Book Title: To Seduce an Earl
Author: Lori Brighton
Published By:
Genre: Historical Romance
Date Published: July 25, 2011
Pages: 287
Recommended Age: Mature Adults
Rating: B/4
"[...]Fans of Johanna Lindsey
will enjoy this work, which furthers the idea that self-publishing is
not something to scoff at." — Library Journal (via Goodreads)
I received this book from Amazon. It was one of Amazon’s free Kindle books they
were giving away on a particular day.
Summary:
Twenty-something year old Alex was raised against his will in a brothel that is aimed at pleasing women since he was 13 years
old. Grace, being a lover of books and treasure hunting, was sent to
this brothel by her step-brother, believing she was going to a hotel to
retrieve a rare book from a gentleman. When she realizes where she is at and
the trick that was played on her she ran from Alex’s room angry and
embarrassed.
Alex can’t stop thinking of Grace and the one kiss they
shared before she pushed him away, and Grace can’t stop thinking of Alex and how he
made her feel. When she realizes that
the Earl she wants to marry won’t pay any attention to her because she is too
innocent and wants a woman who isn’t afraid to flirt and be forward, she thinks
of Alex and asks him to teach her how to kiss and flirt. With the mystery
surrounding why Alex is being held prisoner and forced to sell his services to women
and the true reason why her step-brother had sent her to the house of ill repute
comes to the surface the two fall in love.
My Thoughts:
I enjoyed this book because it kept me intrigued. Not only
was it a romance book but it had a lot of drama and action. I didn’t like that Alex’s favorite word was
the F-Bomb, but considering the lifestyle he has lived it wouldn’t be realistic
if had a pristine clean demeanor. I also
didn’t like the way his father asked him to never come back around after they
found each other, stating that Alex would ruin his little brother’s reputation,
but I must consider the era and how back then one person’s action reflected on
the whole family.
I gave this book four stars and a grade of B because I loved
how the storyline flowed and pulled me in.
What got me to download this book onto my Kindle DX in the first place was the
story line about a male prostitute in a brothel geared toward pleasing
woman. I never knew such a place existed
for the women of that era. Also, when
the author, Lori Brighton was compared to Johanna Lindsey I had to read
the book for myself as I do love the work of Lindsey. Now that I read a book by
Brighton I can see that she is very talented in her story-telling of that
particular era and I can’t wait to read another one of her books.
Language: Some swear words, derogatory terms, F-Bomb is
dropped a lot
Adult Content: Sexual Content Adult Subject Matter
Violence: Some fist fighting and one gun fight
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