When a self-made American man and a most proper English lady meet in Regency London, it's a total clash - and attraction - of opposites.
The cast of characters in this Regency era novel maintains a high level of interest. After a near-scandal forces her into an arranged marriage without love (one that itself ends in scandal), Lucinda strives to always be all that is proper, allowing not a hint of scandal to touch her or her family name...and then along comes brash American Garrett, who doesn't give a fig for the high-in-the-instep, hypocritical values of high...
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Meg is American, visiting relatives (grandfather is a Duke) and when at her cousins wedding she sees Justin. Little does she know at the time that he is an Earl who almost everyone believes killed his cousins fiance. The relationship between them is sweet yet steamy. She helps him get closer to his ward and at the same time captures his heart. I did enjoy all the characters. The mystery is lite and far too simple. There...
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This was a fun story that I managed to consume over the weekend. The characters were fun and engaging and there was plenty of chemistry and sparks between Meg and Justin right from the start. Not only were the main characters fun, but old favorites came back for a visit.Not only was this a romance, but there was a whodunit mystery involved as well that was key to the plot of the story. Justin was wrongly accused of killing...
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In 1816 Justin St. James, better known as the "Devil Earl" by the ton, meets American Meg Stanton-Lynch at a wedding when she is the only person who does not cut him. Justin was exiled years ago when everyone including his uncle and cousin assumed he murdered his cousin's fiancée Ophelia who made a play for him. Justin made a fortune overseas and through a quirk of fortune inherited the earldom.Justin plans to find out who...
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I sat down to read this book and was finished just over three hours later. During that time I was completely involved with the characters and the story.This is an engaging tale of an American heir to a dukedom, Garrett Lynch, Marquess of Kelton, unwillingly being forced to acknowledge his title and a poverty stricken widow of respectable birth, Lucinda Devering, who is guiding his sister through a London season. The story...
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