A Lady of Persuasion

Wanton Dairymaid Series, Book 3

De: Tessa Dare

Narrado por: Gabrielle Baker

Tessa Dare spins a witty, wanton tale of passion and conquest, as a reformer and a rake find unexpected love.

Only one thing could convince Sir Tobias Aldridge, an incorrigible libertine, to profess undying fidelity to a woman he's just met. Revenge. What better way to get back at an enemy than by stealing the scoundrel's sister? Not that Toby finds it a chore, seducing a beguiling, sultry beauty freshly arrived from the West Indies. When the prize is Isabel Grayson, vengeance is doubly rewarding.

Isabel is determined to marry a wealthy, powerful lord and become a lady of influence, using her rank and fortune to fight social injustice. Sir Toby, with his paltry title and infamous reputation, is unsuitable husband material - but he makes her blood race, her heart pound, and her long-buried passions come to the surface. If she can reform the charming devil, she'll get exactly what she craves: society's respect. But it's a dangerous gamble. For if Toby wins this battle of persuasion, Isabel could lose her heart.

Contains mature themes.

©2009 Eve Ortega (P)2019 Tantor

awful heroine

The heroine made me speed this book up to the point where they all sounded like chipmunks just to get the story over with. Toby deserved far better than this obnoxious woman.

Suspenseful good story

I liked the greater originality to this story compared to most regency romances. I wish the sexual encounters were not so explicit. I am more interested in romance than the sex.

Really struggling to like this.

So far I’m five and a half chapters in, will update if it gets better but so far it’s really bad.

Belle is extremely unlikable! Toby is such a sweet character but there is no way he would ever stay with her. The story is just ridiculous and unbelievable. And the way her brother despises him is so over the top, and for no reason! Poor Toby was perfectly lovely fiancé to Grays wife before she filter and ran away.

Ugh. I’ll update if improves.

Gabrielle Baker

Great story to sum up this series. I was hoping for more on Jos & Hetta.

Very sexy

I enjoyed their journey. The main characters seemed very 2-dimensional, but they found themselves in the end. I'd read this again!

Love it

For me it was the best if the series! I’m about to start the set again. Wish there was a separate book about Hetta and Josh.

So sweet and sexy

I thoroughly enjoyed the characters’ journey toward each other, and all that they discovered about themselves. The heroine had such real, human vulnerability and inner turmoil that seems frustrating to read at the beginning, but makes SO much sense as the book progresses. I LOVED watching Isabella’s story unfold. It was heartbreaking and beautiful and emotionally layered to perfection.

NO! JUST NO!

I want to strangle this "heroine," and I've only made it to chapter 5. Her constant self-rightous scorn for EVERYONE else, and houier-than-thou attitude actually make me angry.
Not to mention the narrators lisp. It's an incessant distraction. I'd give no stars if it was an option. I want my credit back. This was a complete waste because I can't even continue listening to this tripe.

Annoying Heroine in a Decent Plot

** POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERTS*** Not sure if they are actual spoiler alerts, but there is some insight in to general occurrences in the plot.
I’ve read or listened to a few Tessa Dare books and, in all honesty, I should have stopped this one after Chapter 4. I liked the main hero, though he was more a caricature of a flirtatious rake than he could have been. But overall he was charming, funny, and thoroughly likable. The heroine, however, came off as an immature, self-righteous, selfish do-gooder. I get what the author was trying to do, and why she made Bella that way, but instead of using subtlety to create a vulnerable, flawed, sincere character, we were hit over the head and she read as being annoying. I also wasn’t a fan of the interactions between Tobias and Belle’s brothers. A little friction could have gone a long way, instead, they all came off as jerks in those scenes.

I did enjoy some of the interactions of characters and the writing itself is good. I just can’t get past Belle!

In the end, there was a bit of growth for both characters, but not enough to make me glad I listened to the end. If you find yourself liking her character, you will probably enjoy the book. If you don’t like her, I’d recommend stopping after 3 or 4 chapters as it likely will not hold your interest.

Heroine ruined this book

Didn’t finish because of the heroine. She was just too much of a downer. Nothing was suitable for her.