The Rake: Lessons in LoveHarper Collins, 17 de mar. de 2009 - 384 páginas A Regency romp about a young lady who vows revenge on the rakish lord who loved and left her, only to find herself unexpectedly caught in Cupid′s net along with the handsome viscount when her plan to love and leave him backfires. |
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... she'd forgotten to ask him whether he'd been invited this evening or had bul- lied his way into her aunt's party . A thorough search revealed no sign of the pretty young debutante , and with a preoccupied frown Geor- giana went to find ...
... she'd forgotten to ask him whether he'd been invited this evening or had bul- lied his way into her aunt's party . A thorough search revealed no sign of the pretty young debutante , and with a preoccupied frown Geor- giana went to find ...
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... She'd known its location for years , yet today was the first time she'd deigned to darken his doorstep . " Has anyone ever told you that you're unbearably rude ? " she returned , facing him again . " Why , yes . You have on several ...
... She'd known its location for years , yet today was the first time she'd deigned to darken his doorstep . " Has anyone ever told you that you're unbearably rude ? " she returned , facing him again . " Why , yes . You have on several ...
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... She'd barely suggested that she'd move in ; then they'd done the rest for her . As she returned to Hawthorne House , however , reality began to seep back in . She'd agreed to become a resident for an indefinite stay at Carroway House ...
... She'd barely suggested that she'd move in ; then they'd done the rest for her . As she returned to Hawthorne House , however , reality began to seep back in . She'd agreed to become a resident for an indefinite stay at Carroway House ...
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... She'd already collected bucketfuls . " Don't worry over my reputation , Lord Dare , " Geor- giana said , though he noted that she avoided his gaze . " The presence of your aunts provides me with all the respectability I require . ” For ...
... She'd already collected bucketfuls . " Don't worry over my reputation , Lord Dare , " Geor- giana said , though he noted that she avoided his gaze . " The presence of your aunts provides me with all the respectability I require . ” For ...
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... leapt out of the chair . “ Calm down , for heaven's sake , ” she muttered to herself . She'd asked Dawkins the butler for a glass of warm milk ; it wasn't as though Dare would come calling at her private rooms in broad day- 30 SUZANNE ...
... leapt out of the chair . “ Calm down , for heaven's sake , ” she muttered to herself . She'd asked Dawkins the butler for a glass of warm milk ; it wasn't as though Dare would come calling at her private rooms in broad day- 30 SUZANNE ...
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