To Seduce a Bride
Nicole Jordan
Ballantine, Apr 2008, $6.99
ISBN: 9780345494610
Unlike her two sisters who recently said I do (see TO BED A BEAUTY and TO PLEASURE A LADY) Lily Loring vows to never marry as she assumes men and abuse go hand in hand. However Lord Heath “Heartbreaker” Griffin meets and falls in love with her. She likes him, but rejects his courtship. To elude her ardent pursuer, Lily takes a room in a boardinghouse run by former courtesans including her friend Fanny Irwin. They hire her to teach the demimonde proper behavior amidst the Ton.
The former ladies of the night suggest Lily play with Heath’s affection by allowing him a chance to court her. However, as Lily aids a friend in trouble and assists another lady, she takes up the concept of wooing with Heath, but his sword play proves masterful as she falls in love with her devoted suitor.
The third Courtship Wars is an appealing Regency romance in which the third Loring sibling lines up some interesting allies in her gender battle with Lord Heartbreaker. The lead couple’s kissing and fighting make for a fun tale, but it’s the women in Lily’s corner that brings freshness to this winning tale TO SEDUCE A BRIDE.
Harriet Klausner
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