Seduce Me At Sunrise (Hathaways Series, Book Two): Lisa Kleypas

“He has tried hard to forget her.

“Kev Merrington has longed for the beautiful, well-bred Winnifred Hathaway every since her family rescued him from the brink of death when he was just a boy. But this handsome Gypsy is a man of mysterious origins—and he fears that the darkness of his past could crush delicate, luminous Win. So Kev refuses to submit to temptation…and before long Win is torn from him by a devastating twist of fate.

“Can she remember the man he once was?

“Then, Win returns to England…only to find that Kev has hardened into a man who will deny love at all costs. Meantime, an attractive, seductive suitor has set his sights on Win. It’s now or never for Kev to make his move. But first, he must confront a dangerous secret about his destiny—or risk losing the only woman he has lived for…”

As the second in the Hathaways Series by Lisa Kleypas, this book certainly lived up to my expectations! The plot was fascinating and vastly entertaining. The characters were so real and their plights, heart-wrenching. Having learned somewhat about Merripen and Win in the first book in the series, I had some idea of what to expect, but nothing could prepare me for the fates that Kleypas had laid out for them!

There were moments of heartbreak, triumph, and palpable pain. I had a difficult time putting this book down when all I wanted to do was read more about the wronged, aggressive Merripen and the only woman who could save him.

Something changed in the author’s writing between her Wallflowers Series books one through four and the Wallflower Christmas and this series. I must admit that—though her writing was superb to begin with—there was an improvement. Unlike most authors who write series, Kleypas has exhibited the tenacity and skills to not only bring back characters from previous books, but to also write from their points of view. It was as if the stories had been flawlessly meshed and I LOVED it.

Though Lisa Kleypas’s website doesn’t say she is currently working on another addition in the Hathaways Series, this one was written to set up the plot for further books. I CERTAINLY HOPE SO!!!