The Seduction Of Sara

Beautiful young widow Sara Lawrence has vowed to foil her brothers' plans to marry her off again. Her first marriage was a disaster and she's determined to pick a biddable husband who will leave her to her own devices. But her exasperating, adoring, and interfering five older brothers are determined to protect her. Sara is just as determined to choose her own husband, but possible candidates are few in Bath--until the scandalous Nicholas Montrose, the Earl of Bridgeton, arrives. Nicholas takes one look at Sara and wants her in his bed, but she clearly desires marriage, and wedded bliss is not in Nicholas's plans. Furthermore, Nicholas has set his sights on establishing respectability, while Sara doesn't care a fig if she scandalizes society. Despite their differences, he can't resist the lovely Sara and agrees to aid her in her search for a pliable husband. Sara's brothers are irate when they realize that Nicholas is squiring Sara about town, and when they catch the two in a compromising position, they demand that they marry. Will Nicholas give up his rakish ways for Sara and, even if he will, is Sara willing to marry a man whom she's sure will be possessive and worse, will surely endanger her vulnerable heart? Author Karen Hawkins has a way with witty repartee and this fast-paced battle of the sexes is Regency romance at it's best. There's nothing quite so much fun as a tale of a strong-willed woman taming a bad-boy hero. Don't miss this one. --Lois Faye Dyer

Sara Lawrence is happy to be a young widow, but her brothers insist on marrying her off again. The solution? Sara asks Nick Montrose, the notorious Earl of Bridgeton, to teach her how to ruin herself, thus rendering herself unmarriageable. Envisioning the day when the luscious Sara winds up in his bed, Nick is all too happy to oblige-but when he sees her "practicing" her lessons on other men, he′s inexplicably enraged. Then comes the day Sara′s brothers catch her and Nick in a compromising position-which leads to a speedy marriage neither wants. Can the love they don′t recognize find a way through their warring desires?