Girls who dare – Inside every wallflower is the beating heart of a lioness, a passionate individual willing to risk all for their dream, if only they can find the courage to begin. When these overlooked girls make a pact to change their lives, anything can happen. Ten girls – Ten dares in a hat. Who will dare to risk it all?To Experiment with Desire.An attraction she cannot ignore… Desire.
An attraction she cannot ignore…
Minerva Butler is tired of her mother’s ambition to see her wed a duke like her clever cousin Prue. Beautiful, blonde, and with a healthy dowry thanks to her cousin’s generosity, it appears Minerva can finally take her pick of the ton’s eligible gentlemen. So naturally, this is the moment she becomes infatuated with the brilliant and impoverished scientist, Inigo de Beauvoir.
A woman who threatens his peace of mind…
Inigo de Beauvoir is a driven man, consumed by his work to the detriment of all else, even his health, until a beautiful society Miss begins a seductive war against his belief that love is nothing more than lust with a ring on its finger.
A dangerous liaison…
On the surface, Miss Butler is the one with everything to lose, yet Inigo soon comes to realise that experimenting with desire will pose a very real threat to his heart.
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Well, here I am on Book 8 in this series & I can’t believe each book is just as good as the last. These can read as standalones but getting to know each of the 10 ladies & their dares in the beginning will help you know the character as it moves along & how much one character keeps coming to the forefront.
Miss Minerva Butler is cousin to Prunella Adolphus, who is married to the Duke of Bedwin. Minerva comes off a being snooty & vain but in fact all she really wants is to find true love. She has set her sights and her tenacity on convincing a man to fall in love with her.
Mr. Inigo de Beauvoir was thirty years old; a man of science, respected & admired for his work. He did not need the blond chit bothering him & told her exactly how he felt about her suggestion of an affair – he does not believe in love, marriage or monogamy & he will not approve of her ruining her reputation by chasing him.
Minerva is persistent & unyielding in her love for this man & her friends stand by her but do not approve of him & don’t know what she can possibly see in him (as was my opinion since I first met him in an earlier book). The story is so fun, the chase is even better – it is fun, romantic, steamy & wonderful.
one of my most favorite authors…I am so sad that Girls That Dare is over …..
I like her characters!
To Experiment with Desire
Girls Who Dare Series #8
Emma V Leech
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Release date 03/20/2020
Blurb :
Ten girls – Ten dares in a hat. Who will dare to risk it all? To Experiment with Desire. An attraction she cannot ignore…
Minerva Butler is tired of her mother’s ambition to see her wed a duke like her clever cousin Prue. Beautiful, blonde, and with a healthy dowry thanks to her cousin’s generosity, it appears Minerva can finally take her pick of the ton’s eligible gentlemen. So naturally, this is the moment she becomes infatuated with the brilliant and impoverished natural philosopher, Inigo de Beauvoir.
A woman who threatens his peace of mind…
Inigo de Beauvoir is a driven man, consumed by his work to the detriment of all else, even his health, until a beautiful society Miss begins a seductive war against his belief that love is nothing more than lust with a ring on its finger.
A dangerous liaison…
On the surface, Miss Butler is the one with everything to lose, yet Inigo soon comes to realise that experimenting with desire will pose a very real threat to his heart.
My review :
When a very stubborn Miss is determined to prove an equally headstrong man he is wrong …
This series is just getting better and better, each new book contributes further to the global plot.
I wants to know what will come after.
I am even coming to like Montagu.
If In the beginning of the series, Minerva was not presented under the best light, she quickly found her place in my heart. From her very first encounter with Inigo, I fell for her witty correspondence and her detached appearance about her lack of instruction and silliness.
How she changed during the course of the series, now she takes matter in hands instead of letting her mother decide for her future.
And Inigo, for someone so clever, he is very smug and quite blind, or more I would say, eager to lie to himself instead of recognizing Minerva’s weight on his nerves and heart.
He was unable to point out the many new feelings she awakened, determined to recognize only a physical answer for each new emotion she stirs, even when she haunts his dreams and disturbs his working moments.
It was a delight to see he fall and drown. With his obdurate trait, he is so certain of the fibs he tells himself.
Yet, never I was angry at him, not even upset. He had such an upbringing, it is normal he can’t recognize something he never saw nor experienced. And as a man of science, he needs proofs to ascertain things exist. He just didn’t see he became the feedstock of a test, Minerva’s experiment.
Mrs Emma V Leech has me on edge, will Jemima be able to save herself, will Helena fall prey of a blackguard, and what of Matilda and Montagu …
Even if I am eager to see what awaits every remaining girl, I afraid I will have to say also goodbye to them. They became in some ways friends, each very peculiar and lovable.
So I can’t give less than 5 stars for this witty and moving tale of teaching and learning about love.
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When A Determined Lady Gives Chase
I enjoyed this book, especially the initial exchanges between Inigo and Minerva. I admired Minerva’s vivacious tenacity. Inigo was an interesting character with his keen intellect, curiosity, and drive, but he was not as fascinating as I expected. I wanted more insight into what drove him. His difficult past explained his philosophy about love, but only scratched the surface of his obsession with work.
As a natural philosopher, Inigo didn’t use any scientific methods to prove his assertion that love is just “lust with a ring on its finger.” He introspected about what was happening between him and Minerva, but I guess I expected him to devise experiments or document lame biological explanations as to why his feelings were changing as their relationship progressed. It was a good book, but I think the title “To Experiment with Desire” is a misnomer. I believe “To Succumb to Desire” would be more apt since that is what Inigo did. The poor thing didn’t have a chance with Minerva.
I would have thought this one would have been more funny. Just by the way that the letters were written in the other book. And how she presented herself. I would’ve thought this was going to be a hilarious book. It wasn’t bad, still entertaining. And they got their happily ever after.
I really liked that this love interest didn’t fit the normal bill. The characters are unique and this story has been building for a few books.