Beatrice, the Countess of Somerfield, revels in her widow
status. She loves the freedom and independence it affords
her. Several of her friends in similar states decide to
start a secret club and discreetly take lovers. While
chaperoning her niece at a masquerade ball, Beatrice
succumbs to the mysterious presence of a seductive
stranger. Beatrice has never before felt the magic or
electricity this man produces with his mere presence.
Reality intrudes when she discovers her lover's identity --
he's one of her niece's suitors.
Gabriel, the Marquess of Thayne, made a bargain with his
father. For 10 years, he'd engage in his passion for travel
and explore the world. Afterwards, Gabriel would return
home, take a bride and settle into his responsibilities.
Gabriel attends a masquerade ball to glimpse prospective
brides from the debutantes. He never expected to find among
the guest a mistress to stir his blood.
Gabriel rejects the debutantes and wishes to marry
Beatrice. She refuses to remarry, especially to a man six
years her junior. Drawn to the complex but stubborn woman,
Gabriel must use all his powers of persuasion to change the
lady's mind.
JUST ONE OF THOSE FLINGS continues the Merry Widow series
with a sensuous treat. Ms. Hern adds to the delight with
her descriptions of ancient stone sculptures of Hindu
deities.
With the comforts of wealth to replace the absence of
their husbands, the Merry Widows need not trouble
themselves again with marriage. But that doesn’t mean
these five friends must deprive themselves of their most
basic need — physical pleasure. So they each agree to take
a lover...or two.
Beatrice, Lady Somerfield, is too busy chaperoning her
headstrong niece and overseeing her own young daughters to
find time to take a lover — until one night at a ball when
a masked stranger makes her realize the delights she’s been
missing. When she learns his identity, however, an affair
seems impossible. He is Gabriel, the Marquess of Thayne,
just returned from India, the catch of the Season — and the
one man half the debutantes of London (including Beatrice’s
niece!) want for a husband.
But Thayne is thoroughly captivated by Beatrice, and their
attraction leads to several mutually satisfying
encounters. As he searches for a bride among the Season’s
young ladies, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the
beautiful, sensual, more sophisticated Lady Somerfield,
and suspects his mistress might make the perfect wife. But
will Beatrice’s deepening feelings for Thayne be enough to
overcome her vow never to marry again, and the scandal
once their relationship is revealed?
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