Cheryl Holt, Forbidden Fantasy

Forbidden Fantasy

Cheryl Holt

St. Martin's, Sep 2007, $6.99

ISBN: 9780312942557

In 1814 London, twenty-five years old Lady Caroline Foster has been betrothed to Lord John Clayton for quite awhile, but she patiently waits for him to set the date they marry. However, instead he uncaringly jilts her and weds someone else. Caroline is stunned by the scandal as the Ton assumes she is at fault.

Knowing she will probably accept the next proposal to come her way by widowers two and three times her age and knowing her reputation is battered, Caroline decides she will first taste passion before marital imprisonment. She turns to noted rake Ian Clayton, John's illegitimate Scottish half-brother. Ian has been attracted to Caroline but has hidden his feelings from her so eagerly accepts being her sexual mentor. However, he initially assumed he was in lust, but quickly realizes he loves his apprentice and feels she reciprocates, but to persuade her that their FORBIDDEN FANTASY is forever proves difficult especially when rumors spread about her lineage.

This terrific heated Regency romance stars two fully developed protagonists that share in common, desire, love, and doubts. The story line is driven by their changing relationship, which before their sexual encounters was based on her being a snob towards people like him; an offspring of an illicit affair with a commoner. Cheryl Holt provides a delightful tale as Ian and Caroline find their FORBIDDEN FANTASY fulfilled, but for how long.

Harriet Klausner