Synopses & Reviews
Itand#8217;s all fun and games until someone falls in loveand#133; and#160;
Independent heiress Louisa Stratton is going home to Rosemont for the holidays and, at the familyand#8217;s request, sheand#8217;s bringing her new husband Maximillian Norwich, art connoisseur and artful lover, the man sheand#8217;s written of so glowingly. Thereand#8217;s one hitchand#151;he doesnand#8217;t exist. Louisa needs a fake husband, and fast, to make the proper impression.
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Charles Cooper, captain of the Boer War and with a background far from silver spoons or gilded cages, is so hard up that even Louisaand#8217;s crazy scheme appeals to him. Itand#8217;s only thirty days, not till death do them part. Whatand#8217;s so difficult about impersonating a husband, even if he doesnand#8217;t know a Rembrandt from a Rousseau?
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The real difficulty is keeping his hands off Louisa once thereand#8217;s nobody around to see through their ruse. And then thereand#8217;s the small problem of someone at Rosemont trying to kill him. Keeping his wits about him and defending Louisa brings out the honor he thought heand#8217;d left on the battlefield. But when Louisa tries to protect him, Charles knows heand#8217;s found a way to face his futureand#151;in the arms of his heiress.
Review
“
Downton Abbey fans will fall in love.”—Tessa Dare,
USA Today bestselling author
Praise for In the Arms of the Heiress
“Full of witty dialog and scorching romance, In the Arms of the Heiress kept me reading nonstop.” —Elizabeth Essex, RITA Award-nominated author
Review
and#8220;Downton Abbey fans will fall in love.and#8221;and#8212;Tessa Dare, USA Today bestselling authorand#160;
and#8220;Full of witty dialogue and scorching romance, In the Arms of the Heiress and#160;kept me reading nonstop.and#8221;and#8212;Elizabeth Essex, RITA Awardand#8211;nominated author
Synopsis
She has exactly what he needsand desires
Ever since Mary Evensongs elderly aunt Mim got sick, Marys masqueraded as the owner of the Evensong Agency, finding housemaids and husbands, and solving pesky problems, for the peerage. Someday shed like to shake off her silvery wig and spectacles and be the young woman she truly is, but desperate clients are waiting for Mrs. Evensong” at the office.
Like a scandalous Scottish baron. Honor forbids Lord Alec Raeburn from explaining the suspicious circumstances surrounding his wifes death, but he knows whos responsible. He just needs to hire an actress to lure the scoundrel into a trap.
After listening to Raeburns storyand seeing him in his kiltMary knows the perfect person for the role. Letting her red hair down, she heads off to the Scottish Highlands to pose as a seductress, but soon finds herself with more than her virtue at stake in a tug-of-war between two powerful men. She could wind up in dangeror in the heart of the highlander.
Synopsis
Itand#8217;s all fun and games until someone falls in loveand#133; and#160;
Independent heiress Louisa Stratton is going home to Rosemont for the holidays and, at the familyand#8217;s request, sheand#8217;s bringing her new husband Maximillian Norwich, art connoisseur and artful lover, the man sheand#8217;s written of so glowingly. Thereand#8217;s one hitchand#151;he doesnand#8217;t exist. Louisa needs a fake husband, and fast, to make the proper impression.
and#160;
Charles Cooper, captain of the Boer War and with a background far from silver spoons or gilded cages, is so hard up that even Louisaand#8217;s crazy scheme appeals to him. Itand#8217;s only thirty days, not till death do them part. Whatand#8217;s so difficult about impersonating a husband, even if he doesnand#8217;t know a Rembrandt from a Rousseau?
and#160;
The real difficulty is keeping his hands off Louisa once thereand#8217;s nobody around to see through their ruse. And then thereand#8217;s the small problem of someone at Rosemont trying to kill him. Keeping his wits about him and defending Louisa brings out the honor he thought heand#8217;d left on the battlefield. But when Louisa tries to protect him, Charles knows heand#8217;s found a way to face his futureand#151;in the arms of his heiress.
About the Author
Maggie Robinson is a former teacher, library clerk, and mother of four who woke up in the middle of the night absolutely compelled to create the perfect man and use as many adverbs as possible doing so. A transplanted New Yorker, she lives with her not-quite-perfect husband in Maine, where the cold winters are ideal for staying inside and writing hot historical romances.