Beyond Seduction (Bastion Club)
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (509 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060839252 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 284 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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BJ Rose said Should have been a great story, but. A strong heroine to match a strong hero, two sets of precocious siblings, a couple of bad guys, some left-over war intrigue to challenge the spying skills of a former spy - how could that go wrong? Let me tell you the ways:Gervase Tregarth, Earl of Crowhurst, has been attempting to find a wife, but has repeatedly been called back to his estate to deal with one calamity after another ~ all caused by his Should have been a great story, but A strong heroine to match a strong hero, two sets of precocious siblings, a couple of bad guys, some left-over war intrigue to challenge the spying skills of a former spy - how could that go wrong? Let me tell you the ways:Gervase Tregarth, Earl of Crowhurst, has been attempting to find a wife, but has repeatedly been called back to his estate to deal with one calamity after another ~ all caused by his 3 younger sisters, who are afraid he will bring home a spoiled London wife who will promptly banish them to live with an elderly aunt. Out of frustration, Gervase swears to marry the first suitable lady he meets, pro. younger sisters, who are afraid he will bring home a spoiled London wife who will promptly banish them to live with an elderly aunt. Out of frustration, Gervase swears to marry the first suitable lady he meets, pro. Another Bastion Club member finds his dream wife Beyond Seduction is another fun Bastion Club romp. The premise of the series is a clique of former British spies lately returned to England after the Napoleonic War. All are former intelligence officers, titled, handsome, sophisticated men of the world. The come back to England to pick up their lives and estate responsibilities only to find they have limited interest in young ingenues, ballrooms and the marriage mart venues of the Ton. The Bastion Club was their private club for support while finding their life partners.Gervase Tregarth is the Bastion member to fall in this story. He is brought home to Cornwall to . Pretty good book T. GARDNER This book was ok, I enjoyed the read. In my opinion, it was not up to par with the other books in the Bastion Club series. However, I did like the characters and the mystery was ok. Not the best book that I've ever read, but not the worst either. Definitely will not go down as a Stephanie Laurens classic.
Though it's a reliable serving of rogues and romance, Laurens's latest feels like less of the same; reliant on too many stock plots and situations-not to mention Laurens's endlessly spiraling euphemisms-it's ultimately too safe to satisfy. Complicating matters are the continuing machinations of Malcolm Sinclair and a nameless villain who believes Madeline's brothers know where to find a missing treasure. All rights reserved. Gervase decides to satisfy his end of the deal by pursuing Madeline, but only "enough to make his declaration of incompatibility credible." However, it's harder to win some time with the disciplined woman than Gervase foresees, and soon a cast of supporting characters (including Madeline's three younger brothers) are scheming to get t
In a moment of recklessness, Gervase Tregarth, 6th Earl of Crowhurst, swears he'll marry the next eligible lady to cross his path. But then he meets his neighbor, the very appealing Madeline Gascoigne.Years of secret service to the Crown have taught Gervase the value of always having a loophole—there will be no wedding if he and Madeline are incompatible in any way. Cloistered at his ancestral castle in Cornwall, with nary a suitable woman for miles, he never expects he'll have to fulfill his pledge, at least not until the Londo
#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens began writing as an escape from the dry world of professional science, a hobby that quickly became a career. Her novels set in Regency England have captivated readers around the globe, making her one of the romance world's most beloved and popular authors.