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Waywroth Academy #2
An Indiscreet Debutante
Love is madness.
When Miss Charlotte Vale isn't running a school for impoverished factory women, she takes tea with an insane painter-the mother she adores. Determined to avoid her mother's legacy of madness, Lottie refuses to marry and nurtures the ton's bemused disregard for her reputation.
Through her door strides a man who threatens all she holds dear. Her cherished school, her careful control and her guarded heart.
Sir Ian Heald has tracked his sister's blackmailer to her last-known location-Lottie's school. Although he would burn the place to the ground if it would save his sister's reputation, Ian is drawn to Lottie's bold candor and indifference toward polite society.
To find his sister's blackmailer, Ian follows Lottie into a twisted world of illegal gambling clubs and eccentric parties. Even when their mutual passion ignites, Ian knows their affair cannot last. Lottie was never meant to be tucked away on his quiet pastoral estate, and she staunchly refuses his desire to wed. Yet fiery kisses and scandalous showdowns tempt this proper country gentleman to win the woman he loves and never let her go.
Warning: This book contains gambling in low-class clubs, deliciously deadpan dialogue, an unplanned swim to rescue doused women, and a fast, furious spanking. She wants it though, so that hardly counts.
When Miss Charlotte Vale isn't running a school for impoverished factory women, she takes tea with an insane painter-the mother she adores. Determined to avoid her mother's legacy of madness, Lottie refuses to marry and nurtures the ton's bemused disregard for her reputation.
Through her door strides a man who threatens all she holds dear. Her cherished school, her careful control and her guarded heart.
Sir Ian Heald has tracked his sister's blackmailer to her last-known location-Lottie's school. Although he would burn the place to the ground if it would save his sister's reputation, Ian is drawn to Lottie's bold candor and indifference toward polite society.
To find his sister's blackmailer, Ian follows Lottie into a twisted world of illegal gambling clubs and eccentric parties. Even when their mutual passion ignites, Ian knows their affair cannot last. Lottie was never meant to be tucked away on his quiet pastoral estate, and she staunchly refuses his desire to wed. Yet fiery kisses and scandalous showdowns tempt this proper country gentleman to win the woman he loves and never let her go.
Warning: This book contains gambling in low-class clubs, deliciously deadpan dialogue, an unplanned swim to rescue doused women, and a fast, furious spanking. She wants it though, so that hardly counts.
294 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 14, 2013
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Lorelie Brown
15 books138 followersAfter a semi-nomadic childhood throughout California, Lorelie Brown spent high school in Orange County before joining the US Army. After traveling the world from South Korea to Italy, she’s settled north of Chicago. Because going from California warmth to northern snow seemed like the proper order of events...
Lorelie has three active sons and a tiny shih-tzu who thinks he’s son number three—not four, he’s too important to be the baby. Writing romance helps her escape a house full of testosterone.
In her immense free time (hah!) Lorelie co-writes contemporary erotic romance under the name Katie Porter. You can find out more about the “Vegas Top Guns” and “Club Devant” series at www.KatiePorterBooks.com or at @MsKatiePorter. You can also contact Lorelie on Twitter @LorelieBrown.
Lorelie has three active sons and a tiny shih-tzu who thinks he’s son number three—not four, he’s too important to be the baby. Writing romance helps her escape a house full of testosterone.
In her immense free time (hah!) Lorelie co-writes contemporary erotic romance under the name Katie Porter. You can find out more about the “Vegas Top Guns” and “Club Devant” series at www.KatiePorterBooks.com or at @MsKatiePorter. You can also contact Lorelie on Twitter @LorelieBrown.
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March 10, 2022
This was running about a 3.5 star for me until the end, where it all fell apart. Lottie and Ian are unique and interesting characters, and their dynamic was difficult but intriguing. It wasn't entirely to my taste or current mood or something, but it was well done.
The aftermath of the scene at the ball ruined it for me though. The whole point of that was that it wasn't just Lottie's future she was tearing down by drunkenly and publicly yelling at her father that she fucked Ian. It was damaging to Ian's sister in a way that Etta couldn't recover from, as opposed to the way that Lottie's social standing protected her, and damaging to the women at her charity, whose opportunities depended on the reputation of the women running the place. It's not fair that that's all on her, but the point is that it was. Or it should be, but the story just... completely ignores any consequences from that. Ian taking her to the school to fuck her immediately after she potentially ruined his widowed and blackmailed sister's chances socially felt extremely gross. The scene was technically hot, but the situation behind it made it feel viscerally unpleasant.
And that's never dealt with! The solution is that they love each other, so Lottie doesn't need to deal with any consequences or apologize. It ruins the whole premise of reputation that a historical is precariously based on. Lottie's reaction is extremely understandable and relatable, but the lack of fallout isn't. You absolutely feel for her, driven into a corner and lashing out, but that doesn't mean the damage done to innocent bystanders (especially those whose need for an unblemished reputation is a key point driving the story, like Etta) can be ignored narratively.
So that makes the ending with it's love confessions feel flat as well, since Etta, who was the driving force in getting Ian to London on the first place, has been cast aside to get the book to wrap up within the needed word count. In addition, the final scene that's supposed to be about acceptance neatly steps around Lottie's driving fear, her family's inherited mental illness. It feels awkward to have them confess their love for the moment without acknowledging that either of them might not be the same people down the line, when that looming possibility is the majority of Lottie's character. I just really wanted Ian to promise to stand by Lottie in a way her father wouldn't for her mother, but that wasn't addressed at all in the big romantic scene, and the absence was tangible after it made up so much of their story.
This story had so much potential, but the way it ended left a bad feeling behind for me. To its credit though, it didn't fall into the trap of having the heroine with legitimate reasons to avoid pregnancy magically get over those concerns (one of my very least favorite tropes), although I didn't appreciate the fakeout at the beginning of the epilogue.
The aftermath of the scene at the ball ruined it for me though. The whole point of that was that it wasn't just Lottie's future she was tearing down by drunkenly and publicly yelling at her father that she fucked Ian. It was damaging to Ian's sister in a way that Etta couldn't recover from, as opposed to the way that Lottie's social standing protected her, and damaging to the women at her charity, whose opportunities depended on the reputation of the women running the place. It's not fair that that's all on her, but the point is that it was. Or it should be, but the story just... completely ignores any consequences from that. Ian taking her to the school to fuck her immediately after she potentially ruined his widowed and blackmailed sister's chances socially felt extremely gross. The scene was technically hot, but the situation behind it made it feel viscerally unpleasant.
And that's never dealt with! The solution is that they love each other, so Lottie doesn't need to deal with any consequences or apologize. It ruins the whole premise of reputation that a historical is precariously based on. Lottie's reaction is extremely understandable and relatable, but the lack of fallout isn't. You absolutely feel for her, driven into a corner and lashing out, but that doesn't mean the damage done to innocent bystanders (especially those whose need for an unblemished reputation is a key point driving the story, like Etta) can be ignored narratively.
So that makes the ending with it's love confessions feel flat as well, since Etta, who was the driving force in getting Ian to London on the first place, has been cast aside to get the book to wrap up within the needed word count. In addition, the final scene that's supposed to be about acceptance neatly steps around Lottie's driving fear, her family's inherited mental illness. It feels awkward to have them confess their love for the moment without acknowledging that either of them might not be the same people down the line, when that looming possibility is the majority of Lottie's character. I just really wanted Ian to promise to stand by Lottie in a way her father wouldn't for her mother, but that wasn't addressed at all in the big romantic scene, and the absence was tangible after it made up so much of their story.
This story had so much potential, but the way it ended left a bad feeling behind for me. To its credit though, it didn't fall into the trap of having the heroine with legitimate reasons to avoid pregnancy magically get over those concerns (one of my very least favorite tropes), although I didn't appreciate the fakeout at the beginning of the epilogue.
February 14, 2017
Review originally posted here: http://thebookpushers.com/2013/05/14/...
Publisher: Samhain
Publish Date: Out today
How I got this book: ARC from the author
Love is madness.
When Miss Charlotte Vale isn’t running a school for impoverished factory women, she takes tea with an insane painter—the mother she adores. Determined to avoid her mother’s legacy of madness, Lottie refuses to marry and nurtures the ton’s bemused disregard for her reputation.
Through her door strides a man who threatens all she holds dear. Her cherished school, her careful control and her guarded heart.
Sir Ian Heald has tracked his sister’s blackmailer to her last-known location—Lottie’s school. Although he would burn the place to the ground if it would save his sister’s reputation, Ian is drawn to Lottie’s bold candor and indifference toward polite society.
To find his sister’s blackmailer, Ian follows Lottie into a twisted world of illegal gambling clubs and eccentric parties. Even when their mutual passion ignites, Ian knows their affair cannot last. Lottie was never meant to be tucked away on his quiet pastoral estate, and she staunchly refuses his desire to wed. Yet fiery kisses and scandalous showdowns tempt this proper country gentleman to win the woman he loves and never let her go.
Warning: This book contains gambling in low-class clubs, deliciously deadpan dialogue, an unplanned swim to rescue doused women, and a fast, furious spanking. She wants it though, so that hardly counts.
This blurb came from the author’s website.
**BP NOTE: Lorelie Brown has agreed to provide a copy of An Indiscreet Debutante to one commentator. Giveaway instructions are at the end of the review.**
I read and enjoyed Wayward One by Brown last year so when I thought enough time had passed, I pestered her until she sent me a copy of An Indiscreet Debutante. Once again, Brown sucked me into a historical populated with unusual and entertaining characters. An Indiscreet Debutante is the sequel to Wayward One and focuses on Charlotte, known as Lottie, one of the three friends who run a school for impoverished women, providing them more opportunities. This school depends on the goodwill of the nobles to fund and donate materials so everyone involved in the school has to remain above reproach. For Lottie that is much harder then it seems given a mother with a hereditary mental illness and an absent uncaring father. Well her father really isn’t uncaring, he just cares only about his business interests and how he can use Lottie to further them. Into Lottie’s precarious house of cards comes Sir Ian Heald accusing Lottie of harboring common criminals and therefore threatening the school.
Lottie was such a complicated character. After a lifetime of dealing with her family situation, she rarely ever demonstrated a true emotion or feeling while in public or even with her good friends. This learned trait both helped and hindered her interactions with Ian. Lottie had three main goals, keep the school going, protect/shield her mother, and remain unmarried. Usually she was able to focus on the first two goals but her father was becoming more persistent about concluding a business deal with his neighbor through her marriage. As a result, she decided after their first few heated discussions that Ian was the perfect person to ensure she never had to worry about marriage, only that required his cooperation and he was resistant. Lottie also had not fully considered the ramifications of her actions if she was successful beyond hopefully remaining unmarried.
Ian loved his family. He would do anything to protect and make them happy hence his trip to the school. His sister married below her station but came home with the death of her husband less than a year after they were married. Her recovery and interest in life again was badly shaken when blackmail notes started appearing. The notes threatened to expose her marriage to Polite Society and thus ruin any chance of a prestigious second marriage. Ian was able to determine that the blackmailer was his former sister-in-law who he managed to track to Lottie’s school. Ian was desperate to regain or to keep his family respectable so while he was attracted to Lottie he did not want to jeopardize his family’s goals.
I found it fascinating to watch Lottie try to keep all of her encounters with Ian on a superficial level yet push for physical intimacy. Ian on the other hand, had to find out what was going on underneath Lottie’s surface. The more he got to know her and the circumstances around her family situation the more attracted he became to her. As they worked together it was fun to watch them grow and stumble along their journey. Their interaction with the supporting cast was also fun to see and cemented the facets of their characters. It was also a nice treat to see the hero and heroine from Wayward One in action and settled in their relationship.
Brown did several things with this story that I really enjoyed. First, she did not limit the surroundings to a particular part of historical London but took Ian and Lottie throughout several different class areas. She also didn’t shy away from the potential second and third order effects of Lottie’s plan. Third, she never devalued or held Ian up as the magical cure for Lottie’s fear that was behind her insistence to remain unmarried. An Indiscreet Debutant provided an interesting view into the lives of those classes not usually spotlighted in historical romances. Brown brought forward the aspect that within a close friendship things are still kept private and that what you see is sometimes only a fraction of what you get. She also highlighted the importance of give and take on both sides of a relationship in order to make it happen. I am looking forward to seeing what Brown does to her characters in the next installment.
I give An Indiscreet Debutante a B+
**BP NOTE: To enter the giveaway leave a comment talking about the most unusual historical you have read. Winner will be announced on Tuesday the 21st. Good luck!**
Publisher: Samhain
Publish Date: Out today
How I got this book: ARC from the author
Love is madness.
When Miss Charlotte Vale isn’t running a school for impoverished factory women, she takes tea with an insane painter—the mother she adores. Determined to avoid her mother’s legacy of madness, Lottie refuses to marry and nurtures the ton’s bemused disregard for her reputation.
Through her door strides a man who threatens all she holds dear. Her cherished school, her careful control and her guarded heart.
Sir Ian Heald has tracked his sister’s blackmailer to her last-known location—Lottie’s school. Although he would burn the place to the ground if it would save his sister’s reputation, Ian is drawn to Lottie’s bold candor and indifference toward polite society.
To find his sister’s blackmailer, Ian follows Lottie into a twisted world of illegal gambling clubs and eccentric parties. Even when their mutual passion ignites, Ian knows their affair cannot last. Lottie was never meant to be tucked away on his quiet pastoral estate, and she staunchly refuses his desire to wed. Yet fiery kisses and scandalous showdowns tempt this proper country gentleman to win the woman he loves and never let her go.
Warning: This book contains gambling in low-class clubs, deliciously deadpan dialogue, an unplanned swim to rescue doused women, and a fast, furious spanking. She wants it though, so that hardly counts.
This blurb came from the author’s website.
**BP NOTE: Lorelie Brown has agreed to provide a copy of An Indiscreet Debutante to one commentator. Giveaway instructions are at the end of the review.**
I read and enjoyed Wayward One by Brown last year so when I thought enough time had passed, I pestered her until she sent me a copy of An Indiscreet Debutante. Once again, Brown sucked me into a historical populated with unusual and entertaining characters. An Indiscreet Debutante is the sequel to Wayward One and focuses on Charlotte, known as Lottie, one of the three friends who run a school for impoverished women, providing them more opportunities. This school depends on the goodwill of the nobles to fund and donate materials so everyone involved in the school has to remain above reproach. For Lottie that is much harder then it seems given a mother with a hereditary mental illness and an absent uncaring father. Well her father really isn’t uncaring, he just cares only about his business interests and how he can use Lottie to further them. Into Lottie’s precarious house of cards comes Sir Ian Heald accusing Lottie of harboring common criminals and therefore threatening the school.
Lottie was such a complicated character. After a lifetime of dealing with her family situation, she rarely ever demonstrated a true emotion or feeling while in public or even with her good friends. This learned trait both helped and hindered her interactions with Ian. Lottie had three main goals, keep the school going, protect/shield her mother, and remain unmarried. Usually she was able to focus on the first two goals but her father was becoming more persistent about concluding a business deal with his neighbor through her marriage. As a result, she decided after their first few heated discussions that Ian was the perfect person to ensure she never had to worry about marriage, only that required his cooperation and he was resistant. Lottie also had not fully considered the ramifications of her actions if she was successful beyond hopefully remaining unmarried.
Ian loved his family. He would do anything to protect and make them happy hence his trip to the school. His sister married below her station but came home with the death of her husband less than a year after they were married. Her recovery and interest in life again was badly shaken when blackmail notes started appearing. The notes threatened to expose her marriage to Polite Society and thus ruin any chance of a prestigious second marriage. Ian was able to determine that the blackmailer was his former sister-in-law who he managed to track to Lottie’s school. Ian was desperate to regain or to keep his family respectable so while he was attracted to Lottie he did not want to jeopardize his family’s goals.
I found it fascinating to watch Lottie try to keep all of her encounters with Ian on a superficial level yet push for physical intimacy. Ian on the other hand, had to find out what was going on underneath Lottie’s surface. The more he got to know her and the circumstances around her family situation the more attracted he became to her. As they worked together it was fun to watch them grow and stumble along their journey. Their interaction with the supporting cast was also fun to see and cemented the facets of their characters. It was also a nice treat to see the hero and heroine from Wayward One in action and settled in their relationship.
Brown did several things with this story that I really enjoyed. First, she did not limit the surroundings to a particular part of historical London but took Ian and Lottie throughout several different class areas. She also didn’t shy away from the potential second and third order effects of Lottie’s plan. Third, she never devalued or held Ian up as the magical cure for Lottie’s fear that was behind her insistence to remain unmarried. An Indiscreet Debutant provided an interesting view into the lives of those classes not usually spotlighted in historical romances. Brown brought forward the aspect that within a close friendship things are still kept private and that what you see is sometimes only a fraction of what you get. She also highlighted the importance of give and take on both sides of a relationship in order to make it happen. I am looking forward to seeing what Brown does to her characters in the next installment.
I give An Indiscreet Debutante a B+
**BP NOTE: To enter the giveaway leave a comment talking about the most unusual historical you have read. Winner will be announced on Tuesday the 21st. Good luck!**
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October 20, 2024that ending sure was a choice.
August 2, 2013
When Sir Ian Heald shows up at Miss Charlotte Vale's door demanding to see one of Charlotte's acquaintances little did she know that her carefully planned out existence would be in jeopardy. Meet, Miss Charlotte Vale, beautiful, intelligent and the headmistress of a school that teaches the dregs of society to step up the ladders in society. She is carefully ensconced behind her cause. You see, Lottie's attractive and unique Mother has a mental illness which is explained to have been exacerbated by Charlotte's birth. So they have taken up on the artsy side of London, where hardly anyone would notice Lady Vale's "eccentricities"
Sir Ian Heald holds his family in the highest regards, his love for them shines brightly when he goes in search of the woman that could ruin his beloved sister's chance at a good future. She has stolen something of consequence and begun to blackmail Ian's family and he must find her before it's too late. From the first meeting with Charlotte, he attempts to keep his attraction for her in check, because when he finally does settle down, it's going to be with a sweet and demure little country girl, not with the bold and tempestuous Lottie Vale... Yeah right. Charlotte is shocked to the core when Sir Ian sees Lady Vale at her worst and doesn't run for the hills, but stays and saves the woman's life.
Aside from agreeing to help Sir Ian find the blackmailer, she also thinks he would be a great way to rid herself of her virtue, so her her Father can't marry her off. Charlotte's greatest fear is going mad like her mother and he grandmother and she lives everyday with those thought clouding her actions. Sir Ian becomes the most welcome distractions for Lottie, but is she being fair to herself and to Ian. Unbeknownst to Ian, Lottie has a colorful cast of characters of friends and acquaintance that takes them to the seediest part of London in search of the blackmailer. Lottie's attempts at feeling nothing for Ian but passion goes the wayside when the quite proper Sir Ian jumps to the defense of a prostitute who was beaten by one of her customers.
How can these two star-crossed lovers come to terms with each of their discrepancies? Can Lottie put aside the possibility of madness and actually live her life to the fullest instead of waiting for what she thinks is inevitable? Will Sir Ian save his sister from a solitary life and launch her on society to be as successful and he knows she should be? All of these questions and so much more are answered in An Indiscreet Debutante by Lorelie Brown.
Have you ever have one of those books where you read the blurb and think to yourself you really aren't sure you want to take the journey? Well for me, this was one of them and once again I was happily wrong. At first, I didn't think Lottie and Ian had much depth, but they were hiding it from the world until just the right time. I love the sacrifice that Lottie makes for her mother, I love that Ian totally understands it and doesn't try to change her, nor does Lottie try to make Ian into something he is not. The hunt for the blackmailer is only part of the tale, the bigger part is the indescribable passion these two characters have for one another and what they do with it. In addition, this is a really hot read, not only the scenes of extreme sexual tension, but the sex scenes themselves are REALLY hot. I truly enjoyed An Indiscreet Debutante by Lorelie Brown and I think you will as well.
~KIMBERLY~
4 Stars (Brilliant)
June 12, 2013
In the interest of full disclosure: I received an e-copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
What I liked: I loved the characters in this book. They are well crafted--with all show, very little tell--interesting, consistently developed, etc., and I thoroughly enjoyed reading the story of how they fell in love. The banter between them, while occasionally jarringly anachronistic, is sharp and funny and keeps the story moving at a pleasantly quick pace.
What I didn't like so much: The plot that brings the characters together--the blackmail--isn't quite consistent and doesn't entirely make sense. I read books for characters, so I didn't mind that much, but readers who want solid plotting should take note. Also, there are some editing issues that shook me out of the story a few times (some events happen either four days later, or a few days later, or the next day, depending on where you look in the text, and my favorite is a magically disappearing corset on page 160 of my copy.).
What I didn't care about one way or the other but you might be interested to know: there's a lot of rather naughty (for want of a better word) pillow talk with lots of spicy or downright crude language. It didn't bother me in the slightest, but I'd think twice before telling my mom to read this one... just saying.
The bottom line, though, is that I really enjoyed reading this book. I'm a sucker for good characters who are well portrayed, and Brown delivered on all counts. Beyond that, it's a fun (and funny) read, wildly entertaining but not in a mindless way. If you like a bit of depth in your romance novels, want nonstandard characters who are beautifully crafted, and want to be entertained to boot (and if you don't mind ignoring a few editing issues), this is a book for you.
What I liked: I loved the characters in this book. They are well crafted--with all show, very little tell--interesting, consistently developed, etc., and I thoroughly enjoyed reading the story of how they fell in love. The banter between them, while occasionally jarringly anachronistic, is sharp and funny and keeps the story moving at a pleasantly quick pace.
What I didn't like so much: The plot that brings the characters together--the blackmail--isn't quite consistent and doesn't entirely make sense. I read books for characters, so I didn't mind that much, but readers who want solid plotting should take note. Also, there are some editing issues that shook me out of the story a few times (some events happen either four days later, or a few days later, or the next day, depending on where you look in the text, and my favorite is a magically disappearing corset on page 160 of my copy.).
What I didn't care about one way or the other but you might be interested to know: there's a lot of rather naughty (for want of a better word) pillow talk with lots of spicy or downright crude language. It didn't bother me in the slightest, but I'd think twice before telling my mom to read this one... just saying.
The bottom line, though, is that I really enjoyed reading this book. I'm a sucker for good characters who are well portrayed, and Brown delivered on all counts. Beyond that, it's a fun (and funny) read, wildly entertaining but not in a mindless way. If you like a bit of depth in your romance novels, want nonstandard characters who are beautifully crafted, and want to be entertained to boot (and if you don't mind ignoring a few editing issues), this is a book for you.
September 19, 2013
I like to read an occasional historical romance, so I decided to read this one as it was on my to-read list. This book is steamy hot! It is not your typical historical romance where the debutant is timid and the Earl/Lord/Sir is an arrogant prick. Different storyline and definitely hot sex scenes that will make you swoon.
June 9, 2013
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January 7, 2019Love is madness.
When Miss Charlotte Vale isn't running a school for impoverished factory women, she takes tea with an insane painter-the mother she adores. Determined to avoid her mother's legacy of madness, Lottie refuses to marry and nurtures the "ton's" bemused disregard for her reputation.
Through her door strides a man who threatens all she holds dear. Her cherished school, her careful control and her guarded heart.
Sir Ian Heald has tracked his sister's blackmailer to her last-known location-Lottie's school. Although he would burn the place to the ground if it would save his sister's reputation, Ian is drawn to Lottie's bold candor and indifference toward polite society.
To find his sister's blackmailer, Ian follows Lottie into a twisted world of illegal gambling clubs and eccentric parties. Even when their mutual passion ignites, Ian knows their affair cannot last. Lottie was never meant to be tucked away on his quiet pastoral estate, and she staunchly refuses his desire to wed. Yet fiery kisses and scandalous showdowns tempt this proper country gentleman to win the woman he loves and never let her go.
When Miss Charlotte Vale isn't running a school for impoverished factory women, she takes tea with an insane painter-the mother she adores. Determined to avoid her mother's legacy of madness, Lottie refuses to marry and nurtures the "ton's" bemused disregard for her reputation.
Through her door strides a man who threatens all she holds dear. Her cherished school, her careful control and her guarded heart.
Sir Ian Heald has tracked his sister's blackmailer to her last-known location-Lottie's school. Although he would burn the place to the ground if it would save his sister's reputation, Ian is drawn to Lottie's bold candor and indifference toward polite society.
To find his sister's blackmailer, Ian follows Lottie into a twisted world of illegal gambling clubs and eccentric parties. Even when their mutual passion ignites, Ian knows their affair cannot last. Lottie was never meant to be tucked away on his quiet pastoral estate, and she staunchly refuses his desire to wed. Yet fiery kisses and scandalous showdowns tempt this proper country gentleman to win the woman he loves and never let her go.
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