Vanquished: Book One in the Men of Roxbury House Series - Softcover

Tarr, Hope

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932815759 ISBN 13: 9781932815757

Publisher: Medallion Press, 2006

Synopsis

Known as The Maid of Mayfair for her unassailable virtue, unwavering resolve, and quiet dignity, suffragette leader, Caledonia —Callie — Rivers is the perfect counter for detractors' portrayal of the women as rabble rousers, lunatics, even whores. But a high-ranking enemy within the government will stop at nothing to ensure that the Parliamentary bill to grant the vote to females dies in the Commons — including ruining the reputation of the Movement's chief spokeswoman. After a streak of disastrous luck at the gaming tables threatens to land him at the bottom of the Thames, photographer Hadrian St. Claire reluctantly agrees to seduce the beautiful suffragist leader and then use his camera to capture her fall from grace. Posing as the photographer commissioned to make her portrait for the upcoming march on Parliament, Hadrian infiltrates Callie's inner circle. But lovely, soft-spoken Callie hardly fits his mental image of a dowdy, man-hating spinster. And as the passion between them flares from spark to full-on flame, Hadrian is the one in danger of being vanquished.

About this title

About the Author:

Hope Tarr is the author of Tempting, a Romantic Times Book Club Award nominee for Best Innovative Historical Romance. She is also the author of Enslaved, It's a Wonderfully Sexy Life, and Lord Jack. She lives in New York City.

From Booklist:

After an ill-fated night of gambling, struggling photographer Hadrian St. Claire is deep in debt and danger when a man comes into his shop with a unique commission: one scandalous photograph of a young suffragist leader that will bring her and the bill in Parliament granting women the right to vote crashing down. One photograph, which will earn him 5,000, enough to pay off his debt and advance his dreams. The catch? The target is Caledonia Rivers, the charming woman he encountered in the park, the woman who has already begun working her way into his heart. Against an incredibly textured backdrop of Edwardian politics and social change, Tarr pens a vibrant tale of love's ability to heal scars of the past. And not unlike the era itself, the genteel veneer of Hadrian and Callie's awareness of each other gives way to highly sensual passion churning beneath. Fans of intelligent, sexy historical romance in the style of Jo Beverley will take to Vanquished. Nina Davis
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About this edition

• Publisher: Medallion Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1932815759
• ISBN 13: 9781932815757
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 368