--- product_id: 12879578 title: "His Wicked Reputation" brand: "madeline hunter" price: "£8.15" currency: GBP in_stock: false reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/12879578-his-wicked-reputation store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # His Wicked Reputation **Brand:** madeline hunter **Price:** £8.15 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** His Wicked Reputation by madeline hunter - **How much does it cost?** £8.15 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/12879578-his-wicked-reputation) ## Best For - madeline hunter enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted madeline hunter brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![His Wicked Reputation - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51HDtqjxYCL.jpg) ![His Wicked Reputation - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51wb10g1s9L.jpg) ![His Wicked Reputation - Image 3](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41q2rURq06L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐ The writer spent a great deal of time laying the foundation for later books ... *by M***N on Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2015* This book was very bland and was a chore to finish. The writer spent a great deal of time laying the foundation for later books when se should have focused more on developing the story at hand and the relationship between the characters.I was turned off by the opening scene that found our hero in bed in an explicit embrace with his current lady love. Was that really necessary? What did that have to do with the story at hand? We know he had a wicked reputation, there was not need to go there. The reader would have picked that up from the far too many references made through the book..The romance between the Eva and Gareth did not work. Their too-soon-in-the narrative encounters were frequent and sexual, but not at all romantic. There was no tension or obstacles to their relationship. There was not inherent conflict. Just lots of sex with a mystery (more on that later) as a backdrop. I find that many writers in the genre inject a lot of sex when the story is lacking. Never more true than here.The mystery was week. When Gareth first met Eva, she was carrying something that should have been an unmistakable shape to someone in Gareth line of business. Yet, he did not recognize it or make connections to people and events that were hiding in plane sight. If the writer could not come up with a better mystery than this, why bother?This book is not indicative of Madeline Hunter's work. Her narrative, character development and story development and usually compelling, complex and a cut about most others in the genre. I guess even the best strikes out occasionally. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Different but still wicked *by M***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2015* Madeline Hunter is the only historical romance author on my pre-order list and I have read all her books with great pleasure. I love that she is now doing a series on three brothers, of which this first brother was indeed deliciously wicked. I think the suspense plot in this book is one of the finest she has written, though as an art historian I may be a little biased here :-) Most of all, I love that her stories seem to present a much more realistic and believable image of how things worked in historical society than almost every other book in their genre, while still containing some deliciously naughty moments between hero and heroine. With most historicals, characters seem too modern for their time and it is only the corsets, carriages and occasional curtseys that make me feel like I am 'stepping into the past'.Comparing this book to Madeline Hunter's previous series, I do somehow wonder if she was given a new editor or maybe her publisher wanted her to commercialize a little, reach a wider market. The characters seemed less nuanced and intellectual in thought than those in her previous series, their internal dialogue did not seem quite as layered. This took away some of the emotional depth of the story for me. Whereas Madeline Hunter's characters usually have original names, half the population in 'His Wicked Reputation' shares a surname with characters from Downton Abbey or Jane Austen's novels (Crawley, Mansfield...). Overall the book seemed a little less intelligently written than her previous series, though I would certainly still recommend it. It is a Madeline Hunter, after all :-) ### ⭐⭐⭐ Just okay *by T***9 on Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2015* Though 'His Wicked Reputation' starts a bit slow it builds to a decent, if abrupt ending. I suppose that since this is the first book in the Wicked Trilogy, the author did not feel compelled to tie up certain loose ends like who killed the oldest brother, whether or not all the missing art work was found and whether or not Eva, the heroine, will face legal consequences for art forgery. All that said, the H/h of this story do have enough of a HEA that you may find yourself on the fence about buying the next book in the series.Be advised that the sensuality rating on this book would run about a seven on a scale of ten. While I don't mind sex in the books I read, I prefer it to be a bit more 'organic' as they say these days...a natural consequence of building sexual tension. There was one time in particular that the sex felt more crude than romantic which is a substantial turn off for me.Bottom line: this book is not bad, but neither is it great. The jury is out as to my decision on buying the next in the series. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/12879578-his-wicked-reputation](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/12879578-his-wicked-reputation) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*