
That subject is a bit of a hot button for some romance readers. There are not many authors who can pull it off (once again Mary Balogh and Eloisa James come to mind). MacLean for tackling a taboo which is usually avoided in Romanceland - infidelity.

This is a very emotional ride and I applaud Ms. In fact, this reminds me a bit of some heavy-duty Mary Balogh books - so be prepared for some soul searching. Be warned, my Petunias, this is not a carefree laugh riot. And, the emotional story of Malcolm and Seraphina begins. She wants a new life, one that does not include Malcolm. Then one day Seraphina shows up demanding a divorce. Guilt-ridden, Malcolm has spent 2+ angst-filled years trying to find his wife.

Of course before she did, she lost the child she was carrying. Sophie took off on her own adventure and Seraphina just took off. Sophie had a very legitimate reason for shoving Malcolm Bevingstoke into the water: she caught him in flagrante delicto with a woman who was not his wife. Scoundrels series, Sophie, the youngest Talbot sister, was pushing Serephina's husband into a pond. When last we were with Sarah MacLean and her Scandal and

A love that neither can deny.There be spoilers ahead. Haven offers her a deal Sera can have her freedom, just as soon as she finds her replacement.which requires her to spend the summer in close quarters with the husband she does not want, but somehow cannot resist.

After years in exile, Seraphina, Duchess of Haven, returns to London with a single goal-to reclaim the life she left and find happiness, unencumbered by the man who broke her heart. There is only one problem-he already has one. The dukedom does not wait, however, and Haven requires an heir, which means he must find himself a wife by summer's end. Malcolm Bevingstoke, Duke of Haven, has lived the last three years in self-imposed solitude, paying the price for a mistake he can never reverse and a love he lost forever.
