Tender Rebel (Malory-Anderson Family Book 2)

Anthony is amazing but it always bothers me when the main plot is based on a misconception between the characters. The writing is good and the story had more potential but the biggest storyline overshadowed the reason I picked the book to read in the beginning. I will still continue the series hopefully it will be better.

Another Johanna Lindsey and another mixed bag. This is the second in the Malory series (see list below for the rest). I read it out of order but that didn't ruin it for me. Actually, I was intrigued enough by the Malory family to order more in the series even though I'm only giving this 3 and 1/2 stars.You could tell from this one there had been a prior story (Reggie and Nick) and there was a clear set up for the next one with James, the "pirate." As always, Lindsey had some fairly good dialog and some funny episodes in this Regency set in England in 1818. But there were some issues. It was fairly typical of what we're offered in the historical romance genre: Boy meets girl and falls in lust (or, falls in love but thinks it's lust); boy and girl argue and girl finds a reason (in this case it was a stretch) to mistrust the boy and they argue some more; boy saves girl and and girl and boy come together. If I hadn't thought the reason for the disagreement was a bit unbelievable, and if the girl hadn't come across like a shrew, I might have rated this one higher. Certainly it would have garnered 4 stars. One of the things that bothered me, and it remains to be seen if it continues to do so as I read more: the Malory men are, for the most part, self-admitted rakes who will sleep with any willing woman yet are immune from consequences (save for their many illegitimate children). It's a bit unreal, but oh well, this is romance.The story (in more descriptive terms): Roslynn Chadwick is a Scottish heiress from the Highlands who is being pursued by her cousin Geordie who wants to force her to marry him so, she believes, he can have her wealth. Her grandfather didn't like the man and so left all his money to her. When her grandfather dies, Roslynn flees to England to look for a husband to block her cousin's plan. At her first ball, she meets Anthony Malory, the ebony haired blue eyed rake that she cannot resist. Anthony informs her she will become his mistress but she is looking for a husband, so she resists him. At least for a while. The secondary characters (other brothers, his sister, Reggie, etc.) are quite interesting and make an otherwise formulaic romance enjoyable.Johanna Lindsey's Malory Series:1. Love Only Once (Reggie and Nick)2. Tender Rebel (Roslynn and Anthony)3. Gentle Rogue (James and Georgina)4. The Magic of You (Amy and Warren)5. Say You Love Me (Kelsey and Derek)6. The Present: The Malory Holiday Novel7. A Loving Scoundrel (Danny and Jeremy, James's son)8. Captive of My Desires (Gabrielle and Drew)9. No Choice But Seduction (Boyd and Katey)10. That Perfect Someone (Richard and Julia)FYI, #s 4, 5 and 8-10 have mediocre ratings on Amazon.

TENDER REBEL is the second book in the Malory Family series. It is the story of the youngest Malory son Anthony Malory. Readers were introduced to Anthony in LOVE ONLY ONCE. Anthony is a cheerful rake and when he firsts sees Roslynn Chadwick he is determined to have her. Roslynn, however, is looking for marriage to save her from the evil plans odds her cousin who is planning to force her into marriage to steal her fortune. When Anthony and Roslynn end up married to save her, a misunderstanding harms the chance they have at a loving marriage. The two have to overcome the cousin and the misunderstanding on the way to happiness.I love this book. The Malory books are passionate and bold and full of humor. This book is no different. My only complaint is that Roslynn's immediate assumption that causes the misunderstanding between the two grates on my nerves a little, but because Anthony already has lied to her, I can forgive her. The Malory men are rakes but become passionately loving husband when they find the right women. The strong well-defined characters are ones that I have never forgotten even after reading this in the 1980s. this was the first book that I read in the series and I was compelled to read the others and I have re-read them multiple times in the intervening years.The book is not about historical details or intricate plots but rather a bold passionate romance between memorable characters.

As I have mentioned before, I am a teacher. It is generally frowned upon to say out loud that we have a favorite student, but luckily there is no such decree when it comes to naming a favorite book in a series. Even after reading and re-reading the series often over the years, Tender Rebel remains the one I love over all the others.I think that I always preferred Tony because while he was known to be a charmer and rake, he really was quite multi-faceted. For someone who might come across as frivolous, he could be ruthless and protective, especially for those he cares for. The fact that he was willing to jeopardize his relationship with Roslynn in order to help his best friend find his own HEA spoke volumes as to the hidden depths of Tony.And Roslynn- wow, there were times that she really annoyed me. This perfect man wants to marry and protect you? And you keep jumping to conclusions without giving the man a chance to explain himself? And then, when you realize how silly and wrong you are, you don't apologize? What an idiot!!And then, as I got older and was better at being introspective, I realized- damn, she's as stubborn as I am. No wonder!

Really looked forward to Sir Anthony and Roslynn's story. Most of the book was excellent, until their marriage. Then the miscommunication, pride, and failure to forgive went on and on and on (and on.) If it had been resolved quicker, this book would have deserved 5 stars. I almost didn't read the end of the book because it had become so tiresome. Disappointed.I have enjoyed the other books I have read, so far, in this series, especially Gentle Rogue. Actually, I have ordered all books in this series to read. Sure hope they are closer to Gentle Rogue, James' story, than the way this one turned out.

When Tony meets Ros he wants her the only problem is that she must marry to protect herself from her cousin. When she gets kidnapped and escapes from said cousin Tony asks her to marry him. Great read from start to finish, lots of action and bizarre behaviour from both characters ensured misunderstandings

I love the variety of characters Lindsey puts into her books, feisty Scotswoman was refreshing and I love the Andersons/malorys that Lindsey have so carefully created, thank god there are so many brothers in each family!

I found this book very irritating. The story was boringly obvious with the heroine being a complete bitch not even a Mother would love. If I could ask for my money back I would. Disappointing.

One of Johanna's best. The characters are great and make you want you to follow on to the next story. I have read all of the 'Malory' books and this is my favourite, although the story of James and George is a winner as well.

Love the rollercoaster that the Malorys give you, makes me sigh with jealousy and spoils me for the modern man of today , wish I could have a time machine to whisk myself back to this era.Love how the Author keeps you hooked from first line so by the last you don't want want it to end.