The boldest indiscretion of them all...Stephen's story
Huxtables #4
Dell
May 2010
On Sale: April 27, 2010
Featuring: Stephen Huxtable; Cassandra Belmont
320 pages ISBN: 0440244277 EAN: 9780440244271 Mass Market Paperback (reprint) Add to Wish List
In a time unlike any other, a family youโll never forget . . .
Meet the Huxtablesโthree headstrong sisters and their dashing brotherโeach searching for love thatโs always a shocking indiscretion away. . . .
In her magnificent new novel, New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh sweeps us into a world of scandal and intrigueโglittering Regency Englandโand introduces the youngest Huxtable: Stephen, the only son.
Here Stephen will risk his reputation and his heart as he enters a scandalous liaison with the infamous beauty intent on seduction. But when passion turns the tables on them both, who can say who has seduced whom? He must be wealthy, well-born, and want her more than he wants any other woman. Those are the conditions that must be met by the man Cassandra Belmont chooses for her lover. Marriage is out of the question for the destitute widow who stands accused of murdering her husband and must now barter her beauty in order to survive. With seduction in mind, she sets her sights on Stephen Huxtable, the irresistibly attractive Earl of Merton and Londonโs most eligible bachelor. But Stephenโs first intriguing glimpse of the mysterious, alluring Lady Paget convinces him that he has found the ideal woman to share his bed. There is only one caveat. This relationship fueled by mutual pleasure must be on his terms.
As the two warily circle each other in a sensual dance of attack and retreat, a single night of passion alters all the rules. Cassandra, whose reputation is already in tatters, is now in danger of losing the one thing she vowed never to give. And Stephen, who wants Cassandra more than he has ever wanted any woman, wonโt rest until she has surrendered everythingโnot as his mistressโbut as his lover and wife. . . .
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