Avon
Featuring: Olivia, Duchess of Lovingdon; Jack Dodger
384 pages ISBN: 006135564X EAN: 9780061355646 Kindle: B001NLL8WY Mass Market Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
At the reading of her husband's will, Olivia, the Duchess
of Lovingdon, expects no surprises. She could not be more
wrong. Her late husband leaves guardianship of their son
and all non-entailed properties to Jack Dodger, owner of a
famous gentlemen's club. Appalled at her husband's
decision, Olivia resolves to protect her son from Jack's
corrupting influence. Her adversarial relationship begins
to waver and evolve into friendship as she sees Jack's
hidden depths. He sparks feelings of desire that Olivia has
never felt, but duty prevents her from acting upon them.
Jack Dodger, the son of a prostitute and one of Faegan's
street urchins taught to pick pockets and steal, has risen
to conquer London. This latest acquisition from the Duke of
Lovingdon will add enormous wealth to his coffers. The
price is small -- managing the duchess' finances and
providing education to the future duke. However, questions
regarding the duke's intentions make him uneasy. Jack does
not know his benefactor's reason. And he's learned the hard
way that nothing comes without strings.
Residing in his new residence, Jack baits Olivia, enjoying
her reaction to him. He wants to teach her how to enjoy
life and the deliciously wicked world of sin. What he does
not count on is losing his heart to her.
Ms. Heath hooks readers with a compelling new drama. She
pairs a brooding, wounded hero with a duchess who's never
strayed from society's strict rules and forces them into
sharing a home. The conflict prods the characters into
scrutinizing emotions that are foreign to them -- love and
acceptance. This is another excellent story from the
Scoundrels of St. James series that explores characters who
have overcome the odds and survived horrific childhood
abuse.
Once a pickpocket and thief, Jack Dodger is now the
wealthy owner of one of London's most exclusive
gentlemen's clubs.
But after one of his patrons bequeaths him his London
residence, Jack finds himself dealing with the man's
lovely widow.
When Olivia, Duchess of Lovingdon, is forced to share her
beloved home with the notorious--and deliciously wicked--
Jack Dodger, she quickly discovers that between the devil
and desire, the only choice is surrender.
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