The boldest, most unconventional of the three Greentree sisters, Marietta believes her best course would be to emulate her natural mother, the notorious courtesan Madame Aphrodite. Being woefully unschooled in the ways of passion, however, Marietta, at Aphrodite's insistence, must first prove herself by properly seducing one man: Max Valland, the moody, disgraced, anddisinherited former Lord Roseby.
With his life and reputation already in tatters, Max is most willing to help the exquisite young minx practice her chosen craft—though he is surprised at the depth of his desire . . . and by her most unprofessional tenderness. But Marietta's plans are threatened by the dangerous mysteries swirling around this disarmingly sensual gentleman . . . and by a heart that urges her to break the courtesan's cardinal rule: never fall in love.
Alexandra's dream swayed gently at her moorings in the harbor at Monte Carlo. Nearly encircling the cruise ship, the lights of the harbor and, higher yet, those of the city, sparkled against the dark mass of hills that guarded the famed principality of Monaco.
"It really is like a fairy tale world, isn't it? I'm glad our ship is too big to dock on the quay. The view from here is breathtaking, don't you think?"
"Gorgeous," Lola agreed with her sister, Bonnie.
When you're a cop, the number one rule is: your partner is off-limits.
But Cooper Maxwell and Joanna MacPherson are dangerously close to breaking all the rules when it comes to romance on the job. From the moment they are paired up as partners, Cooper's sexy charm and Joanna's steamy passion create a heated attraction that overwhelms them both. While they worry that their uncontrollable desire for each other might cost them their jobs, the real danger becomes clear--it might cost them their lives.
Madeline Hunter is a nationally bestselling author of historical romances who lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and two sons. In a parallel existence to the one she enjoys as a novelist, she has a Ph.D. in art history and teaches at an East Coast university.
From the Paperback edition.
In a world of polite manners and forbidden pleasures, proper appearances rule the ton, but secret desires rule the heart. A WICKED PROPOSAL - Sir Benedict Wayborn needs to find a proper young lady to become his wife. Instead he discovers an alluring Irish beauty whose seductive beauty tempts him into making a most improper proposal-that she become his mistress. And once she agrees, he plans to tease and touch her until she can take no more . A WANTON DESIRE - Sir Benedict Wayborn's scandalous proposition has not only shocked Miss CosimaVaughn, it has also awakened a wanton hunger deep within her. Propriety insists she refuse his offer-and she does. But when circumstances force Cosima to don a disguise and become his secret mistress, she discovers a world of carnal pleasures she cannot resist.
