Stephanie Laurens,
noted for her sensual Cynster novels, breaks away from the Cynsters
with this traditional Regency Romance. Handsome Harry Lester,
horseracer and known rake, meets the beautiful, independent Mrs.
Lucinda Babbacombe, widow and businesswoman, as he pulls her out of her
overturned carriage on the road to Newmarket. Lucinda needs to remain
in town in order to visit the various inns she owns. Harry has Lucinda
stay with his Aunt Em in order to keep an eye on her so that the other
rakes in town do not take advantage of the beautiful widow. Harry vows
to never succumb to marriage like his friends and family and fights the
allure of Luccinda. Eventually they come together one passionate
afternoon. Harry then proposes to Lucinda, but she declines, feeling he
is proposing out of honor rather than love. Harry then decides that he
will win Lucinda's love by courting her in the traditional way. If you
are a fan of the Regency, you will enjoy this courtship and romp
through the ballrooms of the ton. Once again Ms. Laurens delights us
with her knowledge of horseracing in the Regency period. If you are a
fan of her other sensual romances, you will be a bit frustrated waiting
for more of her wonderfully written love scenes, which just aren't
here. This is a heartwarming story that will keep you smiling and
believing that the traditional Regency is not a dead genre.
Publisher: Mira (May
2006
Reviewed
by Beverly,
Beverly Romance Books
