1 May 2012
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Her secrets are coming undone...
Plagued by scandalous rumors, Rheda Kerrich will stop at nothing to restore her reputation and make an honest living for herself-and she's determined to do it without a husband. But times are hard, and smuggling is a risky though profitable trade. So when a dashing agent for the English government catches her in the act, she desperately resists his charms and conceals her illicit profession. Until she realizes he may be the key to her ultimate freedom-and unbridled passion.
Rufus Knight, Viscount Strathmore, has never had trouble beguiling the ladies of Kent. When his search for "Dark Shadow," a cunningly elusive smuggler, leads him to alluring and headstrong Rhe, her objections to his amorous advances merely incite a tantalizing game of cat and mouse. Soon, they'll find the very secrets driving them apart could ensnare them in a love they can't escape…
Praise for Bronwen Evans’s, Invitation to Scandal
In An Invitation to Scandal, Bronwen Evans deftly pens a darkly sensual tale of intrigue, romance, and unexpected twists.
Lorraine Heath, The Duke is Mine
A sexy Regency take on Robin Hood. Passion, adventure, secrets and danger will keep you turning the pages.
Anna Campbell, Midnight's Wild Passion
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An Excerpt
...His forceful gaze swept over her trying to ascertain their identities. A shiver of fear sliced her insides. Damn the moon. She prayed it was dark enough, and her disguise good enough, that he would not know who she was. Perhaps he would think her one of Lord Hale's stable boys.
She ground her teeth in resignation. What was the worst that could happen? He was too late; the deed had been done, with one horse anyway.
Eyes sharp as flint slashed in her direction, and she took a step back.
Ignoring her, Lord Strathmore bent to study his horse. "Have you been having an enjoyable evening, Caesar? I hope you have not let the Strathmore name down, and you have performed appropriately."
In a voice she hoped mirrored a young boy's she said, "Actually we were debating if he had enough stamina to service the second filly." Since Lord Strathmore appeared to be buying her story, she might as well push her luck.
"I think you will find Strathmore males are perfectly capable of pleasuring more than one female in one night."
A chuckle escaped from his companion while Jamieson gave a discreet cough.
Rheda, thankful for what little darkness the moon provided simply blushed, his insinuation not lost on her.
Lord Strathmore approached until he towered over her, menace pouring from every pore. Rheda thought the effect was somewhat spoilt because he looked thoroughly enticing in his formal dinner wear. "We shall have to discuss how you are going to repay me for Caesar's services - Miss Kerrich, Miss Rheda Kerrich - Rhe." |
