Justin Maddox, raised as an orphan in Scotland, recently
discovers he has a twin brother. The oldest by minutes,
Justin was kidnapped at birth and spirited away, while his
brother was raised to be the Duke of Colster. Against
Justin's wishes, his brother relinquishes the title,
leaving Justin the newly appointed duke.
Justin, a blacksmith by trade in Scotland, feels
uncomfortable with the title and the responsibilities it
includes. He fights his brother's help, feeling his peers
see him as an oddity. When Justin encounters Francesca, a
rebellious heiress with her own problems, he finds a sharp
tongue and improper young lady who sets his blood racing.
As Francesca reels over the deaths of her mother and
beloved brother, her father remarries a woman younger than
Francesca soon after her mother's funeral. Appalled at his
behavior, society shuns them, leaving Francesca further
isolated. Furious at her father's betrayal, Francesca
proceeds to make him and his new wife miserable.
Francesca's success works against her as her father becomes
desperate to rid himself of his willful daughter. He uses
Francesca's antics to trap her in an unwanted marriage.
Francesca and Justin are two angry survivors in an
unfriendly world where events collide beyond their control.
They try to find common ground, each knowing a loveless
union will make life a living hell.
BEDDING THE HEIRESS, the fourth book in her series
involving the Cameron sisters, beautifully illustrates Ms.
Maxwell's talent for delivering exceptional reads. She
concentrates on Francesca and Justin's complicated lives
with family members they both love and hate. Bring on the
tissues as readers become enveloped in anguish, forgiveness
and compassion with this heartwarming love story.
When a loathsome rake steals one of her most cherished
family heirlooms—and nearly her virtue as well!—Francesca
Dunroy devises the perfect plan to put him in his place. At
a ball being held in her honor—she didn't "take" in her
first season, now her family is determined to get her a
match in her second—she'll offer him a clandestine kiss
sure to convince him to return what is rightfully hers. But
in the dark hallways surrounding the ballroom, Francesca
makes a terrifying mistake. She seduces the wrong man!
The recipient of Francesca's caresses is none other than
Justin Maddox, London's newly titled duke and most eligible
bachelor. A defiant Scotsman who disdains London society,
he's sworn to steer clear of the ladies of the ton, but he
can't escape the memory of Francesca urgently pressing her
lips upon his . . . and neither can she. But when a
shocking and dangerous secret from Justin's past
resurfaces, the couple will have to risk tattered
reputations and treacherous enemies to nurture what has
quickly become true love.
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