Madcap Masquerade
The Randwick family is as noble as any but lives in greatly reduced circumstances. When Loel Woodbine, Duke of Marche and heir to three fortunes, makes an offer for Miss Valeria Randwick's hand, it seems like a godsend, but the young lady has already promised her heart to another—and a commoner,...
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The Randwick family is as noble as any but lives in greatly reduced circumstances. When Loel Woodbine, Duke of Marche and heir to three fortunes, makes an offer for Miss Valeria Randwick's hand, it seems like a godsend, but the young lady has already promised her heart to another—and a commoner, at that. Desperate to avoid the marriage, Valeria concocts a wild scheme that depends upon the good graces of her monastery-raised brother, Valentine. When the prospective groom sees through the ruse, he surprises Valentine by agreeing to cooperate. But can Marche and Valentine fool London society while dealing with an accusation of murder and the distracting fascination between them?
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781615812400 (1615812407)
Publish date: December 2009
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Pages no: 290
Edition language: English
I love the language of this. It reminds me of actual Victorian romantic novels I haven't read.I dunno if it's even the right time period (but who cares, right, because everything old is just classified in the Old period, yeah? [I'm joking, of course]) but it does make me think of Jane Austen and I d...
This was great fun, full of light hearted humor and hot lovin'. Even the secondary characters were well crafted and enjoyable. Val and Loel were perfectly suited for each other. Val tempered Loel's cynicism and Loel brought out Val's mischievous side. Plus I love it when the bad guy gets what's comi...