A Taste of Seduction

Evans’s somewhat predictable fifth Disgraced Lords Regency romance (after A Whisper of Desire) reunites two lovers who were separated by misunderstandings and time. Lord Hadley Fullerton, second son of the Duke of Claymore, planned to marry Lady Evangeline, going against the wishes of her mother. Then he received a letter from Evangeline telling him that she intended to wed Viscount Stuart. Five years have passed since Hadley received that note, and Evangeline is now back in London after marrying the abusive viscount and being widowed. But Hadley will soon announce his engagement to Lady Claire Hampton and tells himself that he has no interest in Evangeline. After coming face-to-face with Evangeline, Hadley must decide whether she is telling the truth about not writing the note; meanwhile, he’s trying to unearth the identity of the culprit who has set out to harm him and his friends, the Libertine Scholars. The familiar plot is balanced by the constant undercurrent of attraction and mystery. Agent: Sarah Younger, Nancy Yost Literary. (Aug.)