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The Heir to Wyldshay: Desired, envied, intimidating,
only his handful of real friends know him as Ryder: Lord Ryderbourne, heir of the Duke of Blackdown. Power, wealth,
and duty
define his life. Yet Ryder's younger brother, Jack, has adventured
to the ends of the earth, while Ryder stayed home to take care of the
family estates at Wyldshay Castle in Dorset. Why shouldn't Ryder cure
his own restlessness by flirting one last time with danger?
The Lady:
She's beautiful, seductive, and almost naked, and
someone has cast her adrift in a dinghy. She's in danger of
drowning, when Ryder plunges into the sea to rescue her.
Unfortunately, Miracle Heather doesn't wish to be rescued, especially by
the most darkly handsome and eligible bachelor in Regency England.
The Seduction:
Any gentleman would insist on helping a damsel in
distress, but Miracle is no ordinary damsel and she's hiding a terrible
secret. Without clothes, she must allow Ryder to wrap her in his
cloak and carry her off to a nearby inn. Yet when he won't let her
leave unless she tells him who abandoned her to die, she knows of only
one way to distract his insistence on honor: in bed.
Games of Pleasure:
Ryder may be
easy enough to seduce, but, alas, duke's
sons aren't so easy to abandon! When Miracle escapes him, Ryder comes
after her. They make a pact to adventure through England together,
traveling on the byways until Heather can find safety. Yet safety is not
what awaits them! Can a man of honor and a lady of the night
defeat both their enemies and their own scruples to forge a lasting new
way to love? |