Long ago, Evelyn Cross sacrificed her good name, her freedom, and any hope for love. What kind of woman would marry a man she only just met? However, on a journey fraught with misadventure, their attraction grows and Marcus realizes he’ll do anything to keep this fiery woman for his own. Marcus doesn’t know what to do with the impertinent chit who clearly isn’t duchess material! Insisting their marriage isn’t legitimate, they leave for his estate in Scotland, hoping to devise a plan to get rid of each other. But the appearance of a wicked, wealthy stranger changes her path forever. Instead, he discovers he’s bought a wife.Īlyse Bell is almost rid of the shackles that bound her in a name-only marriage, but the day her friend promised to purchase her in a wife auction, he vanishes, leaving her to face a mob of unsavory bachelors intent on owning her body and soul.
Before he can think about the ramifications, he buys her, thinking he’s winning the girl her freedom. First, however, he must convince her to trust in this dangerous desire-and in the promise of forever unleashed by one wild, scandalous night.The last thing Marcus, the Duke of Autenberry, expects to see after sleeping off a night’s drunken shenanigans is a woman being auctioned in the village square. She may not be to the ton's taste, but she suits him perfectly. Lord Strickland never permitted himself to fantasize about the sultry, off-limits lady, but then he never expected to find Ela in a place so wicked, looking for what he's more than too happy to give. If only she were not so drawn to the smoldering Lord Strickland…a dangerous man who sees beyond her mask, and could ruin her reputation with a mere whisper. Ela longs to take a lover for a single, wild night, and within the walls of Sodom there are gentlemen to suit every forbidden taste. What kind of woman ventures into London's most notorious pleasure club? An outsider like Graciela, the Duchess of Autenberry, snubbed time and time again by society because of her Spanish roots. The Scandal of It All - The Rogue Files Book 2 Sophie Jordan
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