To Love a Wicked Lord

by Edith Layton

Overview

In To Love a Wicked Lord, USA Today bestselling author Edith Layton offers the sensation romance of Maxwell, Lord Montrose, who is determined to help Pippa find her missing fiance. But when the couple crosses England in close quarters, even the best of intentions may fall victim to passion’s ruin . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061976407
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/27/2009
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	976 KB

About the Author

Edith Layton loved to write. She wrote articles and opinion pieces for the New York Times and Newsday, as well as for local papers, and freelanced writing publicity before she began writing novels.

Publisher’s Weekly called her “one of romance’s most gifted authors.” She received many awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Romantic Times, and excellent reviews and commendations from Library Journal, Romance Readers Anonymous, and Romance Writers of America. She also wrote historical novels under the name Edith Felber.

Mother of three grown children, she lived on Long Island with her devoted dog, Miss Daisy; her half feral parakeet, Little Richard; and various nameless pond fish in the fishness protection program.

Editorial Reviews

Left in social limbo when her fiancé, Noel Nicholson, disappeared seven months ago, Pippa Carstairs enlists the aid of arrogant Maxwell Sutton, Lord Montrose, to get some answers. Initially annoyed by Montrose's dismissive attitude, Pippa soon suspects that he is anything but the dandified fribble he appears to be. Mentally brilliant and physically lethal, Max is secretly a reluctant spy for the Crown, and, in this particular instance, he smells a rat. A restless, magnetic hero, a smart, outspoken heroine, and a dotty grandmother join forces to find the elusive Noel—and some totally unexpected surprises. VERDICT With a nod to The Scarlet Pimpernel, Layton quickly lures readers with a mesmerizing mix of appealing, exceptionally well-delineated characters, witty, engaging dialog, sexual electricity, and a nonstop pace that keeps the pages turning until the end. Layton (A Bride for His Convenience), who died in June, was one of the most admired romance writers, particularly noted for her traditional Regencies and Regency-set historicals. Her death is a great loss to the genre.

Library Journal