"Potent Pleasures" by Eloisa James

Potent Pleasures by Eloisa James 1999

Description from back of book:
"Reckless desire sends Charlotte Daicheston into the garden with a dashing masked stranger. He's powerful, unforgettable, a devastatingly handsome footman who lures her - not against her will - into a grand indiscretion at a masquerade ball. Then he vanishes. Several years later, after Charlotte has made her dazzling debut in London society, they meet again. But the rogue is no footman. He's rich, titled, and he doesn't remember Charlotte. Worse, he's the subject of some scandalous gas set gossip: rumor has it, the earl's virility is in question. Charlotte, who knows all too intimiately the power of his passion, is stunned by the gossip that has set society ablaze. At last, there can be a storybook ending...unless, of course, Charlotte's one mad indiscretion had not been with him at all."

This is probably one of Eloisa James's best books. Although her writing style has certainly developed since she wrote this book (her first), there are certain things about this book that make it better than her later ones. Mostly, there's no annoying secondary plot that threatens to take over the book and makes you want to skip chapters...this is definitely a plus! This book is a fun read. There is a lot of heat between the characters, and their fights are a good deal of fun. I'd read the other two in this series, and it's nice to see how it all started. Good for a light, fun read.

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