Review: Hot historical story!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 27, 2012
I stumbled across `Seducing a Stranger' while looking for another book with a similar title,Strangers Just This Night: Sweet Erotic Romanceby Sandra Ross.  It looked like a good book, so I downloaded it and gave it a quick read, and am very glad I did!`Seducing a Stranger' is a historical erotic story that really puts you in the world inhabited by the characters.  Victoria Paget is a widow seeking proof that her husband, a Captain, was murdered.  She resorts to going to a bawdy house to seduce the Lieutenant that she suspects is responsible for her dear husband's death.  She feels that she has to do this so she won't let him down in death the way she feels she did during his life.  She is a strong, vivid character that is easy to relate to and impossible not to like.Tom Godfrey is the sexy young Lieutenant that is believed by Victoria to be behind her husband's death.  He turns out to be gentlemanly and is extremely surprised to find the widow of his previous Captain in the bawdy house, and he falls instantly in love with her.  Of course, this being an erotic story, I should probably say he fell in lust with her, lol!  The two quickly become involved in a hot, steamy relationship that is put to the test when Victoria finally discloses her beliefs about Tom.I liked the historical aspect of the story, and the author did a good job keeping the language and description appropriate for a historical story.  Although it is hard to develop characters that are believable and likeable in a short story, the author did a commendable job.  I especially like Victoria and the fact that she was willing to go to such extreme measures to get her dead husband the respect she felt he deserved.  I am not sure I could put myself in such a dire situation as selling my body just for answers, and the time period in which the story takes place would have made that an extremely risky endeavor for a widow to undertake.Tom was also a great character; although a true gentleman wouldn't be in a bawdy house in the first place, so that put me off him a little bit.  However, the sexy bits were sizzling and fit the story perfectly.  The descriptions used were exciting and appropriate, and they made the story really stand out.  I would say that if I found other works by this author I would probably read them since I enjoyed this one so much.  I would definitely recommend this book to others, and even though it was not the book I was looking for, it was just right for the mood I was in!