A Lady of Persuasion

Title: A Lady of Persuasion
Author: Tessa Dare
Series: Dare Trilogy 1 (Book 3)
Genre: Historical Romance



Isabel (Bel) is Gray's younger sister. He has brought her to London for a season and to find a suitable husband. He has given her a very large dowry so that she can choose anyone she wishes. Bel wishes to marry to gain a foot in the political world. She wants to have an influence to help those less fortunate then herself.

Toby, Sophia's jilted betrothed, thinks Bel is just the most beautiful woman at the ball. He goes over to meet her and when he learns that she is Gray's sister, he must have her. He is slightly angry that Gray took Sophia "away" and wants to essentially take his sister. He offers for her hand in marriage the night that they meet. Surprisingly, Bel accepts.

I really felt like this was the weakest of the three books in the trilogy. I started out with such high hopes after reading Goddess of the Hunt, which just seemed to fall at every book. There were times when I just didn't like Bel. I understand that she was standing up for what she believes in, but sometimes I just thought she was being unreasonable.

I also felt that their story was a little monotone. There wasn't really any conflict, except briefly at the end and I didn't even believe that.

I did finally see where the books came together. Toby was the man that Lucy wanted to seduce in the first book before she accidentally ended up with Jeremy. Lucy is prevalent in this book along with Sophia and Gray. A very disappointing ending to a fabulous beginning.

Surrender of A Siren

Title: Surrender of a Siren
Author: Tessa Dare
Series: Dare Trilogy 1 (Book 2)
Genre: Historical Romance



Sophia Hathaway is another privileged London Debutante, but we never really get to see her in that role. She decides to jilt her betrothed and hop on a ship bound for Tortola. She pretends to be Jane Turner, a governess setting out for a new job. She has about 600 pounds hidden beneath her clothing.

Gray is brother to the captain of the ship as well as the owner. He agrees to let Sophia sail on the ship as their only passenger. This is the passage that Gray has decided to go respectable. He and his brother are no longer privateering and have made room for passengers on the ship. Upon seeing the way Gray looks at Sophia, his brother makes him promise not to kiss or bed her.

The two seem to have an instant attraction (don't they all?) and cannot help but be drawn to each other when in such confined space for such a long amount of time. Their relationship is another one of yearning for what they feel they cannot have.

Although not as amazing as Goddess of the Hunt, this was still a decent read. The chemistry between the two main characters was very hot. One thing about Tessa Dare is in my opinion she knows how to write a love scene.

This book doesn't really appear to be connected to Goddess of the Hunt and I would consider them stand alone books. I'm not entirely sure why they are considered part of a trilogy. The next book in the series, A Lady of Persuasion at least is tied into Surrender of a Siren. It is the story of Gray's sister Isabel.

Goddess of the Hunt

Title: Goddess of the Hunt
Author: Tessa Dare
Series: Unnamed, I'll call it Dare Trilogy 1 (Book 1)
Genre: Historical Romance



Lucy is a young woman is besotted with one of her brother's best friends. The main problem is that he is about to get married. In order to better seduce him, Lucy turns to another of her brother's best friends, Jeremy and practices her feminine wiles on him.

Jeremy has had a tough life. He is viewed to be ice cold and has troubles letting any see the true him and letting any one in. Somehow, with her first inexperienced kiss Lucy draws him in in a way no one has before.

Sometimes I come across books that I think I need to own. This is one of them. If all of Tessa Dare's books are like this one then I think I have another favorite author. She currently has only written this trilogy and one other stand alone book (in addition to a smattering of non-book items). I cannot wait to go on with this trilogy it was amazing.

When I read the scenes between Lucy and Jeremy my heart would pound. They were just beautifully written. I loved the story line and the depth of the characters was phenomenal. Overall just fantastic!