Lydia Blatchford is the sacrificial lamb. Her titled family is in need of money and Lydia is going to change their fortune by marrying a lowly but rich merchant. Lydia is not the perfect English rose, but her fiance Evan Chandler thinks she will be more than perfect for him. Evan believes in making the most of his marriage no matter what his bride to be thinks. Evan is not above using anything at is disposal to convince Lydia that they will mesh well, even getting sexual ideas from the book the Kama Sutra.

Love...By the Book is a scintillating mix of lust and sexual exploration. Lydia’s character has the typical ideals of the time period. Marriage is for convenience not for passion or love, no matter what she truly longs for on the inside. Evan is sexy, yet his character has a wonderfully tender side. Evan wants to learn to make Lydia enjoy marriage as much as he intends to. He shows her just how hot marriage can be. The two characters are white hot together. The sexual scenes are scorching. Ms. Lamont has done a very nice job of bringing a bit of the exotic into her writing. I look forward to reading more.

Reviewed by: Dawnie