Ruthless (The House of Rohan) [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "Ruthless" the 1st book in her House of Rohan series by Anne Stuart.

Product Description

Few outsiders will ever witness the dark misdeeds of the Heavenly Host. And among this secret society, where exiled Georgian aristocrats gather to indulge their carnal desires, fewer still can match the insatiable appetite of their chief provocateur, the mysterious Viscount Rohan.

Pursuit of physical pleasure is both his preferred pastime and his most pressing urge, until he encounters the fascination of a woman who won't be swayed. And while his dark seduction appalls the pure and impoverished Elinor Harriman, she finds herself intrigued…and secretly drawn to the man behind the desire.

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Mira (August 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0778328481
ISBN-13: 978-0778328483

My Review:

Elinor Harriman was born to a titled father and money hungry mother. When her mother left England for Paris, the downward spiral of their life began. Her mother moved from man to man, gambled and lost and eventually landed them in squalor. Now her mother is dying of the French disease and it's up to Elinor to protect the only thing Elinor truly values, her little sister, Lydia.

When Elinor's mother escapes in a moment of clarity from their home with the last of their meager valuables and cash, Elinor is forced to follow her. She locates her at the Heavenly Host, a place where anything goes and not a place for an innocent young girl. The Heavenly Host is run by the infamous Viscount Rohan and when Elinor is brought to his attention; he finds himself interested for the first time in years.

Francis Rohan is your typical alpha male but you just can't help liking him.  He's very quite unconventional and deviant.

Elinor isn't beautiful but she's selfless and witty while her younger sister Lydia is beautiful and not cold or shallow but warm and caring. 

I really enjoyed the love story between Charles (Francis's good friend) and Lydia.

3.5/5