SEDUCTION
Author: Brenda Joyce ISBN: 9780373776559 2/2012 HISTORICAL Publisher: HQN
Time Period: 1793 - Cornwall and England
When seduction becomes betrayal...
Dominic Paget, the earl of Bedford, will do anything to protect his identity so he can resume spying upon Britain’s enemies in the war. Badly wounded, he is put in the care of a beautiful and impoverished gentlewoman, Julianne Greystone, only to discover that her sympathies lie with his enemies. Now he must carefully seduce the woman who has saved his life—hoping she never learns of his betrayal. But on the eve of his return to London, Julianne discovers the truth….
And betrayal comes love
Julianne never meant to fall in love with the wounded stranger she was caring for. And she has never despised anyone more than the earl of Bedford, for he is not the revolutionary hero she believed him to be. Determined to forget him, Julianne returns to London to agitate for the Jacobins in France. Yet when she is seized by the authorities for her endeavors, it is Bedford who comes to the rescue. Now Julianne must navigate the intrigues of London, the wild yearnings of her own heart and the explosion of their passion… |
 RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:
SEDUCTION did not seduce me. As a matter of fact, it was so hard to get through, I confess I skimmed pages. I'm not proud of it, and I suppose this review is not entirely accurate because of that, but honestly, I just couldn't do it.
If the fact that the heroine is a headstrong, idealistic dummy isn't off putting enough, the fact that many question marks were harmed during the making of the story surely is a reason to dislike it. With passages such as the following:
"Was she partly French as he was? Or did she assume him to be a Frenchman, for whatever reason? Had she met him when he was undercover? Did she know the truth or any part of it? Where did her sympathies lie?"
Is it really any wonder I had a hard time getting through it? (Sorry for that last question mark.)
Dramatic in the old-fashioned style of historical romance from years gone by, and featuring a heroine I only wanted to strangle, SEDUCTION is a book best left with its cover closed.
Shannon Johnson |
