Ulverscroft
2 total works
Miss Phoebe Thorpe had no idea why she had stirred the wrath of Valentine, Lord Lathan, but she most certainly had. On the other hand Val finds a mystery involving the lovely Phoebe and a set of twins, twins he knew nothing about but resembled him! And he had never met Miss Thorpe! Angered beyond belief, the handsome and extremely well-connected member of the Ton sets out to wreak vengeance on her with all the weapons at his command.First he did his worst to cast a shadow on her good name in the top levels of Society. Then he attempts to force her to choose a husband from the most impossible suitors his wicked sense of humor could dredge up. But Phoebe found that the most dangerous thing of all was that she had roused more than the anger of this infuriatingly irresistible gentleman. She had set aflame his desires as well...
'You have been cheated my dear Felicia...' These were the dying words of Felicia Brook's guardian. An overturned carriage had taken his life, and nearly cost Felicia hers. But she had been lifted from the wreckage by Henry, Lord Chessyre, one of the ton's most eligible bachelors. Although the handsome lord looked at her outmoded dress with distaste, he did not miss her incandescent beauty. And when he discovered that Felicia had indeed been swindled out of a vast inheritance, he gallantly offered to investigate. Gratefully, Felicia accepted...and secretly lost her heart.From London's elegant mansions to breathtaking Gothic Strawberry Hill, Felicia entered Chessyre's world of incomparable riches and gilded intrigues. But the gaiety and frivolity concealed a danger for the lady who fervently hoped that a chance encounter would be transformed into a lifetime of love...