A SURPRISE INTRODUCTION The twelfth duke of Westermere was enjoying a peaceful drive, until an Amazonian beauty with disheveled golden-brown curls tossed herself into his coach. That alone would not have flummoxed Sacheverel deVries, but when the strange woman in the threadbare cloak babbled about equal rights and social justice, ripped open her dress, and claimed he had attempted to ravish her, there was only one thing he could do.
AN ENLIGHTENED SEDUCTION Suddenly betrothed, Marigold Fenwick began to regret her impulsive actions. At least she was able to put her education to use and aid the eager young criminologist with his research. But while her mind was occupied with Westermere's intellectual pursuits, her body succumbed to his more sensual experiments. And when Marigold sought to seduce the esteemed duke into an enlightened social consciousness, she hardly knew what she was getting into, for the aftermath would leave her thoroughly...ENRAPTURED
Maggie Hill was born in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, daughter of George Blair and Dorothy (Mason) Hill. She also writes under the pen names of M. H. Davis, Maggie Davis, Maggie Daniels, and Katherine Deauxville, is the author of over 25 published novels. She is a former feature writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, copywriter for Young & Rubican in New York, and assistant in research to the chairman of the department of psychology at Yale University. She taught three writing courses at Yale, and was a two-time guest writer/artist at the International Cultural center in Hammamet, Tunisia. She has written for the Georgia Review, Cosmopolitan, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, Holiday and Venture magazines. She is the winner of four Reviewer’s Choice Awards and one Lifetime Achievement Award for romantic comedy from Romantic Times Magazine, and received the Silver Pen Award from Affaire de Coeur Magazine. She is also listed in Who's Who 2000.
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A SURPRISE INTRODUCTION The twelfth duke of Westermere was enjoying a peaceful drive until an Amazonian beauty with disheveled golden-brown curls tossed herself into his coach. That alone would not have flummoxed Sacheverel deVries, but when the strange woman in the threadbare cloak babbled about equal rights and social justice, ripped open her dress, and claimed he had attempted to ravish her, there was only one thing he could do.
AN ENLIGHTENED SECUTION Suddenly betrothed, Marigold Fenwick began to regret her impulsive actions. At least she was able to put her education to use and aid the eager young criminologist with his research. But while her mind was occupied with Westermere's intellectual pursuits, her body succumbed to his more sensual experiments. And when Marigold sought to seduce the esteemed duke into an enlightened social consciousness, she hardly knew what she was getting into, for the aftermath would leave her thoroughly...Enraptured.
4 ecstatic stars. I loved it! A famous fictional character made a cameo in this book. Hint: he’s famous for his deductive reasoning. Have your figured it out yet? I made it so easy. It’s all elementary my dear readers…..