His Scandalous Lessons

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1837930961
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (379 download)

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Book Synopsis His Scandalous Lessons by : Katrina Kendrick

Download or read book His Scandalous Lessons written by Katrina Kendrick and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He is London's most notorious rogue. Richard Grey is renowned for his escapades in the bedchamber. But he's hidden the truth for years: that wicked reputation is a public front to hide his political machinations. She is a politician's daughter. Anne Sheffield's life is dictated at the whims of her domineering father. Considered an asset for her remarkable memory, Anne is privy to top-secret intelligence – so he's determined to keep her close. Desperate to escape, she presents Richard with a trade: help her seduce a husband of her choosing in exchange for political secrets. Love and scandal are a dangerous combination. As Anne learns Richard's scandalous ways, she finds herself on the verge of losing her heart. And as it turns out, sharing secrets can lead to dangerous consequences...

Scandalous Lessons

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Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1434370534
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (343 download)

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Book Synopsis Scandalous Lessons by : James Michael Deel

Download or read book Scandalous Lessons written by James Michael Deel and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scandalous Lessons is based on the true story of James "Mike" Deel, the husband of a middle school teacher convicted of inappropriate behavior with a minor. The story takes you from the discovery of something that no husband wants to find out-his wife is cheating on him. Even worse, the other man is a thirteen year old boy, who happens to be a student in her class. With the epidemic of female teachers becoming sexually involved with their students spreading across the United States, the question of how the families and spouses learn the horrible truth, how they deal with it, and what their lives become in the wake has yet to be told from this point of view. James, having the misfortune of being the one to discover his wife's crime, must deal with the anger he harbors towards her, the ridicule of the town he grew up in, and the mixture of emotions that come from trying to sort out what to do next. Scandalous Lessons deals with a man's conflict of feeling loyalty to the woman he took vows with and the desire to honor those vows even in the face of adversity. It is about the betrayal of that loyalty and how he must come to grips with the fact that the one who commits the crime is not the only one who suffers the punishment.

His Lessons on Love

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062896873
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Book Synopsis His Lessons on Love by : Cathy Maxwell

Download or read book His Lessons on Love written by Cathy Maxwell and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell’s delicious Logical Man’s Guide to Dangerous Women series continues with this provocative romance between a reprobate earl and a sensible spinster who agree to marry under scandalous circumstances. Perfect for fans of Sophie Jordan and Sabrina Jeffries. Lesson #1: A man, even titled and handsome, cannot be careless forever. The Earl of Marsden—better known as Mars to all—has lived his life by his own rules…until he is presented with a very big problem in a very tiny package—a baby girl, his daughter cast off by his ex-mistress. Mars won’t let his child be cast adrift, except he doesn’t know the first thing about babies. Panicking, he turns to a woman for help. Not just any woman, but Clarissa Taylor, village spinster, matron-in-training, and Mars’s greatest critic. Still, who better to tend a motherless child than a woman who was abandoned as a babe herself? Lesson #2: Life always plays the upper hand—especially when it comes to love. Clarissa desperately wishes to not to be beholden to anyone. She has spent a lifetime being pitied by the village. Her plan is simple—to use what the intolerable earl will pay her to become her own woman. It all sounds so straightforward until the threat of scandal sends her and the one man she can’t abide toward . . . marriage? Mars and Clarissa are about to learn the greatest lesson of all—that sparks always fly when the iron is hot.

Lessons from a Scandalous Bride

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062033034
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis Lessons from a Scandalous Bride by : Sophie Jordan

Download or read book Lessons from a Scandalous Bride written by Sophie Jordan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Sophie Jordan is one of a kind!” —Samantha James Best-laid plans beget sizzling passion in the second book in New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan’s delectable Forgotten Princesses series. A sweeping and breathtakingly dramatic historical romance, Lessons from a Scandalous Bride features a haunted hero, a Scottish viscount, who hopes to snare a wealthy wife in Victorian England—only to have an inappropriately independent heiress catch his eye and steal his heart. Sophie Jordan is well-known and well-loved for her dark, brooding heroes and sexy heroines—and her fans will not be disappointed by these Lessons…nor will readers of the bestselling love stories of Lisa Kleypas and Sabrina Jeffries. When it comes to Ms. Jordan and her extraordinary historical romance novels, Kirkus Reviews offers the best advice: “Just surrender to the sizzle.”

A Touch Wicked

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1837930945
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (379 download)

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Book Synopsis A Touch Wicked by : Katrina Kendrick

Download or read book A Touch Wicked written by Katrina Kendrick and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-11 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Masquerade has only two rules: Depart by morning and never reveal your identity. HE IS LONDON'S MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR James, the Earl of Kent, is at the top of every debutante's list for marriage. He's handsome, wealthy, and on the lookout for a bride. But when he meets a mysterious beauty at London's most illicit club, fascination becomes intrigue-and she harbours deadly secrets. SHE IS A PENNILESS NOBODY In a desperate bid to save her criminal sister, Emma Dumont infiltrates the earl's household under false pretences. When a clue leads her to a scandalous masque, she finds herself in the arms of her handsome employer-and torn between duty and lethal attraction. As her sister's crimes threaten to expose Emma's deception, she becomes entangled in a brutal conspiracy. And with the truth comes danger...

Dark Lessons

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Publisher : Julia Sykes
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dark Lessons written by Julia Sykes and published by Julia Sykes. This book was released on 2017-03-30 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One passionate night with a devastatingly handsome stranger. That's all it was supposed to be. When my alluring mystery man turns out to be one of my instructors at Quantico, my life becomes far too complicated. I'm training as an FBI agent, but Jason has other forms of training in mind. Our relationship could cost us both our careers, but I can't help myself. He's broken, and I want to be his salvation. In return, he says he wants to protect me, to love me. But can he save me when my new job puts me directly in the path of danger?

Love Lessons

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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 142990559X
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Book Synopsis Love Lessons by : Cheryl Holt

Download or read book Love Lessons written by Cheryl Holt and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A resolute spinster at twenty-five, Abigail Weston is nonetheless determined to see her cherished younger sister wed to a man of Quality. But Abigail's lack of experience with the opposite sex means that she cannot allay her sister's fears about the marriage bed--unless she takes bold steps to learn what the intimacy between a man and woman entails. Yet the one man in London qualified to teach her awakens temptation Abigail never anticipated--to experience each whispered pleasure for herself... James Stevens--wealthy, dissolute, and wholeheartedly bored by London society--believe nothing can shock him. While Abigail's request for a verbal explanation of the pleasures of the flesh is mildly surprising, what amazes James is his powerful reaction to her innocence and lush beauty. A sexual dalliance between them may bring untold carnal bliss, but anything more would ruin Abigail forever. And for the first time in his life, James suspects that mere physical intimacy pales in the face of true love...

The Handbook to Handling His Lordship

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Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 146682123X
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Book Synopsis The Handbook to Handling His Lordship by : Suzanne Enoch

Download or read book The Handbook to Handling His Lordship written by Suzanne Enoch and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE HANDBOOK TO HANDLING HIS LORDSHIP SUZANNE ENOCH Emily Portsman has a secret, and three years ago she decided the best way to keep it would be to work at the Tantalus Club, a notorious gaming establishment for gentlemen. It's not the sort of work a beautiful, well-bred governess would ever consider-unless she's hiding from her past and a man who wants to destroy her present... Nate Stokes, Earl of Westfall, is a supremely accomplished former spy more at home on London's seedy streets than in any glittery ballroom. His peers know him only as a bookish fellow who can find anything-or anyone. When the Marquis of Ebberling hires him to find a murderess, Nate's search leads him to the Tantalus Club and Emily Portsman. In a game where no one is who they seem and when every conversation is a deadly dance of trust and desire, the only thing Nate knows for sure is that once he gets Emily in his arms, he will never let go...

Swimming Lessons

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Publisher : Tin House Books
ISBN 13 : 1941040527
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (41 download)

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Book Synopsis Swimming Lessons by : Claire Fuller

Download or read book Swimming Lessons written by Claire Fuller and published by Tin House Books. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Oprah Editor's Pick and NPR Best Book of the Year From the author of the award-winning and word-of-mouth sensation Our Endless Numbered Days comes an exhilarating literary mystery that will keep readers guessing until the final page. Ingrid Coleman writes letters to her husband, Gil, about the truth of their marriage, but instead of giving them to him, she hides them in the thousands of books he has collected over the years. When Ingrid has written her final letter she disappears from a Dorset beach, leaving behind her beautiful but dilapidated house by the sea, her husband, and her two daughters, Flora and Nan. Twelve years later, Gil thinks he sees Ingrid from a bookshop window, but he’s getting older and this unlikely sighting is chalked up to senility. Flora, who has never believed her mother drowned, returns home to care for her father and to try to finally discover what happened to Ingrid. But what Flora doesn’t realize is that the answers to her questions are hidden in the books that surround her. Scandalous and whip-smart, Swimming Lessons holds the Coleman family up to the light, exposing the mysterious truths of a passionate and troubled marriage.

To Tame a Scandalous Lady

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Publisher : Entangled: Amara
ISBN 13 : 1640638741
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Book Synopsis To Tame a Scandalous Lady by : Liana De la Rosa

Download or read book To Tame a Scandalous Lady written by Liana De la Rosa and published by Entangled: Amara. This book was released on 2019-10-21 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sparkling, sensual, and oh-so-smart!" —Lenora Bell, USA Today bestselling author In the wake of a fire that decimates his racing stock, Christian Andrews, the Marquess of Amstead, struggles to keep his family’s stud farm from slipping into ruin and painstakingly rebuilds the program. When one of his prime stallions is injured, he notices his new assistant trainer has a special way with the horses. As talented as the trainer is, once he realizes he is a she...and a very beautiful, spirited she at that...he should sack her before scandal breaks. But it’s only weeks before the high stakes race he’s counting on to build back his fortune, and Flora should be by his side for the win. Miserable under the weight of the ton’s expectations, headstrong Lady Flora Campbell laments her privileged life in London. Embracing her dream of working with racehorses, she disguises herself as a lad and slips away to learn as much as she can from England’s premier expert, Christian Andrews, never thinking of the scandal she courts but the glory to be had. Although she develops tender feelings for the dashing marquess, she can never let on that she’s not only a woman, but the daughter of a duke... Each book in the Once Upon A Scandal series is STANDALONE: * To Love a Scandalous Duke * To Resist a Scandalous Rogue * To Tame a Scandalous Lady * To Tempt a Scandalous Lord

I Don't Care About Your Band

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101185171
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis I Don't Care About Your Band by : Julie Klausner

Download or read book I Don't Care About Your Band written by Julie Klausner and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-02-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read Julie Klausner's posts on the Penguin Blog In the tradition of Cynthia Heimel and Chelsea Handler, and with the boisterous iconoclasm of Amy Sedaris, Julie Klausner's candid and funny debut I Don't Care About Your Band sheds light on the humiliations we endure to find love--and the lessons that can be culled from the wreckage. I Don't Care About Your Band posits that lately the worst guys to date are the ones who seem sensitive. It's the jerks in nice guy clothing, not the players in Ed Hardy, who break the hearts of modern girls who grew up in the shadow of feminism, thinking they could have everything, but end up compromising constantly. The cowards, the kidults, the critics, and the contenders: these are the stars of Klausner's memoir about how hard it is to find a man--good or otherwise--when you're a cynical grown-up exiled in the dregs of Guyville. Off the popularity of her New York Times "Modern Love" piece about getting the brush-off from an indie rock musician, I Don't care About Your Band is marbled with the wry strains of Julie Klausner's precocious curmudgeonry and brimming with truths that anyone who's ever been on a date will relate to. Klausner is an expert at landing herself waist-deep in crazy, time and time again, in part because her experience as a comedy writer (Best Week Ever, TV Funhouse on SNL) and sketch comedian from NYC's Upright Citizens Brigade fuels her philosophy of how any scene should unfold, which is, "What? That sounds crazy? Okay, I'll do it." I Don't Care About Your Band charts a distinctly human journey of a strong-willed but vulnerable protagonist who loves men like it's her job, but who's done with guys who know more about love songs than love. Klausner's is a new outlook on dating in a time of pop culture obsession, and she spent her 20's doing personal field research to back up her philosophies. This is the girl's version of High Fidelity. By turns explicit, funny and moving, Klausner's debut shows the evolution of a young woman who endured myriad encounters with the wrong guys, to emerge with real- world wisdom on matters of the heart. I Don't Care About Your Band is Julie Klausner's manifesto, and every one of us can relate.

A Lady's Lesson In Scandal

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Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1472222288
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (722 download)

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Book Synopsis A Lady's Lesson In Scandal by : Meredith Duran

Download or read book A Lady's Lesson In Scandal written by Meredith Duran and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meredith Duran returns with another witty, humorous and smart romance. Fans of Julia Quinn, Jane Feather and Eloisa James will delight in Meredith's trademark headstrong heroine, cunning hero and tale of deep emotional intensity! IN GRITTY, WORKING-CLASS LONDON, SHE DOES WHAT SHE MUST TO SURVIVE... When Nell Whitby breaks into an earl's house on a midnight quest for revenge, she finds her pistol pointed at the wrong man - one handsome as sin and naked as the day he was born. Pity he's a lunatic. He thinks her a missing heiress, but more to the point, he'll help her escape the slums and right a grave injustice. Not a bad bargain. All she has to do is marry him. A NOTORIOUS LADIES' MAN COULD TAKE HER FROM POVERTY TO OPULENCE...BUT AT WHAT PRICE? A rake of the first order, Simon St. Maur spent his restless youth burning every bridge he crossed. When he inherits an earldom without a single penny attached to it, he sees a chance to start over - provided he can find an heiress to fund his efforts. But his wicked reputation means courtship will be difficult - until fate sends him the most notorious missing heiress in history. All he needs now is to make her into a lady and keep himself from making the only mistake that could ruin everything: falling in love... Looking for more Meredith Duran novels? Try Wicked Becomes You or her Rules for the Reckless series.

Scandalous

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060798599
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (67 download)

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Book Synopsis Scandalous by : Jenna Petersen

Download or read book Scandalous written by Jenna Petersen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2005-09-27 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katherine Fleming has lived her life without even a hint of indiscretion. So she is devastated to discover the nobleman she's engaged to has a secret he's kept from her: a wife! Suddenly Katherine's enmeshed in a scandal that has the ton buzzing—and forced to accept a most unconventional proposal from the notorious seducer Dominic Mallory, her faithless fiancé's brother… and precisely the sort of rake she has sworn to avoid! Charming and dangerously sensual, Dominic has desired the stunning beauty from the first moment he spied her. Now, with Katherine's reputation in tatters, it's the ideal opportunity to bed her—though it will take wedding vows to do so. But can a rogue be reformed by the unleashed passion of a normally reserved lady? And can a marriage made for all the wrong reasons flame into the love match of the season?

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

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Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1453245030
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (532 download)

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Book Synopsis The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by : Muriel Spark

Download or read book The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie written by Muriel Spark and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A perfect book”—and basis for the Maggie Smith film—about a teacher who makes a lasting impression on her female students in the years before World War II (Chicago Tribune). “Give me a girl at an impressionable age, and she is mine for life!” So asserts Jean Brodie, a magnetic, dubious, and sometimes comic teacher at the conservative Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh. Brodie selects six favorite pupils to mold—and she doesn’t stop with just their intellectual lives. She has a plan for them all, including how they will live, whom they will love, and what sacrifices they will make to uphold her ideals. When the girls reach adulthood and begin to find their own destinies, Jean Brodie’s indelible imprint is a gift to some, and a curse to others. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is Spark’s masterpiece, a novel that offers one of twentieth-century English literature’s most iconic and complex characters—a woman at once admirable and sinister, benevolent and conniving. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Muriel Spark including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s archive at the National Library of Scotland.

Scandalous Grace

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Publisher : David C Cook
ISBN 13 : 0830782508
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (37 download)

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Book Synopsis Scandalous Grace by : Preston M. Sprinkle

Download or read book Scandalous Grace written by Preston M. Sprinkle and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleash the power of God’s grace as you journey through the Old Testament. Prepare to be challenged and transformed as you explore the stories and testimonies of the Bible, where grace refuses to be tamed. Grace is a dangerous topic. We want to domesticate it, calm it down, and stuff it into a blue blazer and a pair of khakis. But biblical grace—or charis—doesn’t like to settle down. Grace is a dangerous topic because the Bible is a dangerous book. Scandalous Grace offers: Biblically rich viewpoints that challenge conventional interpretations; An exploration of grace in the Old Testament instead of a focus on judgment; Theological perspective that showcases a benevolent God who consistently extends redemption to those seen as irredeemable. Whether you're a seasoned theologian or seeking Christian spiritual growth, Scandalous Grace promises an intellectual and spiritual journey that will expand your understanding of a God whose grace knows no boundaries.

Flying Lessons & Other Stories

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Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 : 110193462X
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis Flying Lessons & Other Stories by : Ellen Oh

Download or read book Flying Lessons & Other Stories written by Ellen Oh and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold short story collection—written by some of the best children’s authors including Kwame Alexander, Meg Medina, Jacqueline Woodson, and many more and published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books—celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us. "Will resonate with any kid who's ever felt different—which is to say, every kid." —Time Great stories take flight in this adventurous middle-grade anthology crafted by ten of the most recognizable and diverse authors writing today. Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander delivers a story in-verse about a boy who just might have magical powers; National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson spins a tale of friendship against all odds; and Meg Medina uses wet paint to color in one girl’s world with a short story that inspired her Newbery award-winner Merci Suárez Changes Gear. Plus, seven more bold voices that bring this collection to new heights with tales that challenge, inspire, and celebrate the unique talents within us all. AUTHORS INCLUDE: Kwame Alexander, Kelly J. Baptist, Soman Chainani, Matt de la Peña, Tim Federle, Grace Lin, Meg Medina, Walter Dean Myers, Tim Tingle, Jacqueline Woodson “There’s plenty of magic in this collection to go around.” —Booklist, Starred “A natural for middle school classrooms and libraries.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred “Inclusive, authentic, and eminently readable.” —School Library Journal, Starred “Thought provoking and wide-ranging . . . should not be missed.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred “Read more books by these authors.” —The Bulletin, Starred

Lessons From a Scarlet Lady

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Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0451228790
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Lessons From a Scarlet Lady written by Emma Wildes and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2010-01-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No real lady should take lessons from a scarlet woman... The Duke of Rolthven's new wife, Brianna, is the perfect aristocratic bride. So what would society say if they saw her with a copy of Lady Rothburg's Advice--a courtesan's lessons for the boudoir? When his innocent wife suddenly becomes a vixen in the bedroom, the proper Duke is truly astounded by her seductive powers. Following a courtesan's advice might lead to trouble-but will it lead to Brianna's ultimate desire: winning her husband's love?