The Rake: Lessons in LoveHarper Collins, 17.03.2009 - 384 Seiten A Regency romp about a young lady who vows revenge on the rakish lord who loved and left her, only to find herself unexpectedly caught in Cupid′s net along with the handsome viscount when her plan to love and leave him backfires. |
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... he'd wounded a young girl's feelings or worse , broken another heart . Oh , yes , he badly needed a lesson . He was the reason they'd made the lists in the first place . And she knew the exact lesson she intended to teach him . In fact ...
... he'd wounded a young girl's feelings or worse , broken another heart . Oh , yes , he badly needed a lesson . He was the reason they'd made the lists in the first place . And she knew the exact lesson she intended to teach him . In fact ...
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... he'd been invited this evening or had bul- lied his way into her aunt's party . A thorough search revealed no sign of the pretty young debutante , and with a preoccupied frown Geor- giana went to find her aunt and resume her hostess du ...
... he'd been invited this evening or had bul- lied his way into her aunt's party . A thorough search revealed no sign of the pretty young debutante , and with a preoccupied frown Geor- giana went to find her aunt and resume her hostess du ...
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... He'd been wounded by her wits on more than one occasion . “ And I repeat , why are you here ? " " Because I wish to call on your aunts . Please stand aside . " Gathering her skirt , she brushed past him into the foyer . Her skin smelled ...
... He'd been wounded by her wits on more than one occasion . “ And I repeat , why are you here ? " " Because I wish to call on your aunts . Please stand aside . " Gathering her skirt , she brushed past him into the foyer . Her skin smelled ...
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... he'd invited his aunts to live with him three years before , he'd given up the domain of the morning room , and they and every imaginable foot of bombazine and lace had taken full advantage of that fact . " Aunt Edwina ? " He pushed ...
... he'd invited his aunts to live with him three years before , he'd given up the domain of the morning room , and they and every imaginable foot of bombazine and lace had taken full advantage of that fact . " Aunt Edwina ? " He pushed ...
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... he'd already put the Runt off longer than he wanted . " So who's with the aunties ? " Shaw asked again . He stifled a sigh . They would all find out , anyway . " Georgiana Halley . " " Geor ... Oh . Why ? " " I have no idea . But if she ...
... he'd already put the Runt off longer than he wanted . " So who's with the aunties ? " Shaw asked again . He stifled a sigh . They would all find out , anyway . " Georgiana Halley . " " Geor ... Oh . Why ? " " I have no idea . But if she ...
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Seite 216 - The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together : our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not; and our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our virtues.
Seite 48 - Noble madam, Men's evil manners live in brass, their virtues We write in water.
Seite 196 - Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead ! In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness, and humility : But when the blast of war...
Seite 127 - The world's a huge thing; it is a great price For a small vice.
Seite 6 - By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.
Seite 91 - The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices • Make instruments to plague us.
Seite 13 - Fair is foul, and foul is fair. —Macbeth, Act I, Scene i Tristan Carroway, Viscount Dare, looked up from the London Times as the brass knocker banged against his front door.
Seite 206 - He leaned closer, tilting her chin up so she had to look him in the eye. "Would you choose to be a pauper? Would you be any less suspicious of a suitor's motives if you were poor and pretty?