"Putney's endearing characters and warm-hearted stories never fail to inspire and delight. "Intoxicating, romantic and utterly ravishing."-Eloisa James When she looked up inquiringly, he said, Your father is dead. Still smiling, he slit the seal on his last letter. Praise for Mary Jo Putney and the Lost Lords series Procreation may be the most common of human miracles, but it’s still a miracle. Yet they cannot keep apart and are soon drawn into a union that may bring joy-or shattering danger. If he recognizes her, the demons of her past will surely erupt. But dangerously attractive Daniel Herbert is not the kind of husband she has in mind. Now alone with a young daughter and a perilous secret, she is in need of protection. Jessie Kelham's looks have always been a curse. He does not expect to become intoxicated by a woman called the Black Widow, who is as mysterious as she is shockingly beautiful. Warily he accepts that he must enter society and seek a wife-a sensible woman who can oversee his properties, leaving him free to continue his work. Most men would be thrilled to learn they've inherited a title and estate from a distant relative, but Daniel is appalled because the burden of wealth will interfere with his medical calling. Viewed as a saint by those who know him, in his own mind he never quite manages to live up to his own high standards. Regency thrills from the New York Times bestselling author of Not Quite a Wife, who always delivers "a dventure, passion and pure reading pleasure" (Jo Beverley).Īfter the death of his sweetheart when he was at university, Daniel Herbert buried his grief in medical studies and his passion for healing.
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