Then Comes Seduction
Huxtable Family Series – Book II

By Mary Balogh

        Jasper Finley, Baron Montford is not a man to resist a bet, and although he has just turned twenty-five nobody can accuse him of being old and boring.  He is London’s most reckless rake, and when he is wagered that he cannot seduce the Season’s most virtuous virgin Katherine Huxtable he is naturally keen to show his mettle.  But things don’t go according to plan and instead three years elapse before the pair see each other again.  They both find the other attractive…what is holding them back?
 
This is another cracking Regency from this deservedly popular writer, who manages to combine a Georgette Heyer style of immersion into the period with some sizzling passion.  Most of this is wisely post-marital -- for the sake of realism -- but the rest of the time there is the crackle of attraction, and plenty of actual romance.  We feel we really get to know the characters in this book (some of them we met in the first book First Comes Marriage, also reviewed on this site) and this makes the story so much more interesting and sexy too.  It is not a short book but plenty happens to keep the tale rolling merrily along, from all the delights of a London season to organizing house parties and other events from a country house.  Highly recommended to anybody looking for a good Regency romance.