Download or read book A Scandalous Pursuit written by Ava Stone and published by Second Wind Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Regency Historical Novel - Book Three of the Scandalous Series... Even the most ruthless of rogues live by their own code of honor, and for Alexander Everett, the wicked Duke of Kelfield, his includes not seducing the ward of his oldest and dearest friend. However for a man who is accustomed to getting what he wants, the lure of the forbidden fruit is enough to drive him wild. When he finds himself under the same roof as the enchanting Olivia Danbury at a summer house party, he discovers the temptation of the lady is more than he can resist. Olivia, on the other hand, has the rest of her life all mapped out. When her fiance returns from the Peninsular Wars, they'll get married, settle down in the country, start a family, and live happily ever after. The sinfully sexy Duke of Kelfield was not in her plans. But when she stumbles headlong into a compromising position with the passionate duke, her carefully constructed life quickly begins to unravel. In no time, Olivia must choose between the life she's always planned and everything she never knew she wanted."

Download or read book In Pursuit of a Scandalous Lady written by Gayle Callen and published by Avon. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entranced by a portrait, haunted by scandal, he would stop at nothing to learn the truth . . . even if it led to their utter ruin.

Download or read book Lady Sarah s Redemption written by Beverley Oakley and published by Sani Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When spoiled heiress Lady Sarah Miles assumes the identity of a drowned governess to escape an undesirable marriage, she never expected to fall in love with her employer or become so attached to her difficult charge, Caro. After a month living at the grand estate of reformist MP Roland Hawthorne where she is governess to the widower’s rebellious sixteen-year-old daughter, Sarah is greatly changed. Gaining Caro's trust and earning Roland's love is much more important to her than new ballgowns and dancing slippers. But Sarah’s deceit has played into the hands of an unexpected adversary; a man who wants to punish Roland and who uses Caro as a pawn in a high-stakes game of revenge. Now Sarah must risk everything she holds dear if she's to save Caro, protect Roland from the past - and redeem herself. Heat rating: Sweet but filled with intrigue and the unexpected What readers are saying: "Dramatic, heartfelt and unusual!’ Eikli sweeps you away into a dangerous world where only the most daring player wins love." ~ Best-selling romance writer, Anna Campbell. "Pleasurable regency that has a lot of actions with turns. Sweet and clean with no sex is just how I like them." ~ Kindle Reader "The love story/ romance was clean and wholesome. The ending left you feeling warm and fuzzy." ~ Kindle Reader "Full of action, scandal and...a tumultuous love story. If you like historical fiction with suggested romance, or sweet and HEA, this is the book for you." ~ Kindle Reader I enjoyed this twist on the old gothic novel standby plot of the governess in the mysterious household. This imaginative writer stands a lot of the expected clichés on their heads and treats the reader to something rather different and refreshing." ~ Long and Short Reviews

Download or read book A Scandalous Secret written by Ava Stone and published by Ava Stone Inc. This book was released on with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chester Peyton, the Marquess of Astwick, has never forgotten his first love. Nor has he ever gotten over her. But now thirteen years later, time has come for him to finally settle down and do his duty as far as both his title and his dragon of a mother are concerned. Everything would be so much easier if Chet’s heart didn’t still belong to the enchanting Scot he gave it to once upon a time. After following her late-husband’s regiment from one end of the continent to the other, Lady Hannah Campbell returns to London a very different woman than the naïve lass she once was. With her two sons in tow, she now has to navigate the waters of the ton, which seem more foreign than the lands she has traversed the last dozen years. And all the while, she has to keep hidden the scandalous secret that made her flee England so very ago.

Download or read book A Scandalous Pursuit Regency Romance Book 3 written by Ava Stone and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the best made plan goes awry Even the most ruthless of rogues live by their own code of honor, and for Alexander Everett, the wicked Duke of Kelfield, his includes not seducing the ward of his oldest and dearest friend. However for a man who is accustomed to getting what he wants, the lure of the forbidden fruit is enough to drive him wild. When he finds himself under the same roof as the enchanting Olivia Danbury at a summer house party, he discovers the temptation of the lady is more than he can resist. Olivia, on the other hand, has the rest of her life all mapped out. When her fianc? returns from the Peninsular Wars, they'll get married, settle down in the country, start a family, and live happily ever after. The sinfully sexy Duke of Kelfield was not in her plans. But when she stumbles headlong into a compromising position with the passionate duke, her carefully constructed live quickly begins to unravel. In no time, Olivia must choose between the life she's always planned and everything she never knew she wanted.

Download or read book Her Scandalous Pursuit written by Candace Camp and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Prequel to the Mad Morelands series"--Back cover.

Download or read book Her Scandalous Pursuit written by Candace Camp and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you like Bridgerton, you'll love Her Scandalous Pursuit! The long-awaited prequel to the Mad Morelands series—the story of Thisbe, the oldest Moreland daughter. Thisbe Moreland is used to men not taking her seriously. As a scientist, she’s accustomed to being the only woman at lectures and meetings, her presence met with scorn and derision. So it comes as a pleasant surprise when she sits next to a handsome young man who is actually interested in having a conversation about science. Desmond Harrison cannot believe his good fortune when he sits next to Thisbe—she’s intelligent and incredibly beautiful. He longs to see her again—but he’s ashamed of his low birth. Not to mention his employment with the infamous Professor Gordon, a formerly respected scientist who turned to spiritualism and is now deeply scorned. When Professor Gordon demands that Desmond recover an artifact for him—an ancient object reputed to have terrible power, known as the Eye of Annie Blue—Desmond realizes that only Thisbe holds the key. Desmond must choose between his love for Thisbe and his loyalty to his mentor…but humanity’s very future will depend on his choice.

Download or read book A Scandalous Past written by Ava Stone and published by Second Wind Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Regency Historical Novel - Book Four of the Scandalous Series... After years of abuse at the hands of her mother, Cordelia Avery knows the only way out is marriage to the perfect man. A man who will allow her all the freedom she has ever craved. And she has the perfect man picked out. The scandalous Marquess of Haversham might not be perfect to anyone else, but taking the man's black reputation under consideration, Cordie believes she'll enjoy all the freedom she's always wished for in his disreputable arms. If only she could get her heart to go along with the plan and to stop leaping whenever Lord Adonis...er...the Earl of Clayworth is nearby. But the very proper earl is most assuredly the wrong sort for her purposes. Brendan Reese, the Earl of Clayworth, has no intention of ever marrying again. He's still trying to clean up the mess his first wife left him, even years after her death. To all the world, Clayworth is the epitome of the perfect English gentleman, and he so wishes that image was the truth. But the truth, as it often can be, is ugly. After all, a perfect English gentleman would never have a traitor for a mother. And unless Clayworth can find the evidence his late wife hid, he could face the gallows himself. But a chance encounter with the reckless Cordelia Avery gives him the best lead he's had in years to finally putting his family's past to rest. Unfortunately, focusing on anything other than Miss Avery seems a nearly impossible task.

Download or read book Cinderella s Scandalous Secret written by Melanie Milburne and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The maid has a secret...and it’s getting harder to hide! Isla McBain is carrying famous hotelier Rafe Angeleri’s baby! No-one can know – she can’t bear for her heart-breaking past to make the headlines. But when Rafe learns about her pregnancy, he’s intent on sweeping her away to Sicily, and marrying her! Isla is drawn by the exquisite temptation of life with Rafe, but dare she step into the spotlight as Mrs Angeleri?

Download or read book A Scandalous Secret written by Laura Trentham and published by Laura Huskins. This book was released on 2021-01-17 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One snowy night. One very sexy man. One bed. What’s a young lady to do? Miss Victoria Hawkins is no stranger to secrets. After all, she is the daughter of England’s spymaster. Her most precious secret is the tender feelings she holds for Thomas Garrick, her father’s personal guard, but pressure is mounting for her to choose a suitable husband at an upcoming Christmas house party. Thomas Garrick has loved Victoria from afar as long as he can remember. His station would never allow marriage, so Thomas makes do with dreams. When danger lands on their doorstep, Thomas will do whatever it takes to keep Victoria safe… even from him. But, when the snow traps them in a cottage with a single bed and a bottle of brandy, the scandal of the season may be inevitable.

Download or read book A Scandalous Secret written by Beth Andrews and published by Belgrave House. This book was released on 2011-11-23 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though two gentlemen vie for her attention, the widowed Countess of Dansmere knows that only one wishes to marry her. The other, Mr. Dominick Markham, seeks revenge. Markham knows a secret that would mean social ruin for Elizabeth and her son. Determined to stand her ground, the countess has only to control her own wayward heart. Regency Romance by Beth Andrews; originally published by Robert Hale [UK]

Download or read book In Pursuit of a Scandalous Lady written by Gayle Callen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-04-23 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Gayle Callen writes one dazzling gem of a book after another.” —Christina Dodd In Pursuit of a Scandalous Lady is the first book in a delectable new series by fan favorite Gayle Callen in which three gentlemen wager that they will find and seduce an apparently shameless beauty who posed for a scandalous portrait. The USA Today bestselling, Holt Medallion and the Laurel Wreath Award-winning author offers readers the flip side of her popular Sons of Scandal trilogy, presenting the delightfully romantic stories of the aristocratic sisters of the heroes from Never Dare a Duke, Never Trust a Scoundrel, and Never Marry a Stranger.

Download or read book Spinster with a Scandalous Past written by Sadie King and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling, scandalous Regency debut Sworn never to marry Or reveal her secrets… Staying with her aunt for the summer, hoping to finally put the past behind her, spinster Louisa Conrad meets the baronet of Hayton Hall, Sir Isaac Liddell—a man so broodingly abrasive, she’s determined to keep her distance! Until she discovers why he’s that way, with experiences so like her own she can’t help but fall for him. Yet Louisa cannot let him closer unless he knows the truth of her past…but telling him risks losing everything! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.

Download or read book Bound by a Scandalous Secret written by Diane Gaston and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fake engagement to a scandalous young lady leads a reluctant Marquess straight down the aisle in this charming Regency romance. England, 1815. The pleasure-seeking Marquess of Rossdale has little interest in his birthright and even less interest in finding a bride. So he comes up with the perfect plan to survive the Season unscathed—a fake engagement to a most unsuitable girl! Outspoken Genna, the youngest of the scandalous Summerfields, has no wish to marry either. Agreeing to be Ross’s temporary fiancée will grant her freedom for a little longer. But as their pretend kisses spark true feelings, both Ross and Genna must face up to what they really desire . . . a true match!

Download or read book How the Lady Seduced the Viscount A Steamy Historical Regency Romance written by Laura A. Barnes and published by Laura A. Barnes. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When one believes in love, they will embrace … She wanted to keep her independence. He wanted her to accept his marriage proposal. After her uncle withdrew his support of their union, will they discover they only need each other’s acceptance for a happily ever after? Jacqueline Holbrooke refused to become the latest match in her uncle’s mad matchmaking scheme. She watched her sisters and cousins fall victim to his madness. Yet, if she were honest with herself, they weren’t victims, but just as mad as their uncle. Madly in love. An emotion Jacqueline fought to keep from embracing. However, the dashing viscount she shared scandalous trysts with kept breaking down the barriers guarding her heart. With each scandalous kiss and gentle caress, her resistance crumbled. Soon, an unexpected but very welcoming surprise caused Jacqueline to question her resistance to the dashing and honorable gentleman. Will Jacqueline keep resisting what her heart desires? Or will she allow the viscount to capture her heart? Griffen Kincaid carried on an affair with an innocent lady for the past three years. With every secret rendezvous, she wrapped her spell tighter around him. He waited with patience for Jacqueline to accept his offer. However, every time she rejected his suit. When her family learned of their affair, he must prove himself worthy of her love. Griffen set out to woo Jacqueline, enticing her into a scandalous bet to win her affections. When someone from his past arrives at Colebourne Manor and slanders his name, Griffen fears Jacqueline will question their love. Can Griffen convince Jacqueline of his true character? Or will his past be the reason for his ultimate demise? A lady who allowed her fears to keep her from finding happiness. A gentleman whose past behavior could ruin his chance at winning his true love’s heart. Will Jacqueline and Griffen allow the obstacles in their path to tear their fragile love asunder? Or will they embrace the seduction of their love? How the Lady Seduced the Viscount is the fifth book in Laura A. Barnes’s Matchmaking Madness Series. If you enjoy scandalous romances filled with stolen kisses and unwavering love, then you’ll love Jacqueline and Griffen’s seductive love affair. Unlock How the Lady Seduced the Viscount today!

Download or read book Lady Amelia s Scandalous Secret written by Eva Shepherd and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-05-23 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sparks fly in this Victorian enemies-to-lovers romance Her rival in business… Her suitor in Society! When debutante Lady Amelia Lambourne is presented to self-made entrepreneur Leo Devenish at a Society dinner, he has no idea she has a scandalous secret: she runs a magazine for women! He might be charismatic and handsome, but she knows he’s keen to take over her magazine. So she permits him to court her—but only to keep her enemy as close as possible… From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. Rebellious Young Ladies Book 1: Lady Amelia's Scandalous Secret Book 2: Miss Fairfax's Notorious Duke

Download or read book The Housemaid s Scandalous Secret written by Helen Dickson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s utterly improper—but can a passion like theirs be kept hidden for long? “Your discretion and good behavior would be most appreciated . . . ” Returning from India to Castonbury Park is just another job for Colonel Ross Montague. With his family in disarray, he promises his uncle, the duke, to do his utmost to see order and decorum restored once more. That is until he’s sidetracked by the beguiling eyes of Castonbury’s newest maid—Lisette. An affair would be most improper . . . but when neither can deny their blazing desire, all society’s rules are discarded. Now, in a house where gossip is rife, Lisette must try her best to keep her salacious liaison a secret . . . Praise for Helen Dickson’s romances “A fun, entertaining read.” —RT Book Reviews