‘Night of Pleasure’
BOOK BLURB: An arranged marriage is daunting, but not as daunting as seducing a spouse whose passions you do not understand…
Derek Charles Holbrook, Viscount Banfield, knew his fate since he was seventeen when his father announced his union to the beautiful but mysterious American girl by the name of Miss Grey. To protect the troubled estate, Derek submits to his father’s wishes, not realizing he’s about to entangle himself in a hell of a lot more than marriage.
Miss Clementine Henrietta Grey may be worth millions, but not a single coin has ever bought her a smidge of happiness. When she marries the charasmatic and dashing Viscount Banfield, whose only strife in life appears to be the uneven seams in his coat, she finds that siring the heir he wants requires far more than her heart is prepared to give.
Unable to seduce his overly-serious and reluctant wife, Derek realizes his dreams of creating a loving family has turned into a nightmare. But with the unexpected assistance of a retired courtesan and her outrageous school, Derek and Clementine discover that passion is a language spoken not just from the body, but from the mind, heart and soul.
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WARNING: This book is Rated Double S (Sweaty & Sinful) and contains strong language and sexual content which may cause respectable people to swoon.
THE SCHOOL OF GALLANTRY SERIES:
Book 1, Mistress of Pleasure
Book 2, Lord of Pleasure
Book 3, Lady of Pleasure
Book 3.5, Romancing Lady Stone
Book 4, Night of Pleasure
Book 5, Master of Pleasure
Excerpt: Here
REVIEW: Delilah Marvelle is one of my favorite authors and her books are greatly anticipated by me. When I heard that she was continuing her School of Gallantry series, I literally went and bought all the earlier books so I could be brought up to date with all the characters in it. By the way, you don’t have to run out and do the same. Each of these stories is well written as a standalone, but if you want to know the origins behind the school of gallantry, you should get them all.
As usual Ms. Marvelle does an excellent job in creating characters that are fun, witty and passionate about life. I adored Derek, the hero of this tale. How could I not to?! When first we meet him, he’s just a young ‘randy’ man and so charming and personable. I loved the way he falls for Clementine, heart and soul, as soon as he lays eyes on her.
Clementine’s character was much complex and her relationship with her father, as well as her feelings about the relationship he had with her mother, was something she carried deep within her and the fear of passion in any capacity was something she avoided like a plague.
They both needed the School of Gallantry to point them in the right direction and eradicate their mutual fears, his of overwhelming her with his all-consuming passion for her, and hers of being consumed by his passion to a point where she may turn into what her mother was. Both needed to allow the other full access of each others feelings, good and bad, in order to successfully become one.
I also loved the secondary character of Clementine’s friend, Nasser. What a great character he was. I greatly admired Clementine’s loyalty to him and the scenes between all three, especially the ones between Derek and Nasser, are sweet, caring, sad and funny all at the same time.
This is another well-written, emotional, fast-paced and very sensual story of two young, strong and complex beings that need each other badly to be complete.
I love all Ms. Marvell’s books, but honestly, out of all her heroes, Derek just took my breath away! I hope you give him a try. Loved it!!!
*Melanie for b2b.
*Book provided by the publisher.
AUTHOR BIO: Delilah Marvelle is the winner of the Reviewer’s Choice for Best Sensual Historical Romance of the Year and had Booklist name her historical romance ‘Forever and a Day’ one of the TOP 10 Romances of the year.
When she isn’t writing, she’s digging through inappropriate research books that include anything in history having to do with courtesans, brothels, sexual contraptions that were never properly used and other fascinating forms of dirty history that never made it into college textbooks. You can visit her at her website at:
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Yet another one that sounds great! Thanks, Melanie. Soon my book ROOM won’t be big enough. Bonnie
Great review as always, Mel! Makes me want to grab a copy and start reading! Congratulations to Delilah Marvelle!
Hi Melanie!
I can still remember when Delilah’s books first came out and not only love her books but also still remember how much I loved when she did posts with the best photo layouts she had planned for her books!
One of the things I love the best is that you never know going in what to expect and still are surprised by what a genius she is at pulling you into the story so that you feel like you’ve actually met her characters.
Did she happen to give you a hint of when her next Book 5 – Mater of Pleasure is going to be released? (I checked on Amazon and it’s not available for pre-order yet and you know that you’re going to want it to “magically appear” on your Kindle the day it’s released!
l love her books!
I will definitely give her a try. She a “new” to me author but the excerpt and blurb of her book has made me want to add her to my TBR and to my GR shelf. Thanks for the blog =D
I’ve read some of Marvelle’s other books and have really enjoyed them. I’m looking forward to reading this one as well. I will be adding this to my wish list 🙂
Mel, I loved this book too and Derek was as hot as those spicy candies he was so fond of. I have read all the other books in this amazing series and looking forward to Lord Brayton’s story.
Love it!! Love it love it love it!!!
I haven’t read this author yet, but thanks for the review.
I have not read her yet either. The review has put her on my TBR list.
Sounds like a great one!! Looking forward to reading this one.
I’ve always enjoyed arrange marriage stories – gotta catch up on this series!
Why do always the books within a series have to sound the most fascinating??? I really want to read this book but assume I have to read the previous books before… are they stand alones?
I already have NIGHT OF PLEASURE on my wish list. My kind of read.