Night of the Scoundrel

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ISBN 13 : 9781538700600
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Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Book Synopsis Night of the Scoundrel by : Kelly Bowen (Romance fiction writer)

Download or read book Night of the Scoundrel written by Kelly Bowen (Romance fiction writer) and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning author Kelly Bowen comes an enchanting historical short story perfect for fans of Grace Burrowes, Sarah MacLean, and Tessa Dare. Ruthless. Dangerous. Known simply as King. No one knows his true name or where he came from. And when he learns that the man who betrayed him has returned to London, King has only one goal: vengeance. But first, he must seek out an unlikely ally to aide him in his pursuit ... Adeline Archambault is as mysterious as she is beautiful. Exiled after the French Revolution, she's determined to reclaim her birthright and deliver the justice that is owed her. King's offer to help her, in exchange for her assistance, is a bargain she can't refuse. But will this deal with a devil lead to a future she never dared hope for? 40,000 words

Night of the Scoundrel

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Publisher : Forever Yours
ISBN 13 : 1538700611
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Night of the Scoundrel written by Kelly Bowen and published by Forever Yours. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning author Kelly Bowen comes an enchanting historical short story perfect for fans of Grace Burrowes, Sarah MacLean, and Tessa Dare. Can he trust her with his darkest secret? Ruthless. Dangerous. Known simply as King. No one knows his true name or where he came from. And when he learns that the man who betrayed him has returned to London, King has only one goal: vengeance. But first, he must seek out an unlikely ally to aide him in his pursuit... Adeline Archambault is as mysterious as she is beautiful. Exiled after the French Revolution, she's determined to reclaim her birthright and deliver the justice that is owed her. King's offer to help her, in exchange for her assistance, is a bargain she can't refuse. But will this deal with a devil lead to a future she never dared hope for? 40,000 words

Three Nights with a Scoundrel

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Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345518896
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Book Synopsis Three Nights with a Scoundrel by : Tessa Dare

Download or read book Three Nights with a Scoundrel written by Tessa Dare and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Tessa Dare’s dazzling new trilogy, the men of the Stud Club live and play by their own rules—until passion changes the game. The bastard son of a nobleman, Julian Bellamy is now polished to perfection, enthralling the ton with wit and charm while clandestinely plotting to ruin the lords, ravish the ladies, and have the last laugh on a society that once spurned him. But after meeting Leo Chatwick, a decent man and founder of an elite gentlemen’s club, and Lily, Leo’s enchanting sister, Julian reconsiders his wild ways. And when Leo’s tragic murder demands that Julian hunt for justice, he vows to see the woman he secretly loves married to a man of her own class. Lily, however, has a very different husband in mind. She’s loved Julian forever, adores the man beneath the rakish façade, and wants to savor the delicious attraction they share—as his wife. His insistence on marrying her off only reinforces her intent to prove that he is the only man for her. Obsessed with catching a killer, Julian sinks back to the gutters of his youth, forcing Lily to reach out with a sweet, reckless passion Julian can’t resist. Can her desire for a scoundrel save them both—or will dangerous secrets threaten more than their tender love?

A Perfect Scoundrel

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Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504010043
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Book Synopsis A Perfect Scoundrel by : Heather Cullman

Download or read book A Perfect Scoundrel written by Heather Cullman and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the follow-up to For All Eternity, a perfect scoundrel finds perfect love Lord Quentin Somerville is smitten with society’s most sought-after beauty. But as a debt-ridden second son, he knows his only chance of winning such a prize is to resort to trickery, and he concocts a plan to trap her into marrying him. But his plan to seduce Clarissa Edwardes at a masked ball backfires when he discovers that the woman in his arms isn’t the one he desires. When Clarissa falls ill on the day of the ball, and the costume of her spinster stepsister, Jane Wentworth, meets with disaster, Clarissa hatches a plan of her own: Jane must go to the masquerade disguised as Clarissa. As planned, Jane is mistaken for Clarissa by everyone, including Quentin. Jane, who is secretly in love with Quentin, is thrilled by his notice. When her daring charade leads to a stolen kiss, she isn’t prepared for his passionate response—or for the ensuing scandal. With Jane’s honor compromised, Quentin proposes under the threat of being cut off by his father. Furious at being deceived, the young noble vows to continue his dissolute life in London and banishes Jane to his dreary estate in Worcestershire. But he underestimates the charms—and determination—of his wife, who has plans of her own.

After Dark with a Scoundrel

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Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9781429992343
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (923 download)

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Book Synopsis After Dark with a Scoundrel by : Alexandra Hawkins

Download or read book After Dark with a Scoundrel written by Alexandra Hawkins and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young, tender, and highly impressionable, Lady Regan can't help but be intrigued by her brother's wayward friends—the wickedly charming Lords of Vice. One man in particular, the dashing Lord Hugh Mordare (known simply as "Dare" among the ton), utterly captivates her—in spite of his reputation as a notorious womanizer. But when she steals an innocent kiss from Dare, Regan is swiftly packed off to boarding school, safely away from danger...and desire. Five years later, Regan returns—a proper lady and ravishing beauty. Miss Swann's Academy for Young Ladies has taught her how to behave in polite society. But all the training in the world cannot extinguish her love for Dare. Now, she hopes to beat the master of seduction at his own game—by daring Dare to love her in return. This time, both of their hearts are on the line...and winner takes all.

All Night with a Rogue

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Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9780312580193
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book All Night with a Rogue written by Alexandra Hawkins and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2010-02-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Notorious, handsome, and decadent, the Lords of Vice prowl the glittering ballrooms of Regency London— breaking rules and hearts with equal aplomb. But even the wildest rogue must eventually meet his match... Seduce Lady Juliana Ivers and then cast her aside: Those are his sister's instructions. Alexius Braverton, Marquess of Sinclair—known as Sin to the ton—is happy enough to oblige, especially when he catches a glimpse of his target. Juliana is completely unlike the empty-headed chits who barely hold his attention for a week. A true gentleman would leave her to find a worthy suitor. But then, a Lord of Vice would never claim to be a gentleman. Juliana is expected to marry well to improve her family's finances, even if she secretly longs to make a living through her musical compositions. A dalliance can only complicate matters, though not even practical Juliana can help succumbing to the aptly named Sin. But one unforgettable night will draw her into a scandalous affair—and a seduction begun as sport will soon become deliciously, dangerously real...

The Scoundrel Takes a Bride

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Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345536029
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Book Synopsis The Scoundrel Takes a Bride by : Stefanie Sloane

Download or read book The Scoundrel Takes a Bride written by Stefanie Sloane and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY RT BOOK REVIEWS In Stefanie Sloane’s irresistible Regency romance series of spy games and seductive passion, a rogue discovers that his desire for the wrong woman is so very right. A notorious scoundrel, the right Honorable Nicholas Bourne has spent years in the East Indies amassing a fortune through questionable means. Still, his loyalty to his older brother, Langdon, and his childhood friends remains true and trusted. But when Lady Sophia Southwell, the woman promised to Nicholas’s brother, seeks his help on a dangerous mission, he is troubled—and torn. Unable to dissuade her from her quest to find a killer, he vows to keep her safe. This makes his mission the hardest test of his wits, honor, and skill. For Sophia is the secret love of his life. For years, Sophia has planned her daring act of revenge against her mother’s killer. She has painstakingly prepared herself by studying the criminal mind. Now she knows that the moment is right and that Nicholas is the man to help her. But she doesn’t count on the reckless temptation of his rugged sensuality or the captivating intensity in his deep eyes. When desire and emotion intoxicate her as they venture together into the darkest corners of London’s underbelly, Sophia must contend with a yearning even more powerful than the quest for vengeance: the call of love. “Stefanie Sloane’s books will leave you breathless.”—Julia Quinn From the Paperback edition.

A Rogue by Night

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Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1478918632
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (789 download)

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Book Synopsis A Rogue by Night by : Kelly Bowen

Download or read book A Rogue by Night written by Kelly Bowen and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2018 RITA award-winning author! From the author who Sarah MacLean calls "a charming, clever, and engaging storyteller" comes the next regency romance in the witty and sexy Devils of Dover series! Baron. Physician. Smuggler. Harland Hayward is living a double life as an aristocrat by day and a criminal by night. As a doctor, Harland has the perfect cover to appear in odd places at all hours, a cover he uses to his advantage. He's chosen this life to save his family from financial ruin, but he draws the line at taking advantage of the honest and trustworthy Katherine Wright. Katherine thought she was done smuggling. Having finally convinced her ailing father and injured brother to abandon their criminal pursuits, she's returned to England to help them escape to a new life--once she helps them fulfill their last contract. And that means working with Hayward, even when her instincts tell her that becoming his ally may be a risk to her heart - as well as her life.

A Duke in the Night

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Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1478918551
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (789 download)

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Download or read book A Duke in the Night written by Kelly Bowen and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enchanting historical romance from the 2018 RITA award-winning author that New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean calls "a charming, clever, and engaging storyteller." Named to All About Romance's "The Best of 2018!" Duke. Scoundrel. Titan of business. August Faulkner is a man of many talents, not the least of which is enticing women into his bedchamber. He's known-and reviled-for buying and selling companies, accumulating scads of money, and breaking hearts. It's a reputation he wears like a badge of honor, and one he intends to keep. Clara Hayward, the headmistress of the Haverhall School for Young Ladies, on the other hand, is above reproach. Yet when she's reunited with August all she can think of is the way she felt in his arms as they danced a scandalous waltz ten long years ago. Even though her head knows that he is only back in her life to take over her family's business, her heart can't help but open to the very duke who could destroy it for good. "Where have you been all my life, Kelly Bowen? If Julia Quinn, Sarah MacLean, and Lisa Kleypas were to extract their writing DNA, mix it in a blender, and have a love child, Kelly Bowen would be it."-HeroesandHeartbreakers.com

The Day of the Duchess

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062379461
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Book Synopsis The Day of the Duchess by : Sarah MacLean

Download or read book The Day of the Duchess written by Sarah MacLean and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third book in Sarah MacLean's witty and romantic Scandal & Scoundrel series featuring a ravishing heroine and the man, desperately in love, who now has to make amends. The one woman he will never forget… Malcolm Bevingstoke, Duke of Haven, has lived the last three years in self-imposed solitude, paying the price for a mistake he can never reverse and a love he lost forever. The dukedom does not wait, however, and Haven requires an heir, which means he must find himself a wife by summer’s end. There is only one problem—he already has one. The one man she will never forgive… After years in exile, Seraphina, Duchess of Haven, returns to London with a single goal—to reclaim the life she left and find happiness, unencumbered by the man who broke her heart. Haven offers her a deal; Sera can have her freedom, just as soon as she finds her replacement…which requires her to spend the summer in close quarters with the husband she does not want, but somehow cannot resist. A love that neither can deny… The duke has a single summer to woo his wife and convince her that, despite their broken past, he can give her forever, making every day the Day of the Duchess.

Midnight Raider

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Publisher : Summit Avenue Books
ISBN 13 : 9780988729889
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (298 download)

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Book Synopsis Midnight Raider by : Shelly Thacker

Download or read book Midnight Raider written by Shelly Thacker and published by Summit Avenue Books. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their secret, sizzling partnership was supposed to be strictly business... In London's most glittering salons, she is lovely young widow Lady Elizabeth Barnes-Finchley. But by night, she rides as highwayman Blackerby Swift, seeking vengeance against the man who took from her all she once loved. Then a pistol shot on a moonlit heath brings her face-to-face with a rival highwayman: Marcus Worthington, darkly handsome, lethally dangerous-and determined to stop her. A fallen-from-grace earl with a nefarious reputation, Marcus wants vengeance against the man responsible for his father's death and his family's ruin. Elizabeth is a clever, daring, enchanting obstacle in his path. The two outlaws reluctantly agree to join forces against their mutual enemy, but the odds are against both of them surviving the dangerous partnership-and falling in love was never part of the plan. An RWA RITA Award Finalist: Best Historical Romance of the Year "Shelly Thacker has a unique and dazzling talent!" -New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas "This enthralling tale will keep you spellbound from beginning to end." -Rendezvous "A wild and wonderful ride through dark woods and moonlit roads. Midnight Raider is irresistible to readers who want their love stories laced liberally with adventure, passion and intrigue." -RT Book Reviews A full-length novel of 100,000 words Adult content: steamy love scenes Setting: England, 1742 An earlier edition of this novel was originally published by Avon Books. This Author's Preferred Edition e-book has been extensively revised from first page to last and includes new scenes never before published. The Escape with a Scoundrel Series These sexy bad boys are on the wrong side of the law-and willing to risk everything to claim a love more priceless than any gem they've ever stolen. Each book in the Escape with a Scoundrel Series is a stand-alone novel, so you can enjoy them in any order: Book 1: RUN WILD (Nicholas and Samantha) Book 2: MIDNIGHT RAIDER (Marcus and Elizabeth) Also by Shelly Thacker If you love alpha male heroes, romance edged with danger, and scorching love scenes, you won't want to miss any of Shelly's emotion-packed historical romance novels! AFTER SUNDOWN FOREVER HIS HIS FORBIDDEN TOUCH HIS CAPTIVE BRIDE

Hearts Run Wild

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ISBN 13 : 9780380781195
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (811 download)

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Download or read book Hearts Run Wild written by Shelly Thacker and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An impossible situation drives Samantha Delafield to commit a desperate act and forces the orphaned beauty to flee her world of privilege. But her fate takes a shocking turn when she is arrested for petty thievery and shackled to a dangerous criminal. Nicholas Brogan is a man tormented by his past as England's most notorious pirate. Now a blackmailer's threats have drawn him out of seclusion--and into the hands of the British magistrates. Manacles bind him to a beautiful young hellion who enflames Nicholas with passions he has struggled to suppress--tempting him to care, to want, to feel. And now Nicholas and Samantha must escape together, for their destinies are linked by chains far stronger than the iron that holds them captive ... and only love can set their imprisoned hearts free.

The Rogue Not Taken

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062379399
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Book Synopsis The Rogue Not Taken by : Sarah MacLean

Download or read book The Rogue Not Taken written by Sarah MacLean and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-12-29 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lady Sophie’s Society Splash When Sophie, the least interesting of the Talbot sisters, lands her philandering brother-in-law backside-first in a goldfish pond in front of all society, she becomes the target of very public aristocratic scorn. Her only choice is to flee London, vowing to start a new life far from the aristocracy. Unfortunately, the carriage in which she stows away isn’t saving her from ruin . . . it’s filled with it. Rogue’s Reign of Ravishment! Kingscote, “King,” the Marquess of Eversley, has never met a woman he couldn’t charm, resulting in a reputation far worse than the truth, a general sense that he’s more pretty face than proper gentleman, and an irate summons home to the Scottish border. When King discovers stowaway Sophie, however, the journey becomes anything but boring. War? Or More? He thinks she’s trying to trick him into marriage. She wouldn’t have him if he were the last man on earth. But carriages bring close quarters, dark secrets, and unbearable temptation, making opposites altogether too attractive . . .

Highland Scoundrel

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Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345512863
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Book Synopsis Highland Scoundrel by : Monica McCarty

Download or read book Highland Scoundrel written by Monica McCarty and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009-03-24 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Framed for a crime he did not commit, Duncan Campbell, the illegitimate son of a chieftain, has returned to the Highlands determined to clear his name after ten years in exile. He is drawn to the unforgettable sensual beauty of Jeannie Gordon, the headstrong girl who once pledged him her love, gave him her innocence, and then betrayed him. Now, in the glow of the moonlight, she defiantly shows Duncan the bad end of a pistol. Jeannie is stunned to discover that the broad-chested brigand she just shot is the rogue who broke her heart years ago. No longer a starry-eyed girl but a woman with dangerous secrets, Jeannie cannot forgive Duncan’s shattering mistrust of her–nor can she sign his death warrant by turning him in. Soon passion flares hotter and bolder than before, sealing a fate the onetime lovers can no longer deny. Caught up in a deadly game of murder and intrigue, Jeannie is willing to risk everything for a man and a love she vows never to lose again.

Scoundrel

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062899791
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Scoundrel written by Sarah Weinman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Recommended Read from: The Los Angeles Times * Town and Country * The Seattle Times * Publishers Weekly * Lit Hub * Crime Reads * Alma From the author of The Real Lolita and editor of Unspeakable Acts, the astonishing story of a murderer who conned the people around him—including conservative thinker William F. Buckley—into helping set him free In the 1960s, Edgar Smith, in prison and sentenced to death for the murder of teenager Victoria Zielinski, struck up a correspondence with William F. Buckley, the founder of National Review. Buckley, who refused to believe that a man who supported the neoconservative movement could have committed such a heinous crime, began to advocate not only for Smith’s life to be spared but also for his sentence to be overturned. So begins a bizarre and tragic tale of mid-century America. Sarah Weinman’s Scoundrel leads us through the twists of fate and fortune that brought Smith to freedom, book deals, fame, and eventually to attempting murder again. In Smith, Weinman has uncovered a psychopath who slipped his way into public acclaim and acceptance before crashing down to earth once again. From the people Smith deceived—Buckley, the book editor who published his work, friends from back home, and the women who loved him—to Americans who were willing to buy into his lies, Weinman explores who in our world is accorded innocence, and how the public becomes complicit in the stories we tell one another. Scoundrel shows, with clear eyes and sympathy for all those who entered Smith’s orbit, how and why he was able to manipulate, obfuscate, and make a mockery of both well-meaning people and the American criminal justice system. It tells a forgotten part of American history at the nexus of justice, prison reform, and civil rights, and exposes how one man’s ill-conceived plan to set another man free came at the great expense of Edgar Smith’s victims.

A Rogue by Any Other Name

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062065386
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book A Rogue by Any Other Name written by Sarah MacLean and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What a scoundrel wants, a scoundrel gets. . . A decade ago, the Marquess of Bourne was cast from society with nothing but his title. Now a partner in London's most exclusive gaming hell, the cold, ruthless Bourne will do whatever it takes to regain his inheritance—including marrying perfect, proper Lady Penelope Marbury. A broken engagement and years of disappointing courtships have left Penelope with little interest in a quiet, comfortable marriage, and a longing for something more. How lucky that her new husband has access to an unexplored world of pleasures. Bourne may be a prince of London's illicit underworld, but he vows to keep Penelope untouched by its wickedness—a challenge indeed as the lady discovers her own desires, and her willingness to wager anything for them . . . .even her heart.

Twice Tempted by a Rogue

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Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345518888
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book Twice Tempted by a Rogue written by Tessa Dare and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2010-06-22 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horses, gambling, and secrets are the game played by the men of the Stud Club—until love raises the stakes in Twice Tempted by a Rogue. Luck is a double-edged sword for brooding war hero Rhys St. Maur. His death wish went unanswered on the battlefield, while fate allowed the murder of his good friend in the elite gentlemen’s society known as the Stud Club. Out of options, Rhys returns to his ancestral home on the moors of Devonshire, expecting anything but a chance at redemption in the arms of a beautiful innkeeper who dares him to take on the demons of his past—and the sweet temptation of a woman’s love. Meredith Maddox believes in hard work, not fate, and romance isn’t part of her plan. But when Rhys returns, battle-scarred, world-weary, and more dangerously attractive than ever, the lovely widow is torn between determination and desire. As a deep mystery and dangerous smugglers threaten much more than their passionate reckoning, Meredith discovers that she must trust everything to a wager her heart placed long ago.