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Scandalous Mass Market Paperback – Sept. 24 2019

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“Have you no decency?”
 
Straight-laced missionary Sarah Fisher has never met a man like Captain Martin Bouchard. He is the most beautiful person—male or female—she’s ever seen. Overwhelmingly masculine, elegantly attired despite months at sea, he is in complete command of everyone and everything around him: everyone, that is, except Sarah. But that’s about to change because Sarah has bought Bouchard’s mercy with the only thing she has to sell: her body.
 
“None at all . . .”
 
In spite of her outrageous offer, Martin has no doubt Sarah is a virgin, and a most delectable one at that. But instead of bedding her, he finds himself staring down the muzzle of his own pistol. Clearly, the longer she stays on his ship, the greater the chances that she’ll end up its damned captain! Most infuriating of all, she looks past his perfect exterior to the wounded man inside. Can Martin outrun his scandalous past in time to have a future with the first woman to find and capture his heart?
 
Praise for The Outcasts series
 
“Fans of Amanda Quick’s early historicals will find much to savor.”
—Booklist (Starred Review)
 
“Wicked repartee, savvy wit, and energetic libidos.”
—Publishers Weekly
 
“A remarkably resourceful heroine who can more than hold her own against any character invented by bestselling Bertrice Small . . . deliciously fun retro flavor.” 
—Booklist (Starred Review)
 
“Sexy and wildly entertaining.”
—Bookpage
 
“Spencer shines . . . an author to watch.”
—Kirkus Reviews
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    Sept. 24 2019
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    10.44 x 2.54 x 17.04 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    142014720X
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1420147209
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Minerva Spencer was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She has lived in Canada, the US, Europe, Africa, and Mexico. After receiving her M.A. in Latin American History from The University of Houston she taught American History for five years before going to law school. She was a prosecutor and labor lawyer before purchasing a bed and breakfast in Taos, NM, where she lives with her husband and dozens of rescue animals.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zebra (Sept. 24 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 142014720X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1420147209
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 181 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.44 x 2.54 x 17.04 cm
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Minerva Spencer's brief author bio will tell you she has been a criminal prosecutor, college history teacher, and B&B operator. What it doesn't tell you is she also worked as a dock worker, ice cream manufacturer, reader for the blind, motel maid, and bounty hunter.

Okay, so the part about being a bounty hunter is a lie.

Minerva does, however, know how to hypnotize a Dungeness crab, sew her own Regency Era clothing, knit a frog hat, juggle, rebuild a 1959 American Rambler, and gain control of Asia (and hold on to it) in the game of RISK.

Minerva loves writing historical romances that feature uncommon heroes and heroines in ususual and challenging situations.

When Minerva isn't beavering away on her next book she plays with her dogs and many rescue birds, buys too many beads and too much yarn, and spends time fixing up her old adobe house with her wonderful, tolerant husband.

Minerva also writes historical romance, historical erotic romance (SUPER DUPER STEAMY), and science fiction romance under the name S.M. LaViolette.

AURELIA, book 4 in THE BELLAMY SISTERS Series, will be out April 9 2024.

Minerva also writes historical detective stories under S.M. Goodwin.

You can read more at: MinervaSpencer dot com

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LN Bayne
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Amusing Dialogue
Reviewed in Canada on August 14, 2023
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I think I liked this best of all of this author’s books that I have read. Martin Bouchard is a very conflicted man with a past that he keeps hidden. Sarah is the daughter of missionaries in West Africa and has a strong moral sense and the determination to see things through. She holds two ship’s Captains at gun point until she get their promises to do what she thinks is the right thing to do. Martin has a very difficult time realizing that he loves Sarah and that she won’t reject him because of his past. There is very amusing banter among all the characters, most of whom have appeared in the two previous books of this series. For that reason it is best to read them in order.
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Monique D
3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I hoped for
Reviewed in Canada on September 24, 2019
Sarah Fisher, a missionary and the daughter of missionaries, had been kidnapped along with the people from her village in Africa, where she was born. Captain Martín Bouchard has dedicated his life to capturing slavers and made his fortune that way. He seizes the enemy vessel on which Sarah was held captive, but she begs for mercy on behalf of the slaver ship's captain by offering herself to Captain Bouchard.

I had been eagerly awaiting Martín's story, the enigmatic, seductive, dissolute rake with the fascinating past. He's fastidious, exceedingly proud, vain, and he's prone to violent outbursts. And he is irresistible to all women. SCANDALOUS seemed off to a great start with witty dialogues, a lively pace, and an atmosphere that reminded me of old Errol Flynn black and white movies. Minerva Spencer is an extremely talented storyteller, her exquisite prose vibrantly eloquent, and her characters staggeringly complex, even secondary ones such as Mies Graaf. I liked Mies, in spite of some prior distasteful actions, and herin lies the problem: my dislike for Martín, which grew as the story progressed.

SCANDALOUS is one of those books where I wondered if Martín had been merely very good-looking, not the absolute epitome of masculine beauty in the history of time, if the romance would have occurred at all. I did not understand the romance. He's mean, treats women as disposable commodities, which I found a little strange considering his upbringing. At least, it's logical that Sarah would want to "save" him, she's a missionary after all and she was grateful that he'd rescued her, but I couldn't understand why she "fell in love" with him merely because of his god-like appearance and the lure of sexual ecstasy. He treated her with contempt, he was dismissive, rude, insulting, condescending; the only reason I could see was that she was a glutton for punishment, and she came back for more because he was physically irresistible.

Sarah had seemed like an admirable character at the beginning until she made an utter fool of herself, drooling over this beautiful monster. Yes, he had a very painful past, but it was no excuse for the way he acted towards her, and worse for her to always forgive him because of his beauteous person. In a way, I came to hate her even more than him for her superficiality, for "loving" him while he was such an insufferable beast. I found Martín to be one of the most unpleasant heroes I have ever seen and she was no better than the countless other women who fell at his feet. And unfortunately, as the story unfolded, I hated him even more. I just had no idea where his supposed infatuation came from, why he wanted her - I can't say love, because I never saw it - except that he enjoyed tormenting her because she put up with his boorish behaviour while she desperately lusted after him? Because his oversized ego thrived on taunting her? He wanted her for some obscure reason that eluded me until the very end. I don't find this a solid basis for a happily ever after.

I found the sections of the book that revolved around slavery the most interesting. I was hoping for an ending that would make up for that non-romance, alas it was not to be. Martín experienced some sort of miraculous partial metamorphosis, two cumbersome characters were conveniently disposed of, and Sarah and Martín went on to fornicate happily ever after. Hopefully, the few mistakes in French will have been corrected in the final version. Needless to say, this was not a pleasant read for me.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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charlotte
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2023
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Could not put this book down. The story was incredible, lots of twists and so well written! amazing.
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Élodie Nicoli
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful tale of finding its true home
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2019
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Can she accept him for whom he is while he forgives himself for his own past.

Martín Étienne Bouchard is a former slave who ran away from America and became a privateer.
He shaped himself in the man he is now along the encounters he had on the way to his now-self.
At first sight he could have passed as being the vilain as he appears vain and uncaring but by sharing his thoughts the author reveals the tortured and broken man he is.
He is easily angered, haughty and arrogant, it is his way of dealing with his freedom dearly won. He is prone to fit of temper now he is released from his shackles, and he has every right to hold his head high for his own achievement.
And there is one person who seems to combine everything to bring the worst out of him.

Sarah Fisher a missionary’s daughter finds herself in a dire predicament when kidnapped among her neighbors as a slave for trade. She is an incredible woman, never a damsel in distress, always taking matter in hands whatever the outcome could be. She is not perfect, she struggles with her feelings and her upbringing lessons but she is a good woman, aware of her faults and chastising herself when she is not enough christian for her own taste.
Her more philosophical than Christian view of life put her on the path of a well known corsair.
The one man whom stirs the worse and the better from her, too bad he sees her only as an annoyance.
But does he really?
It was nearly impossible to put this book down, I read while walking, even while showering!
I needed absolutely to know what came after.

Mrs Spencer conducted a sizzling tale of redeeming where blindness and mishaps from the main couple caused a lot of hurt from one to another due to their awkwardness to communicate properly. They were unable to convey their feelings without putting their feet in the cookie jar, ineptly bringing the worst of the other out.

Martín reacts badly to kindness, he is like a caged animal, he strikes and bites. More suspicious to nice words than insults.
Sure at time, he is quite the wicked wretch. Bringing pain in return for his own hurts. I would have slapped him more than one time on the head, but Sarah while not reacting as badly as him is equally guilty of miscommunications and misconceptions.
What stunned me the most is that Martín’s behavior should have rattled me but I was so engrossed in the story, something to add to my praise of the author’s talent, I accepted it as part of his journey towards his healing.
Martín, sure, reaches summits of arrogance and haughtiness. He is such an aggravating man, portrayed as unable to see past his nose. But it is all a masquerade, him parading as a civilized man when inside he is consumed by a fury that eats him alive. Sarah could be his anchor if he does not drown before he accepts his own feelings.

This was my first read by Mrs Minerva Spencer and it will not be the last. Her tale is vivid and colorful with fleshy flawed paper heroes honor bond to right the wrong done around them.

I just have one interrogation, with an acute accent on Martín?
Edited review : a friend of mine got an explanation from the author, Martín origin’s name is not from a French fellow but a Mexican, why an accent.

A fat 5 stars

I was granted by Netgalley and the publisher Kensington an advance copy. I purchased also my own. Here is my true and unbiased opinion.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Nice adventure romance in the early 1800s England
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2023
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I enjoyed book 3 of this series, the story of Martín, a handsome ex slave, and the daughter of English missionaries who grew up in west Africa. Good strong characters who have trouble communicating with each other, despite their deep passion. Also interesting story about the slave trade still thriving in America while banned in England. Explicit sex as in her other books.
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SpunkysMama
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent—-SO much better than book 2!
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2023
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I was so relieved to thoroughly enjoy this book. I had loved Book 1 of the Outcasts, but honestly despaired when reading Book 2. I wasn’t even sure I was reading the same author. It seemed so trite and cliched. But Book 3 came back swinging, once again bringing an exciting tale of non-typical Regency lovers, cultural differences, differing backgrounds, and mixed ethnicity. It made me wonder if the poor characters in Book 2 only existed to set up the plot line for Book 3 (I enjoyed Hugh and Daphne far more in this book than their own). All in all I was really pleased with Martin Bouchard’s story, as the author has been teasing us with him for a couple of books now. The chemistry between him and Sarah is amazing, and thankfully Ms. Spencer avoids overdoing Sarah as a priggish missionary stereotype, which I was a bit concerned about heading into the book. A great, fun read where you cheer for the characters and escape the usual drawing-and-ball rooms/landed nobility plots of other Regency romances to explore a fascinating world of how others must have lived during this time. Highly recommend!
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3.0 out of 5 stars It lost me on chapter 20 something.
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2019
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I didn't like this hero and heroine. They didn't have much to recommend them as far as character traits or depths of interesting layers.
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