“Hunter combines desire with mystery and sensuality with adventure, bringing readers the kind of romance that makes their hearts soar. Here, she pits a sexy hero against an independent spinster, mixes in a mystery, humor and wonderful banter and gifts readers with a keeper.” RT Book Reviews (4½ stars)
Description
She was a sensible woman, he was a man who could drive a woman senseless with desire …
Gareth Fitzallen is celebrated for four things: his handsome face, his notable charm, his aristocratic connections, and an ability to give the kind of pleasure that has women begging for more. Normally he bestows his talents on experienced, worldly women. But when he heads to Langdon's End to restore a property he inherited—and to investigate a massive art theft—he lays plans to seduce a most unlikely lady.
Eva Russell lives a spinster's life of precarious finances and limited dreams while clinging to her family's old gentry status. She supports herself by copying paintings while she plots to marry her lovely sister to a well-established man. Everyone warns her of Gareth's reputation, advising her to lock her sister away. Only it is not her sister Gareth desires. One look and she knows he is trouble. One kiss, however, proves she is no match for this master of seduction.
Praise
“Hunter combines desire with mystery and sensuality with adventure, bringing readers the kind of romance that makes their hearts soar. Here, she pits a sexy hero against an independent spinster, mixes in a mystery, humor and wonderful banter and gifts readers with a keeper.” RT Book Reviews (4½ stars)
“Hunter spins the intrigues of an enterprising bastard son and a resourceful artist to delightful effect in this excellent launch of the Wicked series of Regency romances…The period detail educates without being onerous. Characters, such as the eccentric sisters who befriend Eva and Rebecca, round out an entertaining cast, and the romance and suspense are balanced perfectly.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Mar 2, 2015 |
| Release Date | March 3, 2015 |
| Number in Series | 1 |
| Series Display String | The Wicked Trilogy |
| Release Date Machine | 1425340800 |
| Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
| Provider | Blackstone Publishing |
| Categories | Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Historical, Romance, Romance |
Author Bio
Madeline Hunter is a two-time RITA Award winner and seven-time finalist and has more than two dozen nationally bestselling historical romances in print. She is a member of the honor roll of the Romance Writers of America, and her books have been on the bestseller lists of USA Today and Publishers Weekly. More than six million copies of her books are in print, and her novels have been translated into thirteen languages. She has a PhD in art history, which she teaches at the university level.
Narrator Bio
Mary Jane Wells (a.k.a. McAllister Lee) is a British actress, writer, voice-over artist, and Earphones Award and Audie Award–winning narrator. A graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, she held a recurring role on the BBC’s Half Moon Investigates and narrated the BBC Three television show My Children, which won a Scottish BAFTA.
Overview
She was a sensible woman, he was a man who could drive a woman senseless with desire …
Gareth Fitzallen is celebrated for four things: his handsome face, his notable charm, his aristocratic connections, and an ability to give the kind of pleasure that has women begging for more. Normally he bestows his talents on experienced, worldly women. But when he heads to Langdon's End to restore a property he inherited—and to investigate a massive art theft—he lays plans to seduce a most unlikely lady.
Eva Russell lives a spinster's life of precarious finances and limited dreams while clinging to her family's old gentry status. She supports herself by copying paintings while she plots to marry her lovely sister to a well-established man. Everyone warns her of Gareth's reputation, advising her to lock her sister away. Only it is not her sister Gareth desires. One look and she knows he is trouble. One kiss, however, proves she is no match for this master of seduction.
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