Review: Debra Glass' created one wicked Highwayman
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2011
In Badcock, Debra Glass has a little fun with the highwayman legends as she tells the story of Sophia Astley, a young bride-to-be, about to marry into Regency era high society. Only first she is abducted by a highwayman who goes by the name of Bad Jack. And he, strangely, politely initiates her into an erotic life of taboo delights, a life of which Sophia never dreamed, forever after ruining her, body and heart, for anyone else. Her husband-to-be, however, Ralph Crichton, Duke of Wisbech, is not exactly offended on her behalf, but on his own. And the audacity of the man, he would've traded her for a ring.A ring.Well, after that display, Sophia sees the only true choice she has: Freedom with the highwayman. Unfortunately, Jack had no idea he was getting an inexperienced virgin when he helped the woman onto the back of his horse. He thought he was getting the woman who he met briefly a year ago, and knows mainly throguh her turid letters. Not so. Oops.This presents a problem, because not only is he now infatuated with her, but the woman he'd arranged the dalliance and abduction with, has revenge on her mind, and Ralph (an utter bastard if there ever was one) is the perfect person to help her get it. Which is all fine with Ralph; after all, all he wants from Sophia is her hefty dowry. Ruining both in front of the rest of the ton, will be mere icing on the cake.Will Jack and Sophia successfully survive the scheming duo, and find a way to truly be with each other, forever? You'll have to read to find out!This is another fine Regency-flavored erotic romance tale from the prolific Debra Glass, a little longer than the others, but still, quite as lush and lyrical as everything she writes, and just as enjoyable--and hot. And though, yeah, I have to admit, some of the more taboo parts of the story may make some readers uncomfortable, as ever, I love Ms. Glass' work, so I enjoyed this one as well, and think other readers will too. What I really like about her work is that, unlike some erotic romances, the story doesn't get lost in the pursuit of hot love scenes. She never fails to keep me entertained on that level, and Badcock is no different. The story is interesting, the characters are rich (and I don't mean monetarily) as is the world she built here for Sophia and Jack. Debra's just all-around a great storyteller. :)