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BEYOND SEDUCTION is the sixth book in the Bastion Club series. The Bastion Club is the refugee for seven men who were spies in France during the war and have now returned to England to titles that require them to marry. The Bastion Club is there place to relax away from the matchmakers of the ton. This book is about Gervase Tregarth, Earl of Crowhurst. Gervase has been called back home to deal with his younger sisters. He agrees to take another look at his neighbor Madeline Gascoigne. Gervase almost immediately decides that Madeline is the one for him but she doesn't agree. There is also a return to the story of the traitor that Dalziel is looking for.

For new readers, there is a some missing knowledge because the traitor is an ongoing story. For fans of the series, it is pleasant to see old friends.

I liked the story. It was strong and kept me fully engaged trying to figure out what would happen. I also liked the characters of Madeline and Gervase, but just didn't feel as engaged with their characters as in past books. I overall liked the book but the romance didn't impress me this time. It is a good book but not one of the best of the series.


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Beyond Seduction Bastion Club Stephanie Laurens 9780060839253 Books Reviews

What can I say, since discovering Stephanie Laurens, I have become a devoted reader and have enjoyed all her books, from Bastion Club to Cynsters. Her writing appeals to me and all her characters, There are two or three I am missing related to the Cynsters, but I will get to those. Fantastic writer.
the first series I read from Stephanie Laurens was the Black Cobra series
come to find out the Bastion Club series was the start so needless to say I was impressed with
all her books I have read so far .. I have just acquired ALL 16 books of her
Cynster series SOOOOOOOO looking forward to delving into those
OK so this is just my opinion. I am sure you have you own. Anyway, the Bastion Club members are HOT! The way they are always sure and male and yummy. Love the humor Stephanie Laurens places through out the story; the suspense; and the love just make all her books fast page turners. But best of all, she makes me want to read them over and over.
This series of books were amazing . They took you into the stories at times you felt as if you were there (unfortunately not). Wonderful stuff .
"Beyond Seduction" was certainly beyond my liking!

My first Stephanie Laurens novel was Captain Jack's Woman. I fell in love with that story and from then on continued with her novels. Devil's story, Scandal's story, and all the Cynster Novels. By the time I finished her last Cynster novel I stopped reading her books.
This is the first one I picked up in 2 years and it is no better than I remember!
What happened to the real Stephanie Laurens of "old"? She has disappeared.
Her Bastions series is dull and since the twins Cynster novels, her newer books fall flat. What I remember of the queen of seduction scenes and love stories has disappeared somewhere out there.
I hope she returns!

Never have I read a better book than Captain Jack's Woman and I fear
..... never will again!
A strong heroine to match a strong hero, two sets of precocious siblings, a couple of bad guys, some left-over war intrigue to challenge the spying skills of a former spy - how could that go wrong? Let me tell you the ways

Gervase Tregarth, Earl of Crowhurst, has been attempting to find a wife, but has repeatedly been called back to his estate to deal with one calamity after another ~ all caused by his 3 younger sisters, who are afraid he will bring home a spoiled London wife who will promptly banish them to live with an elderly aunt. Out of frustration, Gervase swears to marry the first suitable lady he meets, providing she is not uncompatible in any way. He figures he's safe, since he gets to decide what is compatible and besides, no suitable ladies reside in the area. Is he ever wrong! He knows, of course, that Madeline Gascoigne lives nearby at Treleaver Park, but he has only recently returned to the Castle after years spent spying for the Crown, and thinks of her as a unique person who capably runs her younger brother's estate, not as an eligible lady - until his sisters prod him into considering the possibility. Then he begins his campaign, and the next 200 pages are dedicated to his seducing her into his bed often enough so that passion will convince her to consider marriage.

Here are the causes of my disappointment in what should have been a great story
1) Where in this seduction is the hero's respect for the heroine? He used sex as manipulation - that's not love.
2) In all other areas, Madeline's strong personality and sense of responsibility come through loud and clear, but she allows lust to wipe out all other considerations? It doesn't fit. And she doesn't expect or want marriage, so where was her concern about pregnancy?
3) Although there are some strong hints earlier, the villains of the story don't appear until nearly 200 pp. into the book - which also happens to be when the story became more interesting. It is often the secondary characters that strengthen a story.
4) This may be nit-picking, but two terms were very off-putting to me his agatey eyes (really?!) and the use of library-cum-study; why not just one or the other, we'd get the idea. I can't quite envision him saying, 'Please come into my library-cum-study', so why describe it that way?

I will be reading Christian's story, since I want to follow the spy intrigue to the end. At one point in this series, I was hoping that Dalziel's story would be added to the six as the appropriate ending, filling in all the holes in their spying careers, but not if it's as painful as the first half of this one.
Beyond Seduction had too many words/ too many pages. Many words were repetitions or merely unnecessary. The same worries and problems were rehashed for pages. I think the editing process was omitted for this book.
The characters were appropriate for a good romance story and the plot had potential, but somehow the author decided every random idea or thought needed to be included (and repeated) in this story. I've enjoyed many of Stephanie Laurens other books and was disappointed with this one. It was not up to her previous standard.
I did still read it (although I skimmed over pages at times) and so if you have the book, you might give it a try.
BEYOND SEDUCTION is the sixth book in the Bastion Club series. The Bastion Club is the refugee for seven men who were spies in France during the war and have now returned to England to titles that require them to marry. The Bastion Club is there place to relax away from the matchmakers of the ton. This book is about Gervase Tregarth, Earl of Crowhurst. Gervase has been called back home to deal with his younger sisters. He agrees to take another look at his neighbor Madeline Gascoigne. Gervase almost immediately decides that Madeline is the one for him but she doesn't agree. There is also a return to the story of the traitor that Dalziel is looking for.

For new readers, there is a some missing knowledge because the traitor is an ongoing story. For fans of the series, it is pleasant to see old friends.

I liked the story. It was strong and kept me fully engaged trying to figure out what would happen. I also liked the characters of Madeline and Gervase, but just didn't feel as engaged with their characters as in past books. I overall liked the book but the romance didn't impress me this time. It is a good book but not one of the best of the series.