.com.

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4.1 out of 5 stars
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Virginia Jo
5.0 out of 5 stars A sweet unexpected love story.
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2014
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I thoroughly enjoyed this Regency romance by Rhonda Woodward. It involves Lord Haverstone and Miss Mariah Thorncroft. The
unlikely acquaintance of a wealthy nobleman and the daughter of a wealthy merchant occurs when Lord Haverstone leaves his club one night and decides to walk home. He meets a young man, Mariah's brother. Lord Haverstone had been drinking heavily and invites the young man and his sister to his house party in the fall. When the Thorncroft's, including the mother, Steven, the eldest son who accepted the invitation, his two younger brothers, and Mariah, arrive at Thorncroft's estate, he doesn't remember inviting them.
Thus starts this amusing and interesting story, with some surprises. I highly recommend this book.
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Huffer
4.0 out of 5 stars Predictable but enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2019
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The story of Mariah Thorncroft and the Earl of Haverstone is worth the time and a nice way to pass an afternoon. The characters are part of another of Ms. Woodward' s novels, so this story is more or less a continuation of another book. The point of view is chiefly Mariah's, who is the daughter of a wealthy tradesman and has a consuming fear of never being accepted by a man for more than her hefty dowry. The point of view occasionally switches to the Earl, so it obvious early on that he is destined to win Mariah, in spite of their rough beginning.

I had a little trouble warming up to the Earl, given the quantity of his dalliances in the beginning. Hard to believe that he could just drop that lifestyle cold turkey after his brief acquaintance with Mariah, but love overcomes all, I guess. His efforts to persuade Mariah of his sincere affections later in the story are charming and romantic, and go a long way to repairing my initial bad opinion of him. The

Although the book was enjoyable, the amount of errors of spelling and punctuation, and even the strange way the text is laid out became very distracting, and definitely interrupted the flow of the story.
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P. Bothwell
5.0 out of 5 stars Clean romance - awesome heroine!
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2014
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I adored the maturity of the heroine in this book. Encouraged by her mother to "make a good match," her head could easily have been turned by someone with social standing, wealth, good looks, wit, intellect, etc., but she recognized what was was happening and made decisions to protect herself. Way to have your act together, Mariah! The poor libertine of an earl didn't have a chance.

This was a clean romance. It was my first Rhonda Woodward book, and I think I'll try again.
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Smc
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2017
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Not that great
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ZIA2719
4.0 out of 5 stars interesting/different
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2012
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This book was a bit different, which made it a page turner. Kudos to the author for a fun read. I was a tad surprised by the ending, it seemed a little rushed. There were a few little loose ends I was wondering about and actually tried to 'turn' to the next page thinking I was within 2-3 pages of the end. Hmmm, that didn't work out so well. Ok, no biggie, now I'm hoping there will be another book, there are several avenues open to continue this story which could not only involve the two main characters but also a few of the minor ones. I will certainly buy it if that should happen.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Moonlight and Mischief
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2017
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I loved this book from start to finish. I wish I had at least ten more books by Rhonda Woodward to read.
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lek
5.0 out of 5 stars Special
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2013
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I loved both the heroine, and especially, the hero in this book. The house party was fun and full of interesting characters. I loved the Earl 's three testimonials isle to prove his worthiness as well.
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Sue
4.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2018
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This is a delightful historical romance with two interesting main characters. The relationship developed slowly into one which is warm and meaningful. The storyline was well developed with good to flow and interest. Very pleasant book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on June 2, 2016
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Very good book
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ab
4.0 out of 5 stars Overall Good, but . . .
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2014
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A story about a woman, whose fortune was made from Trade, attending a house-party at the home of Lord Haverstone. If you are a reader of Regency books, you will realise that people in Trade are very much looked down upon. That being said, Haverstone is not a snob and accepts the houseguests, whom he forgot he had invited!

I liked Haverstone, I liked Mariah. I truly liked Mariah's mama! The interaction in Mariah's family is actually very heart-warming.

However, I found the level of condescension not truly believable. Only Lady Wargrave addressed Mariah about it, but I am quite surprised that it was not a lot more venomous, which is more true to life. I have to say, though, that if it was not so, I would not have bought the book at all, so I am pleased that the meanness of the ton was rather watered down.

Another unbelievable act was the commissioning of the three men to attend to Mariah for certain reasons. I mean, really??!!

It is not a great book but the plot is different, both H and h have a unique and lovely relationship. Like a prior reviewer, some parts of the book is rather slow-moving but overall not disappointing.
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