When Drew sees the familiar face of Roslyn Loring at his friend’s wedding, it doesn’t take long before he places her as the young woman he met at the ball. He threatens to expose her to her family if she doesn’t tell him the truth behind her risqué behavior.  Once he gets past the initial shock of Miss Loring’s request to teach her the ways of seduction, he finds he cannot refuse her.  When those lessons go beyond simple instruction and the two become intimate, Drew can no longer bear the thought of continuing to prime Roslyn for another man.  He wants her for himself, but convincing Roslyn that he is ready to put his rakish ways behind him won’t be easy.  It appears that Drew may well have a lesson or two to learn from his delicately beautiful pupil.

 

TO BED A BEAUTY is the second in a three-book “Courtship Wars” series by Nicole Jordan.  I read this book before reading the first book and enjoyed it very much as a stand-alone novel.  I didn’t feel as any details were missed by my not having read the first book.  Roslyn is an independent, highly intelligent woman who is determined to marry on her own terms rather than those set out by society.  Her strong feelings after the heartache and pain she and her sisters experienced at the hands of their parents are excellently written.  Drew is a rake, a real ladies’ man who is determined to never marry.  Having been raised by a coldhearted mother he has his own reasons to avoid shackling himself to a woman.  Watching these two fall for each other, incredulous at the deep emotions the other has stirred, was highly enjoyable. Secondary characters and events serve to enrich this wonderful story without detracting from Roslyn and Drew.  Ms. Jordan is undoubtedly one of the masters of historical romance and I highly recommend this book as well as any of her previous work.  I did go back and read the first book in this series, TO PLEASURE A LADY, and equally enjoyed it, but haven’t yet read the third book, TO SEDUCE A BRIDE.  If you enjoy fine historical romance, I hope you won’t miss this latest series from Nicole Jordan.

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