Lily Somerset is spending the season with the Sutherland
family, and hoping to catch a dependable and unexciting
husband. However, a case of mistaken identity will lead to
gossip that could ruin her reputation. Now she finds herself
dependent on Robin Sutherland to be her escort, and he is
anything but dependable. He is, however, charming and
handsome and Lily finds herself drawn to the roguish
gentleman. When the dependable man she wanted at the
beginning of the season starts to court her Lily must decide
between a man she thinks she can depend on or the man who
ignites her passion.
A SEASON OF RUIN is the second book in Anna Bradley's
Sutherland
Scandal series. The story is delightfully sensual
with two charming protagonists. Lily is sweet and lively
with a mind of her own, and a deep love for her family. She
handles the difficult situations she finds herself in with
grace and cunning, and readers will find her a wonderful
heroine. Robin, though a bit forceful at times, is a roguish
hero with a kind heart and fierce loyalty. The Sutherland
sisters, Charlotte and Eleanor, are pleasant side characters
who add both wit and seriousness to A SEASON OF RUIN, and
Lily's grandmother is a humorous addition to the plot.
Readers of the first book will be happy to have a few
moments back with Alec and Delia.
The antagonist, Atherton,
is a devious gentleman and gets his justice in the end.
The setting is well written and Bradley describes the
ballrooms and parties are so well readers will no doubt be
able to picture themselves attending right along with Lily.
The plot will move readers along quickly from conflict to
conflict, and the ultimate decision Lily must make will have
readers turning pages to discover her choice. The climax is
a bit predictable, but exciting, and the end will leave
readers wanting more of the Sutherlands.
A SEASON OF RUIN is
a steamy romance with enjoyable characters and a story
readers won't be able to set aside.
Anna Bradley, author of A Wicked Way to Win an
Earl, continues her Sutherland Scandals series with a
tantalizing new Regency romance filled with opulence,
elegance, and forbidden desire...
Lily Somerset’s plan for the London season is simple:
courtship, marriage to a respectable gentleman, then the
comfortable existence of a proper Lady. That is, until one
tiny misstep leaves Lily on the edge of social ruin, forcing
her to depend on a wicked rogue to save her reputation.
Robyn Sutherland doesn’t save reputations—he sullies them.
He'd rather be drawn and quartered than find himself
spending the season as Lily's escort. But he has no choice
but to stay until her tattered standing is mended.
What begins as a ruse to deceive London soon flames into an
uncontrollable passion. Robyn calls to the wild spirit that
lurks beneath Lily’s prim exterior, and Lily awakens the
hero’s heart within Robyn. But can these unlikely lovers
trust themselves enough to let desire overrule reason?
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