Irresistible Paperback – September 21, 2013

This is book 2 in a series where each book is a separate love story. I have yet to read book 1 as I came across this one on sale. You can read this as a standalone.I really liked this book... The story had me fully engrossed, I really had a hard time putting the book down. The romance was intense, there was lots of action and suspense and this author has written some of the best love scenes I've read!!So why only 3.5 stars... there was just a couple things I couldn't over look... The epilogue was seriously lacking and disappointed me which caused the loss of .5 of a star. This was a 4 star until that moment. The loss of the other star was because although I did really like this book and the story had me fully captivated, there was too much description and not enough dialogue. I really like a fast paced story, and though at times this was, the constant over description had the story dragging too much for me to give this a higher rating.I do recommend this book to all you historical romance fans out there, I to will continue this series.

As an author, Karen Robards is like the nursery rhyme about the little girl who had a little curl, right in the middle of her forehead. When she is good, she is very, very good, and when she is bad, she is horrid.IRRESISTIBLE is, indeed, very very good. This evaluation applies only to the novel's place within the genre of historical romances, however; one cannot judge romances by the same yardstick as is used for literature.Still, IRRESISTIBLE is about as good as this category of writing can get. Robards tells an interesting story against the background of the Napoleonic Wars, and she creates a true feeling of the period. As always, her heroine is beautiful beyond words, her hero is to drool over, and her sex scenes are hot, hot, hot. In acknowledgment of modern values, there are no rape scenes, unlike the historical romances of decades past--and this change is a real improvement in the genre.Any reader who enjoys historical romance will find IRRESISTIBLE to be... irresistible!

What a sexy, suspenseful, adventure/romance! I’ll be sorry to see this trilogy end, but on to Beth’s story…it should be a doozy.

I usually enjoy Karen Robards' work very much and so I'm sad to say I don't enjoy this book at all.I say don't because after reading the first several pages of the Kindle edition, I realized I already own this paperback. I didn't remember because the story, characters, and writing style are infinitely forgettable.I found myself skipping 2-4 pages at a time of descriptions of the characters looks, clothing, and what they found attractive about each other. It was all so very trite and the tropes so familiar there was no need to read.As for the actual story, it doesn't read well when you have to skip forward 2 pages to read the next bit of actual dialogue and or action. The first half of the book was interminable. The second less so but only just.For me this was made worse by Ms. Robards throwing in every bit of cutesy period slang that she could think of. I get it...it's a novel set in ENGLAND! A long time ago!I guess that's why I prefer her contemporary stories. They all have the same basic plot (a big problem with popular authors) but the characters are usually well written and interesting. And the same can be said for the story as well.I recall liking the first book in this trilogy but would not recommend this one.

Robards has another winner with Irresistible! This novel was not as enjoyable as book one, Scandalous (which I loved!), but it was still a fantastic read. Robards did get carried away with the description at certain points, but that was only a minor distraction. Hugh was an amazing, wonderful hero and easily lovable! I was sighing in delight quiet a few times while reading this novel! There are plenty of twists and turns in Irresistible to keep you turning page after page after page. I put this book down only a few times because I had to know how this story would end!Overall Rating: 4/5Heat Level: 4/5Lisa @ Once Upon A Chapter

Enjoyed story until the end , dramatic ending too fanastic unbelievable, spoiler: H&h hit over the head, kidnaped, tied up , H fights villain with his feet, h Burns off ropes with candle, etc author should take care at end not to ruin book with crap ending, otherwise loved ' loving Julia ' & ' Amanda rose '

Thoroughly enjoyed this book from the time she was abducted first time, and of course, the momentous second abduction. Love the beautiful Claire, who is not all frail, as the wonderful Hugh would find out later. I like reading a story where the sub-plot(s) may hover over all scenes, but never overwhelm the main. Karen Robards is wonderful at this. Now, am an going to read the third of this series.

The story of a woman betrayed, her adventure escaping her captors and meeting the man who will resolve the mystery of her abduction. This is a good story but resembles another of the author's books and causes this book to be disappointing even the secondary characters are more interesting.

Der zweite Teil der Banning-Sisters-Trilogie befaßt sich mit dem Schicksal der mittleren Schwester, der schönen dunkelhaarigen und unglücklich verheirateten Claire. Als Claires Kutsche eines Tages auf dem Weg zum Wohnsitz ihres Mannes überfallen wird und sie von den Banditen entführt wird, ändert sich ihr Leben dramatisch. Ihr gelingt es zwar ihren Entführern zu entkommen, nur um kurz darauf erneut gefangen genommen zu werden, nun jedoch vom britischen Geheimdienst-Offizier Hugh Battancourt, der sie für eine französische Spionin hält. Er verfrachtet sie kurzerhand auf ein Schiff nach Frankreich und verlangt die Herausgabe von Briefen, von denen Claire natürlich nichts weiß. Schon bald kommen ihm Zweifel an der Identität seiner schönen Gefangenen. Wenn sie wirklich die ist, die sie vorgibt zu sein, wieso war sie dann zur rechten Zeit am vereinbarten Treffpunkt? Und wer hat ihre Kutsche überfallen?Der zweite Teil der Banning-Sisters-Trilogie steht dem ersten Teil in nichts nach. Er hat mir persönlich noch etwas besser gefallen. Der Leser darf sich auf das letzte Buch er Reihe, die Geschichte der jüngsten Schwester Beth, freuen.

Although I did not love the first book of this series, I thought I would give the second book a try and I am glad I did. The story was interesting from the start and I love the build up of romance between the hero and the heroine. I couldn't put the book down and found myself rage to finish work early to come home and continue reading.

Another excellent book. I really enjoyed this series. Karen is an excellent writer and has a good knowledge of the period of time she is writing about. I do recommend this book to readers who enjoy period romances.

I like all 3 books - easy reading, good wording. learning a little bit about history, regency England, worth spanding the time reading.

Great book