The Tutor

by Hope C. Tarr and Aamna Qureshi

Lady Bea Lindsey is desperate. She's newly engaged to a very nice but dull gentleman and is fully aware that if she wants any joy in her marriage bed, she'll have to call the shots. But first she... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373795564
• ISBN13: 9780373795567
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Harlequin Blaze
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

A sizzling education!

Hope Tarr brings sensuality to a peak with her newest historical release, The Tutor. Following the conclusion of her "Men of Roxbury House" Victorian trilogy, Hope Tarr decided to give secondary characters innocent Lady Beatrice Lindsey and rogue Ralph Sylvester, their own story. The Tutor begins with Ralph and the horrors of his childhood, giving readers a bit of a background on him and what he has had to endure growing up, thus the reason for his instabilities. The story then focuses on the "present" with Lady Beatrice (Bea) leaving her newly married sister's, Lady Katherine, home to return to London at the summons of her father. There is a sizzling spark between Bea and Ralph, who works for her sister's husband, Rourke, and who is also a good friend. Bea's sister tells her, however, that Ralph `eats little girls like her for breakfast', and to set her mind away from the likes of him. It is nine months later and Bea is betrothed to a kind, stable, yet fairly boring man. Bea comes to stay with her sister for a week and once again is met by Ralph. It is with a bit of thought that Bea comes to the conclusion that Ralph would make the perfect tutor for her, with his many accomplished ways in... sex. After an encounter of little satisfaction with her betrothed, Bea takes it upon herself to learn the pleasurable ways of lovemaking, thus allowing her to teach them to her soon-to-be husband. Ralph is shocked and surprised by Bea's request to be taught the pleasures of the flesh. But given he's yearned for Bea since setting eyes on her all those months ago, this seems like the perfect solution. What neither of them counts on is that as their sexual desires are met, their hearts blossom and tangle themselves deeply within one another's souls. Both Bea and Ralph deem themselves unworthy of one another and there is still the troublesome fiancé waiting for Bea. The clock is ticking, and the week of Bea's stay is coming to an end and the end of nightly delights and daily teasing between the two--forever. While able to overcome any insecurities of the body, will Ralph and Bea be able to overcome the insecurities of their hearts, before it is too late? In all honesty, I have to say that The Tutor sizzles. The lovemaking scenes cover a vast array of activities, including bondage, oral sex, submission, as well as self pleasuring. However, Hope Tarr's writing style puts these scenes in a very well written way, without making it pornographic or crude. The chemistry between Ralph and Bea is mesmerizing and titillating. In addition to the strong physical scenes and attraction between the two, the story of their blossoming love is enduring. The combination of all angles makes for a very hard-to-put-down story and one that will leave the reader with a smile on their face. I do want to mention, that while The Tutor focuses on characters from a previous series, which I have not yet had the pleasure to read, I had absolutely no trouble getting into the story and ch