Difference between revisions of "Once Upon A Scandal"
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* '''Author''': [[Barbara Dawson Smith]] | * '''Author''': [[Barbara Dawson Smith]] | ||
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* '''Editor''': [[Jennifer Enderlin]] | * '''Editor''': [[Jennifer Enderlin]] | ||
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| + | Her husband, her enemy. | ||
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| + | Desperate and alone, Lady Emma tricked Lucas Coulter, the Marquess of Wortham, into a hasty marriage. But on their wedding night, when he learned the truth about his not-so-innocent bride, he abandoned her. | ||
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| + | Seven years later, Emma lives in disgrace with her beloved daughter, Jenny. Penniless, Emma provides for her child in the one way she knows how: in the dark of night, she creeps across the rooftops of London and steals jewels from the wealthy nobles who have wronged her. | ||
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| + | Then Lucas catches her in a daring act of burglary. And he proposes a devil's bargain-- give him an heir...or be exposed. Vowing to hide the devastating secret in her past, Emma agrees to share her husband's bed, never dreaming this cold stranger has become a skilled seducer who will sweep her into a world of peril and passion... | ||
== Recognitions == | == Recognitions == | ||
* [[1998 RITA® Winners & Finalists|1998 RITA® Finalist]] for [[RITA®: Historical Romance Categories|Short Historical Romance]] | * [[1998 RITA® Winners & Finalists|1998 RITA® Finalist]] for [[RITA®: Historical Romance Categories|Short Historical Romance]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:54, 9 September 2021
- Author: Barbara Dawson Smith
- Publisher: St. Martin's
- Year: 1997
- Editor: Jennifer Enderlin
- Amazon Listing : []
Book Description
Her husband, her enemy.
Desperate and alone, Lady Emma tricked Lucas Coulter, the Marquess of Wortham, into a hasty marriage. But on their wedding night, when he learned the truth about his not-so-innocent bride, he abandoned her.
Seven years later, Emma lives in disgrace with her beloved daughter, Jenny. Penniless, Emma provides for her child in the one way she knows how: in the dark of night, she creeps across the rooftops of London and steals jewels from the wealthy nobles who have wronged her.
Then Lucas catches her in a daring act of burglary. And he proposes a devil's bargain-- give him an heir...or be exposed. Vowing to hide the devastating secret in her past, Emma agrees to share her husband's bed, never dreaming this cold stranger has become a skilled seducer who will sweep her into a world of peril and passion...
