Synopses & Reviews
andlt;bandgt;From andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling author and "grand mistress of storytelling" (andlt;iandgt;Romantic Timesandlt;/iandgt;) Sabrina Jeffries comes the second seductive story in her School for Heiresses Series.andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; "You can't avoid him forever, Louisa. Just tell him you're not interested, and put an end to it." andlt;BRandgt;-- Mrs. Charlotte Harris, headmistress andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Marry? Never! It would end Louisa North's work with her ladies reform group -- and truth be told, she likes her independence very much, despite her royal father's protests. So when Simon Tremaine, the dashing Duke of Foxmoor whom she once loved -- and had exiled from England -- returns bent on marrying her, she's skeptical. Does he truly care for her, or does he simply want revenge? It's difficult to resist Simon's dangerous charms, because the fire between them still burns as hot as ever. But when his ulterior motive for marriage is exposed, along with the deeply buried secrets of his past, Louisa vows to make him pay . . . and the price will be his heart.
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"Expertly crafted and delectably sexy." -- Booklist
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"Jeffries fans will devour this treat!" -- Romantic Times
Synopsis
From New York Times bestselling author and "grand mistress of storytelling" (Romantic Times) Sabrina Jeffries comes the second seductive story in her School for Heiresses Series.
"You can't avoid him forever, Louisa. Just tell him you're not interested, and put an end to it."
-- Mrs. Charlotte Harris, headmistress
Marry? Never It would end Louisa North's work with her ladies reform group -- and truth be told, she likes her independence very much, despite her royal father's protests. So when Simon Tremaine, the dashing Duke of Foxmoor whom she once loved -- and had exiled from England -- returns bent on marrying her, she's skeptical. Does he truly care for her, or does he simply want revenge? It's difficult to resist Simon's dangerous charms, because the fire between them still burns as hot as ever. But when his ulterior motive for marriage is exposed, along with the deeply buried secrets of his past, Louisa vows to make him pay . . . and the price will be his heart.
Synopsis
From New York Times bestselling author and grand mistress of storytelling (Romantic Times) Sabrina Jeffries comes the second seductive story in her School for Heiresses series. Marry? Never It would end Louisa North's work with her ladies reform group--and truth be told, she likes her independence very much, despite her royal father's protests. So when Simon Tremaine, the dashing Duke of Foxmoor whom she once loved--and had exiled from England--returns bent on marrying her, she's skeptical. Does he truly care for her, or does he simply want revenge? It's difficult to resist Simon's dangerous charms, because the fire between them still burns as hot as ever. But when his ulterior motive for marriage is exposed, along with the deeply buried secrets of his past, Louisa vows to make him pay...and the price will be his heart.
Synopsis
For beautiful and sophisticated Lady Louisa North, marriage is the furth- est thing from her mind- between serving as lady-in-waiting to Princess Charlotte and the demands of her ladies' reform group, Louisa is pleased with the independence of an unmarried life, despite her royal father's protests. But her world is soon disrupted by the return of Simon Tremaine, the dashing duke she once loved...and had exiled from England. Five years apart have done nothing but stoke the fire that burns between them, and once reunited, Louisa and Simon resume their passionate relationship and soon make plans to wed. Only she is unaware that her politically ambitious husband-to-be has made a sercret bargain with the king: Louisa'shand in marriage in exchange for a place in the royal court. When Simon's deal is exposed, Louisa can't believe she fell prey to his lies. And whileSimon's movtives were politically based, he could not protect his heart from its true desire. Can Louisa forgive him and believe that his love is real?
About the Author
Sabrina Jeffries is the andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;USA TODAY andlt;/iandgt;bestselling author of the Royal Brotherhood trilogy and the novels in the series The School for Heiresses, The Hellions of Halstead Hall, and The Dukeandrsquo;s Men, as well as many works of short fiction. Whatever time is not spent writing in a coffee-fueled haze is spent traveling with her husband and adult autistic son or indulging in one of her passionsandmdash;jigsaw puzzles, chocolate, music, and costume parties. With more thanandnbsp;eight million books in print in twenty different languages, the North Carolina author never regrets tossing aside a budding career in academics for the sheer joy of writing fun fiction and hopes that one day a book of hers will end up saving the world. She always dreams big.