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A GENTLEMAN WITH A PLAN ...

Although Colin Rosemoor's reputation for fast living is well earned, he is not guilty of cheating at cards, a charge that casts him from polite society. Since his accuser has convinced the lady Colin planned to marry of his guilt, Colin enlists the help of his friend, Hugh Ballard, to win her --- and his honor --- back. Yet a chance meeting with Hugh's long-lost sister may change everything. An exceptionally intelligent Highland lass with an interest in astronomy and an independent streak, Brenna Maclachlan is wholly unique --- and therefore irresistible ...

A LADY WITH A PROBLEM ...

Brenna is capable, outspoken, and perfectly able to manage the Scottish estate where she was raised. But she's completely unprepared when an English earl and his wife appear on her doorstep and inform her that she is really their daughter. Whisked off to London, completely out of her element, she is gradually drawn to Colin --- and horrified to learn her new family has betrothed her to Colin's worst enemy! Yet the twists of fate pushing them apart quickly transform into passionate adventures that draw them closer than ever --- and expose everything ...

352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

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Kristina Cook

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As a child, Kristina Cook took her nose out of a book only long enough to take a ballet class (or five) each week. Not much has changed since then, except she’s added motherhood to the mix and now enjoys penning her own novels as much as reading everybody else’s. Before turning her hand to historical romance, Kristina did graduate work at Columbia University and wrote grant proposals for some of New York City's top cultural institutions. After the birth of her second child, she decided to finally write that novel she'd always wanted to write. The rest, as they say, is history. Kristina lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.

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18 reviews
April 4, 2015
Colin/Brenna's story

I was constantly fighting to see Colin as a strong, manly, hero.
Brenna definitely was the stronger character. Jane and Lucy's characters
even over shadowed Colin's.
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2,770 reviews7 followers
March 30, 2020
Colin and Margaret/Brenna-
An enjoyable story with a fun HEA
3 reviews
February 20, 2017
A delightful read!

This was definitely a great read! I loved the turn of events and how Colin finally came to his senses. Brenna was such a lovely girl, truly innocent and loyal; much like Lucy in her story with Henry. After all that Colin had been through, in the story before this one and the scandals with Sinclair & Hugh, he finally got the happiness that he deserved. Would read it again!
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25 reviews1 follower
October 5, 2018
undressed is an interesting book--quick read--about a baby that's stolen at birth and regains her birth home at adulthood. Interesting character study
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445 reviews14 followers
May 29, 2021
A fitting end

To this four book arc. Fun to see Colin’s story of redemption and find out how he ended up in Scotland. The stolen twin angle was a fun twist.
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46 reviews
February 13, 2017
Undressed Very Good Read

This is book #2 of the series and Unveiled, Jane,s story is book #3. Undressed is every bit as good as Unlaced. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. The only thing that would have made the story better is the villains were more evil in their scheming against Colin and Brenna. Definitely recommend reading the entire series.
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296 reviews3 followers
August 21, 2011
Solid romance, not to much character developement between the couple...they just seem to like each other...but it somehow works in this book as they are both fairly nice, inoffensive people without huge profiles or personalities.
24 reviews
May 12, 2016
Pleasant read.

This was an interesting mixture of characters. It was not the typical, expected cast. I felt more details, about key players, could have been added to enhance the story.

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158 reviews
October 7, 2009
Decent, but I didn't remember having read the book about Jane, which apparently occurs sequentially after this book.
5,704 reviews39 followers
July 25, 2010
it was ok. not bad not the best but it was cute
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15 reviews
January 20, 2015
very good for a book 2

I found only one typo (pet peeve). The story line was cute, although it's funny that the romance is very similar to book 1.
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4,501 reviews91 followers
July 1, 2015
Sweet story. I felt Colin needed to have a bit more oomph. Enjoyable read.
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