Nicole Jordan - To Pleasure a Lady

Marcus Pierce, the new Earl of Danvers is at lost. With his title he has inherited the responsability of 3 wards. No kids, but 3 young, beautiful women, all at a marriageable age. He has no intention of letting the responsability last, so he intends to marry them off as soon as possible. He'll provide them with a nice sum, so their suitors might look over their scandalous past. Four years ago, their mother ran of to France with her lover, finally tired of her husbands escapades. Two weeks later their father was killed in a duel over a paramour.
The ladies started their own life, they found a teaching school and start teaching there, thus providing an income of their own.

But Marcus is determined to get rid of them untill the eldest of the sisters Arabella storms in during a fencing session with his friends and captivates his immediate attention.
After meeting again Marces is even more determined to marry her off... only he will be the groom and no one else. So they make a bet... He'll court her, and she will try to resist him. If she won't succumb to his charms in two weeks, she'll be free and so will her sisters... She will be able to continue teaching, given a large sum and more important he won't force them into marriage...

This is part one in the Courtship Wars trilogy.

Arabella is the eldest of the sisters. She's hurt by the quarrels of her parents and she's determined never to marry.

Marcus is captivated for the first time in his life, and is equally determined to marry her. He uses all his charms and sensual knowledge to make Arabella surrender.

I always like Nicole Jordans book. When you pick one, you are in for a nice regency read with a lot of steamy scenes. While this book doesn't have as many of them, the erotical scences are more that sufficient.
The dialogues are great, the book put a smile on my face more than once.

The other characters are interesting too... Mainly the stoic duke of Arden and the hellion sister Lillian...

I'd definitly advice people who love regency to get this book and the 2 sequels. You won't be disappointed.