Romance Review: Lord of Pleasure by Delilah Marvelle

the info:

The Lord of Pleasure

by Delilah Marvelle

Zebra (Kensington)

ISBN: 9781420104493

http://www.delilahmarvelle.com/

Release Date: August 4, 2009

from the publisher's site:

Desperate Times. . .

It's been months since Lady Charlotte Chartwell's philandering husband met his untimely end at the hands of an angry mistress. But as miserable as he made Charlotte in life, his death proves to be an even harsher blow. For not a farthing of his fortune or estate have passed on to her, and as a ruined widow, she is destitute, penniless, and utterly without hope.

Lead To Desperate Pleasures…

Then, as Charlotte is considering the worst, a man steps into her carriage. His intentions are quite indecent at first, but the more he learns about her, the more an unfamiliar—and undesirable—emotion creeps over him. Could it be compassion? Never! For this is Alexander Baxendale, third Earl of Hawksford. He is known throughout the ton as the Lord of Pleasure, dedicated to passion, ruthless in his pursuit of sensual gratification. Yet never in all his exploits has he met a woman who could intrigue him as Charlotte does. Can this mysterious beauty make him hang up his title and see to her pleasure alone?

my thoughts:

As usual I loved this one. After all, I wouldn't bother telling you about it if I didn't love it now would I? This is the companion book to Mistress of Pleasure and I do say companion because what I love about these books is that they overlap each other. Lord of Pleasure doesn't follow like a standard sequel, it actually starts prior to the events in Mistress of Pleasure and ends prior to the end of that book as well. I would definitely say it could be read as a stand alone, but highly recommend reading both books because you see the same events from different perspectives when you read both.

I loved reading about Charlotte and Alexander and of course all of Alexander's many sisters. Delilah Marvelle is definitely one of my new favorite historical authors. I can't wait to see if she writes more companion books in this series. I'd love to see what happens with the other men, espeically Alexander's best friend, Lord Caldwell.

Go out and pick up your copy of Lord of Pleasure today, and if you can find it, grab a copy of Mistress of Pleasure as well. You may need to search used bookstores to find a copy of that one, however.