The Seduction
With a single game of cards, Alden Granville-Strachen, the Viscount Gracechurch, gambled and lost everything. To avoid ruin, he accepts a final wager: within one week he must successfully seduce a woman chosen by his opponents. Ordinarily, this type of bet would present no problem for Alden, because he has yet to meet a lady who refused to share his bed, but in this instance he may have met his match, for the woman is Miss Juliet Seton. A young widow living quietly in a small village, Juliet has a formidable reputation for effectively repelling all manner of advances, but after one magical afternoon with Alden, she's about to break all her rules regarding the opposite sex. Ross' lush, evocative writing is the perfect counterpoint for her spellbinding tale of a wickedly refined, elegantly attired rake who is redeemed by one woman's love. Ross, whose combination of lyricism and sensuality is on par with Jo Beverley's, skillfully builds the simmering sexual chemistry between Alden and Juliet into an exquisitely sensual romance and luscious love story.John CharlesCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved