Book Review: Seeking Persephone

Title: Seeking Persephone
Author: Sarah M. Eden
Series: The Lancaster Family
Genre: Romance/Regency/Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 4.11
My rating: 4.5

When Persephone Lancaster receives a marriage proposal from the ill-tempered Duke of Kielder, she refuses, and then reconsiders. The obscene sum of money he's offering Persephone would save her family from ruin. With her characteristic optimism, she travels to the far reaches of Northumberland to wed a greatly feared stranger. Lodged deep in a thick forest infested with wild dogs, the Duke's castle is as cold and forbidding as the Duke himself, a man with terrible scars on his body and his soul. But the Duke's steely determination to protect his heart at all costs is challenged by his growing attachment to his lovely and gentle bride. With caring persistence, Persephone attempts to pierce the Duke's armor and reach the man beneath. Yet he cannot tolerate such exposure, and his repeated rejections take their toll. But when grave danger arises, the Duke realizes he must face the risk of revealing his true feelings or lose the woman he cannot live without.

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Beauty and the Beast meets Regency + Sarah M. Eden = Perfect!  Seeking Persephone was the first book I ever read by Sarah M. Eden and I was so pleasantly surprised.  I love me some Jane Austen books and movies but beyond that was incredibly under read in this genre that I happen to adore.  Thank you Ms. Eden for curing me of that!

I honestly can't think of much else to say, Beauty and the Beast sums things up pretty nicely.  The characters are all very likeable, the romance is clean and beautifully delivered, there are lovely touches of humor throughout.  It's really everything you can want in a Regency Romance.  

So far there are only two books in this series.  Seeking Persephone and Courting Miss Lancaster, which follows the story of Persephone's sister Athena.  Read one of Eden's books and I can bet you'll be actively searching to read all of them.