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The longer the resistance...
Seven years ago, on the eve of her wedding, proper Lady Jessica Sheffield witnessed a licentious scene no innocent young miss could imagine. Shocked, yet strangely titillated, she'd held her silence regarding scandalous Alistair Caulfield, and walked down... read more
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Summary edit
A young man forced to sell his body for money. A young lady who watched him do it. Two tormented souls brought together years later to assauge the hunger of a desperate, irresistible attraction......
Characters/People edit
- Alistair Lucius Caulfield: A rake who is now a successful merchant
- Jessica Sheffield: A widow that travels to Jamaica
- Michael Sinclair: Jessica's brother in-law who has a tender for Hester
- Lady Hester: Jessica's sister
- Lady Masterson: Alistair's mother
- Elspeth Sinclair: Michael's mother
- Beth: Jessica's maid
- Pennington: Add a description of this character.
- Hadley: Jessica and Hester's father
- Benedict Reginald Sinclair: Jessica's husband
- Lord Baybury
- Albert
- Sinclair
- Edward
- Lady Trent
- Lucien Remington: Hester's husband
- Miller
- Smith
- Earl of Westfield
- Temperance
- Lady Masterson
- Sarah
- Spencer Faulkner
- Lady Bencott
- Mr. Reginald Smythe
- Lord Taylor
- Earl of Regmont
- I. Hester
- Grayson
- Louisa
Quotes edit
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“As if I could ever forget any moment when you’d been in my arms,” he said softly.”
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“I will see to this; you see to your sister. Be quick about it. It won’t be long before I come for you, and you’d best be ready, Jess, with my ring still gracing your hand. You won’t stay me then. I’ll drag you to Scotland in irons if I have to.” He left her in a rush. As always, taking her heart with him.”
First Sentence edit
There was something irresistibly exciting about watching athletic males engaged in physical combat.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Chapters 1-25
Epilogue
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sylvia Day (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Country: New York, NY USA
Publication Date: September 2011
ISBN: 9780758231741
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Country: New York, NY USA
Publication Date: September 2011
ISBN: 9780758231741
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
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