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The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie
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Highland Pleasures: Book 1

The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie (2009) (edit title/settings)

by Jennifer Ashley (Author) (edit contributors)

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Beth Ackerley knows Lord Ian Mackenzie is mad. Only a madman would give a woman he had never met before a letter warning her not to wed her fiancé and then propose to her. Beth knows Ian is bad for her. One kiss from Ian, and Beth is prepared to give up her quiet new life as a widow and... read more

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It was whispered all through London Society that he was a murderer, that he'd spent his youth in an asylum and was not to be trusted- especially with a lady. Any woman caught in his presence was immediately ruined. Yet Beth found herself inexorably drawn to the Scottish lord whose hint of a... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

It was whispered all through London Society that he was a murderer, that he'd spent his youth in an asylum and was not to be trusted- especially with a lady. Any woman caught in his presence was immediately ruined. Yet Beth found herself inexorably drawn to the Scottish lord whose hint of a brogue wrapped around her like silk and whose touch could draw her into a world of ecstasy. Despite his decadence and intimidating intelligence, she could see he needed help. Her help. Because suddenly the only thing that made sense to her was..The Madness of Lord Ian Mckenzie.

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  • “You're a detective. Detect something.”
    Ian
  • “Because when I look at you, I forget everything. I lose all track of what I’m saying or doing. I can see only your eyes.”
    Ian
  • “My Beth,” he whispered, his breath hot on her swollen lips. “Thank you.” “For what?” Beth couldn’t stop crying, but she smiled, her face aching with it. “Setting me free.”
    Ian and Beth
  • “I love you,” he said. Beth caught her breath, and sudden tears blurred her vision. “Love you,” Ian repeated. His gaze bore into hers harder than Hart’s ever could hope to. “Love you, love you, love you, love you, love you love you love you...”
    Ian
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  • But we fit together.” He took her hand, pressed her palm to his, then laced their fingers through each other’s. “We fit.”
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  • “And as always, I don’t know whether to run away from you or stay and bask in your attention.”
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  • “Your being with me makes it stop. It’s like the Ming bowls—when I touch them and feel them, everything stops. Nothing matters. You are the same. That is why I brought you here, to keep you with me, where you can please make . . . everything . . . stop.”
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"I find that a Ming bowl is like a woman's breast,"Sir Lyndon Mather said to Ian MacKenzie, who held the bowl in question between his fingertips.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1- 23
Epilogue

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 8 in Highland Pleasures. (standard series)

Followed by Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage.

This is book 10 of 100 in AAR Top 100 Romances 2010. (authoritative list)
This is book 928 of 931 in Candlelight Historische Roman. (publisher series)

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  1. Jennifer Ashley (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Leisure Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 2009
ISBN: 978-0843960433
Page Count: 320

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  • Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 3083 vol. 18
  • Dewey: 813.6

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Reading Level: Adults

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  • Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage
  • The Many Sins of Lord Cameron
  • The Duke's Perfect Wife

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