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Seducir A Un ángel (2011)

by Mary Balogh(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

8401383854 (ISBN13: 9788401383854)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Plaza & Janés

series

Huxtable Quintet

review 1: Do opposites attract? Stephen who could also be called a golden god of sunshine Huxtable meets a beautiful woman who might be an axe murderer. Deliberately Cassandra seeks a man who can afford to provide for her as she provides sex for him. Cass is a widow with a terrible reputation who has no funds and a group of dependents including her old governess, a maid with an illegitimate daughter and a 3 legged half blind dog. After her husband's death she left his home with no accusations of murder and nothing to live on. Cass is the most beautiful woman Stephen has ever seen when she crashes his sister Meg's ball. Of course Meg's husband had some notoriety himself. He and Meg welcome Lady Paget aka Cass and make her feel welcome. She plots to waltz with Stephen and verba... morelly seduces him. When he escorts her home he sleeps with her and the next day they arrange a deal. Stephen is angered that he agrees preferring to be lovers. Stephen feels sorry for her and wants to help her go back into society with the help of his sisters. She agrees and is surprised that people can be kind. Cass has only ever loved her brother who now avoids her and her servant friends. Her father was a loveable gambler who wan't dependable and her husband was an abusive s.o.b who deserved to die.Stephen doesn't believe Cass when she says she killed him but acknowledges if she did he knows it was deserved. Balogh doesn't detail all of the extreme violence Cass withstood and the Domestic violence emotions of believing her behavior was the cause. It is no wonder she appears cynical and hard most of the time. Meg, Kate and their duchess sister all accept Cass and believe Stephen loves her. When they kiss and are seen he announces their betrothal. Cass is adamant she will never marry again but Stephen who has brought joy back into her live is just as firm they will. Cass thought him easily managed because of his easy going personality and youth but didn't know he has the same stubbornness Meg has, only he really had never needed to use it. He helps her to heal by letting her solve some problems independently and manipulating others. This is a love story but also sort of inspirational for believing in goodness again and overcoming abuse. This is book 4 of the Huxtable series. Can't wait for cousin Constantine's story in book 5.
review 2: This is the story of the youngest Huxtable sibling and the only male, Stephen, Earl of Merton. Stephen is not only the golden boy of his family, but he is also the golden boy of the ton, both literally and figuratively. He has golden hair and blue eyes, and a charming personality that makes him popular and well-liked wherever he goes. Stephen, at age 25, is the most sought after bachelor of the season. I was eager to see who would successfully win Stephen's heart. I was so disappointed. The heroine was extremely unlikeable for much of the book. Even though I felt sorry for her situation, I found it hard to root for her. Cassandra, the widow Lady Paget, is rumored to have murdered her husband with an axe. She is disgraced and destitute, and desperately needs to find a way to support her former governess and her maid. The only avenue open to her is to brazenly find a "protector". She targets Stephen because he is handsome and rich and has an angelic countenance. She finds that he is not as easy to control as she anticipated. I really struggled to get through this book. This was my least favorite installment in the Huxtable series. I am eager to read Constantine's story and solve the mystery that seems to be hanging over his head. less

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