Dance of Seduction (Swanlea Spinsters, Book 4)

by Sabrina Jeffries

Book Overview

She vowed to resist . . . It's difficult enough for Lady Clara Stanbourne to run her London home for reformed young pickpockets without having to contend with a criminal right next door! The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060092130
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Avon
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

When an author gets the hero right...no explanation needed.

Lady Clara is a spinster 28 year old who is involved in charity work at a home for pickpocket children. Morgan is an ex-spy naval captian who is posing as a "fence" in order to catch a master thief named Spector. They are at odds from the beginning, fighting a powerful attraction, and losing quickly. The interchanges between the two main characters are so witty and funny I couldn't resist liking them immediately. The part of the story I really enjoyed is Morgan's desperation for Clara's love. It made the hot scenes practical smoulder on the page. A nice departure from the norm because Morgan is a strong man totally undone. So romantic..sigh... **A note to the publisher...I would never have bought the book at the store with that ridiculous cover. I missed out reading a marvelous book for two years because of that cover. The only reason you need a bodice ripper cover is because the book is SO awful no one is going to read it except for the sex. Sabina Jefferies deserves a cover like Julia Quinn or Lisa Kleypas. she writes just that good.

The best of the series thus far!

We last left Juliet happily in love with her kidnapper Sebastion Templemore, who had abducted her while masquerading as his twin brother Morgan. Morgan lost a bet with Juliet and is now unwillingly marooned in England for a year as a result. Unknown to his beloved relatives, he's already broken his vow to stay out of trouble and is hot on a spy mission to track down the infamous Spector! Along the way, he meets Lady Clara, who may be even more of a trap for this rakish rascal. Jeffries gives us another sizzling, sexy romance combined with breathtaking adventure and humor. Of course, the fact that Morgan is a hunk of a hero doesn't hurt either......Don't miss any of this series! They get better and better!

delightful read

Following the characters in "After the Seduction" and "The Pirate Lord", Twin brothers separated for most of their life Sebastian and Morgan, this is Morgan tale. I really enjoyed Sebastian's story, but Morgan is a much more complex character, much more the Gamma rogue. Morgan's mother took him from his father and returned to Geneva and it was not until he was 13 that his father's people found him again. Even then, since Sebastian was the heir to a Barony, it was thought best Morgan stay away from his brother. So from being a thief just to stay alive in Geneva, to later educated and given a Midshipman entry into the Royal Navy, Morgan remains apart. This is further amplified when he falls into the hands of The Pirate Lord, though he later is absolved of the charges. Back in England, Lord Ravenswood has set him to trying to expose The Specter, a mastermind behind crime in London's slums. He is set up in a building, his pirate rep put about, and he claims he is a fence for stolen goods all as part of a trap.Only, problems immediately arrive in the lovely form of Lady Clara Stanbourne. Poor Lass is a Stanbourne, know reformers, so she runs a Reform school for children pickpockets, trying to teach them a profession so they can better themselves. However, her mother was a Doggett, and while they are great reformers as well, they were also a wee bit wicked. Thus far, Clara has managed to avoid the curse of her Doggett blood, but when faced with Morgan Pryce, she is in for a bumpy road. She at first provokes him, then tries to bribe him to move locations, but slowly but surely is drawn to him with all the riddles he presents.It's a charming tale, with Morgan and Clara vivid fun, sexy characters. This writer just gets better with every book.

A very good read

I've only recently started to follow Sabrina Jeffries' novels, coming in late on the Swanlea series but truly enjoying each of them. DANCE OF SEDUCTION is no exception. It's a fun read, with twists and turns that keep things moving quickly. Morgan and Clara's romance was charming and sensual, with many witty moments that made me smile. :->

Sexy and Fun!

I was really looking forward to this book because I wanted to see how the character of Morgan Blakely, aka Captain Pryce, would turn out. I was not in the least disappointed! Morgan opens a fake fencing shop in London in order to capture the "Specter" (who was really kind of a lame "villain") for the Crown. His neighbor is Lady Clara Stanbourne runs the Home, a place where she reforms pickpockets and tries to get them a good position in a home where they can earn a living. She at once dislikes Morgan's shop, believing him to be a thief, and then a fencer (someone who sells stolen goods). She tries to get him to close his shop, but he won't because of his job to the Crown. They get into several verbal skirmishes which are just delightful to say the least. Clara could really hold her own against Morgan.Of course, Morgan and Clara start to fall in love, but as with any romance, there are problems. Morgan is supposed to be staying out of trouble due to a bet he made with Lady Juliet, his sister-in-law, so he volunteers at the Home to help, as a ruse against his family's meddling. This throws him into even closer proximity with Clara and things really develop from there!Lots of steamy love scenes, humor and wit, and two wonderful protagonists makes Dance of Seduction a wonderful book! Lady Clara really stood up to her cause and Morgan really admired that about her, instead of looking down on her for her work or thinking it less important somehow. They had to work out their relationship issues, such as Morgan's inability to live on land. He is afraid to stay in London and uses his Captainship as a way to get out of a commitment with Clara, though he proposes anyway, thinking that it will make everything ok.The other characters are wonderful too. Aunt Verity was very funny, and her dogs were adorable, really adding a comic touch to the story. It was also wonderful to visit Lady Juliet and Sebastian Ravenswood from After the Abduction.All in all, this was a really wonderful story! I really enjoyed it.