an heir of deception by beverley kendall

Lord how he wished those four years, ten months and three weeks hadn't been so kind to her. No doubt she was a danger to men everywhere. Well, she had bloomed and was certain to be a danger to the gentlemen in Society. At nineteen, she'd been a flower on the brink of bloom. And if he dared flirt with facts, he would have to concede she was even more beautiful than before. Though unwanted, the observation was in no way a compliment to her. Today the thought that only a few miles separated them made his blood run cold. How often had he lain in his bed and prayed she'd come back to him or wished he would wake up to discover his wedding day had just been a dream? A nightmare. Once, years ago, he would have sold his soul-and at times thought he had-for any news of her. The questions crept insidiously into his thoughts, catching him unaware. Why the blazes had she come back? A damned eternity would have been soon enough to have to see her again.

He'd come too far and worked too hard to be dragged down by that particular vice. Though not impossible to acquire should his resolve crumble, a voice inside him taunted. Today he was safe, temptation of that sort well out of reach. But thankfully not a drop of alcohol existed at his residence. Which meant he'd have to consume the whole damn bottle. He needed enough to wipe her image clean from his mind.

After two years of sobriety, he wanted-no needed-a drink. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.Īlex descended the front steps toward his carriage, his pulse pounding a staccato beat. She must now fight one love to hold onto the other-the man whose touch still makes her burn, for the child who is her very world.Series: The Elusive Lords (Book 3) Now, although it appears that secret is safe, when Alex discovers her other secret-their son-Charlotte has an altogether different battle ahead. But the return of the very woman who introduced him to the darkest side of hell brings not only the painful, haunting memories of bittersweet love and abandonment, but the son he never knew he had.A woman silenced by secretsThreatened by the revelation of a secret that could destroy her family’s place in society and forever tarnish a dukedom, Charlotte fled England on her wedding day five years ago. Having embraced sobriety for two years, he has no intention of revisiting the past or risking his heart again. A man devastated by loveAfter three years of carousing and debauchery, Alex Cartwright, heir to the Duke of Hastings, has put his life back in order.

An heir of deception by beverley kendall