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It Takes a Hero Mass Market Paperback – March 30 2004

by Elizabeth Boyle (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 158 ratings
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Rebecca will have to take a page from her own book to keep the dashing Rafe Danvers from spoiling her success.

But how does one play hard-to-get with a man one cannot resist?

Rebecca Tate never intended to cause a revolution with her notoriously popular Miss Darby novels, merely to earn enough to support herself and her ailing uncle. But now it seems every eligible debutante in London is emulating her spunky heroine and refusing to marry...ever! Still, Rebecca's enjoying her newfound success as Miss Darby's anonymous creator, and she's not about to let anyone interfere—not even the rakishly appealing Raphael Danvers.

Having survived the perils of war and espionage, Rafe is less than thrilled by a disgruntled society matron's wish that he unmask the unknown author and halt the scandalous scribblings. The assignment becomes more attractive, however, when the trail leads to the enticing Miss Tate. Suddenly the dashing adventurer can't get enough of the charming troublemaker—and her resorting to some rather Darbyesque trickery to distract him serves only to intensify his desire. But will a rogue's determined pursuit result in a happy romantic ending . . . or lead them both into a dangerous intrigue?

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    10.64 x 2.44 x 17.15 cm
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Elizabeth Boyle has always loved romance and now lives it each and every day by writing adventurous and passionate stories that readers from all around the world have described as “page-turners.” Since her first book was published, she’s seen her romances become New York Times and USA Today bestsellers and has won the RWA RITA® and the Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Awards. She resides in Seattle with her family, her garden, and her always-growing collection of yarn. Readers can visit her at www.elizabethboyle.com, or follow her own adventures on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.  www.avonromance.com www.facebook.com/avonromance 

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0060549300
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avon (March 30 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780060549305
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060549305
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 186 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.64 x 2.44 x 17.15 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Elizabeth Boyle's passions include her husband and two sons (or as she calls them, "her heroes in training"). In between the kids's activities, camping and gardening and trying to keep up on her ever-growing knitting pattern collection, she continues to write new and exciting romances.

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tregatt
3.0 out of 5 stars 3 1/2 stars: good story marred a little by prose style
Reviewed in Canada on April 30, 2004
Since returning from the Napoleonic wars, Rafe Danvers has made a living solving problems for the rich and titled. Currently, he's trying to solve the murder of a rich nabob. That is until the rich and powerful Countess of Tottley offers to give him the deeds to a small estate if he would take on a task for her. Lady Tottley wants Rafe to find the authour of the popular Miss Darby adventures, and persuade her to stop writing completely. Apparently in the latest Miss Darby installment, Miss Darby's faithful swain dies in battle, prompting the heroine to forswear marriage forever. Unfortunately, Miss Darby's ardent fans, the impressionable young society misses, have all decided to follow suit and have taken an oath not marry. Faced with the prospect of having their unmarried daughters on their hands forever, the ladies of the ton are at their wit's end, and hence the drastic step of hiring Rafe. Less than thrilled by his latest assignment, but wanting the prize, Rafe agrees. The trail leads him to Bramley Hollow in Kent and to the incredibly vexatious, sharp-tongued and engaging Miss Rebecca Tate. Rafe may not be completely sure as to whether or not Rebecca is the elusive authour of the Miss Darby novels, but he's rather enjoying their verbal sparring matches. That is until a few sinister incidents makes him realize that Rebecca is in danger and at the heart of a much bigger mystery...
Once you through the rather florid prose style, "Once a Hero" turned out to be a very entertaining read. The story is a good and intriguing one and Rafe and Rebecca were both likable and engaging characters. As for the romantic relationship that develops between Rafe and Rebecca, it was vibrant, exciting and fairly brimming with sexual tension. Some readers, however, may find Rebecca's desire to find and keep the stolen ruby very distasteful, but, unfortunately, her desire to find and sell the ruby, and her belief that the ruby is rightfully her's because her father had figured out where to steal it from, was in keeping with the times. My advice, if you're looking for a good and entertaining read, is to overlook the overblown prose style and the heroine's less upright tendencies and concentrate on the fast paced and exciting adventure at hand.
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S. Reader
3.0 out of 5 stars Good romance, bad mystery = a mixed result
Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2004
Ms. Boyle's style is a big stumbling block on this book; there are some very tortured phrasings, including some that simply do not make sense. The book is sometimes slow and the murder mystery is solved almost too quickly. That subplot is the least fulfilling part of the book. Indeed, the whole murder-ruby angle detracts from the lovely romance.
There's some very nice humor; Rafe is a good hero; and the heroine is quite likable except for her desire to hang onto stolen property as though she deserves it. Perhaps it's supposed to be symbolic of the corrupting influence of the gem (the curse), but it doesn't really work. Nevertheless, Rafe and Rebecca are very good together. The romance part of the book is quite good, and is marred only by the subplot and by Boyle's overblown prose.
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TK Fuller
1.0 out of 5 stars Like reading Barry Lyndon
Reviewed in Canada on April 13, 2004
This book just goes on and on and on, and not in that wonderful "I hope it never ends" way. Once I pick up a romance, I usually can't put it down. I devour it in one setting, even if that means I'm up all night. It took me a week to get through this thing, and I only managed it because I FORCED myself to finish (due to the great review it got at Romantic Times--what book did they read?). The characters should have been engaging. The story should have been riveting. The hero should have been sexy. Sadly, they weren't, it wasn't, and he wasn't.
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Hammonds Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Heroine
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2023
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It’s been a long time since I’ve met a strong female lead like the heroine in this book. She stayed true to her character and claimed what she wanted. I enjoyed the witty flirtation and the quirky characters. But
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Beatrice Berger
3.0 out of 5 stars Guter Anfang, dann aber zu stark aufgetragen
Reviewed in Germany on March 18, 2010
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Ich habe meine Probleme mit den Episoden von Spionage und Gegenspionage, Mord und Totschlag, die das Handlungskorsett im Werk von Elizabeth Boyle bilden: auf die Dauer ist das immer-wieder-dasselbe, und auf die Dauer ist das ganze auch ermüdend unrealistisch. Dazu kommen einige Längen, die mich zu der Urteil veranlassen, man müsse das nicht gelesen haben.

Rebecca wohnt zusammen mit ihrem Onkel, der nach der Rückkehr aus Indien offensichtlich verrückt geworden ist und ihrer Pflege bedarf. Um den Lebensunterhalt zu finanzieren, schreibt sie Romanzen. Ihre Hauptfigur ist die fiktive Miss Darby, die nach dem Tod ihres Liebsten auf einem spanischen Schlachtfeld sich weigert, zu heiraten, und damit einen für Eltern und Großeltern verheerenden Trend unter Londons Debütantinnen auslöst.

Rafe Danvers, der Bruder von Colin Danvers, wird beauftragt, die anonyme Autorin ausfindig zu machen und sie davon zu überzeugen, daß es besser wäre, schriebe sie nicht weiter.

Er findet sie, selbstverständlich, man verliebt sich ineinander: das ist in Romanzen so üblich.

Dann wendet sich die Handlung und mit einem Mal wird die verarmte Schriftstellerin Rebecca völlig uninteressant: im Vordergrund stehen mysteriöse Morde und die Suche nach einem Diamanten, den Rebeccas Vater und ein paar Freunde aus einem indischen Tempel gestohlen haben.

Es wäre eine interessante Geschichte geworden, ohne die Geschichte mit dem Diamanten und den zweifelhaften Morden: Rebecca, erst als anonyme Autorin enttarnt und dann auf den Heiratsmarkt der Londoner Gesellschaft geworfen, und Rafe Danvers, der außerhalb der Gesellschaft steht: die beiden geben ein interessantes Paar ab. Daß die Autorin glaubt, diese Ansätze mit der ziemlich stark aufgetragenen Geschichte um den Diamanten überkleistern zu müssen, bekommt dem Buch nicht.
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4.0 out of 5 stars This is a good book
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2013
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This is a good book to take to the beach I think it is a series and I did read the whole series. I don't like to copy the blurb in the back, but I enjoy Elizabeth Boyle as an author.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 25, 2005
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He's a wastrel and a rogue. Lord Dering is the outcast of his family, stripped of his inheritance but not his title. Jarrett refused his father's demand to marry a woman who claimed she carried his child. So now he makes his living playing games for money and women. Who would have thought that he was the perfect man for a mission, but those are just the requirements the mysterious group known as the Black Phoenix needs.

Kate Falshaw is running from a scandalous past. Being a high-tempered actress makes her the perfect candidate to help the Black Phoenix infiltrate the exclusive club known as Paradise. Keeping the men at bay is easy for Kate until her fellow spy comes on the scene with a plan to have a fiery affair to cover up their real purpose for being there. And according to Jarrett in order to be believable, they need to be doing exactly what they say they are. What Kate didn't expect was to find love and understanding in the arms of such a rake.
Jarrett and Kate embark on a dangerous journey to unearth the evidence needed to shut down Paradise that will not only test their mental and physical strength, but the trust that they must give to each other in order to survive. The closer they get to the truth and uncovering a major scandal, the further they fall in love. But when the danger is over and the villains are caught, will Kate and Jarrett be able to explore the love they found while in Paradise or will their ugly pasts prevent them from being happy?
Lynn Kerstan writes a story that is filled with excitement, suspense, passion and a bit of humor. I found the characters charming, and when they embark on an intense mission that tests their very souls, I fell completely in love with them. You will find yourself on the edge of your seat one minute and fanning yourself from the flames of passion the next. Grab a mug of hot cocoa because this is the perfect historical for any romance reader to curl up with. DANGEROUS DECEPTIONS is the perfect beginning to a sensual, mysterious trilogy.
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Diane Schepers
5.0 out of 5 stars The Danvers men are all heroes
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 25, 2015
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The Danvers boys are all heroes and this one does not disappoint. It's not a conventional setting with government agents, hidden treasures, vile murderers and a beautiful spinster. The complete picture makes for entertaining reading.
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