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Lady Louisa longs to marry for passion and love -- but will she find happiness in the arms of the duke?
Lady Louisa Wentworth knows she will never marry well--her family's impoverished estate has ensured as much. Resigned to spinsterhood, the proud beauty has agreed to chaperone a young... read more
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Characters edit
- Lady Louisa Wentworth: Jenny and Kate's companion
- Alexander "Alex" Wentworth: the sixth Earl of Ravensly, Louisa's brother
- Jenny Rose: an American heiress
- Kate Rose: an American heiress
- Mama: Mrs. Rose - Jenny, Kate, and Jeremy's mother, wife to James Rose
- James Rose: Jenny, Kate, and Jeremy's father
- Randolph Selwyn: the fifth Duke of Hawkhurst
- Michael Tremayne: the fourth Marquess of Falconridge, Alex and Hawk's friend
- Caroline: sister to the Randolph Selwyn, Duke of Hawkhurst
- Denby: the gardener at Selwyn House
- Jeremy Rose: Jenny and Kate's brother
- Lord Ainsley: Add a description of this character.
- Duke of Pemberton
Quotes edit
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“Trust me, dear sister, when I tell you that no man desires marriage.”
Alexander "Alex" Wentworth, the sixth Earl of Ravensly
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escape into a world much more pleasant than the one in which they lived.
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It sets no boundaries, sets out no requirements. It is like calling to like, and it recognizes love without consulting me. My heart beats harder and faster when it encounters love, and it quite simply leaves me breathless. I have known love and lost love. And I will not be content with any man incapable of giving me the full measure of his heart.”
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And when you’re finished, ask my mother for her hand in marriage and keep asking until she gives it.
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Setting & Locations edit
London, England
- Selwyn Manor: the Duke of Hawkhurst's manor house that's located two hours outside of London
- America
Organizations edit
- Rational Dress Society: According to Jenny Rose, the Rational Dress Society was a group in England who approved of Ameila Bloomer's notions that women should wear baggy trousers like those worn by Turkish women. In her author's notes at the end of the book, Lorraine Heath states that the Rational Dress Society really existed. She further states that it was begun by Viscountess Habeton and Mrs. King and that the society supported the notion that " the weight of women's clothing should be limited to no more than seven pounds."
First Sentence edit
What in the devil is this?
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 2 in Rogues and Roses. (standard series)
Followed by Just Wicked Enough.
This is book 747 of 931 in Candlelight Historische Roman. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lorraine Heath (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Avon Nov.
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0061129631
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Avon Nov.
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0061129631
Page Count: 384
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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