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'With her inimitable, brilliantly nuanced sense of characterization, elegantly sensual style, and droll wit, Balogh...[delivers] another addictively readable addition to her Huxtable family series' BOOKLIST
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He must be wealthy, well-born and want her more than he wants any other woman. Those are the conditions that must be met by the man Cassandra Belmont chooses for her lover. Marriage is out of the question for the scandalous widow who must now barter her beauty in order to survive. With seduction in mind, she sets her sights on Stephen Huxtable, the irresistibly attractive Earl of Merton and London's most eligible bachelor. But at first glance, Stephen is convinced the alluring Lady Paget is the ideal woman to share his bed. There is only one caveat: this relationship must be on his terms. But a single night of passion alters all the rules. Cassandra is now in danger of losing the one thing she vowed never to give. And Stephen, who wants Cassandra more than he has ever wanted any woman, won't rest until she has surrendered everything - not as his mistress - but as his lover and wife...
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I enjoyed the book but not as much as I did the previous three in the series. I think that the initial chapter put me off to a certain extent and I took longer to get involved in the story than usual. I certainly didn't like Lady Paget to start with and even by the end, although I understood her plight, still wasn't that sympathetic towards her. I suppose it was the way in which she deliberately used and manipulated Stephen; it left a rather bad taste in my mouth which never entirely went away. A good read but not up to the standard of her Simply novels.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Mary Balogh has certainly been writing quickly! She's produced 'First Comes Marriage', 'Then Comes Seduction' and 'At Last Comes Love' very close together. I presumed that the fourth book, focusing on brother Stephen Huxtable, the Earl of Merton, wouldn't appear for a while. But appear it did, surprisingly rapidly again, and I've just finished reading it.
I usually award Mary Balogh five stars - her books are almost always worth that, if not more. However I did feel that this book wasn't quite up to her usual standard. It's hard to put my finger on why, but I wonder if perhaps it has suffered a little from the speed in which it has presumably written. It's still an excellent read but not quite up there with 'The Secret Pearl' or 'Slightly Dangerous' or 'More Than A Mistress'.
Our heroine, Cassandra Belmont, Lady Paget, is a rather unusual heroine. Initially she's not particularly appealing - we understand that she has a dark secret in her past and she's on the lookout to seduce a man into making her his mistress as she needs the money. Her attention alights on Stephen Huxtable, a man regularly described in this book as looking angelic, and she sets about her seduction. She's successful - we expect this - but from that point on things don't work out entirely as she wants.
The faux engagement theme is turning up a bit too regularly in Mary Balogh's books and once again we have that here, and many other familiar plot themes (including the heroine's dark secret). But despite the fact this book didn't feel particularly novel in its plot, the characters are drawn very well. Although initially I wasn't sure I liked Cassandra, and by the end I still had some ambivalence toward her, I was left in no doubt that Stephen did love her, and she him. Stephen was perhaps a rather unrealistically wonderful man but it was good to read about him anyway. The side-plots featuring romances of Cassandra's friends were well handled.
The thing that sets Mary Balogh's books above others writing in this genre is that even if her plots aren't particularly new, she somehow leads you to care for her central characters and to want to keep reading. I've been a little disappointed by the Huxtable series over all, finding them less memorable than some of her other books, but compared to the majority of books in this genre that I read these are masterpieces. Mary Balogh fans - and new readers - will enjoy this book, although the large supporting cast of characters from previous books might be a bit overmuch for new readers in places. I look forward to the (presumably soon-to-be-released) book about cousin Con Huxtable.
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2009
I usually award Mary Balogh five stars - her books are almost always worth that, if not more. However I did feel that this book wasn't quite up to her usual standard. It's hard to put my finger on why, but I wonder if perhaps it has suffered a little from the speed in which it has presumably written. It's still an excellent read but not quite up there with 'The Secret Pearl' or 'Slightly Dangerous' or 'More Than A Mistress'.
Our heroine, Cassandra Belmont, Lady Paget, is a rather unusual heroine. Initially she's not particularly appealing - we understand that she has a dark secret in her past and she's on the lookout to seduce a man into making her his mistress as she needs the money. Her attention alights on Stephen Huxtable, a man regularly described in this book as looking angelic, and she sets about her seduction. She's successful - we expect this - but from that point on things don't work out entirely as she wants.
The faux engagement theme is turning up a bit too regularly in Mary Balogh's books and once again we have that here, and many other familiar plot themes (including the heroine's dark secret). But despite the fact this book didn't feel particularly novel in its plot, the characters are drawn very well. Although initially I wasn't sure I liked Cassandra, and by the end I still had some ambivalence toward her, I was left in no doubt that Stephen did love her, and she him. Stephen was perhaps a rather unrealistically wonderful man but it was good to read about him anyway. The side-plots featuring romances of Cassandra's friends were well handled.
The thing that sets Mary Balogh's books above others writing in this genre is that even if her plots aren't particularly new, she somehow leads you to care for her central characters and to want to keep reading. I've been a little disappointed by the Huxtable series over all, finding them less memorable than some of her other books, but compared to the majority of books in this genre that I read these are masterpieces. Mary Balogh fans - and new readers - will enjoy this book, although the large supporting cast of characters from previous books might be a bit overmuch for new readers in places. I look forward to the (presumably soon-to-be-released) book about cousin Con Huxtable.
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2009
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Lady Paget, Cassandra Belmont has recently become a widower, after her wealthy old husband passed away. Rumour has it she killed him, but this isn't true. Her stepson vows she will not get his father's money, and her brother ignores her pleas for money, insisting he is too busy. She decides to become a mistress to a wealthy gentleman, and decides to claim the Earl of Merton, Stephen Huxtable. He is 25, she is 28. She describes him as looking angelic, with his curly blonde hair and fair face, in direct contrast to his cousin, Constantine Huxtable, who she describes as the devil, dark and dangerous. Stephen agrees for her to be his mistress, believing he will not marry before 30. But when he learns of her situation, he wants to help her also as a friend, and is reluctant for her to be treated only as a mistress. They sleep together twice, before she vows to return his money so there will be no guilt. She vows to find a way to claim her inheritance. Stephen goes behind her back and presses Cassandra's brother for support. Cassandra is delighted when her brother agrees to help her get a decent lawyer to reclaim her money. There is no denying the chemistry between the pair, and when they are caught kissing at a ball, Stephen knows she will be ruined again unless he acts fast. He announces their engagement to all, and Cassandra is forced to go along with it. But when his sisters corner her, she is forced to admit the truth. Instead of verbally bashing her, they commend her for her honesty, but hint that Stephen will marry her as he feels more for her than she thinks.
Overall, this is a good story. Despite the awful first book, "First Comes Marriage," all of the Huxtable books since have been excellent. I am now reading the last one with Constantine, and then I will start on the Simply series.
Overall, this is a good story. Despite the awful first book, "First Comes Marriage," all of the Huxtable books since have been excellent. I am now reading the last one with Constantine, and then I will start on the Simply series.
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What a disappointment
What a ghastly "heroine". Steven deserved so much better, as a wife and as a story. I could find no redeeming feature in Lady Paget, she is manipulative and unlikeable and I did... Read more
Published 19 days ago by rmtm
little lacklustre
following the successful marriages of all his elder sisters stephen is contemplating one of his own. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Lindymck
Worth a read
I love Mary Balogh's writing and wait with anticipation for her latest publications. This one was ok, just couldn't quite get to grips with the hero of the tale. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Miss S F Gowers
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