A Shocking Delight (Company of Rogues, #14)

Jo Beverley
Signet • 2014

From five-time RITA Award winner Jo Beverley comes an exciting new Regency romance in which a lady must risk all to win love.The man she shouldn’t want. The woman he shouldn’t marry...David Kerslake, ...ke, smuggling master from The Dragon's Bride, is now Earl of Wyvern and must survive the ton as well as the Preventive Officers.Lucy Potter, daughter of a wealthy merchant, is more interested in trade than in the men after her dowry. When forced to have a London season, she sets out to enjoy herself rather than to find a husband. But once she meets the notorious Earl of Wyvern, her resolve weakens, and when they kiss, it dissolves—even though her instincts warn he’s dangerous.Wyvern has a dark secret, which means he must win a rich bride. Lucinda Potter seems ideal. Not for her beauty and her lively charm, but because at first meeting she seems unlikely to realize the truth.As he comes to know her, however, as they spar and kiss, he realizes she’s too clever and honest by far. Marrying Lucy would mean living a lie with the woman he has come to love...
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Z anglického originálu: A Shocking Delight (2014) Autor: Jo Beverley Vydavateľstvo: Baronet Český preklad: Ludmila & Tomáš Havlíkovci Počet strán: 448 Rok vydania: 2015 Gróf David Kerslake-Somerton síce zdedil šľachtický titul, ale jeho panstvo chátra a pokladnica je prázdna. Okrem toho na svojich pleciach nesie bremeno svojich rodičov. Matka bola šľachtičná, no otec iba hostinský,[...]

From five-time RITA Award winner Jo Beverley comes an exciting new Regency romance in which a lady must risk all to win love.

The man she shouldn’t want. The woman he shouldn’t marry...

David Kerslake, smuggling master from The Dragon's Bride, is now Earl of Wyvern and must survive the ton as well as the Preventive Officers.


Lucy Potter, daughter of a wealthy merchant, is more interested in trade than in the men after her dowry. When forced to have a London season, she sets out to enjoy herself rather than to find a husband. But once she meets the notorious Earl of Wyvern, her resolve weakens, and when they kiss, it dissolves—even though her instincts warn he’s dangerous.

Wyvern has a dark secret, which means he must win a rich bride. Lucinda Potter seems ideal. Not for her beauty and her lively charm, but because at first meeting she seems unlikely to realize the truth.

As he comes to know her, however, as they spar and kiss, he realizes she’s too clever and honest by far. Marrying Lucy would mean living a lie with the woman he has come to love...