Historical Romance Review ~ An Artful Seduction by @TinaGabrielle

An Artful Seduction by Tina Gabrielle
Published by Entangled: Scandalous on June 20th 2016
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London, 1815. Eliza Somerton has a dangerous secret. As the daughter of the infamous art forger who duped half the ton, she’s rebuilt her life under a new name. But when an old forgery goes up for auction, her father’s enemy, Grayson Montgomery, outbids her and presents her with an unimaginable choice: help him find her father or he’ll ruin her.

For years, Grayson, the Earl of Huntingdon and one of London’s top art critics, has sought justice. His well-laid plans finally come to fruition when he learns of his enemy’s beautiful daughter. But Eliza possesses a sensuality and independent spirit that weakens his resolve, and as the heat between them sizzles, what started as revenge soon blossoms into something sinful…

I received An Artful Seduction for free. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Imagine an instant attraction to the daughter of the man who made you look like a fool to the entire ton.

Imagine a passion ignited for a man who sought to have your father hung.

Grayson, the Earl of Huntingdon, and Eliza Somerton, the daughter of infamous art forger Johnathan Miller, spark a passion neither wanted nor expected. Eliza attends an auction in hopes of removing one of her sister’s forgeries, but is outbid by the intriguing Earl. For the return of the forgery, Eliza and Grayson strike a bargain. In exchange for Eliza’s help locating a stolen Rembrandt, Grayson will return the forgery.

I never expected to be so enthralled in a novel centered around a love and appreciation of art in the regency era. From the very first chapter, I was pulled in and began to understand the importance of such beauties in the regency era.

Eliza, with no actual artistic talent of her own, turned out to be as much of an art critic as Grayson. Her knowledge and experience surrounded by art gave her a fiery passion I never expected. In one particular moment in the novel, her wonderment of the art around her made me imagine the colors and images myself, prompting me to search out paintings by some of the Masters to awe of their magnificence.

The combined love of the art world, their search for truth, and their own lustful desires brought about a love that neither imagined possible. As the novel progressed, I couldn’t see a way the pair could possibly find their happily ever after, but with a twist and several turns, Gabrielle gave me the ending I craved.

The series is set to continue and I will be waiting with dramatically baited breath for the stories of the Infamous Somertons to go on.