Book Banter

 

They are London’s most scandalous couple. Isabel, Lady Pelham, and Gerard Faulkner, Marquess of Grayson, are well matched in all things–their lusty appetites, constant paramours, wicked wits, provocative reputations, and their absolute refusal ever to ruin their marriage of convenience by falling in love with one another. Isabel knows such a charming rake will never appeal to her guarded heart, nor will she sway his philandering one. It is a most agreeable sham…until a shocking turn of events sends Gerard from her side.

Now, four years later, Gerard has come home to Isabel. But the carefree, boyish rogue who left has been replaced by a brooding, powerful, irresistible man who is determined to seduce his way into her affections. Gone is the devil-may-care companion who shared her friendship and nothing more, and in his place is temptation itself…a husband who desires Isabel body and soul and who will stop at nothing to win her love. No, this is not at all the man she had married. But he is the man who might finally steal her heart…

So I got this to review, and when I saw it on the list, I wasn’t sure if I would like it, but decided to give it a chance since it was a Brava (and I like to think of myself as the resident Brava reviewer) and I know Sybil likes her. But I honestly wasn’t that sure about it when I requested it. Ha! I couldn’t have been more wrong!

I finished reading this last night and I literally turned back to the first page to start all over again, that’s how much I loved this book. Thank god I picked it up to read while on ‘break’ for Thanksgiving. I can’t imagine being in class and wanting nothing more than to get back to this book. Well, I can imagine actually, because I felt that way pretty much every moment I wasnt reading or sleeping. I enjoyed this book so much, that now that it’s over, I still want to keep it near me, just so I can stare at the cover and remember the greatness that’s between the pages. And for what it’s worth, the ass scene alone (note, I didn’t say anal, I said ass) was worth the price of admission, and without revealing too much, let’s just say that I’ll be making a mental note to add that to my personal repertoire. So my friends, when this comes out in January, run, don’t walk, to the nearest bookstore and buy multiple copies, because I promise you’ll want to read one copy, give one away to your fellow romance reader, keep one in pristine condition for your keeper shelf, and keep one under the mattress for, ahem, inspiration. It’s just that good. Or you can just pre-order a bunch of copies now. That works too.

Meanwhile, I’ll be hunting down Sylvia Day’s backlist, putting her upcoming books on my wishlist and generally restraining myself from shooting off a squee-filled email her way. It’s just. that. good.