Harboring a secret passion for a neighboring earl, a charming beauty asks a cynical duke or lessons in how to kindle a gentleman's ardor?not realizing she's opening her heart to unexpected love with her arousing tutor.
The Courtship Wars #2
Ballantine Books
March 2008
On Sale: February 26, 2008
Featuring: Roslyn Loring; Drew Moncrief
448 pages ISBN: 0345494601 EAN: 9780345494603 Paperback Add to Wish List
Clever and charming Roslyn Loring, the middle of three beautiful, independent sisters, knows true happiness lies in a marriage of the heartβand she has hers set on a love- match with a neighboring earl. Yet her sharp mind has observed an undeniable truth: gentlemen lavish passion on their mistresses, not their wives. Roslyn realizes that to win her future husband's devotion, she must learn the secrets of kindling a gentleman's ardor. Fortunately, she finds a willing tutor in the Duke of Arden, a notorious rake whispered to be London's most magnificent lover. If his searing kisses are any indication, Drew Moncrief is the ideal man to teach her how to be the perfect mistress.
Drew begins her schooling while coolly guarding his heart. But as best-laid plans are thwarted by unexpected eventsβa night of unforgettable passion and a hurried betrothalβ Roslyn and her wickedly arousing tutor discover how easily lessons in pleasure can become lessons in love....nnnnn