He’d been the one to start it all. “Not particularly,” Sarah replied. Hugh nodded. However you may visit Cookie Settings to provide a controlled consent. “I was asking,” she (apparently) repeated, “if you knew if all of the guests had arrived.”. Free shipping. She didn’t need a mad, bad passion. Or maybe it wouldn’t heal at all. Why was it so hard to breathe? “You’re being melodramatic,” Harriet replied, sparing Sarah a fleeting glance before dipping her pen in ink and resuming her scribbles at the writing desk. He shrugged. True to form her characters are strong, well developed, funny, determined and people I would enjoy knowing in real life. Not far to the side, but he was a good shot, an excellent shot. Not an inch of a chance. “Will you send word to Lord Winstead’s family that he may safely return to Britain?”, “Of course not. This is the 3rd in the series, and I have read the first two. “It was my fault,” he bit out. Still, if the surgeon had any sense, he’d shut the bloody hell up. “If you had refused I would have had to ask my other cousin, Rupert, and—”. “It’s too late to change now. Seller 98.7% positive. We know… That is to say, Daniel told us what you did.”. I really wish that I could give this book a higher rating. “I– I–” Dunwoody was trying to say something, but it kept catching in his throat. Some time ago.”. Because really, wouldn’t that have been funny? Hugh gave a nod and allowed his older brother to help him into something approaching a sitting position. “Just marry some fool girl and give me an heir!” his father roared. This was cards. Hugh did, too, at the Queen of Diamonds, madeira dripping from her neck like blood. Sadly,I am disappointed, yet again. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. “I’m a barber,” the surgeon said defensively. It’s fine as a standalone. But when the two are forced to spend a week together, they find that unexpected kisses, and mutual passion, may have the power to change both of their minds. “Of course,” Hugh said. Hugh took a few more spoonfuls. The leg. Sarah has never forgiven Hugh for the duel he fought three years earlier, the one that forced her cousin into exile, nearly destroying her family. “Once is enough,” Sarah muttered. Like right now. “I am pleased to be of service,” Hugh said, even though it was clear to Sarah that he was not. The gentleman had been an uncommonly affable fellow, but every time he counted to twenty (and he seemed to do with strange frequency) he skipped the number twelve. It had not bothered him when people thought him an eccentric, with more aptitude with cards than he had with people. Younger sons were expected to join the army, the clergy, or the ranks of fortune hunters. Was this what weddings did to people? That stopped the conversation cold. She used far too many adverbs. It just wasn’t possible. As Daniel was also an earl, it was going to be a huge affair. “I won,” Daniel said, with not inconsiderable awe. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. No one bothered to comment. Honoria, her very best friend in the entire world. 0062072927 (ISBN13: 9780062072924) languge. Surely one had to attend only once to realize that nothing good could ever come of a Smythe-Smith musicale. He needed a cane for any real distance, but he could make it the length of a ballroom on his own two feet. It was only fair. Then she looked back to her cousin. Not that he wanted to. He still wasn’t sure that was what had happened. Just this past summer, two gentlemen had asked for her hand in marriage. “I do appreciate your flexibility in this matter. He never lost. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of 373 pages and is available in Mass Market Paperback format. Two grand opportunities for Sarah to dance and frolic and be made painfully aware that she was not one of the brides. And there he was. “With a hint of madness,” Elizabeth said. Dunwoody scratched his head and looked at the cards, counting out loud. A game was struck, and wine was served, and everyone was having a grand time until—. In this case, appearances were important. “Harriet!”, “Is it even possible to have a plague of weddings?” Harriet said loudly, turning back to Sarah. Someone who’d found out about the duel and wanted bragging rights, most probably. People really do turn greenish when they are queasy. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY SEP 9, 2013 The already well-worked Bridgerton universe (subject of eight books, including On the Way to the Wedding) is attenuated by this novel linking it to Quinn's Smythe-Smith stories. “He had more.”. But forced to spend a week in close company they discover that first impressions are not always reliable. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. “I should get him.” Said without conviction. “I really couldn’t say about the ones who are staying in the village.” Their cousin Honoria Smythe-Smith was marrying the Earl of Chatteris the following morning. That seems to be something that Quinn does in all of her books. He stared at her intently. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. She smiled broadly, and it lit up her face in the way only true happiness could. Of course it was still there. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Well, the first time.”, “Is that what this is?” the marquess spat. We saw in book two that Hugh was able to eventually work out some sort of deal that allowed Daniel to come home, and in this story we get to see exactly what that deal entailed. The Sum of All Kisses (Smythe-Smith Quartet #3) is a Romance novel by Julia Quinn. The Sum of All Kisses should have been a wonderful book but it was ultimately unequal to it’s premise. Hugh smiled. I got it this morning and I didn't stop reading until I had finished it. He was sitting up now, his splinted leg thrust forward like a log. Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2019. So I was excited to see this man get his Happily Ever After. “Keep your eyes open.”, “Tell the surgeon…” Hugh paused, gasping for breath. As family, the Pleinsworths had been the first to be allotted rooms at Fensmore, and they had arrived nearly a week ahead of time to help with the preparations. Hugh Prentice paused briefly at the doorway to the drawing room, then shook his head and moved on. “A special little tidbit just for the three of us.”, “Oh, right. She couldn’t tell. I was a little bit surprised that they didn’t actually marry until six months after they got engaged. But for some reason all of the Smythe-Smith mothers (including Sarah’s, who had been born a Smythe-Smith, even if she was now a Pleinsworth) sat in the front row with beatific smiles on their faces, secure in their mad knowledge that their daughters were musical prodigies. She's not self aware, a bit of a spoiled, mouthy princess and she hated the H. Her character and obvious immaturity was initially annoying, then this book throws them together. Daniel jumped to the side, but not fast enough, and both men went down. Daniel Smythe-Smith also suffered when Hugh's father decided to put a hit order out on him, sending Daniel to the Continent to save himself. Yet another reason he hadn’t wanted to attend this wedding. We have new and used copies available, in 3 editions - starting at $1.01. Read The Sum of All Kisses (Smythe-Smith Quartet #3) online free from your iPhone, iPad, android, Pc, Mobile. A minute or so went by, and Freddie said, “Here, have a bit more water. The Sum Of All Kisses (2013) by Julia Quinn (Favorite Author) 3.91 of 5 Votes: 4. They didn’t have to learn to play instruments and sacrifice their dignity upon an altar of public humiliation. Julia Quinn's earlier books were wonderful but this series is bleh. It was the last thing he wanted, but then she smiled at him, and he remembered she’s the bride. Hugh was standing about twenty yards from Daniel, which meant that the bullet would have had to travel…, “Hugh! But a lady of one-and-twenty shouldn’t have to marry a man of sixty-three. “For the love of God, Daniel,” Marcus groaned, “not again.”, “No, no, I can do it.” Daniel wagged a finger in the air, laughing when the motion made him lose his balance. Hugh looked up at Charles Dunwoody’s blurry face. I’m a sucker for a grumpy, wounded man. “Even the gods of literature have despaired of me.”, “Oh, if only I could find a gentlemen,” she muttered to herself, “who will make me miserable and vex me to the end of my days.”. “…and I know you never cheated at maths. But it was difficult to talk to her sisters about this; there was such a gap in their ages, and there were some things one could not share with an eleven-year-old. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? “Lord Hugh and I will get on famously, I’m sure.”, Honoria didn’t buy Sarah’s act for a second, not that Sarah really thought she would. “What is he talking about?” Marcus asked. “I can do it this time.”, “He can!” Charles Dunwoody exclaimed. Hugh let out a long sigh. “You’ve been unconscious for three days,” Freddie answered, correctly interpreting the question. His father clung to his fury with pinched white fingers. “I mean, I believe you that he was cheating. Hugh forced his jaw to unlock. Marcus and Dunwoody exchanged guns for inspection. Not only has her best friend just been married, but only through marriage or death can she escape playing in the Smythe-Smith Quartet. “Piquet favors those with a vivid memory,” the Earl of Chatteris said, to no one in particular. Besides, even if Hugh did grow to enjoy her company, it wouldn't matter. Baffled, like—. “We both know your brother will never marry.”. Sarah was sure that her parents were disappointed not to have a living son, but to their credit, they had never complained. “Not as much as you have,” Marcus pointed out, but he hiccupped when he said it. Finding a husband and being a wife was all she’d been trained to do, aside from playing the pianoforte in the infamous Smythe-Smith Quartet. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. The doctor set it, but he said the bone was splintered.” Freddie cleared his throat. How was it possible Honoria Smythe-Smith didn’t realize what a stupendously bad idea that would be? At least not very much. No no no. “He found him.”. God, but it was enjoyable to watch his father’s face bulge and turn red. Or France.” The marquess gave a grim chuckle. “But mostly apprehension.”. When Hugh opened his eyes it was dark. It hurt like bloody hell. He clutched his shoulder, his rumpled white shirt already oozing with red. The Sum of All Kisses (Paperback or Softback) $20.94. Seller 99.6% positive. “He’s gone.”, “No, no, not dead gone,” Freddie quickly said. She was far too practical to believe that everyone found her true love—or even that everyone had a true love. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Written with Julia Quinn’s trademark style, The Sum of All Kisses is a witty and lighthearted Regency romance. And gambling was so very easy when one had the ability to recall every card played —in order— for an entire evening. It had been an scandal of unimaginable proportions when the two men had dueled three and a half years earlier. Why had he thought he’d hear the shot before he felt it? One corner of his lips would have twitched, and his right eyebrow might have arched—just the barest hint of a movement, but still, enough for a careful observer to think him smug. His mathematical mind just adds to his appeal. “I know,” Sarah flopped back onto the sofa, the wail of her final syllable apparently too strong to remain upright. It was well written and completely drew me into the 1800’s. From Julia Quinn, the New York Times bestselling author of steamy historical romances, comes the third seductive installment of the Smythe-Smith Quartet, The Sum of All Kisses.. Sarah Pleinsworth can’t forgive Hugh Prentice for the duel he fought three years ago that nearly destroyed her family, sent her cousin fleeing, and left Hugh himself with a badly injured leg. “Yes!” she exclaimed. Very well, she’d yet to find an author willing to include an extra toe. And if he did—if by some miracle he did—it wouldn’t be any child worthy of their name. It was well written and completely drew me into the 1800’s. I didn't enjoy her last few books and bought this one hoping for better things. Yet whilst Sarah thought she would never be able to forgive him, let alone ever come to like him; being forced into closer proximity with him can but cause her to view him in a rather different light. If he’d been shot. But even Lord Chatteris’s grand home could not hold all of the guests who were coming up from London; quite a few had been forced to take rooms at the local inns. English. For what?”. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. And even now, as Daniel raised his bloody arm—his literally bloody arm—. His head hurt too much. From Julia Quinn, the New York Times bestselling author of steamy historical romances, comes the third seductive installment of the Smythe-Smith Quartet, The Sum of All Kisses.. Sarah Pleinsworth can’t forgive Hugh Prentice for the duel he fought three years ago that nearly destroyed her family, sent her cousin fleeing, and left Hugh himself with a badly injured leg. But when his father inquired—or rather, demanded,—or rather, yanked off the bedsheets in the presence of some German doctor Hugh would not have wanted to come across in a dark alley…. “Oh no you won’t,” Daniel hissed. Az úr a hölgyről: tudálékos, bosszantó nőszemély. He’d had a few hours to calm down, and while he was still livid, he saw no reason to try to kill him. She was a powerhouse and I loved 'listening' to the H's internal thoughts about her. Hugh would be better for Ramsgate, and thus Hugh was better, period. genre. The Sum of all Kisses was a nice book and the Prologue captured my interest and made me want to keep reading. You will be doing me a tremendous favor.”. I found it a refreshing and fast paced book. Father tried to have him arrested, but you weren’t dead yet—”, “—and then, well, I don’t know what Father said to him. Buy The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn online at Alibris. Her companions were her younger sisters, Harriet, Elizabeth, and Frances, who—at sixteen, fourteen, and eleven—were not of an age to worry about matrimonial prospects. Really. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. The first edition of the novel was published in May 28th 2013, and was written by Julia Quinn. Shoots the funeral straight to hell.”. And then one day, something sparked in his memory—a fleeting moment from that conversation with Freddie, right after the duel. The third in the Smythe-Smith series, this book focuses on the romantic adventures of Lady Sarah Pleinsworth. Hugh ran through the deck in his mind, ignoring the fact that some of the cards were uncharacteristically fuzzy. “Oh, Harriet! Normally, the girls would have been watched over by their governess, allowing Sarah to attend to her duties as Honoria’s maid of honor, but as it happened, their (now former) governess was getting married the next fortnight. That’s very clever. And when one kiss leads to two, three, and four, the mathematician may lose count, and the lady may, for the first time, find herself speechless. Freddie was twenty-seven and had not yet married. Sarah Pleinsworth can’t forgive Hugh Prentice for the duel he fought three years ago that nearly destroyed her family, sent her cousin fleeing, and left Hugh himself with a badly injured leg. Everyone wanted to be the man to beat Hugh Prentice at cards. Father wasn’t having— well, you know Father.” Freddie swallowed and cleared his throat. It wasn’t that his heart was sinking; hearts didn’t sink so much as they did a tight panicky squeeze, and the truth was, his did neither. I commend Lord Chatteris on his kitchens.”, “Thank you very much. “It’s so romantic. And she knew that Honoria (her very best friend in the entire world who really should have known better) did not have good news. “Should we tie a tourniquet?”. Sarah didn’t need to wed a genius, but was it really too much to hope for a husband who could count? “Well,” Honoria said, “thank you. Then there was another year of trying to convince his father to leave Daniel alone, and then another of trying to actually find Daniel once Hugh had deduced the only way to get his bullheaded father to call off his spies and assassins and leave bloody well alone. Hamlet, too. Lord Ramsgate vowed to hunt Daniel until one of them was dead. Just so long as he didn’t start to spit. But he’d been out and about with friends, and they’d gone to a somewhat salty tavern, where the pints were large, the crowd was loud, and the women uncommonly buxom. “Not too tall, not too short,” Harriet said, still writing. “More alcohol.”, “I’m glad you’re awake,” Freddie said, in a tone that forced Hugh to notice that he had not sat back down after pouring the laudanum. At least he would not have to attend that wedding. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Hadn’t he been shot in the leg? Hugh had always been a solitary soul, and there were very few people whose company he deliberately sought. This is quite the largest event to be held at Fensmore for decades; the servants are quite frantic with apprehension. Nor had he minded when he’d overheard one society matron say to another that she found him very strange, and she would not allow her daughter to consider him as a potential suitor—if her daughter were to become interested, which, the matron said emphatically, she never would. The world was a better place when Hugh avoided him as well, but someone had to interact with the old bastard on occasion, and they both knew it had to be he. He had turned from hot to cold in a blink of an eye. “I don’t see why you’re in such a bad mood,” Harriet said. Sarah looked at Hugh.
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