Lady Elinor's Wicked Adventures
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
“A simply delightful tale of love, passion, lies and family life set against a wonderfully historical backdrop.”—Fresh Fiction
Heartsick Harry DeVaux is convinced that his past makes him unworthy of the delightful Lady Elinor Tremaine. Harry agrees to accompany the intrepid Tremaines to Italy to explore Etruscan ruins, even if it chips away at his resolve to stay away from the woman he loves.
The intrepid Lady Elinor Tremaine is caught up in the Victorian fervor for exploring distant lands. Her travels throw her back in the company of an old friend—this time, far from the security of polite society.
Harry de Vaux, Viscount Tunbury, has loved Lady Elinor for as long as he can remember— but his family’s sordid background put her completely out of his reach. Prowling through Etruscan ruins in Italy with Elinor is exquisite torture. She is so close, and so forbidden.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The adventures in Marek's Victorian-set debut aren't wicked, but readers will still enjoy them. Lady Elinor "Norrie" Tremaine is a clever beauty who's in love with longtime family friend Harry de Vaux, Viscount Tunbury. He returns her feelings but refuses to act on them because of his family's bad reputation. When he goes on vacation with her family in Italy, he continues to run hot and cold with Norrie until they are caught kissing. Elinor's mother, Lady Penworth, steals every scene she's in with her good-natured scheming, sense of humor, and understanding of human nature; she's not the least bit surprised to see Harry and Norrie together, but happy for the excuse to get them engaged. Harry's overbearing behavior becomes trite by mid-book, but once he realizes he's learned how to be a good man from all the time spent with the Penworth clan, he becomes as lovable as Norrie.
