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Outspoken and independent, Lady Alexa Bingham enjoys the heady freedom of making all her own decisions, even though the challenges of overseeing her family's country estate are daunting. But when a chance encounter with London's most notorious rake awakens a secret longing for adventure, she... read more
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How close do I have to get to the fire before I am burned?
Lady Alexa Hendrie is a country-bred woman that is destined she believes for spinsterhood. She may flirt with the idea of a season in London but the reality of trying to be a tame, controlled woman of society is not going to... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Alexa Hendrie: younger sister of Sebastian Hendrie, took on responsibilities taking care of the estate and was raised to be knowledgeable on various subjects; a bluestocking and quiet country miss who lived on the ancestral estate in Yorkshire and was free to study her unconventional interests
- Connor Linsley: Lord Killingsworth; the Earl of Killingsworth; one of the Hellhounds who goes by the nickname of the Irish Wolfhound; runs the Wolf's Lair, a brothel and gaming hell
- Captain Harley Stiles: Sebastian's friend; a decorated veteran of the Pennisular Wars
- Sebastian Hendrie: Alexa's older brother; recently married; Lord Becton; former comrade of the Hellhounds
- Lord DeWinter: aka Captain Sharpe; a cardsharp who takes Conner for a large purse in a card game at the Wolf's Lair
- Aunt Adelaide: Alexa's aunt, who she's staying with while she's in London
- Rufus: a mulatto who works at the Wolf's Lair
- McTavish: a Scottsman who works for Conner at the Wolf's Lair
- Lord Haddan: Griffin Owain Dwight, Marquess of Hadden; aka Gryff; one of Conner's friends since their schoolboy days at Eton; former comrades in the Rakehell Regiment; goes by the nickname "Deerhound"
- Cameron Daggett: one of Conner's friends and comrades; one of the Hellhounds who is known by the nickname "Bloodhound"
- O'Toole: a Dubliner; the barman at the Wolf's Lair
- O'Leary: one of the employees at the Wolf's Lair
- Mr. Givens: one of the gentlemen sons of Aunt Adelaide's friends
- Fiona Eversham: young lady of the ton who's is regarded as the leader of her group; a gossip
- Andrew Blake Chatsworth: former comrade of Conner and the Hellhounds; resides at Heatherton Close; married Suzy Simmonds
- Suzy Simmonds Chatsworth: Drew's wife; a former employee at the Wolf's Lair
- Henry: Lady Alexa Hendrie's younger cousin by one year; convinces Alexa to dress up as a man and to attend a party with him
- Nicola: Sebastian's new wife
- Reggie: Henry's friend who's into amateur theatrics and who helps dress up Alexa as a man
- Northinger: one of the gentlemen who plays cards with Alexa when she was disguised as a man
- Quincy: one of the gentlemen who plays cards with Alexa when she was disguised as a man
- Lars: Alexa's assumed identity one night when she goes out gambling with her cousin, Harry
- Bull: one of the men who accosts Conner and Alexa in the alley; shoots and wounds Conner
- Thurlowe: the surgeon hired by Cameron to take care of Conner's wounds
- Jenkins: the coachman hired by Cameron to take Conner and Alexa to South Dorset
- Joseph Calloway: the housekeeper's husband at Linsley Close
- Mrs. Callaway: the housekeeper at Linsley Close
- Becky Netters: the new maid hired at Linsley Close
- Earl of Bushnell: Alexa's father
- Frederick: Alexa's uncle
- Mary McGovern: a former lightskirt who worked at the Wolf's Lair; currently owns a tavern on the Great Northern Road
- Mr. Hibbert: weaver in the town near Linsley Close
- Mr. Stellings: a man Alexa hires in the village to herd the goats on the property at Linsley Close
- Harry: one of the smugglers that deals with Andrew Chatsworth
- Sara Hawkins: one of Conner's employees, she runs the Wolf's Lair while he is recuperating in the country
- Mr. Bolt: the magistrate who's investigating the death of Lord DeWinter
- Sir Gervaise: one of the men suspected of being behind the attacks on Conner
- Mrs. Weatherly: a widow who approaches Alexa at one of the at-homes
- Mary McPhee: the name on the note that Helen Snow sends to Alexa to draw her into a trap; supposably Sir Gervaise's maid
- Helen Snow: a lightskirt who used to work at the Wolf's Lair
- Dirk: one of Helen Snow's henchmen
Setting & Locations edit
- London, England
- Linsley Close: Conner's ancestral home in South Dorset, Devonshire
- Becton Manor: Alexa's ancestral home in Yorkshire
First Sentence edit
So this is what a brothel looks like.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 - 25
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Lords of Midnight. (standard series)
Followed by Too Tempting to Resist.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Cara Elliott (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Forever
Country: USA
Publication Date: November 1, 2011
ISBN: 978-0446584579
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Forever
Country: USA
Publication Date: November 1, 2011
ISBN: 978-0446584579
Page Count: 384
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- Dewey: 813
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