Lisa Kleypas: Seduce me at sunrise jne.

Lisa Kleypasin Hathaway-viihderomaanisarjassa on ilmestynyt viisi teosta, joista neljä löytyy Helmetistä. Teos kertoo tuikitavallisesta perheestä, joka saa perinnön ja sitä kautta nousee seurapiirikelpoiseksi. Mutta totuttautuminen uudenlaiseen elämäntapaan ei ole helppoa. Kukin romaani tarjoaa itsenäisen tarinan, mutta osa henkilöhahmoista näyttäytyy useammissa teoksissa.

Seduce me at sunrise (Piatkus, 2010; ISBN 978-0-7499-0885-0)

He has tried hard to forget her.

Kev Merripen has longed for the beautiful, well-bred Winnifred Hathaway ever since her family rescued him from the brink of death when he was just a boy. But this handsome Gypsy is a man of mysterious origins—and he fears that the darkness of his past could crush delicate, luminous Win. So Kev refuses to submit to temptation... and before long Win is torn from him by a devastating twist of fate.

Can she remember the man he once was?

Then, Win returns to England... only to find that Kev has hardened into a man who will deny love at all costs. Meantime, an attractive, seductive suitor has set his sights on Win. It’s now or never for Kev to make his move. But first, he must confront a dangerous secret about his destiny—or risk losing the only woman he has lived for.

Tempt me at twilight (Piatkus, 2010; ISBN 978-0-7499-0958-1)

Poppy Hathaway loves her unconventional family, though she longs for normalcy. Then fate leads to a meeting with Harry Rutledge, an enigmatic hotel owner and inventor with wealth, power, and a dangerous hidden life. When their flirtation compromises her own reputation, Poppy shocks everyone by accepting his proposal—only to find that her new husband offers his passion, but not his trust.

Married by morning (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2010; ISBN 978-0-312-60538-4)

For two years, Catherine Marks has been a paid companion to the Hathaway sisters—a pleasant position, with one caveat. Her charges' older brother, Leo Hathaway, is thoroughly exasperating. Cat can hardly believe that their constant arguing could mask a mutual attraction. But when one quarrel ends in a sudden kiss, Cat is shocked at her powerful response—and even more so when Leo proposes a dangerous liaison.

Love in the afternoon (Piatkus, 2010; ISBN 978-0-7499-5309-6)

As a lover of animals and nature, Beatrix Hathaway has always been more comfortable outdoors than in the ballroom. Even though she participated in the London season in the past, the classic beauty and free-spirited Beatrix has never been swept away or seriously courted... and she has resigned herself to the fate of never finding love. Has the time come for the most unconventional of the Hathaway sisters to settle for an ordinary man—just to avoid spinsterhood?