A Scandalous Affair
From the moment Daphne, Lady Pomeroy, meets the mysterious Marquess of Hartwell at a masquerade ball, she's determined to seduce him. The handsome, charming man cannot possibly be the cold, calculating lord who Society calls "Black Hart." Risking everything, the lonely widow invites the elusive...
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From the moment Daphne, Lady Pomeroy, meets the mysterious Marquess of Hartwell at a masquerade ball, she's determined to seduce him. The handsome, charming man cannot possibly be the cold, calculating lord who Society calls "Black Hart." Risking everything, the lonely widow invites the elusive Hartwell to her dinner party…for two.Hartwell's arrogant reputation is built on a lie. For he has a shameful secret that keeps him in the shadows: a stutter—his downfall since childhood. He'd rather keep his mouth shut than look the fool. But he's shocked to discover that in Daphne's company—and in her bed—his stutter vanishes.After one wanton evening together, Daphne is hurt when the lord lives up to his Black Hart name. Yet his reasons for leaving surprise even him. Now he must confess everything or risk losing Daphne forever…22,000 words
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B00814M3V6
Publish date: July 30th 2012
Publisher: Carina Press
Pages no: 68
Edition language: English
Series: The Merry Widows (#3)
A very quick read but enjoyable just the same. I wish that this had a chance to be fleshed out in to a longer novel but enjoyable just the same. Daphne was entertaining and not a tradtional heroine for the period. Of course this probably has a lot to do with being a widow which makes it where she ...
Daphne is a widow, enjoying the freedom that her new life has to offer, when at a masquerade ball, a man catches her eye. She boldly asks him to dance, not even knowing who he is. She is so taken with him, she makes it her mission to figure out his identity in order to pursue more time in his comp...
Daphne isn’t afraid to go after something she wants and right now that’s Hartwell. The elusive Marquess of Hartwell isn’t one for society. He keeps to himself and has earned the nickname “Black Hart” for his behaviour.Because this was short story, writing a review seems hard! I don’t want to tell...
This was an OK story for me. Daphne, now a widow, is ready to get back into the swing of things and joins the ton for a season. After all where's the harm in enjoying one self, right? Hartwell is a bachelor, who's feared by the ton. Everyone thinks he's uptight, and prefer to keep their distance fro...
2.5/5 stars.This is an extremely short novel, so it's pretty much insta-love with no build-up or suspense. I guess it's good if you want a really quick read with not a lot of depth. Part of the fun of historical fiction is the journey to loving each other, but here it happens so quick it might as we...
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