A Novel with Thoughts and Ponderings

TO SIN WITH A STRANGER

Author: Kathryn Caskie ISBN: 9780061491009 12/2008 HISTORICAL Publisher: AVON
Time Period: Regency, 1816

To Sin with a Stranger by Kathryn Caskie

Meet the "Seven Deadly Sins"

The seven Sinclair brothers and sisters live for scandal and delight in disgrace . . . until their father decrees that they must reform. Propriety has never come easily, but now they have no choice. Marry in haste . . . or regret in poverty!

The Sinclairs of Scotland are known throughout society as the Seven Deadly Sins. Cast out by their father and denied their inheritance unless they mend their wild ways, they travel to London to seek respectability. No member of the clan is more scandalous than Sterling Sinclair, the Marquess of Blackburn. The ladies of the ton are powerless to withstand his rakish charms . . . until Miss Isobel Carington comes along.

Ten thousand pounds if she marries Sinclair!

Isobel is horrified to learn that's the amount wagered at White's Club—and now all of London is eagerly betting on her future! She's already publicly spurned the marquess, a man she hardly knows, but she's sure he is up to something, as he launches a bold campaign of seduction anyway. But soon she is surprised to learn there is much more to this man than reckless adventure and bad behavior . . . and, against her will, she begins to relish the thrill of sinning with this stranger . . .

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS: 4 Rose Read

I love the idea of a series of books based on heroes and heroines that embody the seven deadly sins. This introductory book, TO SIN WITH A STRANGER, is a nice way to start off the series and has just enough spice and detail to keep my interest peaked for the follow ups.

While at times I wish for more tension between the hero Sterling and the heroine Isobel, there are enough antics from the supporting cast to help the story move along. This book takes a village to keep it going, but while it's littered with characters it is not messy or fragmented. Some of the plot throws me a bit, especially how the father of the heroine treats her and then tries to explain it, which I do not believe quite comes together, but I still am glad for the way things resolve themselves.

TO SIN WITH A STRANGER is a nice way to meet the Sinclair sinners, but something tells me that the sibling books will be even better.

Shannon Johnson

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