A Rogue's Pleasure Desperate times call for desperate measures. Or so Chelsea Bellamy tells herself after she receives a ransom note saying that her brother is being held hostage in London. Down to her last shilling, the flame-haired beauty is determined to beg, borrow, and even steal the 500 pounds she needs to meet the kidnapper's demand. Assisted by her butler, a former highwayman, she takes to the open roads disguised as One-Eyed Jack. Just her luck that the first carriage she waylays belongs to Anthony Grenville, a roguishly handsome viscount on the lookout for a diversion from the depression that has beset him since his return from the Peninsular Campaign. One of the most notorious rakes of London's Beau Monde, Anthony is accustomed to taking his pleasure wherever he fancies. The fact that he is about to be married mandates discretion but not reform, until a chance encounter with a beautiful, turquoise-eyed footpad wreaks havoc with his well-ordered plans. When the desperate beauty with sticky fingers turns up in London, this time as a housebreaker, Anthony comes to realize that his purse isn't all she's stolen. On a quest to save her brother's life, Chelsea doesn't have time for matters of the heart, particularly when her heart's desire is the nearest thing to a married man. Only when Anthony makes her an offer that she can't refuse--to help her track down the kidnapper--does she reluctantly agree to join forces with him. As together they navigate the criminal underworld of East London, she realizes that behind Anthony's devil-may-care facade hides a man of scrupulous honor--and a buried pain that only love can heal. For his part, Anthony discovers the plucky gamine to be a delightful and dazzling woman. Swept up in a dance of desire, Anthony and Chelsea are unaware that they are watched by an unseen enemy who is plotting to destroy them both.
Jove (A Seduction Romance), November 2000 |
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