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Lady Georgiana Elizabeth Cambury has been a “wild romping girl” all her life: dressing in trousers, riding astride, and doing just fine, thank you very much. Her father’s exceedingly generous bequest—and her mother’s liberal views of the world—have ensured that Georgie will never be a slave to the barbarous institutions of marriage or motherhood. Or so she thinks.

When she returns from five years in North Africa to boring Derbyshire for a brief, obligatory family visit, she finds herself in the midst of a legal snarl involving Mr. James Rushford and Lord Trevor Mayson—neighbors, lovers, and her two closest friends. Mayson’s father has declared that he must marry or forfeit his vast inheritance, so Georgie blithely offers to walk down the aisle, in name only. Problem solved.

But try as she might, Georgie cannot ignore the passion that quickly blazes between all three of them. When her marriage of convenience turns into something much deeper, Georgie must decide if she is willing to give up the independence she has fought so hard to achieve—or if love is worth the ultimate surrender.

 

Book Review

This story was published one month after ‘Bound With Love’ which I found classically engaging. ‘Bound With Passion’ elevates three secondary characters from the previous book and does a magnificently wonderful follow-up, especially highlighting the escapades of one Lady Georgiana Elizabeth Cambury, often simply known as Georgie. Additionally, Georgie becomes involved and legally linked to one member of an extremely loving pair. Lord Trevor Mayson is very much in love with Mr. James Rushford. A somewhat convoluted legal folderol brought about by Trevor's widowed father who peremptorily announced that Trevor must marry or forfeit his vast inheritance. I sense really wealthy people, no matter whatever century they prance around in or whatever place they originate from, share several astounding idiosyncrasies. However, Georgie, Trevor, and James have the potential to be a supremely delightful threesome. Outstanding!

Georgie is a bit of a crackerjack, a sexually adventurous gal, and a highly independent woman who really loves to travel. Georgie has known Trevor most of her life and she was quite open to coming to his aid after his father's dictatorial directive. However, Georgie is one of the last main characters to recognize some serious shortcomings on her part. By and large, they have not been an impediment to her gad about the world life-style. In fact, she is really the last person to recognize her emotional inadequacies. The manner in which she has the opportunity to evolve to a well rounded and stabilized state is one of the most sensuously epic episodes I have read displaying the incredible power of tenderness and intimacy to transform. The setting where this happens is especially spectacular, too. Sublime!

Lord Trevor Mayson and his lover James Rushford appear to me as if they have been lovers for many, many lifetimes. Such a physically powerful, reciprocally balanced, and gentlemanly intense cohesion links Trevor to James and vice versa. They are complete in their manhood, but spiritually and sensorially tuned to each other as a couple. Plus they become the engine and the leverage that starts Georgie's transformation. They are more when they finally link with Georgie, but they are fantastic as a consummate duo. Moreover, their skills, accomplishments and dedication to their chosen livelihoods become clear and essential to their nature and elevates them to an esteemed level. In short, they are astounding on their own and fabulous as a team. It would be my supreme pleasure to take Georgie's place in this triumvirate. Trevor and James are impressive!

The locations and the ancillary characters are truly marvelous, but Georgie, Trevor, and James are stunningly compelling. The story is set in England during the early 1800s but it feels timeless, universal, and gloriously captivating. Definitely not to be missed. Reading ‘Bound with Love’ first may add some extra dimension, but it is not an imperative. Stunning!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook and print
Length	Novel, 253 pages/67000 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	06-July-2015
Price	$6.99 ebook, $17.99 paperback, $21.98 bundle
Buy Link	http://riptidepublishing.com/titles/bound-with-passion