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Seduce Me at Sunrise (The Hathaways, Book 2) | 
 enlarge | Author: Lisa Kleypas
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 1091
Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0312949812
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312949815
ASIN: 0312949812
Publication Date: September 30, 2008
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Product Description
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. 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…
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 I Love the Hathaway Family - book 2 of the series November 17, 2008
The Hathaway family is so entertaining and it's so interesting to watch them grow and change. This is the story of Win and Merripen who have loved each other forever but due to Win's health they never acted on those feelings. In this book the author gives you some history of how Win and Merripen have developed into the current characters. Win returns home with one goal to live life and Kev Merripen is at the top of her list. Great novel, I love the Gypsy storyline and the characters from The Wallflower Series making a cameo.
I would also suggest; Mine Till Midnight (The Hathaways, Book 1) ,
Secrets of a Summer Night (The Wallflowers, Book 1), It Happened One Autumn (The Wallflowers, Book 2), The Devil in Winter (The Wallflowers, Book 3),Scandal in Spring (The Wallflowers, Book 4), A Wallflower Christmas
Very Good Book November 17, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like the book vey much-the plot, the character and the tension of the story. I wished they'd been married a little sooner and most of the book about more tension as man and wife, just like the other books. Anyway, I was cut short on the story about Leo and Miss Marks. It just faded towards the end of the book, and you wonder what happened there( AND I WAS FOLLOWING THAT PART!) If Miss Kleypas will be able to read this review, I would like to ask you to consider writing about Leo and Miss Marks in your future books. Leo was far the most sarcastic and insulting (LOL) among your heros so far but I think it would present a great love story... It reminds me quite of your book A devil in Winter. But this one would presebt a different challenge.
 A cosy read but not memorable.... November 17, 2008
Another author suffering from the curse of the family series. I have really enjoyed some of LK's earlier 'one off' books but not all of the Wallflower books were equally good (Devil in Winter was my favourite)and now we are branching from the Wallflowers into a whole new but vaguely connected family - the Hathaways. Cam and Amelia's story I can't really remember much about and this one will probably be the same.
Seduce me at Sunrise was an easy read and a feel good read and a pleasant way to pass a few lazy hours but the story didn't really ever move me hugely. You are constantly told that Kev/Merripen is burning with intensity but I didn't really feel it. His conflict with himself never seemed terribly real or very necessary to me - I was as frustrated as Win by the time he finally carried her off over his shoulder.
There was plenty of information about the other family members and suggestions and hints that their stories are to come. Probably the next one is Leo and the governess and then Polly and then Bea.
Agree with the other reviewer that the plot twist at the end was not necessary, far too facile and predictable.
Lisa Kleypas fans will no doubt buy this book anyway but if it's your first time for Kleypas recommend some of her earlier books in particular Dreaming of You or Because you're Mine and the more recent Devil in Winter.
Kev & Win's story is one of the best from Kleypas! November 16, 2008
I am a big fan of Lisa Kleypas and have enjoyed her books. But this one stands out as one of her best becauwe it is about love, not just romance and not just physical attraction. That depth of emotion filled the book and made it so much better.
If you read "Mine Till Midnight," you know that Merripen (a gypsy taken in by the Hathaways when he was a boy) and Win have deep feelings for each other. In that book those feelings were smoldering under the surface but not expressed or acted upon. Win is frail and sickly after a bout with scarlet fever and Merripen is her protector. During that book, Merripen's first name is never disclosed.
This book begins two months after Cam and Amelia are married and Win is going to France to be treated by a doctor. Win tries to get Merripen (whose first name we now know is Kev) to admit his feelings for her and declares her love for him. They have a sizzling kiss but Kev pushes her away and denies his feelings so Win leaves for France.
Then the book goes back 12 years to when Kev was brought to the Hathaways after being left for dead by his tribe and we see the beginning of the love that binds Kev and Win. This section adds much to the book because it explains why Merripen acts the way he does and why he loves Win so much. Back at the present, Cam gives Kev the responsibility to oversee the rebuilding of the estate Leo inherited in the first book.
Win returns healthy after two years and Leo, who has been in France with her is also much improved emotionally from the first book. Win's new suitor also comes with them but Win still wants Kev and he still refuses to admit his love despite several more steamy kisses. He doesn't think he is worthy of her. The yearning between them is palpable.
The end of the book has several surprises that I won't give away. However, I think we know who will help Leo recover from mourning his fiance who died. It was a 2 hanky finale. I am really looking forward to the next books in this series!!
 Great Love story November 16, 2008
I really liked the story between Kev Merripen and Win the fragile sister from the Hathaways. I also liked the developing interest of Leo and Miss Marks the governess. The Hathaways, like the Wallflowers are here to stay and there is much more story line to cover. Not to give too much away but the connection between Kev and Cam finally come together. A sensitive,passionate love story well written. I've already read it twice. If anything it is better than Cam and Amelia's story. I recommend this book.
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