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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One man down..., 21 Sep 2005
Story begins in December, 1853. Jonathon Effington, the Marquess of Helmsley and heir to the Duke of Roxborough, knows he will marry eventually. He simply has yet to meet the lady who can fill all the qualification he demands in a wife. He and his closest friends often discuss these highly set standards. In the meantime, Jonathon writes stories and tries to get published under an anonymous name. (He refuses to be published simply because of his status.) At each Christmas Ball his family hosts, Jonathon selects a lady to share the evening with in bed. This year, the lady he chooses is not waiting for him in his rooms. Instead, he finds an unknown lady awaiting him. She claims to related to one of his close friends, Lord Norcroft "Oliver". She gives him an outrageous story about her father's will and having to marry in order to save her three sisters from poverty. Jonathon believes it all a hoax, set up by his friends. So when she proposes marriage, he accepts. Shortly afterward he finds out Fiona Fairchild told nothing but the absolute truth! Jonathon does not want to marry yet, but he cannot simply retract his word of honor. After all, she IS related to Oliver and is actually living with him at the moment. Oliver, Fiona, and Jonathon decide to enter into a business proposition. Her nude art work and his story, published anonymously. IF the erotic and mythical story sells well, Fiona will not have to wed at all and Jonathon is off the hook. However, unknown to Fiona, Jonathon has no intension of having it published. He will simply claim it is selling well and give her "royalties". Now if only he can keep his hands off her enticing body while they work together. ***** Extremely well done! Fiona is no meek miss! I was totally taken with her character. Jonathon is nothing to sneeze at either. Noble until the end. A little too much so though. All-in-all, Victoria Alexander has an instant winner in this novel. Bring on the next man! ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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by Victoria Alexander
by Victoria Alexander
by Victoria Alexander
by Victoria Alexander
by Victoria Alexander
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