when the duke was wicked by lorraine heath

I would gamble, I would drink, I would know many women. I would sow the wild oats I had not in my youth. Yet the Fates had conspired to punish me, to take away that which I treasured above all else, and I could find no cause for their unkind regard.Īnd so I said to hell with it all. I was brought up to believe that we were rewarded according to our behavior.

He had always been honourable and good but, when the two people he treasured the most were taken away, he felt that fate was in some way punishing him and I could understand his reactions perfectly.

Lost in guilt, grief and remorse, he has become little more than a hollow shell…a hardened rake living a life of debauchery. Lovingdon had once been a man above reproach but that was before he was totally devastated by the death of his wife and daughter from typhus. I loved this book! Lorraine Heath weaves such a beautiful, deeply emotional and moving love story. JAMES. The protagonists in the first book are Henry, Duke of Lovingdon, Olivia’s son from BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND DESIRE and Lady Grace Mabry, Frannie and Sterling’s daughter from SURRENDER TO THE DEVIL. JAMES remains my favourite Lorraine Heath series and I have been looking forward to reading the stories of their offspring in SCANDALOUS GENTLEMEN OF ST.

But as lessons lead to torrid passion and Grace becomes ensnared in another man’s marriage plot, Lovingdon must wage a desperate gamble: Open his heart fully-or risk losing the woman he adores… How better than by demonstrating his wicked ways. He simply has to teach the lovely innocent how to distinguish honest emotions from false ones. After all, he’s familiar with all the ploys a scoundrel uses to gain a woman’s favor. He sees little harm in helping Grace find a proper match. With no interest in marriage, Lovingdon has long lived only for pleasure. Who better to distinguish beau from blackguard than her notorious childhood friend, the Duke of Lovingdon? Lady Grace Mabry’s ample inheritance has made it impossible for her to tell whether a suitor is in love with her-or enamored of her riches. But for the right woman, even an unrepentant rogue may mend his ways… They are England’s most eligible bachelors, with the most scandalous reputations.

When the duke was wicked by lorraine heath