McNaught is at her best with these two willful lovers and fans should welcome the reappearance of Jordan and Alexandra Townsende (from bestseller Something Wonderful ). They eye each other warily, irritation and sheer bafflement vying with passion. A bungling secretary erroneously accepts on behalf of scornful Ian, so, baggage and duenna in tow, Elizabeth lands at the door of Ian's hunting lodge.
Finally her uncle decides to marry her off, dangling a generous dowry to entice former suitors to reinstate their offers.
Elizabeth's half-brother shoots Ian in a duel and disappears, while she becomes an outcast. When orphaned Lady Elizabeth Cameron is discovered in the arms of Ian Thornton, said to be a gambler and blackguard, her reputation is destroyed. She lives in Texas.Well-developed main characters with a compelling mutual attraction give strength and charm to this romance set in 19th-century Great Britain. There are more than thirty million copies of her books in print. His voyage to her heart is fraught with intrigue, scandal, and passion, forcing Elizabeth to wonder: is Ian truly just a ruthless fortune hunter? Or could the love in his heart perhaps be true? "Well-developed main characters with a compelling mutual attraction give strength and charm to this romance" ( Publishers Weekly) you won't be able to put down.Ībout the Author Judith McNaught is the #1 New York Times bestselling author who first soared to stardom with her stunning bestseller Whitney, My Love, and went on to win the hearts of millions of readers with Once and Always, Something Wonderful, A Kingdom of Dreams, Almost Heaven, Paradise, Perfect, Until You, Remember When, Someone to Watch Over Me, the #1 New York Times bestseller Night Whispers, and many other novels. A dangerously handsome man of secret wealth and mysterious lineage, Ian's interest in Elizabeth may not be all that it seems. But her reputation is shattered when she is discovered in the arms of Ian Thornton, a notorious gambler and social outcast. Elizabeth Cameron, the Countess of Havenhurst, possesses a rare gentleness and fierce courage to match her exquisite beauty. Book Synopsis This sweeping historical romance will take you from London's drawing rooms to the Scottish Highlands as a young countess embarks on a twisting relationship with a handsome rogue-from the New York Times bestselling Sequels series.
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