To Seduce a Sinner (Legend of the Four Soldiers Series #2)

Hysterical

I read a lot of smut (and I mean a lot. Have you been on fanfiction.net?) and this goes under one of my current favorites. This book was simply hysterical at many parts, and sure, lacking at others. But not bad at all.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

my favorite romance novel ever...

as with all of the legend of the 4 soldiers books i have read, the story is amazing. the plot and theme are enough alone to make you read the book over and over again. but the best part has to be the characters. they were just developed beautifully. i became almost instantly attached to both of the leads. jasper with his aching emptiness and melisande with her fear of love. definitely not your usual romance novel leads, which make this novel quite... novel :).

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Historical Romance

I was very much surprised by how much I enjoyed To Seduce A Sinner, by Elizabeth Hoyt. Elizabeth Hoyt is a USA Today best-selling author of historical romance. She also writes contemporary romance under the pen name, Julia Harper. This book follows her other titles: The Serpent Prince, To Taste Temptation, The Leopard Prince, and The Raven Prince, with To Beguile A Beauty coming soon. Elizabeth Hoyt resides in central Illinois with her husband, two children, and three dogs.
Melisande Fleming has admired and adored Lord Jasper Vale from a distance, watching him, heartbreakingly take lover after lover, with him never knowing of her existence. But when Lord Vale yet again gets jilted at the alter on his wedding day, Melisande sees this as her opportunity, and boldly offers herself in marriage to him. Vale weds Melisande, imagining a lifeless and loveless marriage, if only to produce an heir. He soon discovers, though, that this prim and proper lady by day, is an open and wanton lover by night. Intrigued by his new wife, Lord Vale attempts to learn his Lady¿s secrets, masking the torment and nightmares from his soldiering days in the Colonies. When a bitter betrayal from the past threatens everything they hold dear, Lord Vale and Lady Melisande find they must bear everything to one another or lose everything.
Historical romances typically aren¿t my choice of genres, as I find it difficult for me to orientate to place, time, etc. This was not the case with To Seduce A Sinner. Set in 1765 England, Elizabeth Hoyt masterfully throws you into the setting, characters, and plot with a vocabulary carefully chosen and relatable characters, even for the modern day woman. Her understanding for post-traumatic stress after the horrors of war can relate to even today¿s heroes. You never even know you¿re in the real world while reading. She set up the next book, To Beguile A Beauty, very well, and yet still giving you closure to this story. Several times while following the book, you think you have learned all the secrets and horrors of the characters past, but then you are tossed another heart-wrenching one to ache over. I particularly loved the mini-subplot between the servants Mr. Pynch and Miss Suchlike, and the ¿Laughing Jack¿ introduction to every chapter.
To Seduce A Sinner, by Elizabeth Hoyt, is a skillfully, wicked, and sensuous tale, guaranteed to capture your attention and heart. Well done!

Kelly Moran,
Author and Reviewer

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

highly recommended

I really, really loved; it has secrets,passionate love, and more

This one is a desert island keeper

This book was so much better than the first book in the series. There were times when it was very funny and times when it was very touching. This was a true romance at it's best. Instead of flat one dimensional characters you got characters with a past, secrets, and torments needing healing. It was wonderful for the to discover each and discover the layers lying within the other person. This is a book I can imagine reading again and again.

Just So So

This book wasn't as good as the first one in the series was. It was a little drawn out and I didn't just love either of the characters.....

Not as good as I expected - a bit boring

I was excited to read this book after reading the glorious reviews. However, I thought it was very silly and boring. I would have to say that it didn't keep my interest at all. I put the book down several times and had a hard time finishing it. The sex scenes are more ludicrous than sexy and the story drags. Didn't like the annoying Mouse either. I prefer witty repartee between the main characters, not animal bloopers.

Off to a slow start but good finish¿

To Seduce A Sinner
Elizabeth Hoyt
ISBN-0-446-40692-9
Forever
Hachette Book Group
November 2008
Reviewed by Laura for Reviewyourbook.com
4 stars
Off to a slow start but good finish¿
To Seduce A Sinner was entertaining after I got halfway thru the book. I couldn't decide for several chapters if I liked Elizabeth Hoyt's characters. I found Lord Vale's personality unlikeable as he was first introduced in the book, and it took me several chapters to warm up to him.
I think this could have been due to the author¿s crude use of the English language that seemed to jump from one time period to another. She went from him speaking in very proper English to slipping into dialog that I would have expected to read in a modern day setting. The Melisande character was also slow to develop into exactly what she was all about.
Regardless, once my feeling for the characters was established, the book was able to keep my interest and delivered the right amount of romance and intrigue to keep me up late turning the pages. All in all, I would give this book a second read.

Could not put it down!

Excellent book! I could not put it down. I cannot wait until the next book comes out in May. This book is about acceptance, accepting each other with flaws and all.

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