The Romance Book Nerd: Proof by Seduction

She is his last chance for a future of happiness . . .

Jenny Keeble has never let her humble upbringing stop her. She’s made her way in the world as a fortune teller, one who convinces her clients her predictions are correct by telling them what they most want to hear. Business is good… until she meets her match in the form of Gareth Carhart, the Marquess of Blakely, a scientist and sworn bachelor.

He just doesn’t know it yet.

Broodingly handsome, Gareth is appalled to discover his cousin has fallen under the spell of "Madame Esmerelda," and he vows to prove her a fraud. But his unexpected attraction to the fiery enchantress defies logic. Jenny disrupts every facet of Gareth's calculated plan— until he can’t decide whether to ruin her or claim her for his own. Now, as they engage in a passionate battle of wills, two lonely souls must choose between everything they know . . . and the boundless possibilities of love.

This is Courtney Milan’s debut book. I am pleased to say that it was absolutely wonderful. I’m now a huge fan of hers and am currently working on reading the other two books she has produced since then and I can’t wait to sink my teeth into those. Currently Listening To:

At first glance Jenny Keeble aka Madame Esmerelda and Gareth Blakely sense a deep sexual attraction but due to their differences in birth and Gareth being a scientist and Jenny being an alleged gypsy fortune teller they decide there is nothing more there.

Gareth is determined to break the hold that Madame Esmerelda has over his younger cousin by proving through science that she is nothing but a fake.

Jenny knows she’s a fake. She didn’t start down the road to impersonate a gypsy but sometimes things just come to pass that none of us plan. As of late Jenny has wanted to shred the costume of Madame Esmerelda and just be plain old Jenny Keeble again. After meeting Gareth she realizes maybe it is time to move forward and make Madame Esmerelda disappear forever.

Gareth and Jenny soon embark on a road of discovery for both. Gareth grew up in the care of his grandfather who did not tolerate emotion of any kind and embedded in Gareth that emotion had no place for a Marquis. Jenny was abandoned at the age of four and was sent to a school to perfect her in the ways of a lady. She desperately wanted to know the people who had left her in the care of such an unloving place.

So in each other they will find what they have longed for their whole lives. Gareth will find someone who makes him feel alive for the first time and Jenny will find the home she has always longed for.

These characters were soo wonderfully written. I found myself routing for them and for their deserved happy endings. I have to say my favorite part in the book is when Gareth gifts Jenny with a baby elephant (you must read the story to understand the significance because I will not give it away). I was teary while reading their exchange. I love when I read a book and feel soo much for the characters!

So if you want to read a very beautiful story then you must run out and get this book….or you can just go here -->Proof by Seduction (Thorndike Press Large Print Romance Series) (Unfortunately I do not think you can get the mass market paperback edition anymore...well not at least that I could find other than eBay)

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