How to Entice an Earl (Ugly Ducklings Trilogy) - Softcover

Collins, Manda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312549261 ISBN 13: 9780312549268

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2013

Synopsis

How to Entice an Earl

Manda Collins

Lady Madeline Essex is the last of the unwed "ducklings" in her family―and by far the most outspoken. But when she boldly enters London's most notorious gaming house in search of fodder for her novel, even her sharp tongue can't save her from the horrible crime she stumbles upon there. As luck would have it, first on the scene is the last man she wants to see her vulnerable. The one man who could tempt her heart...

Christian Monteith, the new Earl of Gresham, isn't much for card rooms and gaming hells. But as a favor to his former commanding officer, he's investigating a gamester for espionage on the night that Maddie ventures in looking more enticing than he's ever seen her. Suddenly, his feelings for his friend aren't so friendly anymore. And when her curiosity brings the impetuous novelist to the attention of a madman, Christian will stop at nothing to protect her―from a sinister plot that is far more dangerous than any stolen kiss...

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Some wallflowers are content to sit on the outskirts of the ballroom. But sometimes you have to take a chance―if you really want to dance...

FLIRTING WITH DANGER

Lady Madeline Essex is the last of the unwed "ducklings" in her family―and by far the most outspoken. But when she boldly enters London's most notorious gaming house in search of fodder for her novel, even her sharp tongue can't save her from the horrible crime she stumbles upon there. As luck would have it, first on the scene is the last man she wants to see her vulnerable. The one man who could tempt her heart...

ENFLAMED BY DESIRE

Christian Monteith, the new Earl of Gresham, isn't much for card rooms and gaming hells. But as a favor to his former commanding officer, he's investigating a gamester for espionage on the night that Maddie ventures in looking more enticing than he's ever seen her. Suddenly, his feelings for his friend aren't so friendly anymore. And when her curiosity brings the impetuous novelist to the attention of a madman, Christian will stop at nothing to protect her―from a sinister plot that is far more dangerous than any stolen kiss...

"Sexy, thrilling, and romantic... Manda Collins makes her Regency world a place any reader would want to dwell." ―USA Today bestselling author Kieran Kramer

About the Author

Manda Collins spent her teen years wishing she'd been born a couple of centuries earlier, preferably in the English countryside. Time travel being what it is, she resigned herself to life with electricity and indoor plumbing, and read lots of books. When she's not writing, she's helping other people use books, as an academic librarian.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0312549261
• ISBN 13: 9780312549268
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336