A Lady Risks All
by:
Bronwyn Scott (author)
Seducing the CaptainIt would be unwise to mistake me for an innocent debutante—for years I have graced the smoky gloom of many a billiards club and honed my skills at my father's side.But now he has a new protégé—Captain Greer Barrington—and while my father would see me attract the attentions of...
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Seducing the CaptainIt would be unwise to mistake me for an innocent debutante—for years I have graced the smoky gloom of many a billiards club and honed my skills at my father's side.But now he has a new protégé—Captain Greer Barrington—and while my father would see me attract the attentions of an eligible lord I, Mercedes Lockhart, have other ambitions.… Even if that means seducing the captain to earn back my father's favor! I know I must avoid falling for Greer's charming smile…but his sensual kisses could be worth the risk.…
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780373297450 (0373297459)
ASIN: 373297459
Publish date: June 18th 2013
Publisher: Harlequin
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Series: Ladies of Impropriety (#3)
Billiards, and more billiards with a side order of romance.
Grade: C- The first half of this story had me hooked — the author used the theme of “risk” in different ways to define not only the hero and heroine, but also the heroine’s loving-but-conniving father. The plot revolves around billiards, and the early-Victorian historical world-building was vivid an...
Mercedes is a woman on a mission. Though highly skilled at billiards she is refused entry to the Billiards halls because of her gender. When her father takes on a new protégé, he asks Mercedes to train him in the hopes he can become a champion...a title she wants for herself.Greer is a skilled billi...