My Lady's Pleasure

by Julia Justiss

Overview

New to the passion galloping in her veins, Lady Valeria Arnold was shocked by the wanton impulses that drew her to Teagan Fitzwilliams. The stunning rake was nothing more than a wastrel with the devil's own luck at cards--surely not the kind of man that a woman could trust her heart to.

Orphaned as a young boy, Teagan Fitzwilliams despised the role that Society had forced upon him. Yet until his stolen moments with the Lady Valeria, no woman had ever made him feel his own worth. Nor set him on a desperate course to change his life forever--and claim this woman of uncommon grace his own for a lifetime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781426837043
Publisher:	Harlequin
Publication date:	10/10/2023
Series:	Harlequin Historical Series , #611
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	366,000
File size:	968 KB

About the Author

Long before embarking on romantic adventures of her own, Julia Justiss read about them, transporting herself to such favourite venues as ancient Egypt, World War II submarine patrols, the Old South and, of course, Regency England. Soon she was keeping notebooks for jotting down story ideas. When not writing or traveling, she enjoys watching movies, reading and puttering about in the garden trying to kill off more weeds than flowers.

Editorial Reviews

In this engrossing but sometimes patchily plotted Regency-era romance from Justiss (My Lady's Trust), a sheep-farming widow and a world-weary gamester dodge society's rules for a chance at love. Lady Valeria Arnold, hurt by her husband's calling out another woman's name upon his deathbed, and Teagan Fitzwilliams, hardened by years of scorn from his aristocratic family, find their lives overturned upon a chance meeting in Valeria's barn, where Valeria allows Teagan to seduce her. The more decorous setting of a London ball sets the stage for their next encounter, but Teagan knows that by even speaking a few words to her, he may stain her reputation. Valeria refuses to accept his decision to avoid her, so they decide to be merely well-chaperoned friends whose simmering attraction deepens into love. But when Valeria gains an inheritance and a higher social standing, she is catapulted beyond Teagan's reach unless he can find a way to repair his reputation. Though Justiss easily convinces readers of the impermeability of class, the resolution of the lovers' conflict relies too heavily on out-of-the-blue relatives and letters from beyond the grave, robbing the hero and heroine of the chance to shape their own destinies. Still, the tension between the couple crackles, bonding them on several convincing levels. (June) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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