There isn't much Lucy Eastlake wouldn't do for her great-
aunts. After all, they took her in and raised her when no
one else wanted her, even though their late-mother had
already disowned her.
She leaves her budding career as an
operetta star in London in order to care for them, and
now,
as the anniversary of an Indian siege Aunt Lavinia lived
through approaches, she is willing to accompany them all
of
the way to a remote mountain village in France in order to
claim a bounty from a long ago made pact. However, after
a
stranger offers to escort them, at the request of his
grandfather, her plans begin to unravel quickly, and chaos
is the only course set.
Professor of Anthropology, Ptolemy Archibald Grant is on
the
cusp of achieving everything he has worked for, but not
necessarily everything he desires. Tapped for a
directorship at a prestigious university, and on the verge
of proposing to the woman who has helped him achieve his
success, Ptolemy agrees to accompany the woman his
grandfather loved years ago to France in order to claim
her
stake in a prize agreed to fifty years ago.
Unfortunately,
plans can sometimes go astray, and Ptolemy finds himself
on
the adventure of a lifetime with the woman's vivacious
great
niece. Along the way Ptolemy is forced to look at his
life,
and discover that he might just be the only one who can
fix
what is lacking. But will he fix it before it is too
late?
Taking us into the vibrant and exciting world of Edwardian
England,
England, Connie Brockway weaves a tale of colorful fun and
bittersweet regret in THE SONGBIRD'S SEDUCTION. Set a few
years prior to the time period covered in PBS's Downton
Abbey, THE SONGBIRD'S SEDUCTION provides glimpses of a
world
that readers have come to know and love. Depictions of
clothing and lifestyles of the time abound with delightful
accuracy, leaving the reader with a clear understanding of
society at the turn of the century.
One of the greatest wonders of this book is how the story
can achieve such a heartfelt poignancy when the characters
are such a study in charisma and vivaciousness. At the
start the tone is set as a deep and thoughtful story, but
the characters are anything but melancholy and dour. The
hero is both a refined gentleman and restless wanderer all
at once. The heroine is possibly the only character who
does not undergo a transformation during the book. From
beginning to end she is a delightful, uncomplicated bundle
of energy and joy. The supporting cast churns this story,
and the main characters, into a whirlpool of fun,
adventure,
danger, transformation, and mystery.
The bottom line: THE SONGBIRD'S SEDUCTION is just plain
delightful. Connie Brockway proves again that her
attention
to detail is top notch and is the true love letter to all
of
her fans -- past, present, and future.
Effervescent bon vivant Lucy Eastlake is a young operetta
singer whose star is on the rise in Edwardian London. Though
struggling to maintain her beloved great-aunts’ household,
she holds fast to the belief that “things will work out.”
Now, with the fiftieth anniversary of a siege her great-aunt
Lavinia lived through approaching, it looks like Lucy is
right, because a fortune is due to be divided among the
survivors. All Lucy and her great-aunts have to do is travel
to a small Pyrenees town to claim Lavinia’s share of a
fabulous treasure in rubies. What could be more simple?
Professor Ptolemy Archibald Grant is the brilliant,
straitlaced grandson of a British lord who also withstood
the siege. When his grandfather asks him as a matter of
honor to escort his old love on the journey, the about-to-be
married professor agrees, not expecting Lucy to be part of
the bargain. Losing the great-aunts en route, the handsome,
buttoned-down professor finds himself caught up in Lucy’s
quirky, bewildering, and probably illegal efforts to reunite
with them, as he is drawn further and further into an
inexplicable infatuation with the free-spirited singer. What
could be more complicated?
But when unwilling attraction gives way to sizzling passion,
both will be forced to confront the ages-old question of
whether love trumps honor…or the other way around.
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