Blyth’s euphemistically dubbed finishing school for pure, uncomplicated pleasure and nothing else. She was unlike any woman he d ever met in the ton or the demimonde. New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh weaves a sensuous spell of romance that brings together the unlikeliest pair of lovers in the unlikeliest place of all an infamous London house of pleasure. What she doesn t know is how far James will go to right the wrongs of the past and how much he’s willing to risk for the woman who already owns him body, heart, and soul. Her decision will have consequences she never imagined, as she makes a shocking discovery about the man she secretly loves. Suddenly Madeline is faced with an unbearable choice: marry with no hope of love or risk certain ruin.
But after four years apart, desire reignites swift, hot, irresistible culminating in a night of reckless lovemaking. Now she is an aloof, beautiful stranger, determined to keep the devilishly handsome nobleman from seducing her again. When James Purnell walks into the London drawing room and sees Lady Madeline Raine, time stops. In this classic novel, the New York Times bestselling author weaves a spellbinding tale of two people haunted by desire, unable to resist the love that has become their most passionate obsession. No one stirs the heart and imagination like Mary Balogh.
The man who six years earlier told her he loved her… But events conspire against Elizabeth as local society embarks on frenzied activity once more, bringing her face to face with the one person she wished never to set eyes on again: Robert Denning, Marquess of Hetherington. Elizabeth Rossiter, born a lady but forced to seek employment as a governess, has tasted the delights of suitors and parties in a former existence in London, and now wishes only to be left alone and unobserved. In particular, Miss Cecily Rowe and her parents view the visiting party with their eyes firmly set on matrimony for who should deserve to be the wife of such an elegant young man more than pretty sixteen year old Cecily?Only one member of the Rowe household does not share their high spirits. The town of Granby could hardly be more excited at the news that Ferndale Manor is to be opened again and that its new owner, Mr Mainwaring, is both wealthy, handsome and single.
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