Miss Emma Dove, secretary to publisher Viscount Marlowe, has submitted several manuscripts on etiquette, which her employer continues to reject. He swears no one is interested in such a boring subject. Emma knows differently and toils away until she swears her latest effort is her best. Confident that he'll agree, she's devastated when he again declines. Upon questioning him, Emma realizes he never read her book. Knowing that at 30 years of age she'll never marry, Emma's last hope at having a fulfilling life will only happen if she pursues her writing career. She abruptly quits her job to follow her dream.
Harry, Viscount Marlowe, cannot believe it when the reliable Miss Dove calls him a liar and a scoundrel and quits her job. His office soon deteriorates into chaos. Since she was so unassuming and efficient, Harry always took her for granted. However, that has now changed. Harry plans to use his considerable charms and rakish behavior, whatever it takes, to entice her back.
Harry pursues Emma and turns her life upside down. A spinster in a critical society, Emma has suppressed her feelings and hidden behind decorum, but Harry sets her on fire. Emma must now choose between respectability and a passionate affair.
Ms. Guhrke delivers a delightful battle of the sexes with two very appealing characters. The story brims with clever dialogue and humor. This romantic frolic is great for a cozy evening read.
Supremely sensible Emmaline Dove wishes to share her
etiquette expertise with Londonβs readers, and as secretary
to Viscount Marlowe, Emma knows sheβs in the perfect
position to make her dreams come true. Marlowe might be a
rake with a preference for cancan dancers and an aversion
to matrimony, but he is also the cityβs leading publisher,
and Emma is convinced heβs her best chance to see her work
in printβ¦until she discovers the lying scoundrel has been
rejecting her manuscripts without ever reading a single
page!
As a publisher, Harry finds reading etiquette books akin to
slow, painful torture. Besides, he canβt believe his proper
secretary has the passion to write anything worth reading.
Then she has the nerve to call him a liar, and even resigns
without notice, leaving his business in uproar and his
honor in question. Harry decides itβs time to teach Miss
Dove a few things that arenβt proper. But when he kisses
her, he discovers that his former secretary has more
passion and fire than he ever imagined, for one luscious
taste of her lips only leaves him hungry for moreβ¦
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