Lady, Be Wanton

Cerise DeLand loves to write about dashing heroes and the sassy women they adore.But I bet you knew that!Did you know that she's known for her poetic elegance and accuracy of detail?That she's an award-winning author of more than 40 novels and was first published in 1991 by Kensington, then Pocket Books, later by St. Martin's Press and independent presses?That her books have been monthly selections of the Doubleday Book Club and the Mystery Guild? Right. And she's won awards. Lots of them. Need details? Write to her. She'll send you the list!To research, she's dived into the oldest texts and dustiest library shelves. She also travels abroad taking good walking shoes, trusty notebooks and pens, plus camera! She visits chateaux and country homes she loves to people with her own imaginary characters.And at home every day? She cooks. Never dusts. (That can be a problem.) She goes swimming or pumps iron once a week and tries (desperately) to grow vegetables in her arid backyard in south Texas!

The lady wants to be good.

Lady Imogen has reformed! She's witty, from an old Irish family, in pursuit of a fine man to marry-and she swears she'll never indulge in her little...um...peccadilloes again!


She's arrived in Brighton with her two sisters and her cousin for the Season-and she'll ignore anyone who gossips about Grandpapa's notorious odd talents-or her own tiny scandal. After all, a lady can change.


The gentleman wants revenge.


Returning home after the wars, Lex Rowlandson, the Earl of Martindale, vows to find the cur who sold him and his father into the hell of Napoleon's dungeons.


With a few clues to the identity of the creature who stole years from his life and caused the death of his father, Lex seeks out suspects at a Brighton ball. But he's captured by the effervescent woman whose smiles light the dark corners of his heart.


He should not be distracted from his cause. Yet he cannot resist the lure of Imogen's charm. When he witnesses her plight at the hands of one fellow who threatens her reputation, Lex saves it-and marries her.


Falling in love with her husband, Imogen sees that the best way to thank him for saving her is to commit the very crime she vowed never to repeat.


But can a man whose life was stolen from him love a wife whose skill is taking from others what is not hers?


Note: This series is part of Dragonblade's Flame line, so this is a sexy, steamy, and scorching-hot read with multiple sex scenes. Be advised.




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