Gervase, Earl of Crowhurst, knows he must marry, but every time he arrives in London to hunt for a suitable bride, he is summoned back to his estate.  His younger sisters convince him to look for a bride closer to home.  Gervase agrees to spend three months looking for a local woman to wed, but Gervase has requirements that any potential bride must meet.  Surely his neighbor, Madeline Gascoigne doesn’t meet one of the most important requirements, compatibility.

Gervase may believe that he and Madeline aren’t compatible.  But he is a man of his word so he will do his utmost to see if he and Madeline are well matched.  Well matched in every possible way.

Stephanie Laurens is a consummate storyteller.  Each Bastian Club novel remains distinct from the others, but is superbly tied together.  Beyond Seduction, the latest in this series, is uniquely enchanting.  Passion filled suspense with a strong hero and heroine, Beyond Seduction seduces the senses