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Games of Pleasure

  • by Julia Ross
  • ISBN: 0-425-20565-7, Berkley trade paperback, November 2005

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Late Regency England has never seen a more desirable bachelor than Lord Ryderbourne, elder of the dazzling St. George brothers of Wyldshay Castle. Yet buried discontent gnaws at Ryder's soul, so when an eligible lady turns down his offer of marriage, he's more than ready to play Games of Pleasure, instead. Riding home, his heart raw, Ryder impulsively plunges his horse into the sea to drag an exquisite, half-naked woman to shore.

Yet Miracle Heather is hiding a terrible secret. To escape her potent rescuer, she will repay his gallantry with one stunning night of passion. Alas, Ryder's not so easy to seduce and abandon! With her enemies at their heels and her life in danger, they're soon fleeing north together on England's hidden byways, even though no honorable future is possible for a duke's son and a lady of the night. But as their journey leads them deeper into unknown hazards, passion threatens to defeat principle.