Miss Lucy Waltham's zest for life has caused many anxious
moments for her older brother, Henry. Craving adventure,
Lucy followed Henry and his friends throughout childhood,
leaving many disasters in her wake. Lucy envisions herself
as Diane, Goddess of the Hunt, and not some demure lady.
When she sees something she wants, Lucy goes after it. She
has set her sight on Toby, her brother's friend and the
object of Lucy's love over the years. Two people stand in
her way; Toby's soon-to-be fiancé and Jeremy, who thwarts
her seduction attempts on his friend.
Jeremy, Earl of Kendall, frequently returns to his
childhood haunts and to his boyhood friends. They provided
him with relief from his cold and cruel father, while
Henry's hoyden sister provided comic relief and impending
disasters with her antics. Now grown-up, Lucy is a cross
between an awkward virgin and a temptress just learning her
appeal. She could vanquish his boredom, if he succumbs to
the temptation. The sexual tension between them grows even
as Lucy tries to ignore it.
Caught in a compromising position, Jeremy and Lucy marry.
Simple misunderstandings blossom into marital disharmony
when neither reveals their true feelings.
Debut author Tessa Dare bursts upon the scene with a
high-energy and high-drama romance. She tells the story
with provocative words and feverish action. Her cast of
secondary characters is unforgettable and set the stage for
the next book in this back-to-back series.
Ever the bold adventuress, Lucy Waltham has decided to
go hunting for a husband. But first she needs some
target practice. So she turns to her brother’s best
friend, Jeremy Trescott, the Earl of Kendall, to hone
her seductive wiles on him before setting her sights on
another man. But her practice kisses spark a smoldering
passion—one that could send all her plans up in smoke.
Jeremy has an influential title, a vast fortune, and a
painful past, full of long-buried secrets. He keeps a
safe distance from his own emotions, but to distract
Lucy from her reckless scheming, he must give his
passions free rein. Their sensual battle of wills is as
maddening as it is delicious, but the longer he succeeds
in managing the headstrong temptress, the closer Jeremy
comes to losing control. When scandal breaks, can he
bring himself to abandon Lucy to her ruin? Or will he
risk his heart, and claim her for his own?
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