To Win a Scoundrel's Heart
The Lords of Whitehall, #2
The Lords of Whitehall, #2
by Kristen McLean
Releasing July 19th 2016
Young Ink Press
Young Ink Press
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Win a Scoundrel’s Heart (The Lords of Whitehall, #2) . . .
EXCELLENT addition to The Lords of Whitehall series. I had no doubt that I would enjoy it. After reading it there was nothing but respect and a deep desire for the next one to be ready for me to pick up the next day.
Lady Dumonte. Lord Pembridge. A widow. A libertine. A mystery. A secret. A passion. There was a determined widow looking for real answers. There was on way that she knew she would get to the bottom of it all. But of course that meant one thing. Lord Pembridge. The one man she should stay away from. Btu the one man that could get the job done.
I had the opportunity to read them both back to back. That added to the high of having a historical romance suspense series to engage in.
**This ARC was provided via Tasty Book Tours
via Kindle in exchange for an honest review.**
The Lords of Whitehall series:
Behind the Marquess's Mask - The Lords of Whitehall, #1
To Win a Scoundrel's Heart - The Lords of Whitehall, #2
Blurb
When her husband’s death is ruled a suicide, Lady Dumonte suspects foul play. However, finding the truth seems impossible after every investigator in Paris turns up empty-handed. Now she is forced to seek help from Lord Pembridge, a feckless libertine.
When her husband’s death is ruled a suicide, Lady Dumonte suspects foul play. However, finding the truth seems impossible after every investigator in Paris turns up empty-handed. Now she is forced to seek help from Lord Pembridge, a feckless libertine.
Although
the pain of loss is a constant reminder of why she must hide her heart, this
carefree scoundrel threatens to break past her defenses. He could uncover the
truth regarding her husband’s death, but is learning the truth worth risking
her heart?
Lord
Pembridge has wealth, angelic good looks, and a sunny disposition. None would
guess the dark secret blackening his past or the grudge controlling his future.
It was the reason he could never have a family of his own, a fate he had
accepted until he was forced to play detective for the one woman who could
tempt him.
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Excerpt
“You, m’dear girl,” he murmured,
“are old enough to know better than to tempt a scoundrel.”
“I know what I am doing,” she
spouted back indignantly. “I am not a child.”
“No,” he agreed easily. “You are
certainly not a child.”
“Then I would expect you not to
treat me like one.” Her eyes flashed, giving him a teasing glimpse of passion.
Lady Dumonte possessed passion?
Another surprise.
“Of course not.” He frowned in
mock seriousness. “How should I treat you? As a lady or a mistress?”
“As a woman,” she ground out. “I
am a woman!” Her lips pursed together as she glared up at him.
He smiled broadly; he couldn’t
help himself.
“Ah, yes,” he agreed, looking her
over as though he had only just noticed. “I believe you are.”
She took in a deep breath, pushing
her breasts against the tight fabric of her bodice.
His cock jumped to attention.
“I was wrong about not liking you.
I hate you!”
“And yet,” he mused with a knit
brow, “you throw yourself at me like all the others. You are either in denial
of your overwhelming attraction to me or a glutton for punishment. For my own
complacency, I choose the former.”
Céleste shook her head slowly, her
eyes narrowed and seething with anger.
“Regardless,” he continued frankly
at his own peril, “you had better run along, or you may find your offer
accepted, and we both know you never expected that. Your bluff has been called,
Lady Dumonte. Go on home like a good girl.”
“I never bluff.”
“Never say never, m’dear,” he
murmured with a purposefully wicked smile.
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Author Info
Kristen has always had a love of novels, with a special place in her heart for historical romance. After reading enough of them to fill a rather impressive library, she decided to write her own. Now she has the pleasure of writing at home, tucked away in a forest with her husband, two children and her cat. Her husband is loving and impressively patient, her two beautiful children strive to embarrass and exhaust her, and her cat hates everyone, but tolerates—well, she tolerates whoever will feed her.
Kristen has always had a love of novels, with a special place in her heart for historical romance. After reading enough of them to fill a rather impressive library, she decided to write her own. Now she has the pleasure of writing at home, tucked away in a forest with her husband, two children and her cat. Her husband is loving and impressively patient, her two beautiful children strive to embarrass and exhaust her, and her cat hates everyone, but tolerates—well, she tolerates whoever will feed her.
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