Author:Olivia Drake
An unexpected love... an undeniable passion
The youngest of the Crompton sisters, Blythe feels the pressure to marry into the aristocracy. Her head tells her to accept the widowed Duke of Savoy but her heart yearns for James Ryding, the new footman.
However, James is not all he seems and he has an ulterior motive for his place in the Crompton household. But fulfilling his quest will mean ruining the beautiful woman who has captured his heart…
PART THREE OF OLIVIA DRAKE’S AN HEIRESS IN LONDON TRILOGY. OTHER BOOKS IN THIS SERIES ARE SEDUCING THE HEIRESS AND NEVER TRUST A ROGUE.
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The final installment of the Crompton sisters' trilogy is as charming, sweet, humorous, and poignant as any of Drake's previous books. Marked by her fine storytelling and engaging characters, this volume stands alone, but fans familiar with the series will revel in the conclusion
—— Romantic TimesAn intricate plot with roots far in the past. The threads of mendacity revealed in the previous books are strengthened then revealed in their entirety as the story progresses bringing the series to a satisfying conclusion filled with danger and, of course, romance
—— Fresh FictionMove over Danielle Steel and Jackie Collins, this is the dawn of a new Day
—— AmuseA master storyteller
—— RT Book ReviewsSteamy sex scenes and intriguing plot twists will have readers clamouring for more
—— Library JournalLots of sex and gripping story lines
—— SunFull of emotional angst, scorching love scenes, and a compelling storyline
—— Dear AuthorThey are powerful, sexy and unputdownable
—— Victoria Loves BooksBoldly passionate, scorchingly sexy
—— BooklistSophisticated, engaging, clever and sweet
—— Irish IndependentIndulgent fantasy at its most enjoyable
—— Shelf AwarenessI loved it. It reminded me of his most successful novel, Atonement
—— Harpers Bazaar OnlineIan McEwan proves he’s still the master penman with his twelfth novel
—— GraziaEnthralling, beguiling and totally addictive from the first page to the last… McEwan’s sense of time and place is authentic with his trademark attention to details of the social history of the period
—— Bristol MagazineMcEwan’s prose is controlled, his observation forensic as ever... McEwan carries us with irresistible momentum to a surprise ending
—— Maggie Ferguson , Intelligent LifeGripping
—— Evening Standard ES MagazineFull of ideas
—— Claire Allfree , MetroDazzling
—— EssentialsFans of Ian McEwan should rejoice with this arrival of this novel, because Sweet Tooth is McEwan's finest work since 2001's Atonement
—— Kevin Power , Sunday Business PostGiven McEwan’s ability to make riveting fiction out of English politics (not easy), it would be hard to imagine anyone better equipped to write such a story... Delicious... Gripping
—— James Lasdun , GuardianHis assumption of a female persona is pitch-perfect
—— Michael Arditti , Daily MailNo contemporary novelist is more enthralled by what goes on inside the human skull than Ian McEwan... Doubling back and forth across genre boundaries, Sweet Tooth takes risks...this acute, witty novel is a winningly cunning addition to McEwan’s fictional surveys of intelligence.
—— Peter Kemp , Sunday TimesPlayful, comic... This is a great big Russian doll of a novel, and in its construction – deft, tight, exhilaratingly immaculate – is a huge part of its pleasure.
—— Julie Myerson , ObserverA thoroughly clever novel...a sublime novel about novels, about writing them and reading them and the spying that goes on in doing both...very impressive...rich and enjoyable.
—— Lucy Kellaway , Financial TimesGave us another of his delightful posh-totty narrators, young Serena Frome, who is recruited into the intelligence services in the 1970s.
—— Kate Saunders , The TimesWhat you see is not what you get, and the twist at the end reminds us of how many of this author’s works confound readers imaginations... A well-crafted pleasure to read, its smooth prose and slippery intelligence sliding down like cream.
—— Amanda Craig , IndependentSimultaneously a tongue-in-cheek riff on his own early stories, a typically assured spy novel with a sting in the tail, and a meditation on the relationship between reader and writer.
—— Justine Jordan , GuardianThe true subject of this smart and tricky novel, set inside a cold war espionage operation, is the border between make-believe and reality.
—— New York TimesA wisecracking thriller hightailing between love and betrayal, with serious counter-espionage credentials thrown in... This is ultimately a book about writing, wordplay and knowingness.
—— Catherine Taylor , Sunday TelegraphA triumphant shedding of genre limitations.
—— Adam Mars-Jones , London Review of BooksFor most of its length, this account of a young woman's adventures in the British secret service of the 1970s reads like Le Carre-lite, but with McEwan nothing is ever quite as it seems and towards the end the reader is asked to re-examine what's gone before. Real-life friends and acquaintances of the author have walk-on parts, which you may find fascinating.
—— Irish IndependentGiven McEwan’s ability to make riveting fiction out of English politics (not easy), it would be hard to imagine anyone better equipped to write such a story... Delicious... Gripping.
—— James Lasdun , GuardianParallels and contrasts between the mind-sets and mind games of espionage agents and writers of fiction are deftly teased out... acute, witty, cunningly crafted and full of fascinating autobiographical insights.
—— Peter Kemp , Sunday TimesGloriously readable and, at times, wickedly funny.
—— Arminta Wallace , Irish TimesHad McEwan, through Serena’s benefit of hindsight in narrating her life, planted the clues? Let every reader have the pleasure of finding out.
—— Ion Trewin , Sunday ExpressA curious piece of autobiographical fiction.
—— David Sexton , Evening StandardMcEwan’s prose is controlled, his observation forensic as ever... McEwan carries us with irresistible momentum to a surprise ending.
—— Maggie Ferguson , Intelligent LifeHighly entertaining.
—— John Lanchester , GuardianThe great thing about McEwan is that, despite his success, he continues to work hard, producing ever more accessible and entertaining stories.
—— Henry Sutton , Daily MirrorAn artful game of distortion... Clever handling.
—— Anthony Quinn , Mail on SundayCarefully researched.
—— John Scarlett , Daily TelegraphI loved it. It reminded me of his most successful novel, Atonement.
—— Harpers Bazaar OnlineAdroitly done...highly diverting.
—— D.J. Taylor , Literary ReviewMcEwan’s mastery dazzles us in this superbly deft and witty story of betrayal and intrigue, love, and the invented self.
—— GQFans of Ian McEwan should rejoice with this arrival of this novel, because Sweet Tooth is McEwan's finest work since 2001's Atonement.
—— Kevin Power , Sunday Business PostHis assumption of a female persona is pitch-perfect.
—— Michael Arditti , Daily MailMust read... Intrigue, love and mutual betrayal by a master of the art.
—— The LadyGripping.
—— Evening Standard ES MagazineFull of ideas.
—— Claire Allfree , MetroCleverly metafictional.
—— Sam Leith , ProspectOne of the most hotly anticipated novels of the year...it’s brilliant.
McEwan, as always, presents an engaging narrator... The plot is fantastic... McEwan plays with the readers expectations, and surpasses them all with a fabulous ending that makes me itch to re-read this superb novel all over again. Sweet Tooth marks another triumph for a brilliant British author.
—— Bookgeeks.co.ukA pleasing, tricksy beast with a subsumed sense of metatextuality likely to be pleasing to his fans.
—— BookmunchThis most cunning of authors entertains and manipulates his readers. Sweet Tooth is a masterclass in the art of fiction.
—— Paul Sidey , Book OxygenIan McEwan proves he’s still the master penman with his twelfth novel.
—— GraziaDazzling.
—— Essentials