"Wonderful sensual read"
Elizabeth Hawthorne was in love with Marcus Ashford. They
were to be married and she thought life couldn't be any
better. Little did Elizabeth know her world was about to
fall apart. When fate presses her to seek out her fiancé
for help late one night, she discovers him with another.
Heartbroken she leaves Marcus, jilting him to marry Lord
Hawthorne, a man who offered less risk to a tender heart.
While she never loved her husband as she did Marcus, she
felt it was a safe life, one she could be content with. Now fate once more compels her to Marcus' sphere. Her
husband is killed, leaving her in deep mourning. As she
returns to the functions of the world, she receives a
strange journal, which had been written by her husband.
It's hard to make heads or tails; the writings are in
code. Only someone out there can read it and is willing
to
stop at nothing to get his hands on it. Marcus has never forgotten or forgiven Elizabeth for
leaving him to marry Hawthorne. He is now a spy for the
crown and he, too, is interested in the journal. Still
smarting from being jilted, he wants to possess Elizabeth,
body and soul, but not her heart. As their passions heat
up, they must face the danger stalking Elizabeth. Day breathes sensuality and life into her characters in
this richly textured read and leaves me eager for more
from
this talented writer.
Reviewed by DeborahAnne MacGillivray
Posted February 21, 2007
SummaryEngland, 1770. Beneath the silk and lace of London
society lies a secret, elite organization of spies.
Protecting the Crown from its enemies is hazardous, but for
Marcus Ashford, protecting his heart from an unyielding
passion is the far greater peril...
A MATTER OF DANGEROUS INTRIGUE...
As an agent to the Crown, Marcus Ashford, the Earl of
Westfield, has fought numerous sword fights, been shot
twice, and dodged more than any man's fair share of cannon
fire. And yet nothing excites him more than the primitive
hunger his former fiancé, Elizabeth, arouses. Years ago,
she'd jilted him for the boyishly charming Lord Hawthorne.
But now, the elegant widow is his to defend, and he will do
so while tending to her other, more carnal needs, showing
her the depth of a real man's desire...
...AND UNDENIABLE PLEASURE
Dangerous secrets led to the murder of Lady Hawthorne's
husband. Secrets she now holds in a diary many would kill to
obtain. But to entrust herself to the protection of the most
seductive man she's ever known? Outrageous. Unthinkable.
Irresistible. For it was Marcus's strong passions and
burning desire that frightened her into abandoning him years
ago—and her answering craving has never waned. Now, he
means to be at her service, in every sense. And perhaps the
only sensible course isn't to resist temptation, but to
surrender to it completely...
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