Sinfully Tempted read in 2024
Book 2 for the five deadly sins
In this book we see Tamsin Sinclair (oldest sister) try to make her way in the society that had shunned her and her family for so long. Tamsin is beautiful like her mother who was an actress turned mistress and then wife to her father the Earl, this caused a lot of gossip for the ton. Shortly after her father's death (in fact at the funeral) her evil elder half brother (on advice from his horrible aunt) banished his younger half siblings and their mother to a falling apart estate with little to no money to support themselves, Tamsin spends a lot of time feeling responsible for this banishment since she had recently punched a young lord for being a bit too forward, her and her siblings have to fight for survival for many years until receiving word that their evil brother passed away in a carriage accident.
Tamsin and her family are now back in London and she is trying to fit in with society to not bring further shame to her family when they are finally getting back on their feet, she also wants to pave the way for her younger sister Aurora when she makes her come out in society. One evening at a ball Tamsin decides to get some fresh air and get away from the stuffy over packed event. While sitting alone on a bench she sees Hayden (Duke of Ware) who also doesn't care to attend these events he is shy and more interested in bugs than socializing with people. Right now his true passion is moths and the one he has been looking for has landed right on Tamsin's skirts, being the socially awkward guy he is he keeps going after the moth... naturally while outside in the garden alone together they get caught in this "compromising" situation... would anyone actually believe he is hunting for a moth and it's really not what it looks like?
In order to save their reputations the couple now have to pretend to be in a fake friendship/courting situation to dispel the rumors and gossip with the plan of the relationship ending after the gossip goes to someone else. Ware is large, again very awkward and at times rude, but he can also be sweet & caring we also find out that he wants to be nothing like his father and brothers who were all lecherous and died tragically, as the 3rd son he never thought he would be in the position to be the Duke and most of his child hood he focused on his other scientific interests. Ware is related to Odessa (female lead from the first book) and they have been close since child hood.
Ware and Tamsin are true opposites but they find over the course of their arrangement that they are drawn to each other. We also find that Ware has been impressed with Tamsin since he was a boy... she did break his awful brother's nose after all.
It was nice seeing Ware come out of his shell a bit over the course of the book as their relationship progressed and take charge of the power he was given as the Duke. Tamsin a free spirit finds her match with Ware and comes to learn more about herself and her struggle with her feelings of guilt (for her families banishment).
Naturally there are others who do not want them to be together and they have some obstacles to overcome before they can find their happily ever after. Some true laugh out loud moments, I really enjoyed this book and continued to read the series.
historical romance *enemies/lovers *fake relationship *some spice *opposites attract
*bullying from the ton snobs
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