Books by Mary Jo Putney

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Once Dishonored

Once Dishonored the story of a wronged divorcée, and a man trying to redeem his honor after disgrace. It’s an intense, dramatic love story with improbable twists and turns, adventure, and visits from old friends. It’s a thoroughly enjoyable read, though readers may have trouble suspending their ...

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Once a Spy

Once a Spy is the fourth and final installment in Mary Jo Putney’s Rogues Redeemed series. It’s a mixed bag of lovely romance, questionable circumstances, interesting war story, and unbelievable outcomes. In the end, I was entertained but it left me scratching my head a few times. British int ...

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Once a Rebel

Mary Jo Putney’s series about redeemed rogues adds a second chapter in, Once a Rebel,  a story featuring two childhood friends who manage to fall in love in spite of the titanic-sized obstacles between them. Lord George Gordon Richard Augustus Audley  - third son of the Marquess of Kingston - ...

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Once a Soldier

Once a Soldier is the first book in Mary Jo Putney’s new Rogues Redeemed series. This book begins with Major Lord Will Masterson regaining consciousness locked in a French cellar after being knocked out by the enemy.  He and several other prisoners are scheduled to be hung the next morning as ...

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Not Quite a Wife

This, the sixth book in Ms Putney’s Lost Lords series tells the story of a couple who have been estranged for over a decade. I’m a sucker for a good second-chance romance, so this book seemed as though it would be right up my alley – and while it did tick a few of my favourite boxes, there are ...

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Sometimes a Rogue

One major eye roll. That’s what Sometimes a Rogue was. Even now I look at the book and wrinkle my nose, as though even the cover conveys the overly sweet, life-is-perfect-and-nothing-bad-can-really-touch-me vibe that I got from the pages within. I am a fan of Mary Jo Putney’s work, generally, bu ...

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Nowhere Near Respectable

Mary Jo Putney has long been a favorite of mine, but her recent return to historicals has been a bit hit or miss with me; while I enjoyed the previous Lost Lords series, her other recent release, The Bargain, failed to catch my attention. Now she’s back to the Lost Lords in Nowhere Near Respectabl ...

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Never Less Than a Lady

Never Less Than a Lady is Mary Jo Putney’s second installment in her Lost Lords series and, while it’s better than many romances on the market, as a longtime fan of the author, I was disappointed. Without a doubt Mrs. Putney is one of the greats of the romance genre, but if you’re looking for ...

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Loving a Lost Lord

I’ve long awaited Mary Jo Putney’s return to historical romance, so I began this one with high expectations. While Loving a Lost Lord is a well done romance on many levels, it also missed the mark on just as many. The ducal hero, Adam, believed dead in an explosion on his yacht as the story b ...

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Silk and Secrets

The romance genre is a funny thing. It is the only genre that I know of whereby, of the three narrative components (plot, setting, and character), reader expectations limit and predicate two: Plot and character. The plot limitation is, of course, the Happily-Ever-After. But the character limitation ...