Madeleine Greenway is an exceptional planner. That talent
allows her to engineer the daring rescue of a man as he
walks to the gallows. It's a spectacular plan with
explosions, smoke and confusion reigning throughout the
rambunctious crowd gathered for the hanging. Madeleine
feels pleased that the payment for her deed will allow her
to travel and begin a new life in America. Arriving at the
prearranged place for delivery of her "package," Madeleine
gets a surprise -- her anonymous employer attempts to kill
her.
Colin Eversea leads a colorful life. The youngest boy in
his family, he spends his time trying to stand out from his
brothers. Colin is a rogue with legendary skills of
prevailing against all odds. He charms people with his good-
natured teasing and flirtatious manner. Women fall at his
feet and men enjoy his devil-may-care attitude. When
charged with murder, Colin believes his family will
intervene and prove his innocence. However, every petition
is met with silence. Someone has framed him and wants him
hung, disgracing his family.
After thwarting the attempt on Madeleine's life, Colin and
Madeleine hurry to find clues before the soldiers track
them down. There journey leads them into a dark world of
grave robbers, blackmail and extortion. Along the chaotic
flight, Colin awakens feelings that Madeleine thought dead.
Nevertheless, they cannot have a future. Colin loves
someone else, doesn't he?
Ms. Long outdoes herself with a riveting plot and
characters that jump off the page. Their banter and
innuendoes will delight readers as they follow the couple's
adventures. Not having read Ms. Long's previous works, I
will definitely check out her backstock. THE PERILS OF
PLEASURE is the first installment of a new series set
around the feud of the wealthy Eversea and Redmond families
of Sussex, so there are more great stories to come.
Scandal has
rocked the city of London. Colin Eversea, a handsome,
reckless unapologetic rogue is sentenced to hang for
murder and, inconveniently for him, the only witness to
the crime disappears. Then again, throughout history, the
Everseas have always managed to cheat fate in style: Colin
is snatched from the gallows by a beautiful, clever
mercenary.
A captivating captor. . .
Cool-headed, daring Madeleine Greenway is immune to
Colin's vaunted charm. Her mission is not to rescue Colin
but to kidnap him, and to be paid handsomely for it. But
when it becomes clear that whoever wants Colin alive wants
Madeline dead, the two become uneasy allies in a deadly
race for truth. Together, they'll face great danger—and a
passion neither can resist.
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