Miss Emma Harlow hasn’t earned the reputation as a hoyden for nothing, so when the Duke of Trent discovers her in his conservatory stealing one of his orchids, he’s isn’t surprised — charmed, delighted and puzzled, yes, but not surprised. It is Emma who is amazed. She has naturally concluded that the man reading in the conservatory must be the country cousin (who else in London would actually … read?) and is quite vexed to discover that he is the Duke of Trent himself — imagine, stealing the duke’s prize Rhyncholaelia digbyana under his very nose!
But her vexation doesn’t last long. For Emma is a practical young lady with a mission: to end her dear sister Lavinia’s engagement to the villainous (and dreadfully dull!) Sir Waldo Windbourne, and she thinks that the famous libertine is just the man for the job. If he would only seduce her sister away from Sir Waldo… Well, not seduce exactly, but flirt mercilessly and engage her interest. Perhaps then Lavinia would jilt the baron. The Duke of Trent is resistant, of course. Despite his reputation, he does not toy with the affections of innocents. And besides, it’s not her sister he longs to seduce.
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I enjoyed the story and found I couldn’t put it down. Great characters and well written.
I loved the young lady who was not a typical lady but a fun individual who made me laugh over and over again.
Love those Harlow girls
great book, very entertaining, laughed most of the way thru it. keep up the good work.
Fun and Fast Flowing.
As Emma doesn’t care for the married state, she is careless with the proprieties and has earned herself a reputation as a hoyden. She doesn’t care about this; what she does care about is her beloved twin sister marrying a man who will stifle her and isolate her from her twin. However, Lavinia who is keen to be a wife and …
I was hoping this book would be similar to the Beatrice Hyde-Clare series by the same author, but I was mistaken. It’s not nearly as good, super predictable and reads like so many other regency romances with lots of sex. Call me prudish, but I don’t want to read that.
This was a good read. Not your usual romance, but still a good plot underneath the romance.
I loved a different series by the author. This one has too much sex to be a light read for me.
A spy story romance. A tom boyish twin sets out to prove her sisters betroth is a jerk and he is.
Looking froward to reading more by this author
Descriptive, enjoyable storyline and plot. A regency book with the delights of activities and suspense of georgette Heyer. Great characters a fullly satisfying read. Fun and unassuming as to who is who and what is their place in the book. And it all unsettles as secrets are suspected and investigated. Romance,Yes. 1 episode of descriptive sex …