Download or read book All Afternoon with a Scandalous Marquess written by Alexandra Hawkins and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexandra Hawkins All Afternoon with a Scandalous Marquess Simon Jefferes, the Marquess of Sainthill, has done the unthinkable—he's fallen in love. The so-called "Saint" has spent his life gambling, dallying with women, and satisfying his every whim. And he fully intended to continue his wicked ways, until he met the mysterious, exotic, and irresistible Madame Venna—the one woman he can't have...and the only one he's ever wanted for more than an evening. The proprietress of the Golden Pearl, one of London's most exclusive brothels, Madame Venna takes pride in the lush, decadent club she's created. With a half-mask to conceal her identity, she's careful to safeguard something even more valuable—her heart. But Saint is determined to tear down the walls she's built around herself, and to finally expose the truth—that Madame Venna is a woman very much in love...with him.

Download or read book All Afternoon with a Scandalous Marquess written by Alexandra Hawkins and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he falls in love with Madame Venna, the mysterious and exotic proprietress of an exclusive brothel--and the one woman he cannot have--the Marquess of Sainthill will stop at nothing to tear down the walls around her heart.

Download or read book Sunrise with a Notorious Lord written by Alexandra Hawkins and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dashing, decadent, and deliciously seductive, the notorious Lords of Vice indulge their every desire—from dusk until dawn... Christopher Courtland, Earl of Vanewright—known around London as "Vane"—is the very picture of a rich, handsome ladies' man. Why shackle himself to just one lady when he's free to sample them all? In spite of his own mother's attempts at matchmaking, Vane has sworn to stay single. Until he has a chance run-in with Miss Isabel Thorne... A modest and refined beauty, Isabel is a lot more brazen than she appears. When a pickpocket tries to make away with Vane's bejeweled snuffbox, Isabel attempts to thwart his escape...and manages to steal Vane's heart. But the harder he tries to seduce the sharp-tongued, strong-willed Isabel, the more she resists. Now it's up to this tried-and-true bachelor to find a new way to play the game...or risk losing the one woman who's ever captured his heart.

Download or read book You Can t Always Get the Marquess You Want written by Alexandra Hawkins and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chance Fairlamb has always had his eyes on Lady Tempest. But she's the daughter of his father's sworn enemy, and therefore untouchable. But Chance is willing to risk it all to have the lady by his side...and Tempest is only too eager to be his...

Download or read book A Scandalous Match for the Marquess written by Christine Merrill and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2024-07-23 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scandal and spice and all things nice…in this atmospheric Regency romance From one scandal Straight into the arms of another! Felicity Morgan has written a lurid gothic novel and all of London is clamoring for the sequel! But her mortified family have sent her to the countryside in disgrace! Felicity is relieved to be free of her parents’ relentless matchmaking—until she learns her host has a marquess in mind for her… Reclusive widower Martin Howell, Marquess of Woodley, has no interest in entertaining rebellious Felicity, but she is bringing lightness to his gloomy estate…and his brooding heart. They bond over their determination to remain unwed…until a kiss brings them to the brink of another scandal! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.

Download or read book Do You Want to Start a Scandal written by Tessa Dare and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the night of the Parkhurst ball, someone had a scandalous tryst in the library. Was it Lord Canby, with the maid, on the divan? Or Miss Fairchild, with a rake, against the wall? Perhaps the butler did it. All Charlotte Highwood knows is this: it wasn’t her. But rumors to the contrary are buzzing. Unless she can discover the lovers’ true identity, she’ll be forced to marry Piers Brandon, Lord Granville—the coldest, most arrogantly handsome gentleman she’s ever had the misfortune to embrace. When it comes to emotion, the man hasn’t got a clue. But as they set about finding the mystery lovers, Piers reveals a few secrets of his own. The oh-so-proper marquess can pick locks, land punches, tease with sly wit . . . and melt a woman’s knees with a single kiss. The only thing he guards more fiercely than Charlotte’s safety is the truth about his dark past. Their passion is intense. The danger is real. Soon Charlotte’s feeling torn. Will she risk all to prove her innocence? Or surrender it to a man who’s sworn to never love?

Download or read book The Scandalous Diary of Lily Layton written by Stacy Reid and published by Entangled: Scorched. This book was released on 2019-02-18 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beneath Lily Layton’s sweet and charming exterior beats the heart of a vixen—one with shocking and scandalous secrets and desires. But as a genteel lady, she confines her forbidden fantasies, like those about her employer’s devastatingly handsome son, to her diary...until she loses it. Oliver Carlyle, Marquess of Ambrose, has finally found the perfect wife, a woman who will not hide from his dark, carnal cravings. He just needs to figure out who she is. When he has a secret rendezvous with a mysterious stranger, suddenly he starts to believe she might be the author of the diary. He’s determined to find out who his mystery woman is... His biggest fear—and deepest fantasy—is she may be the one woman he cannot have. Each book in the Sweetest Taboo series is STANDALONE: * Sin and Ink by Naima Simone * Passion and Ink by Naima Simone * The Scandalous Diary of Lily Layton by Stacy Reid

Download or read book Twilight with the Infamous Earl written by Alexandra Hawkins and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "St. Martin's Paperbacks historical romance"--Spine.

Download or read book Waiting For an Earl Like You written by Alexandra Hawkins and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LOVE ISN’T ALWAYS WHAT IT SEEMS. Get lost in Waiting for an Earl Like You, the next lush, sensual Regency romance in the Masters of Seduction series by USA Today bestselling author Alexandra Hawkins. Justin Reeve Netherwood, Earl of Kempthorn—a.k.a. Thorn—has never cared much for his neighbor’s daughter. But his twin brother, Gideon, befriended the wild, reckless, and wholly inappropriate Miss Olivia Lydall in youth, and two have been close ever since. So when Olivia finds herself in a state of romantic conflict and seeks out Gideon for advice, he’s only too pleased to oblige. Only problem: The man Olivia is speaking to is Thorn. And now it’s too late for him to tell Olivia the truth... Thorn always believed that Olivia was too smitten with Gideon for her own good. So what’s the harm in steering her away from him? But Thorn’s charade turns out to be anything but harmless once he begins to see Olivia for who she really is: A woman full of spirit and passion...and someone he can’t live without. But how can Thorn claim Olivia’s heart when their deepening connection—and burning desire—is built on lies and deceit?

Download or read book A Duke But No Gentleman written by Alexandra Hawkins and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "St. Martin's Paperbacks historical romance"--Spine.

Download or read book Simply Scandalous written by Tamara Lejeune and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vengeful young woman sets out to ruin a seductive man and finds herself surrendering to love.

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 337 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...

Download or read book When a Marquess Loves a Woman written by Vivienne Lorret and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a young, penniless gentleman, Maxwell Harwick knew he had little to offer Juliet White—the most beautiful debutante of the season—except his love, and one thoroughly scandalous kiss. But when they were discovered in a compromising position, a nearly ruined Juliet fled into the arms of a rich, older lord... taking Max’s heart with her. Now a widow, Lady Juliet Granworth intends to use the fortune she inherited from her odious husband to build a new life in London. Five years have passed, but she’s never forgotten Max… or his soul-searing kiss. Yet it’s clear the newly-minted Marquess of Thayne has not forgiven her—after all, the infuriating man can barely stand the sight of her. But Juliet has endured far too much to give up without a fight and if it’s a battle of wills he wants, it’s a battle he’ll get. He hates her for breaking his heart. She detests him for destroying her future. But beneath all the loathing simmers an intoxicating passion that neither can ignore… and the harder they resist, the harder they will inevitably fall.

Download or read book Scandalous Intentions written by Amanda Mariel and published by Brook Ridge Press. This book was released on 2020-12-28 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amidst the looming specter of losing his father's support, the infamous rogue, Lord Julian Luvington, redirects his focus toward Lady Sarah—the embodiment of virtue. Yet, beneath her poised exterior, lies a heart not easily won. Lady Sarah Roseington harbors ambitions of her own, a quest for a marriage kindled by love and a thirst for freedoms traditionally reserved for men. In the face of Lord Luvington's scandalous renown, she extends a bold proposition: marriage to the very man capable of tarnishing her reputation, but also capable of unlocking doors she could never breach alone. As negotiations unfold, both unearth a cost surpassing their initial expectations. In the delicate dance of their arrangement, Lady Sarah risks more than her societal standing, while Julian gambles with a heart he never planned on relinquishing.

Download or read book Mistress to the Marquis written by Margaret McPhee and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She may grace his bed, but she will never wear his ring They whisper her name in the ballroom's shadows—the marquis's mistress! It will take all of Alice Sweetly's renowned acting skills to play this part: smile until it no longer hurts, until they believe your lie, until you believe. Pretend he means nothing. If the Marquis of Razeby thinks he can let his mistress go easily, he is so very wrong. Each night she appears before a rapturous Covent Garden audience, taunting him with her beauty. But Razeby must marry, and while Alice could grace his bed she can never grace his arm.

Download or read book A Lady Never Tells written by Candace Camp and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet three noble bachelors and a quartet of American girls of questionable manners! New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp delights with an exciting new series featuring love, laughter, and intrigue. When Mary Bascombe’s stepfather tries to sell her and her sisters to the highest bidder after their mother’s death, she resolves to take drastic action. Although their British mother was estranged from her family, Mary decides the four will flee to London and take their place in society as granddaughters of the Earl of Stewkesbury. Dashing Sir Royce Winslow doubts the honesty of the young women’s claim—despite their charms, they seem to be hiding something. His attraction to feisty Mary, however, is no ruse, so when the sisters are shipped off to Willowmere, the earl’s country estate, to acquire some polish, Royce is quick to join them. When an unknown villain attempts a kidnapping, Royce and Mary are thrown together as they confront the danger . . . and Royce learns that while high society may sing the praises of proper behavior, it is a most improper American who is winning his heart.

Download or read book How to Manage a Marquess written by Sally MacKenzie and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A meddling matchmaker finds an irresistible match of her own in the USA Today bestselling author's “funny and clever” Regency romance (SmartBitchesTrashyBooks.com). Two possible futures loom before Miss Anne Davenport. She will either share an unhappy home with her father and soon-to-be stepmother—or enjoy a life of independence at the Spinster House. She only needs the current resident marry and vacate the premises. A well-placed whisper about her and the Duke of Hart might speed the course to matrimony. But the duke's stubborn cousin poses an obstacle. A ridiculously handsome, very persuasive obstacle . . . Nate, Marquess of Haywood, has spent his life looking out for the duke, hoping to stave off a family curse. The only way to keep his cousin alive is to keep him single. That means convincing the intriguing Miss Davenport that her lovely lips could be put to far better use than gossiping. Kissing, for instance. In fact, Nate is beginning to hope that Miss Davenport's destiny lies not in the Spinster House at all, but with him . . .