A Lady of Persuasion

Wanton Dairymaid Series, Book 3

By: Tessa Dare

Narrated by: 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

Gabrielle Baker

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

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.

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.

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.