Synopses & Reviews
The heiresses are back, this time as matchmakers! Julianne MacLean brings back the ridiculously wealthy Wilson sisters and their dashing rogues, to the delight of her fastandndash;growing fan base.
Annabelle Lawson was born in the country, but lifeandndash;and her love of fine artandndash;have brought her to London where she lives as a ward of the Earl of Whitby (from Love According To Lily). When she boards a train for a short trip home, the uneventful jaunt turns into a twist of destiny, for it is on that train that she first meets Magnus Wallis, a man who awakens her passion for the first time, and inspires her first truly great painting.
Now, years later, she must cross paths with Magnus again to get that painting back, but Annabelle does not anticipate a happy reunion. Their shortandndash;lived affair ended sourly, when Whitby discovered them and revealed a lifelong feud between his family and Magnus's unsavory relations. Still, despite all the ill will of the past, there is a currency of passion between them that cannot be ignored. Before her reason can take over, she finds herself drawn to his arms again, and it could spell disaster, not just for her, but for Whitby and his family as well. But sometimes, true love can be a risk worth taking...
Synopsis
A picture of deception . . .
Annabelle Lawson knew nothing about the breathtaking stranger she met on the train—only that he'd make an ideal model for the budding young artist . . . and that she desired him more than she believed possible. But after she'd been seduced, she learned that she'd also been betrayed.
The man she thought she loved was really Magnus Wallis—a scoundrel like his father before him, the loathed cousin of Annabelle's benefactor, the honorable Earl of Whitby.
A landscape of love . . .
No longer the naively romantic girl who would tumble for a rogue, Annabelle cannot avoid a reunion with the despicable Magnus, who wants to include her portraits in his new London gallery. She means to show him her coldest face—but upon seeing him again, her every intention melts from the heat of his touch. It is clear that Magnus still burns with love for her. But is he still the villain he once was, or can he be reformed into a man Annabelle can dare to love?
About the Author
Julianne MacLean fell in love with some of the classic romances—Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and Pride and Prejudice—while completing her degree in English literature. Then she decided that she needed a "real job," but after a brief stint as a government auditor, she realized she just didn't care enough about numbers matching up. So a month before her wedding, she sat down and wrote the first paragraph of a romance. Now fifteen years, a husband, and a daughter later, Julianne is a happy, fulfilled, stay-at-home mom and a devoted romance writer.