Celia Seaton is a nobody. She had nobody, knew nobody, and had nowhere to go. Why anyone would kidnap her, rob her, and leave her without proper clothes is beyond her imagination. Growing up in India, Celia has lost the only family she ever knew. The English were supposed to be so much more civilized, but one tragedy after another has followed Celia in her path to find a home. In her attempt at escape she finds the one man who is to blame for destroying her English premiere. What's even better than that...he has lost him memory! On the spur of the moment Celia dubs the magnificent Tarquin Compton as her fiancé Terence Fish. This outrageous experience is only lightened by the book that Celia has found in his possession, a scandalous book about the manly and many adventures of an English dandy. The lessons found between the pages are enough to make Celia blush with embarrassment and with longing.

Tarquin Compton may not remember much, but he is sure that his name is NOT Terence Fish. He is also quite sure that Celia is not his fiancée, but the feelings that he has found in her arms are like nothing he has ever known. With his memory returned Tarquin finds that his honor demands he protect Celia from whomever kidnapped her and he knows that he needs to protect her from himself. The woman has mesmerized him with her speech, her personality, and her very welcoming embrace.

THE AMOROUS EDUCATION OF CELIA SEATON was as funny as it was romantic. I found the characters both very engaging. While I felt very deeply for the tragedy that Celia had faced in the past, I did not feel so bad about Terence Fish. The entire story made up by Celia was hilarious. I was able to imagine the look on Tarquin's face when he realized what she had done. The characters both grew during the book. Tarquin started off as a boyish snob and he was able to look past the décor of other people to see the real people who were hiding beneath. Watching him struggle with why he wanted Celia was also a pleasure. Thinking only to protect her, but when she was able to stand on her own two feet he was able to take action and open his eyes to the truth of the matter. I was very glad that Celia did not cave in and agree to marry Tarquin just because she could. I thought that this only made her a stronger character and she stuck to her decision quite well. The plot did not go where I expected it to, which was also another added benefit. I never guessed who was behind the kidnappings. I actually had worked out something far more elaborate and was pretty shocked when I realized who really had done it. I enjoyed the writing style, the characters, and the story. An enchanting tale that had me laughing right along with the characters.