Lady Isabel Chalsey is the perfect daughter in the perfect
family with a high probability of a perfect future. That is
until she interrupts a robbery in her home and the thief
leaves her with a kiss. The next day Isabel discovers the
identity of the man and she's intrigued. She loves to solve
puzzles and this man is perplexing. Isabel blackmails him
into teaching her to ride in order to study the man. He
does not radiate danger. Instead, he teaches her to ride
and lose her childhood fear of horses. His presence in her
life shows her the truths that she always believed in are
not true.
Sullivan Waring, an aristocrat's unacknowledged son, is a
respected horse breeder with an impeccable reputation. He
returns home from war to find that his father has stolen
and sold his late mother's paintings. Wanting justice and
to inflame his father, Sullivan begins stealing the
paintings. When a young woman blackmails him into riding
lessons, Sullivan agrees and enjoys the game and challenge
she presents. Unwillingly, he falls in love with her and
for the first time resents being invisible to the
aristocrats.
Isabel faces her own conflicts as she confronts society
dictates. Is she willing to give up everything for love? If
she does, will she resent Sullivan in the future for all
that she's lost? Sullivan believes she will and attempts to
convince her she has no future with a thief.
Ms. Enoch begins a new series with back-to-back stories in
her Notorious Gentlemen trilogy. With expert development of
her characters' emotional turmoil, Ms. Enoch delves into
their desperation as they struggle with an intolerable
choice.
Sullivan Waring wants
only two things: his rightful inheritance, and revenge
against the man who stole it from him. By day, Sullivan is
the most respected horse breeder in England; by night, he
plunders the ton's most opulent homes to reclaim his
late mother's beautiful paintings. His quest is going
swimmingly . . . until the night he's discovered by Lady
Isabel Chalsey. Clad only in a revealing nightdress, she's
an entrancingly different kind of plunder, and how can a
thief resist stealing a kiss?
A Curious Lady . . .
Surprised by a masked man in her own home, Isabel
should be quaking with fear. Instead the sight of the
sinfully handsome Sullivan makes her tremble with
excitement. Who is this man, and why is he so set on this
reckless pursuit? Lady Isabel loves a challenge, and she'll
dare anything to uncover Sullivan's secret—but she may
instead convince him that she is the greatest prize of all.