Marriage Most Scandalous

Pocket Books, 2005. First. Hardback. Good. Outline:- Lady Margaret Landor first met Sebastian Townshend as a child when he caught her peeking into her older sister`s engagement ball. Tall dashing and charming Sebastian was one of the most sought-after bachelors in Kent and cut a romantic figure she would not soon forget. Never did she dream that one day she would be living at his family`s magnificent estate with Sebastian`s father the eighth Earl of Edgewood as her guardian--while Sebastian is banished from his family due to the tragic results of a duel. When life at Edgewood takes a sinister turn with the earl suffering a suspicious number of life-threatening accidents Margaret wonders if Sebastian`s younger brother and his wife have grown impatient to inherit the earldom. Setting out to find the one man she believes can set the situation to rights she discovers that Sebastian Townshend has forged a new identity for himself on the continent. Now known as The Raven a deadly mercenary notorious for accomplishing any mission no matter how seemingly impossible he has vowed never to return to England. Not until Margaret meets his outrageous monetary demands does Sebastian agree to return home reluctantly posing as her husband in order to facilitate his return to society. When he learns she cannot afford to pay his fee he suggests a scandalous trade. As Margaret and Sebastian work to uncover the intrigue at his father`s estate a fierce passion blooms that neither of them anticipated and neither can resist. But can Margaret persuade Sebastian to abandon the dark path he believes is his fate and claim the life--and love--he deserves? Breathtaking in scope and wondrously passionate-> the publisher of this HARDBACK book is Pocket Books The date of this copy is 2005 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK