Caroline

by Jasmine Cresswell

By helping her stepmother run a fashionable London gambling-house, Miss Caroline Adams is well used to receiving propositions of varying eligibility. But no offer she has ever received in the past has prepared her for Lord Carrisford's arrogantly mercenary proposal of marriage.

Swearing never to forgive the insults heaped on her by the elegant diplomat, she succeeds in channeling her anger into more devious pathways of revenge. Only to find, when Lord Carrisford appears to be motivated more by his desire to thwart a Bonapartist spy-ring than by her beauty, that she is playing a far deeper game than ever she had dreamt ...

Genres: Historical Romance

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Born in England, Jasmine Cresswell now divides her time between her winter home in Sarasota, Florida and her summer home in Evergreen, Colorado. Jasmine has been writing since 1975 and has published over 50 novels, with 9 million copies of her books in print.
Jasmine served for two years as the editor of the Romance Writer's Report. She also served as president of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and is a founder and former president of Novelists, Inc. She received the Colorado Authors' League Award for Best Paperback Novel of the Year and the Romance Writers of America Golden Rose Award. Her books also have received numerous Romantic Times certificates of excellence.

Experienced as a public speaker, Jasmine has conducted college seminars and addressed many writers' conferences. Interviews and profiles have appeared in newspapers throughout the country, and Jasmine considers herself a veteran of talk shows and news broadcasts.

Married to Malcolm Candlish, whom she met while she was working for the British Embassy in Rio de Janeiro, Jasmine and her husband have lived all over the world. She has a Bachelor's Degree with a double major in history and philosophy from Melbourne University, a second degree in history from Macquarie University, as well as a Masters Degree in history and archival administration from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.

Reviews

[Lena · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Lynn Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Georgian romance aka as Lord Carrisford's Mistress. Caroline Adams was one of the most ravishing creatures of her day. Yet her beauty had only brought her grief. She had been a profitable decorative addition to her stepmother's fashionable London gambling house. Now, the Comtesse had asked her to leave. With her reputation already in tatters, Lord Carrisford's offer to make her his mistress seemed the only logical solution. Caroline was certain she could make her escape before the handsome lord had truly compromised her. But Lord Carrisford' had other plans for Caroline. Soon she faced the most important decision of her life. And with the knowledge that she was falling in love with the man she despised...