Slightly Sinful
Bedwyn Series, Book 7
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Starred review from April 19, 2004
Smart, playful and deliciously satisfying, Balogh's newest Regency-era romance takes a popular romance formula—the marriage of convenience—and gives it a creative twist. In the author's previous Bedwyn family installment, Slightly Tempted
, diplomat Alleyne Bedwyn disappeared during the Battle of Waterloo and was presumed dead. As readers soon learn, however, he's merely injured. Alleyne owes his life to Rachel York, a well-bred young woman who's down on her luck—so down that she's taken refuge in a Belgian brothel run by four lively Englishwomen. To make matters worse, Rachel and the women have been cheated out of all their money by a fake clergyman. Alleyne wakes in the brothel where Rachel has been nursing him with no idea who he is, but he nevertheless devises a madcap scheme to help the women regain their fortune: he'll pose as Rachel's husband so that she can claim her inheritance, which is due to her upon her marriage. As the two engage in their merry charade, they fall in love, but they also come to terms with what's important in their lives. Balogh once again delivers a clean, sprightly tale rich in both plot and character. Rachel's colorful brothel companions steal almost every scene, and silver-tongued Alleyne easily charms his way into the reader's heart. With its irrepressible characters and deft plotting, this polished romance is an ideal summer read. Agent, Maria Carvanis.
April 1, 2004
Alleyne, a Bedwyn brother, is shot and thrown from his horse during the Battle of Waterloo. When he first regains consciousness, but not his memory, he finds himself in a brothel surrounded by whores and thinks he must be in heaven. The next time he wakes, angelic Rachel convinces him that she only looks innocent. The women of the house, who were robbed and duped by Rachel's ex-fiance, a purported minister, are dead set on retribution, and wait eagerly for Alleyne and the one-eyed sergeant who brought him to them to heal and assist them. Alleyne, who still does not know who he is, proposes that he pose as Rachel's husband so she can claim the inheritance her uncle will not let her have until she turns 25 or marries. Even though Balogh has already used the device of a pretend fiance or spouse in the Slightly series, it hasn't become stale, and like all her other feel-good romances, this one is so captivating one is loath to reach the last page.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2004, American Library Association.)
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