A Most Sinful Proposal
The Husband Hunters Club series, No 2

By Sara Bennett

        In the second installment of her Husband Hunters Club series, author Sara Bennett presents the story of Marissa Rotherhild, a recent graduate of Miss Debenham’s Finishing School, who seeks a carefree young man to be her husband. Having grown up in a serious household with horticulture experts, she yearns for a life of laughter and frivolity. When she accepts George Kent’s invitation to a house party, she plans to set her husband-hunting plan into motion, but instead discovers that George isn’t even home when she arrives. In fact, the scoundrel has gone off gambling and cavorting, which leaves only his widowed older brother, Valentine, to play host to Marissa and her chaperoning grandmother.
 
Although Lord Valentine Kent believes Marissa to be the most beautiful woman he’s ever met, he’s reluctant to spend time alone with someone enamored of his brother. Indeed, Valentine would much prefer to be tracking down the extremely rare Crusader’s Rose, which he has researched for most of his life. When the crazed Baron Augustus Von Hautt starts committing crimes in his equally enthusiastic search for the elusive Rose, Valentine, Marissa, and the newly arrived George go after him. Throughout the adventure, Marissa finds herself drawing closer to the serious Rose expert (so much like her parents) and drawing away from her originally intended bridegroom, George.
 
As in Led Astray By A Rake, the first novel in this series, A Most Sinful Proposal is a delight to read. A well-plotted story, highly developed characters, teasing sexuality, and intriguing subplots make this a memorable addition to the genre that will hook readers by the first chapter. The author provides a few clues about Von Hautt’s motives, the Kent household spy, and the whereabouts of the Crusader’s Rose. The Husband Hunters Club series promises to provide more great stories for avid romance readers who enjoy flirtatious dialogue, growing physical relationships, and unusual historical dramas surrounding a group of girls who form a club to track down appropriate husbands for themselves.