By Sherry Thomas
"ONE OF LIBRARY JOURNAL'S most sensible ROMANCES OF THE YEAR
In this new masterpiece of old romance from the acclaimed Sherry Thomas, a headstrong good looks is rescued by means of the infamous rake she has consistently despised... Helena Fitzhugh is aware completely good that she will be ruined should still her mystery love affair be found. So while a rendezvous is going fallacious and she or he is set to be stuck within the act, it truly is with the best reluctance that she accepts support from David Hillsborough, Viscount Hastings, and elopes with him to avoid wasting her acceptance. Helena has despised David considering they have been children—the infamous rake has tormented her all her lifestyles. David, nevertheless, has consistently enjoyed Helena, yet his satisfaction won't ever enable him admit the secrets and techniques of his middle. A carriage twist of fate the day after their elopement, despite the fact that, robs Helena of her memory—the slate is cleaned. eventually David dares to bare his love, and she or he unearths him either attention-grabbing and fascinating. yet what's going to take place while her reminiscence returns and he or she realizes she has fallen for a guy she has sworn by no means to trust?
From Booklist
Andrew Martin will be married, yet Helena Fitzhugh is confident he really loves her. regrettably, David Hillsborough—Helena’s brother’s ally and an demanding thorn in her part for years—has stumbled throughout their mystery trysts and positioned a cease to them. Six months later, whilst the chance to “meet” with Andrew provides itself, Helena rushes off to the Savoy in simple terms to discover it's a capture set by means of Andrew’s busybody sister-in-law. thankfully, David additionally catches wind of the assembly, and he manages to create the appearance that the romantic rendezvous on the lodge is among himself and Helena as a postscript to their fresh elopement. ahead of Helena can placed an finish to their fictitious marriage, she is occupied with a carriage coincidence that leaves her with amnesia and provides David the suitable chance to ultimately woo and win the lady he has constantly enjoyed. Thomas’ wonderfully nuanced characters and emotionally compelling plot provide the 3rd booklet in her most modern lushly sensual, exquisitely written old trilogy (Ravishing the Heiress, 2012) a unprecedented richness and intensity readers will treasure. --John Charles
Review
""With lush sensuality, excessive emotion, lyrical writing, and exquisitely learned characters, Thomas has added one other unforgettable winner."" (Starred evaluation) --Library Journal
Praise for Tempting the Bride: ~Chosen by way of Library magazine as the most effective Books of 2012~ ""Sizzling....Helena's self-possessed intelligence makes her a standout heroine, and Thomas has a wonderful skill to move the reader into the phenomenal story.""—Publishers Weekly (starred overview) ""Thomas’ wonderfully nuanced characters and emotionally compelling plot provide the 3rd publication in her newest lushly sensual, exquisitely written ancient trilogy... an extraordinary richness and intensity readers will treasure."" --Booklist ""Exquisitely attractive prose...heartwrenching emotion....A profoundly appealing romance that I completely adored."" --All approximately Romance [Desert Isle Keeper] compliment for Sherry Thomas: “Thomas’s lyrical writing is de facto the megastar of the exhibit. There are writers who can inform a superb tale, and writers who can inform a superb tale with good looks and artistry. Thomas is within the latter type, and her writing is, simply, a lower above.” —All approximately Romance ""Searing, delicate, and jam-packed with ardour, her writing is little short of a revelation.""—Lisa Kleypas, long island occasions bestselling author“Thomas…has made a reputation for herself along with her beautiful use of language.”—Library Journal
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The voice speculated with amusement. "If the gentlemen will remove themselves from the carriage for just a moment, we won't keep them longer than it takes to relieve them of their purses," the highwayman invited politely. The Duke looked at the pistols pointed at his heart, and shrugging at the Contessa's frightened face and Lord Wrainton's outraged one, he climbed from the carriage, pausing briefly as he saw the tartan sash of the highwayman before stepping carefully into the muddy roadway. "Well, well, if it isn't my scar-faced friend from the party.
This time she has outmaneuvered me and I must swallow my pride and give in gracefully. I have no other choice if I wish to own my ancestral home, and I have vowed that no one but I shall inherit it. So, I find myself in the position of being engaged to the Lady Blanche Delande, the Dowager Duchess's choice as a perfect wife for me, despite my feelings to the contrary. " Sir Jeremy felt a twinge of unease as he stared at his friend's haughty profile, the sherry-colored eyes narrowed reflectively and the finely chiseled lips curved in an unpleasant smile.
Not much to look at I'm afraid. It's just a small Elizabethan manor house, and I haven't even seen it in Lord knows how many years, come to think of it. " he speculated idly. "Caro, we should pay a visit to this little house," the Contessa suggested, then turning to the Duke explained, "You see, I am the Marquis' third wife, and as yet I have not met his family. " she demanded with a frown. " Lord Wrainton shrugged carelessly. " "You obviously haven't seen your children in some time," the Duke commented sardonically.