Malory Family #10
Gallery Books
June 2010
On Sale: June 15, 2010
Featuring: Richard Allen; Julia Miller
384 pages ISBN: 1439101078 EAN: 9781439101070 Hardcover Add to Wish List
Returning to the "wickedly witty, lusciously sensual" (Booklist) world of her beloved Malory family, #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey sweeps readers away on a seductive adventure in which a detested marriage contract turns childhood enemies into passionate lovers.
Nine years ago, Richard Allen fled England and his controlling father. Determined to live his own life, he took to the sea and settled in the Caribbean, joining a band of treasure-hunting pirates and adopting the persona of a carefree, seductive Frenchman named Jean Paul to guard the secrets of his past. When he slips back into England to carry out an urgent task, Richard becomes infatuated with a married woman, Georgina Malory. But his reckless attempt to woo Georgina at a masked ball turns out to be the worst mistake of his life because it brings him face to face with another beautiful woman.
Thrilled that her solicitors have finally come up with a way to free her from her betrothal contract to the Earl of Manfordβs son who abandoned her years ago, heiress Julia Miller is ready for the marriage mart and hopes to find that perfect someone at her friend Georginaβs ball. Charmed by a masked Frenchman who gives her her first kiss, she canβt help but pursue this mysterious manβuntil she makes a shocking discovery. Now, to avoid falling into a ruthless noblemanβs trap, Julia must enter a risky, intimate charade with a man she never believed she could love.