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"Second story in the Sterling trilogy is touching and poignant."
Reviewed by Suan Wilson
Posted November 17, 2004

Arabella Templeton cringes every time she hears herself referred to as the Unattainable. Fickle society gave Arabella the nickname, and now watches in enjoyment as the clumsy redhead tries to navigate through the other debutantes' ridicule and evade the pursuit of the rogues. The daughter of missionaries, Arabella spent limited Read more...

"delightful Regency romance"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 23, 2004

Justin knows he is just as wicked as his mother, who deserted him, his siblings, and their abusive father. When Justin was seventeen; his father said no decent woman would want him. Justin taunts him when suddenly his dad chokes and dies. In 1817 young lords foolishly bet on Read more...

Summary

Perfection is in the eye of the beholder ... Proud of his reputation as a rogue, Justin Sterling intends tobe the first to bed "The Unattainable" -- the Season's most luscious debutante -- and win the wager that's the talk of the ton. However, he never expected the enchantress in question to be Arabella Templeton, who once stole his heart and owns it still. Now the notorious scoundrel will have to prove to her that his intentions are honorable ... while protecting her virtue from every other rascal in London. Arabella will marry only for love -- and she does not need her childhood nemesis to act as her self-appointed guardian! Though the arrogant cad seems sincere, she is well aware of his rakehell history and won't be swayed by his considerable charm and disarming good looks. For it would be pure madness for Arabella to ignore the voice of reason that whispers "beware!" and heed instead a traitorous heart that insists Justin Sterling would make ...