Authors: Joanna Shupe
Tags: #Fiction, #Romance, #Historical, #Regency, #General
The Lady Hellion (25 page)
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Wicked Deceptions series, now available!
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The Courtesan Duchess
Can a bold-faced lie lead to everlasting love? One by one,
the impetuous heroines in the Wicked Deceptions series
intend to find out, each in her unique way . . .
the impetuous heroines in the Wicked Deceptions series
intend to find out, each in her unique way . . .
How to seduce an estranged husband—and banish debt!—in four wickedly improper, shockingly pleasurable steps . . .
1.
Learn the most intimate secrets of London’s leading courtesan.
Learn the most intimate secrets of London’s leading courtesan.
2.
Pretend to be a courtesan yourself, using the name Juliet Leighton.
Pretend to be a courtesan yourself, using the name Juliet Leighton.
3.
Travel to Venice and locate said husband.
Travel to Venice and locate said husband.
4.
Seduce husband, conceive an heir, and
voila,
your future is secure!
Seduce husband, conceive an heir, and
voila,
your future is secure!
For Julia, the Duchess of Colton, such a ruse promises to be foolproof. After all, her husband has not bothered to lay eyes on her in eight years, since their hasty wedding day when she was only sixteen. But what begins as a tempestuous flirtation escalates into full-blown passion—and the feeling is mutual. Could the man the Courtesan Duchess married actually turn out to be the love of her life?
“The powerful passion in this riveting tale of
betrayal and forgiveness will knock your socks off!”
betrayal and forgiveness will knock your socks off!”
—S
ABRINA
J
EFFRIES
ABRINA
J
EFFRIES
The Harlot Countess
Lady Maggie Hawkins’s debut was something
she’d rather forget—along with her first marriage.
Today, the political cartoonist is a new woman.
A thoroughly
modern
woman.
So much so that her clamoring public
believes she’s a man . . .
she’d rather forget—along with her first marriage.
Today, the political cartoonist is a new woman.
A thoroughly
modern
woman.
So much so that her clamoring public
believes she’s a man . . .
FACT:
Drawing under a male pseudonym, Maggie is known as Lemarc. Her (his!) favorite object of ridicule: Simon Barrett, Earl of Winchester. He’s a rising star in Parliament—and a former confidant and love interest of Maggie’s who believed a rumor that vexes her to this day.
Drawing under a male pseudonym, Maggie is known as Lemarc. Her (his!) favorite object of ridicule: Simon Barrett, Earl of Winchester. He’s a rising star in Parliament—and a former confidant and love interest of Maggie’s who believed a rumor that vexes her to this day.
FICTION:
Maggie is the Half-Irish Harlot who seduced her best friend’s husband on the eve of their wedding. She is to be feared and loathed as she will lift her skirts for anything in breeches.
Maggie is the Half-Irish Harlot who seduced her best friend’s husband on the eve of their wedding. She is to be feared and loathed as she will lift her skirts for anything in breeches.
Still crushed by Simon’s betrayal, Maggie has no intention of letting the
ton
crush her as well. In fact, Lemarc’s cartoons have made Simon a laughingstock . . . but now it appears that Maggie may have been wrong about what happened years ago, and that Simon has been secretly yearning for her since . . . forever. Could it be that the heart is mightier than the pen
and
the sword after all?
ton
crush her as well. In fact, Lemarc’s cartoons have made Simon a laughingstock . . . but now it appears that Maggie may have been wrong about what happened years ago, and that Simon has been secretly yearning for her since . . . forever. Could it be that the heart is mightier than the pen
and
the sword after all?
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Copyright © 2015 by Joanna Shupe
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