It's London 1765 and Jasper Renshaw, Viscount Vale, has
again been jilted at the altar. Lo and behold, there
appears the shy and simple-looking Melisande Fleming coming
to his rescue with a surprising proposal -- take her as his
bride instead. Melisande has loved Jasper from afar and is
aware of his many seductions. Assuming this is to be a
marriage-of-convenience to beget an heir, Jasper and
Melisande are married. Because of a previous relationship,
Melisande has vowed to keep her heart from Jasper to
protect herself from becoming hurt again.
Melisande endeavors to participate in this union in every
aspect, in spite of Jasper. Jasper finds his lady becomes a
wanton creature by night, turning extremely sensual and
sexy. As their steamy sex life grows, so does Jasper's love
for his fascinating wife. But he's tortured by a dark
secret that could tear their marriage apart, while
Melisande protects her own secret. Knowing Melisande is now
his entire life, Jasper is determined to protect her at all
costs when this dark secret presents itself.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story of action, mystery and hot,
hot romance. Elizabeth Hoyt has woven another tale
using similar backgrounds and incidents as in TO TASTE
TEMPTATION. As in the previous story, this follows the
trials and tribulations of a soldier walking home after the
war and his loyalty to a princess. Love scenes are
scorching hot and very, very explicit. Be prepared to
sizzle through this sensuous and exciting story that's
impossible to put down until the last page is finished. It
was again my pleasure to enjoy one of her stories.
Jasper Renshaw, Viscount Vale, has a problem: he needs to
marry and produce an heir to the title. All Jasper wants is
to find a lady who will put up with him long enough to wed
so he can retreat to his life of debauchery--a life that
keeps the haunting memories of his past at bay. Knowing that
Jasper is under pressure to marry, Melisande Flemming grasps
her fate with both hands and volunteers to wed him. Although
Jasper is initially only interested in producing an heir, he
soon becomes entranced by his wife--prim and proper by day,
wanton by night-- and vows to learn her secrets.
Melissande, however, is determined to keep her
husband at a distance. She has loved, and lost, before, and
will do anything to keep him from learning her terrible
weakness: she's secretly been in love with him for years.
But to her chagrin, her husband pursues her, wooing her as
if she were a paramour, not his lady wife. As Melissande and
Jasper embark on a passionate game of cat and mouse, secrets
from the past begin to resurface.... threatening to tear
them asunder.
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