An Unwilling Conquest (Lester Family, 2)

by Stephanie Laurens

Book Overview

A successful horse breeder and self-proclaimed rake, Harry Lester samples women like wines. But after having his heart trampled by someone he actually loved, he has no intention of falling for a woman... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778323013
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: MIRA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.6" x 0.8" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Love Stephanie Laurens

I love all Stephanie Laurens' books, and this was no exception. Only reasons I didn't give it 5 stars were I knew what to expect and I always wish her boosk were longer, since I get so involved with the characters. If you are a Laurens fan, you won't be disappointed; if you are new to her books, you should probably start with one of the earlier books and work you way up, as there are a lot of repeating characters.

A 4 1/2 Star Traditional Regency

Stephanie Laurens, noted for her sensual Cynster novels, breaks away from the Cynsters with this traditional Regency Romance. Handsome Harry Lester, horseracer and known rake, meets the beautiful, independent Mrs. Lucinda Babbacombe, widow and businesswoman, as he pulls her out of her overturned carriage on the road to Newmarket. Lucinda needs to remain in town in order to visit the various inns she owns. Harry has Lucinda stay with his Aunt Em in order to keep an eye on her so that the other rakes in town do not take advantage of the beautiful widow. Harry vows to never succumb to marriage like his friends and family and fights the allure of Luccinda. Eventually they come together one passionate afternoon. Harry then proposes to Lucinda, but she declines, feeling he is proposing out of honor rather than love. Harry then decides that he will win Lucinda's love by courting her in the traditional way. If you are a fan of the Regency, you will enjoy this courtship and romp through the ballrooms of the ton. Once again Ms. Laurens delights us with her knowledge of horseracing in the Regency period. If you are a fan of her other sensual romances, you will be a bit frustrated waiting for more of her wonderfully written love scenes, which just aren't here. This is a heartwarming story that will keep you smiling and believing that the traditional Regency is not a dead genre.

Also available in...

Although not in large print, be aware this novel was included in Rogues' Reform by Harlequin in 2000. Rogues' Reform contains three Stephanie Laurens stories (including An Unwilling Conquest) set during the English Regency. The stories feature the romances of the three Lester siblings, a sister and two brothers. The set is excellent and I would highly recommend them. They are much tamer, however, than Laurens more recent novels dealing with the Cynster family. Note: the hero in A Comfortable Wife, Lord Phillip Ruthven is introduced in Rogues' Reform.

An Unwilling Conquest

Harlequin books has reprinted this, It is available thru reader services for a short time only.