Archie Mansfield has done the unthinkable: gambled away the
family estate, Mansfield Abbey. His perfidy, however, goes
even deeper than losing the family home. When his sister,
25-year-old spinster Helen, goes to Captain Westmoreland to
attempt to make him see reason and not take Mansfield
Abbey, she is stunned to learn that Archie has also gambled
away her virginity. Luke Westmoreland has a grudge against
the Mansfield family for the father's poor treatment of his
ward, Luke's mother, and is unwilling to consider Helen's
pleas for her home.
Luke and Helen strike a deal, negotiating with one another
over the terms of their relationship. Luke is intrigued by
the spirited woman, and Helen finds herself very much
attracted to the former pirate, whose place in London
society changed when he performed a heroic deed at sea.
Luke longs to fit into the society in which his father, a
man who has never acknowledged him, belongs. Helen agrees
to teach him the finer manners to help him. Somewhere along
the way, the two develop a very strong attraction to one
another. There is someone in their lives, however,
determined to keep them apart and use them to further their
own desperate desires.
Cheryl Holt continues to delight readers with the
outstanding TOO WICKED TO WED, my favorite story to date.
Helen and Luke are wonderful, sensual characters,
absolutely made for one another. There is a fun side story
woven within the lives of this couple, and the villains are
truly evil in their Machiavellian plotting to ruin Luke and
Helen's happiness. Enjoy!
Helen Mansfield’s reckless brother has done the
unthinkable, gambling away his sister’s chastity to save
his family’s estate. When Helen visits the lodgings of the
gentleman who has won her, hoping to make him see reason,
she interrupts a carnal scene as outrageous as it is
erotic. Luke Westmoreland, the illegitimate son of a duke,
is clearly a rogue…and he’s also the most wildly
attractive man she has ever met. He offers Helen a new
bargain that will give her one more year in her home. But
their daily meetings quickly become sizzling lessons in
wanton desire…
TEACH HER THE MEANING OF DESIRE?
Once branded a smuggler and thief, Luke Westmoreland is
now hailed a hero, thanks to an act of bravery at sea.
Although he has taken full advantage of the women his fame
has enticed, none of the strumpets lining up to share his
bed has intrigued Luke as much as beautiful, spirited
Helen. Their trysts are abandoned, sensual adventures that
deepen into a love neither dares to admit—until another
man’s twisted obsession places Helen in danger…
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