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Masquerade: Can a street-girl become a lady? Kindle Edition

by Joanna Taylor (aka JS Taylor) (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 117 ratings

A street-girl and a lord collide. London is poised for scandal ... Bestselling author Joanna Taylor delivers captivating historical romance


‘If you like Regency Romance, you’ll love this book!’ Total Book

Can a street-girl show Regency London what she's worth?

Lizzy Ward never meant to end up working the streets of Piccadilly. So when a mysterious lord pursues her, it seems her fortunes are changing.
But Lord Hays wants feisty Lizzy for more than a night. He needs her to masquerade as his companion.

So can a street-girl navigate the fashion and faux pas of London society? And will Lizzy’s wild heart be too much temptation for Lord Hays?

‘Historical romance doesn’t get better than this. Best-selling author Joanna Taylor does it again…’ Ebook Reader

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• The Other Boleyn Girl, Phillipa Gregory
• Four Nights With the Duke, Eloisa James
• Just Like Heaven, Julia Quinn

Joanna Taylor is a best-selling cross-category author, who has sold over 150,000 books writing as JS Taylor and CS Quinn. She teams fiction writing with a successful and award-winning journalism career, working for The Times and the Mirror in London. Her first adult romance, Close Up and Personal, became an Amazon bestseller, and JS ranks in the top ten adult-romance writers on Amazon.
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  1. Print length
    290 pages
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    English
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  4. Publication date
    December 22, 2014
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00RDLOI5W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Devoted Books
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 22, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.1 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 290 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 117 ratings

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JS Taylor is a best-selling cross-category author. She teams fiction writing with a successful and award-winning journalism career, working for The Times and The Mirror in London, UK.

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Customers find the book to be a fun read with a well-written love story, with one customer noting it's an interesting twist on "Pretty Woman." They appreciate the characters, and one review highlights the knight-in-shining-armor theme.

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13 customers mention "Readability"13 positive0 negative

Customers find the book enjoyable and fun to read.

"...This is a good book i love a well written love story! I give this book 10+Stars you will not regret this buy i loved it and you will love as well!" Read more

"...happen before reading but the story itself was written well and thoroughly enjoyed." Read more

"I enjoyed the book overall, however I had to take off a couple of stars because I HATE the ending. *** minor spoiler ***..." Read more

"This was a delightful read! Sure we know the premise of the story and how it will end but it's still a fun journey...." Read more

11 customers mention "Story quality"11 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the well-written love story of this historical romance book, with one customer noting it's an interesting twist on "Pretty Woman."

"...This is a good book i love a well written love story! I give this book 10+Stars you will not regret this buy i loved it and you will love as well!" Read more

"...the ending and what was to happen before reading but the story itself was written well and thoroughly enjoyed." Read more

"...I loved the main characters and I really appreciated the PG13 romance! Such a nice change!!" Read more

"Good author, with a well written romance. Another 'new' kindle author I'll be buying books from!" Read more

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Customers love the characters in the book.

"...I loved the main characters and I really appreciated the PG13 romance! Such a nice change!!" Read more

"...I was not disappointed - loved the characters - loved the story - can't wait for her next historical book!" Read more

"I fell in the love with characters and the storyline right from the beginning. Once I started reading it, it was hard to put down until I was done." Read more

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  • Pamela Washington
    5.0 out of 5 stars INSTANT ONE CLICK!!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2015
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    What can i say about this book! OMG i loved it! I was in tears! I love LOVE a good historical romance book and this was it!! :-) i wanted to finish it one day but i couldn't sleep happened lol! This is a good book i love a well written love story! I give this book 10+Stars you will not regret this buy i loved it and you will love as well!
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  • Geminiz
    4.0 out of 5 stars Historical pretty woman
    Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2014
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    I have to admit I was surprised once I realised that this story was based on a current movie. I enjoyed the similarities of the movie but some how found I didn't like that I already knew the ending and what was to happen before reading but the story itself was written well and thoroughly enjoyed.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars My reflections on MASQUERADE and why it meant so much to me
    Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2015
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    As a 79 year old romantic, I have always been an avid reader and written my own love stories in my secret diaries and entertained my high school friends with gift writings which I never kept a copy. In high school and college I was a prolific letter writer to pen pals and boy friends. (Sometimes in long, long rolled up tubes with pasted on cartoons added from magazines.) I wrote a book for children and typed it on primer typewriter, which was never returned to me --- but I was graded A and given an A for the creative writing class. I wrote a family history for my father's father landing from Sweden to Mobile, Alabama and had news pilctures of the ship to back it up. I found a lady who at sixteen knew my grandfather at her mother's boarding house. I really need to rewrite this history. I have written many short stories about my maternal grandfather and his strong influence on my life and memories. All have been accepted favorably by listeners and readers.
    My early goals were to write children's books and teach music. Instead, I taught school 34 years , married and had four beautiful children.
    I DO WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I ENJOYED YOUR WRITING. IT CAPTIVATED ME . I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. IT IS NOW 3:30 am and I must tell you now or at 79 years old I may forget. or put this aside as I have always done with my writings, giving them much less value than I should have all my life.
    Whistler's mother did not take up art till her 80th year so it is not too late for me to seriously write. I have promised one of my six grandchildren that I would write my memories and dedicate it to her. She loves my tales and my dancing .......another story there. I am a devoted Mardi Gras Ball and parade street corner dancer here in Mobile, Alabama. Another series of memories.....for stories.
    I hope I have not rambled past your interest . I write what I think, not for your enjoyment but for my own. Forgive me Nancy Jean Miller.....nmiller1135@gmail.com.
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  • F Stewart
    3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting twist on "Pretty Woman"
    Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2016
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    I enjoyed the book overall, however I had to take off a couple of stars because I HATE the ending.

    *** minor spoiler ***

    Yes, it's a HEA (it's a romance, after all) but the H shirks all his responsibilities to be with the h- which seemed like a cowardly way to end the book. After introducing the reader to all the people depending on the H to support them, I was shocked when the author chose to end the book with him leaving them all behind to be with the h.
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  • idahomomof4
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2015
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    This was a delightful read! Sure we know the premise of the story and how it will end but it's still a fun journey. I loved the main characters and I really appreciated the PG13 romance! Such a nice change!!
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  • pbhrn
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Historical Love Story
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2014
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    If you like historical love stories, you will like Masquerade. Although it is a little different from JS Taylor's other books, it is well worth the read. It gives you a great perception of what life was like for all classes in old England. Would like more of Elizabeth and Edward's story.
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  • luvtchn
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2015
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    Good author, with a well written romance. Another 'new' kindle author I'll be buying books from!
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  • Leah Thedford
    1.0 out of 5 stars Copy Cat of "Pretty Woman"
    Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2015
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    This book is a scene for scene copy of the movie "Pretty Woman". It is just short of plagiarism as far I'm concerned. The lead is even named Edward in town to buy a ship. The friends sport car is substituted with a high strung thoroughbred horse that he can't manage in town. (seriously?).
    The lady in question comes to his aid and leads the horse (in this time period, humiliating) and he even dismounts and lets her ride (drive, just like the movie). She mounts unassisted in a full length dress with petticoats and rides astride. RIDECULOUS!! Another chapter of this unbelievable copy cat writing and I had enough. I got it for free and it wasn't worth the price. RENT the movie instead.
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  • S. Holland
    3.0 out of 5 stars Reworking of a Good Screenplay
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2021
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    Considering the author had the story already, she made a pretty good job of adapting the modern to Regency times. The writing is slick, the characterisation good and of course the lead is a very Pretty Woman.
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  • Girlreading
    1.0 out of 5 stars Some reviewers have pointed out similarities to pretty woman, I think that the only difference is ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2015
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    sorry to be so hard, but the story is far from original. Some reviewers have pointed out similarities to pretty woman, I think that the only difference is the historical setting, the hero is even called Edward, the heroine is called Elizabeth Ward (Vivian Ward in the movie) he meets her on his horse instead of the ferrari in Piccadilly instead of Holliwood Blvd, he wants to buy a ship, her best friend is Kitty (Kit De Luca in the movie) need I go any further???? Also I have no idea where people get the idea this novel is set in the Regency era, when the description of the clothing - dresses with wide skirts, towering hairdos etc - is clearly Georgian, think Georgiana of Devonshire rather than Elizabeth Bennet. Really a poor unimaginative offering of a book.
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  • Mrs D
    1.0 out of 5 stars Plagiarism at it's best. Shamefull
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2019
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    Plagiarism at it's best. Pretty woman line by line. Disgraceful
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