But there's something intriguing, and not quite perfect, about faultless Lady Charlotte Hayward.
He finds society's "perfect darlings" exceedingly boring. Which is why Lisle and Olivia find themselves in a gloomy Scottish castle inhabited by spiteful ghosts and craven murderers.and a shocking secret: the greatest peril of all may be burning within their own stubborn hearts.ĭarius Carsington is a spectacularly handsome rake with a rare intelligence and no heart, a man who divides his time between bedding loose-moraled women and writing scholarly papers. And so when Lisle is forced to go on a family mission, she sees this as the perfect chance for one last adventure-even if it is with the one man in the world she can't wrap around her finger: but really, she only wants to help… Olivia may be Society's darling, but she's aware a respectable future looms menacingly. A descendent of notorious-but very aristocratic-swindlers, the delectable redhead has the ability to completely unhinge him, and a long history of dragging him into her scandalous schemes. But they just can't escape each other, no matter how hard they try.Īfter surviving the perils of Egypt, Peregrine Dalmay, Earl of Lisle is back in London, facing the most dire threat of all: his irrational family.and Miss Olivia Wingate-Carsington. Perfect control, despite his mad desire to break all the rules. But Benedict is in perfect control of events. It’s a situation virtually guaranteed to end in mayhem-even scandal!-if anyone else were involved.
To recover the would-be knights errant, Benedict and Bathsheba must embark on a rescue mission that puts them in dangerous, intimate proximity. Then Bathsheba’s hoyden daughter lures Benedict’s precocious nephew into a quest for a legendary treasure. Nothing and no one will disrupt Bathsheba’s plans-until he enters her life… Now widowed, she’s determined to give her daughter a stable life and a proper upbringing. Small wonder her husband’s high-born family disowned him. Benedict knows all the rules and has no trouble following them-until she enters his life.īathsheba Wingate belongs to the rotten branch of the DeLucey family: a notorious lot of liars, frauds, and swindlers. Tall, dark, and handsome, he is known for his impeccable manners and good breeding. The heir to the Earl of Hargate, Benedict Carsington, Viscount Rathbourne, is the perfect aristocrat.
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