Lady Rosamunde Baird fell from grace with her youthful
pursuit of a young man. Her father, who had always loved
her ability to grasp her heart's desire, rejected her for
her lapse of judgment. Rosamunde refused his demands to
marry the young man, instead eloping with an inappropriate
man. Her unfortunate choice was a husband who tried to kill
her spirit and almost succeeded before his death. Left in
poverty with no options, Rosamunde receives a reprieve with
an invitation to join the Dowager Duchess of Helston's
Widows Club. At the duchess' home, Rosamunde meets her dark
and dangerous grandson, the Duke of Helton. Once again,
Rosamunde finds herself tempted with adventure and danger,
the very combination that caused her downfall.
Luc St. Aubyn, the Duke of Helston, rejects his beloved
grandmother's wish that he marry and produce an heir. Using
his famous sarcastic wit, he spars with her and others,
keeping them unaware of his financial troubles. His
attempts to make his grandmother happy with her project of
fallen doves has caused an added financial burden to an
estate that teeters on bankruptcy due to past generations'
excesses. Eventually, he will need to marry an heiress.
However, one of his grandmother's fallen doves comes to his
attention. The delectable and tart-tongued Lady Rosamunde
makes his blood boil.
Rosamunde and Luc bicker and spar, neither willing to give
an inch. As they fall in love, they know there's no happy
ending in store for them. Luc needs money and an heir;
Rosamunde is broke and barren. Once again, Rosamunde faces
rejection and heartache.
Oh, my, what a tearjerker! There will be nary a dry eye at
the conclusion of A DANGEROUS BEAUTY. Ms. Nash touches
every emotion from exuberance to despair, giving readers an
emotional and captivating read until the very end.
Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by
marriage or by the removal of the patient from the
influences under which he incurred the disorder.
The Devil's Dictionary,
Ambrose Bierce
A Courageous Outcast . . .
Rosamunde Baird has lost everything and has no choice but to
accept an invitation to spend a season with a dowager
duchess and her clandestine ladies club. Determined to stay
in the shadows and live quietly, she has sworn never again
to come face to face with adventure and temptation, two
things that brought her ruin years ago. But then the Duke of
Helston dangles before her the very things she craves
most . . .
Lord Fire & Ice . . .
Mysterious Luc St. Aubyn has a much-deserved reputation for
exuding blistering passion at night and frost the morning
after. What demons drive this audacious war hero to hide
secrets about the dowager's club and his devilish
dictionary? When he's blindsided by his reactions to a
virtuous siren, he has no choice but to reveal all during a
scandal that will doom them . . . or save them, if only they
dare to believe in love.
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