It is a scandal whispered around London that follows willfully wild Lady Beatrix Lennox. However, Beatrix sees no reason not to go after what – and whom – she wishes. And she wants Stephen Fairfax-Lacy, the handsome Earl of Spade.
Beatrix couldn’t be more different from the Earl’s ideal future bride, but she brings out the wildness in him. She may be used to being on top in affairs of the heart, but that will soon change….
Huge Disappointment Why the back cover touts this as Beatrix and Stephen’s story I do not know, since it seemed Esme and Sabastian were the main characters. Personally, I have a hard time with a 20 year age difference between hero and heroine and that put a damper on the whole thing right off the bat. Moreover, there was virtually no romantic interaction between the supposed main characters, though Stephen was surely hot for the immature behaving Bea. Did not like this story, but have enjoyed others from Eloisa…
Provocative. Now this was fun! A country house party filled with scandalous, flirtatious women. Properly-bred ladies, ethical in their way, but misunderstood by society. “A Wild Pursuit” is a story saturated with lust and desire, yet the author sidesteps heavy intimacy. However, it is the lightweight jealousy Eloisa James employs that delivers the most appealing reading sensation – humor. This is a comedy of errors. A mixture of misunderstandings that create tantalizing subplots that keep the pages…
What if Jane Austen had the sense (and sensibility) of Sex and the City’s gal pals? Lady Beatrix Lennox is not your average society miss. Caught in the arms of a rake during her first season, Bea found herself ruined and disavowed by her father. Other disgraced debutantes might have gone straight into hiding, but not Bea. Now a dame de compagnie to Arabella, Viscountess Withers — herself the subject of gossip — Bea has blossomed into a dazzling sophisticate well-versed in affairs of the heart. Accompanying Arabella to Wiltshire for a house party for her expectant niece, Esme…