Crooked Hearts
When Grace and Reuben meet, she's dressed as a Catholic nun; he's posing as a blind Spanish aristocrat. But he gets an eyeful when the pretty sister lifts her skirt to adjust the little silver derringer strapped to her thigh. So begins this sexy, rollicking ride through the gambling halls and...
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When Grace and Reuben meet, she's dressed as a Catholic nun; he's posing as a blind Spanish aristocrat. But he gets an eyeful when the pretty sister lifts her skirt to adjust the little silver derringer strapped to her thigh. So begins this sexy, rollicking ride through the gambling halls and sinful streets of 1880s San Francisco, as an unusual pair of con-artists become partners in crime--and love. Original.
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Format: kindle
ISBN:
9781453237519 (1453237518)
Publish date: December 13th 2011
Publisher: Open Road
Pages no: 382
Edition language: English
A love story between two shysters in San Francisco circa 1890, this novel is a bit unusual for the historical romance genre. When we meet the heroes, Grace and Reuben, she is masquerading as a nun, collecting donations for the children’s hospital in Africa. He is playing the role of a blind Spanish ...
Reuben and Grace are not your usual romance heroes; they're both crooks who earn their money by pulling tricks on unsuspecting people. As a result, I was not so sure I was going to like them when I first picked the book.Their initial meeting was simply hilarious. Reuben posing as a blind nobleman, ...
It’s wonderful to see Patricia Gaffney’s historical romance becoming available as ebooks; she’s one of the best writers in the genre and shouldn’t be missed. You never know quite what you’ve going to get from Gaffney, in terms of period, characters or style: Crooked Hearts, the story of two charmin...
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