Strictly Seduction

This book captured me on page one and I read it in one sitting. Brock and Maddie intriqued me as very distinct, real characters and Ms. Bradley did a wonderful job of showing how both needed to grow and change. This plot was not your 'average' plot. The hero, a stable boy at her father's house, fell in love with and abandoned a very young Maddie, who unbeknownst to him was pregnant. He leaves to become a man worthy of her and that's just what he does, thinking that she's betrayed him by marrying someone else. So when her very indebted husband dies, he sees his chance to get her back and also to get her land that he needs.Ms. Bradley very craftily creates a hero with a past that has overcome his stable boy beginnings, but lacks the one person to complete his life, Maddie. So he goes after what he wants most in life and he gets her. But in the process of learning his life lessons, Maddie teaches him a thing or two about love and seduction. This tale is a very powerful, gripping love story that leaves you feeling satisfied at the end. You know that the characters have felt real emotions and have changed and grown into people that deserve each other. If you enjoy stories that show powerful women overcoming huge obstacles to find love, then this story is for you. But beware, Ms. Bradley has some love scenes that leave the pages smoking with sensuality. This book is not for the timid reader who doesn't enjoy experiencing all that life has to offer.I can't wait for Ms. Bradley's next book and look for her soon to be on the best sellers list. Move over Mary Jo Putney and Judith Ivory, a new talent has emerged. Enjoy!

Despite reviews by some people who don't seem to know a good book when it hits them upside the head, this is a great read. Full of tension and deep relationship.Brock Taylor was impoverished as a boy and wants more than anything to be successful. When he falls in love with Maddie as a youth, she is above him. He wants to keep her well be worthy of her and goes away to make those things happen. He is crushed when Maddie marries someone else instead.Maddie married another man because she had few choices. Providing a name for her baby was most important. She's moved heaven and earth to give her daughter a good home. Her aunt and the woman's companion live there too. Money is very tight. Enter the now wealthy Brock and the fireworks erupt!I liked both of these characters. They each had struggles I understood and felt deeply. Without giving too much away, Brock and Maddie come together again in the context of business. They make a seduction wager to settle their differences. The seduction is soon very personal. This read is full of sizzle and emotion. I loved it and am recommending it to all my friends!

Maddie Sedgewick knows exactly what marriage means--loss of control, loss of respect, and being blamed when her husband beats her. When her first husband died, she felt relieved despite the huge debt he left behind. Now, however, a man from her past has bought the debt and is pressuring her to marry him. In 1834 in England, debters prison is still a real danger. Unfortunately, Maddie knows Brock Taylor knows no scruples--he'll do whatever it takes to win his goals. Brock needs Maddie's land to build the railroad that will enrich him and England, he needs her to gain entre to the world of the rich and noble, but most of all, he needs her to feel whole. What he can't do is trust her. Five years before, he'd left to seek his fortune and she'd lost no time marrying the first nobleman to come along. Dare he trust his heart to her now? Seduction and exploring of the physical attraction is safer for both than admitting to real love. Author Shelley Bradley delivers a steamily sensual novel. As Brock and Maddie maneuver for advantage, they find it almost impossible to resist the sexual pull that compells them with real force. Both, in turn, try to use physical attraction to their own advantage, and both find that that weapon cuts both ways. Yet beneath the physical attraction, each hides deep secrets--secrets that could either destroy them or set them free. Until each learns to trust the other with more than their bodies, until what is STRICTLY SEDUCTION turns into real love, their relationship can only lead to pain.

Don't miss this compelling story with memorable scenes that were emotionallyawe inspiring. And the passion intense with sex scenes that span pages ofincredible physical pleasure that hits the spot. Strictly Seduction isShelley Bradley's most passionate story to date!!