At the start of this story the Georgian Era is coming to a
close, England has recovered from years of war and
Society's latest Season is just about to begin. Looking
forward to the
Season, Lady Gorham, Marina to her closest companions, is
well known for her lavish parties, her unconventional ways,
and her writing of popular novels. Mr. Jasper Hedges is not
particularly interested in the parties or fashionable
people, his focus is on the more intellectual discussion of
Greek artifacts. In stark contrast, Jasper's nephew Sir
Anthony Hedges is one of the Ton's most notable young men
and his every action is watched and reported on with
interest. Sydney, Anthony's little sister, is much too
young for the social Season but has come to London with her
guardian, Uncle Jasper. Sydney is also bent toward more
intellectual pursuits, thanks to her beloved Uncle, but
finds gossip sheets and popular novels appealing too.
With fashionable interests in common, Lady Gorham and Sir
Anthony become aquaintances, then friends. Through their
friendship, they enjoy the benefits of increased notoriety
and for Marina that means added sales for her new popular
novel. When Marina's publisher decides Jasper's scholarly
writings could also become a lucrative book, he asks Marina
to invite Jasper to a dinner party at which they can be
introduced. But the more important connection becomes
Jasper's introduction to Marina. Once they meet, they are
lost to one another. Their attraction is almost instant, it
is deep, and it is strong, but they each have devastating
secrets they feel honor bound to protect. But neither are
in the first blush of youth; so will they be wise enough to
walk away from the relationship or are they brave enough to
risk it all for a love and understanding that is so rare.
A slow revealing of each character's innermost self, and
how they became the person they are now, catches a readers
interest immediately. Using the best and the worst of
society as a strong backdrop to the delicate nature of the
relationships builds a nice tension. It's unusual to find
such a diverse set of characters and even more unusual to
like them all, even when they disappoint. But it's hard not
to want this odd cast of characters to succeed, despite
themselves. to be happy and successful in the end. But in
this book you do. This is a steamy historical romance with
substance and style.
Break the sensual boundaries of Regency England with the
bestselling author of The Slightest
Provocation.
The ribald private life of
novelist Countess Marina Wyatt is the stuff of public
scandal—and it doesn’t hurt the sale of her romances either.
But she’s totally unprepared for her consuming new affair
with Jasper James Hedges, noted art appraiser and her former
lover’s uncle. In Marina, Jasper sees a work of art of
another kind. And for all of Marina’s passionate inventions,
nothing can compare to what Jasper delivers—an erotic and
dangerous voyage to the edge of impropriety and beyond.
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