Still, even knowing she wouldn’t be happy about his proposal, he wasn’t entirely prepared for outright refusal. Though if he had, he would’ve acknowledged that a hasty, forced-by-circumstances proposal probably wasn’t the ideal option-especially for a woman such as Freya.Īfter all, she’d not only challenged him to a duel, she’d won. So Christopher had never before contemplated how best to propose to a woman.
Even her brother hadn’t heard until he was called home from London to attend the hasty wedding.
The entire thing had been arranged by his father and Sophy’s mother. That was because his last engagement had been a fait accompli by the time he was informed of it. Rowan did as he said and pressed her lips against his chilly mouth.…ĭespite having been married once before, Christopher had never proposed. “Now close your eyes, take my hand, and kiss me.” She took a silver dagger hanging at her waist and cut off a lock of her own fiery hair. But first, he will have to earn Freya's whatever means necessary.’Tis well known that to make a bargain with a fairy is a perilous thing, but Rowan had no other choice if she wanted to speak to the Fairy King. When it becomes clear Freya is in grave danger, he'll risk everything to keep her safe. But she's also fiery, bold, and sensuous-a temptation he can't resist. Freya knows all about his sins-sins he'd much rather forget. Until he recognizes Freya, masquerading among the party revelers, and realizes his troubles have just begun. Intent on keeping his secrets safe, he agrees to attend a house party where he will put an end to this coercion once and for all. So when the Duke of Harlowe, the man who destroyed her brother and led to the downfall of her family, appears at the country house party she's attending, she does what any Wise Woman would do: she starts planning her revenge.Ĭhristopher Renshaw, the Duke of Harlowe, is being blackmailed. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Maiden Lane series comes the first book in a new series that "marries her irresistibly witty writing style with an intrigue-steeped plot," ( Booklist) perfect for fans of Tessa Dare and Eloisa James.įreya de Moray is many things: a member of the secret order of Wise Women, the daughter of disgraced nobility, and a chaperone living under an assumed name.
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