The Price of Pleasure

I was not a big fan of the hero, Grant, and that made this book much less enjoyable for me. However, loved the heroine, and Kresley Cole is a very engaging writer. Plus, every time I looked at the cover I had fun saying "the price of Pleas-ahhh" to myself and giggling. ( )

The Price of Pleasure

Author: Kresley Cole

Series Connection: Sutherland 2

ISBN: 1-4165-5447-5



4 Hearts



Description:

A man noted for his courage and integrity, Captain Grant Sutherland journeys to Oceania to find Victoria Dearbourne, an English girl lost at sea a decade before. He's given her ailing grandfather his word—as a gentleman—to find and protect her. One look at a grown Victoria and Grant's never felt less like one.



Tori relishes freedom, untamed passion, chaos above stifling order. Even more so when a proud, cold British captain arrives to rescue her. When Tori and Sutherland are separated from his crew and forced to survive together, she begins to see in him a man hungering for more. A man who once laughed. A man who admits to having dark desires but won't take what she offers. Tori resolves to see how much temptation the captain can take before his legendary restraint is shattered. . . ( )

Grant Sutherland has been on a quest to find the granddaughter of a British Earl lost at sea eight years before. However, the finding of her was only half the battle and now Grant must not only bring the incredibly frustrating Tori home to England, he must fight against his own growing feelings toward the woman he is only supposed to protect.

I very much enjoyed this second story of the Sutherland brothers. Tori was a wonderful no holds barred heroine and it was impossible not to feel a little sorry for Grant as he struggled against feelings he had no previous experience with. My only complaint is that a third story about cousin Ian was obviously set up but after three years and the popularity of Ms. Cole's paranormal romances, I'm doubtful if we will ever get the final story. Even with that the story of Grant and Tori was well wrapped up and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend The Price of Pleasure to lovers of historical and nautical romances. ( )