Charles is still haunted by their interlude, but Penny refuses to have anything more to do with him. Years ago, Charles and Penelope’s youthful ardor was consummated in an unforgettable afternoon. Austell returns home to claim his title as earl, and to settle quickly on a suitable wife as well, he discovers that experience has made him impatient of the young ladies who vie for his attention with the exception of Lady Penelope Selborne. Now they’ve banded together to support one another through their most dangerous mission of all: getting married. But someone else is watching, waiting, and once the family legacy is unearthed, the villain strikes, threatening Em, her family, and the love she and Jonas have discovered in each other's arms.The seven members of the Bastion Club have served loyally in the perilous service of the Crown. He eventually persuades her to trust him, and together they unravel the clues. His experience is temptation, his attentions irresistible, and he's determined to aid her in her quest. Emily is determined to solve the puzzle, find the treasure, and reinstate her family to its rightful place in society.īut Em hasn't bargained on Jonas. She's surreptitiously searching for a family treasure hidden in the village, the only clues to its location a cryptic rhyme handed down through the generations.
It's not only the need to provide for herself and her orphaned siblings that has brought her to Devon. But with no alternatives, he grudgingly allows Emily to try, and she rapidly proves herself worthy, resurrecting the inn with tact and skill.īut Emily has a secret. Jonas's initial response is an emphatic "no!" Ladies, especially one as attractive as Emily, belong in the ballroom or the bedroom, not running an inn.
Then genteel but impoverished Miss Emily Beauregard applies for the position. Such a small task, yet he discovers few decent applicants are willing to live in a quiet country backwater. His most pressing need is to hire a new manager for the inn-the center of village life. He's played cards until dawn, flirted with eligible young ladies, and made love to some ineligible ones.īut now he's restless and bored with the mindless frivolity and careless pleasure, so it's with a sense of relief that he takes up the reins of his family's estate in rural Devon. Handsome, wealthy, and well-born, Jonas Tallent has everything a gentleman needs to enjoy London society to the fullest-and he has.
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