Download or read book How to Ravish a Rake written by Vicky Dreiling and published by Forever. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SCANDALOUS DESIRES . . . Amy Hardwick has one last Season to shake off her wallflower image and make a love match. If she can't, she'll set aside her dreams of romance and return home to a suitor who can provide security-if little else. What she doesn't count on is the inappropriate-and irresistible-attention lavished on her in a darkened library by rake extraordinaire Will "The Devil" Darcett . . . DEVILISH DELIGHT When Will is caught in a tryst with the ton's shyest miss, he knows he must offer for her hand. Yet Amy is not the shrinking violet she seems to be. Passion lies beneath her prim exterior and Will is eager to release it. But winning Amy isn't simply a matter of seduction; first, Will must convince her that he's mended his wicked ways . . .

Download or read book How to Marry a Duke written by Vicky Dreiling and published by Forever. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tristan, the Duke of Shelbourne is a man with a mission: find a wife he can tolerate as long as they both shall live. Love is not necessary--nor desired. But how to choose among a dizzying array of wealthy-yet-witless candidates? Hire London's infamously prim and proper matchmaker. Then pretend she's not the most captivating woman he's ever met... Helping a devilish Duke create a contest to pick his perfect mate is the kind of challenge Tessa Mansfield relishes. Her methods may be scandalous, but she's determined to find the notorious bachelor more than a wife--she'll bring him true love. Yet when Tessa watches the women vie for the Duke's affections, she longs to win his heart herself. And after a stolen kiss confirms Tristan's desire, Tessa knows she has broken a matchmaker's number one rule: never fall in love with the groom.

Download or read book How to Romance a Rake written by Manda Collins and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manda Collins How to Romance a Rake You can lead a wallflower to the ball, but you can't make her bloom—unless one daring young bachelor turns up the heat... What's a nice girl like Miss Juliet Shelby doing at a place like Lord Deveril's ballroom? With her shy demeanor, she's a total stranger to the dance floor and a source of mockery for the ton. So imagine her surprise when Deveril gallantly comes to her defense—and offers to teach her to dance! Juliet can hardly believe the most handsome bachelor in London would notice her, until he takes her in his arms and sets her heart ablaze... Lord Alec Deveril has never felt such a spark of attraction for an unmarried lady before. Unlike the "fashionable" ladies he's accustomed to, Juliet possesses a generous spirit, a fiery intelligence—and an explosive secret. Deep in the London underworld, a dear friend has vanished, and Juliet fears the worst. Deveril insists on helping, escorting her through the darkest alleys in town. But he too is hiding a shocking secret—and the only way he can defeat the devil in his past is to seduce the angel in his arms...

Download or read book What a Wicked Earl Wants written by Vicky Dreiling and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "4 1/2 stars! TOP PICK! Dreiling's first book in the Sinful Scoundrel's series is wonderful! Rife with the Regancy's penchant for gossip, scandal and matchmaking, WHAT A WICKED EARL WANTS is a delightful romance featuring a rakish hero, an innocent widow, corrupt villans and a secondray cast of characters who add dimension, wit and tenderness to the plot. Reasers will find this a real pleasure to savor." -- RT Book Reviews WILL A RAKE'S WICKED WAYS Andrew Carrington, Earl of Bellingham, believes in being a gentleman, whether it's fishing a soggy stranger out of the Thames or assisting a fetching lady into his bed. If the stranger becomes a friend and the lady a mistress, all the better. He certainly welcomes the opportunity to help Laura Davenport, a dazzling young widow with a rebellious stepson. Her gratitude, he hopes, will take an amorous form. But from the moment he sets foot in her drawing room, he gets far more than he bargained for ... LEAD THE LADY ASTRAY? It was a moment of desperation. On the brink of losing her stepson, Laura turned to the notorious Lord Bellingham for help. Suddenly she, a vicar's daughter, is in the precarious position of resisting his tantalizing advances. How Bell earned his wicked reputation is clear; the surprise is how much more there is to him than the gossip sheets could possibly reveal. Now every moment with this dangerously desirable man puts Laura's good name at risk-and promises pleasure unlike any she has ever known ...

Download or read book The Rake s Inherited Courtesan written by Ann Lethbridge and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A courtesan’s daughter is shocked to be named in her guardian’s will—as a bequest to his handsome nephew—in this scandalous Regency romance. Dover, 1816. Daughter of a Parisian courtesan, Sylvia Boisette longs for respectability, though gossips say she is nothing more than a gentleman’s paramour. Now, with her guardian dead, she finds herself in a shocking situation. . . . Christopher Evernden is appalled to learn that his uncle has just left him Mademoiselle Boisette, with all expenses paid! Although his body responds to Sylvia’s tempting sensuality, he knows he should rid himself of his disreputable charge. But, surprisingly, Sylvia has a vulnerability to match her exceptional beauty. Perhaps his inherited mistress could become his rightful bride . . .

Download or read book How to Ravish a Rake written by Vicky Dreiling and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SCANDALOUS DESIRES . . . Amy Hardwick has one last Season to shake off her wallflower image and make a love match. If she can't, she'll set aside her dreams of romance and return home to a suitor who can provide security-if little else. What she doesn't count on is the inappropriate-and irresistible-attention lavished on her in a darkened library by rake extraordinaire Will "The Devil" Darcett . . . DEVILISH DELIGHT When Will is caught in a tryst with the ton's shyest miss, he knows he must offer for her hand. Yet Amy is not the shrinking violet she seems to be. Passion lies beneath her prim exterior and Will is eager to release it. But winning Amy isn't simply a matter of seduction; first, Will must convince her that he's mended his wicked ways . . .

Download or read book A Rake s Guide to Seduction written by Caroline Linden and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The one woman a notorious rake truly desires is also his greatest challenge in the USA Today bestselling author’s “expertly fashioned Regency romance” (Booklist). Anthony Hamilton cannot help it. The way he looks, the way he lives, his past—it all conspires to make him a man women desire. His name fills gossip circles in a seemingly endless, lurid drama. But he’s never forgotten the only woman he’s ever truly wanted…and yet could never have. Celia Reece knew Anthony well before his scandalous reputation. The young man she remembers spoke kindly, made her laugh, and quickened her pulse with his devilish good looks. But Celia’s mother had designs for her life that didn’t include Anthony. Now that Celia is widowed, Anthony refuses to let any obstacle stand in his way. He intends to win Celia’s heart with the same skills that made him London’s most irresistible rake . . .

Download or read book A Season for Sin written by Vicky Dreiling and published by Forever Yours. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing the Sinful Scoundrels... The Earl of Bellingham is nothing is not a creature of habit: money, meals, and mistresses must be strictly managed if a man is to have a moment's peace. It's a system that works splendidly for him--until now. With his oldest and dearest friends succumbing, one by one, to wedded bliss, Bell is now restless and a trifle lonely. Enter the Sinful Scoundrels--Colin Brockhurst, Earl of Ravenshire, and Harry Norcliffe, Viscount Evermore--who drag him back into society and draw his rakish eye to the ton's new beautiful young widow. Bell isn't after a wife, but a challenge. And Laura Davenport should fit the bill quite nicely...

Download or read book The Rake s Revenge written by Gail Ranstrom and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE EARL OF GLENROSS WOULD HAVE HIS REVENGE—BUT AT WHAT PRICE? Rob McHugh had survived an agonizing ordeal in foreign climes only to discover his family’s tragedy was rooted in British soil. For a terrible irony revealed that Afton Lovejoy, his beautiful English rose, had dangerous thorns—and was, in fact, the very woman he’d sworn to destroy! AFTON LOVEJOY WAS BENT ON JUSTICE! Her beloved aunt had been murdered, forcing Afton to masquerade as fortune-teller to the ton to find the killer. What she found, however, was a dangerous, heady mix of intrigue and desire—for Rob McHugh, notorious womanizer, had roused her passions…and her suspicions!

Download or read book Heiress in Love written by Christina Brooke and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2011 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When the Ministry of Marriage arranges a match, all that matters is power, wealth and prestige. In the business of marriage, there is no room for love. But even the most prudent plans can go awry...""" Jane, Lady Roxdale, has endured "one" marriage of convenience decreed by the Ministry of Marriage. While she deeply regrets her late husband's death, she is relieved to be free at last. But when a dissolute rake threatens everything Jane holds dear, she must contemplate marrying a second time... Disgraced libertine Constantine Black inherits his cousin Roxdale's land and title--while Roxdale's prim widow is left all the wealth. Constantine is not a marrying man, but wedding Jane is the only way to save the estate from ruin. Jane resists the smoldering heat between them, desperate not to fall in love with an unrepentant rake. But for the first time ever, Constantine wants more than seduction. He wants all of her--body, heart, and soul...

Download or read book How to Seduce a Scoundrel written by Vicky Dreiling and published by Forever. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Julianne Gatewick is in a pickle. It started when her brother's best friend-for whom she's long nursed a secret tendre-agreed to act as her guardian for the Season, only to seduce her with a risque waltz. But when the music stopped and the expectant ton waited for Marc Darcett, Earl of Hawkfield, to claim her as his own, he made his disinterest clear. Rather than succumb to humiliation, Julianne does what any self-respecting, recently discarded young miss with a wicked sense of humor would do. She secretly pens a lady's guide to enticing unrepentant rakes . . . and it becomes the hottest scandal sheet in London. Every honorable rake knows that friends' sisters are forbidden. But suddenly Julienne has a spark of mischief in her eyes that Hawk can't resist. Try as he might to push her away, he spends his days listening for her laughter and his nights dreaming of kissing her senseless. He's always avoided innocents and their marriage-minded mothers, but has the man least likely to wed finally met his match?

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Download or read book Further Than Passion written by Cheryl Holt and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kate Duncan agrees to help her young cousin land a husband though she draws the line when she learns the foolish girl wants to use an apothecary's love potion to snag the notorious Marcus Pelham! To prove the elixir a fake, Kate drinks it herself-and experiences the most erotic moment of her life when she stumbles upon Marcus in a most compromising position. Every nerve in Kate's body sings as she watches from the shadows, but is her response a result of the potion...or the man? Luckily, Marcus is far too busy to notice Kate's spying-or so she thinks... As the Earl of Stamford, Marcus has his choice of willing ladies to share his bed. Yet nothing has ever aroused him as much as the image of Kate watching him. Marcus tries to have a little fun with Kate by drinking the elixir-and then appearing to lose all control every time she's near. But the prank goes awry when Marcus finds himself wildly and truly attracted to the innocent Kate. As he teaches her the passionate art of seduction, will he lose his heart for the very first time?

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