The Diabolical Baron (Onyx Historical Romance)
The ruthless Jason Kincaid, 19th Baron Radford, draws the name of Miss Caroline Hanscombe out of a hat, and wagers that he could make her marry him. But her soulmate is the gallant Captain Richard Davenport, who also lays siege to her heart. Mary Jo Putney is the author of "The Would-Be Widow".
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The ruthless Jason Kincaid, 19th Baron Radford, draws the name of Miss Caroline Hanscombe out of a hat, and wagers that he could make her marry him. But her soulmate is the gallant Captain Richard Davenport, who also lays siege to her heart. Mary Jo Putney is the author of "The Would-Be Widow".
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780451150424 (0451150422)
ASIN: 0451150422
Publish date: 1987-11-03
Publisher: Onyx
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Jason, the baron of the title draws Caroline Hanscome's name out of a hat as a wife. It turns out that her aunt's first love was Jason, although Caroline is comfortable with the marriage it isn't ideal and there's another suitor who suits her better. A fun read that's pretty undemanding and a lo...
A really nice "traditional Regency" romance, i.e. kisses only, no explicit sex scenes. Mary Jo Putney's first published book and quite delightful - it stands up well in comparison with her later books, and even features a lost heir, which seems to be one of her favourite plot devices ;-) One of her ...
This book held alot of promise to it, but sadly fell short in the end. It had a wonderful start to it with a great cast to keep it moving but, as the chapters started to drag on I couldn't help but feel I was jumping back and forth to much between the two story lines that finally do meet up. The c...