Set in the West Indies, ENTICING MISS EUGENIE VILLARET is a romantic story filled with passion, humor and suspense.
Will, Lord Wivenly and his friend Andrew Grayson set sail to the West Indies to check on Will's late uncle's shipping business. Will's family has received word that the once thriving company is failing. Andrew's family is in the shipping trade and he is going to assist Will with sorting through the situation.
Will and Andrew locate the shipping office and sneak in to view the books at night. They surprise our heroines: Cicely Whitecliff and her friend Eugenie Villaret. Eugenie's late stepfather owned the shipping business and Cicley and Eugenie are looking for clues in the warehouse for evidence as to why the business is doing so poorly. Sparks fly at this first meeting. It's love at first sight for Andrew and Cicley and its lust at first sight for Will as he mistakenly thinks that Eugenie is a lonely widow. Eugenie is attracted to Will but upset that he made advances toward her.
I loved how the author introduced the couples to each other. Will jumps to conclusions about Eugenie. It's a treat to see how the author redeems our hero and read how their passion simmers throughout the novel . The love stories of Andrew and Cicley and Will and Eugenie are compared and contrasted through the novel.
I liked the descriptive language that Ella Quinn used throughout the novel. I could feel the heat, smell the flowers and watch the two couples fall in love. Some of the action took place on the water. Loved the sailing scenes and the accuracy of the boating terminology.
Ella Quinn switches back and forth between several storylines throughout the novel. Someone is behind the misfortunes of the Wivenly family. A family member is kidnapped, there is a pirate battle , a wedding with a Pirate priest and a second kidnapping. ENTICING MISS EUGENIE VILLARET is an intricately woven story with many characters and sub plots. The complexity kept me on my toes keeping track of all of the characters and their relevance . Each storyline was resolved by the end of this clever tale of two couples.
Pick this book up if you enjoy a bit of intrigue and action with your romance!
Quinn writes classic Regency romance at its best! -Shana Galen Ella Quinn's intriguing and irresistible bachelors are masters in the game of seduction. But nothing has the power to change a single man's mind like a captivating woman... William, Viscount Wivenly, plans to remain the most eligible of bachelors. He refuses to surrender to the schemes of husband-hunting ladies and matchmaking mamas. Fleeing the pressure of the ton, he's bent on finding refuge in the West Indies. What he finds instead is a fascinating stranger, a woman so unlike those of his society that he can't resist such a beguiling distraction... Determined to let nothing complicate her mission to protect her family's livelihood while covertly rescuing orphaned slave children, Miss Eugénie Villaret does her best to evade suitors. But when dashing William lures her down a path of forbidden adventure and delicious danger, she may be convinced that business can indeed be mixed with pleasure-and persuaded to add passion to her priorities...
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