Since their father had died.Īnd the new duke, young and handsome, returned like London’s prodigal son-a head taller than the rest of the assembly, fair-haired and stone-faced, with the amber eyes the Dukes of Marwick had boasted for generations.

The Devil stood outside Marwick House, under the black shadow of an ancient elm, watching his brother within.įlickering candles and mottled glass distorted the revelers in the ballroom beyond, turning the throngs of people within-aristocrats and moneyed gentry-into a mass of indiscernible movement, reminding Devil of the tide of the Thames, ebbing and flowing and slick with color and stink.įaceless bodies-men dark with formal dress and women gleaming light in their silks and satins-ran together, barely able to move for the craning necks and flapping fans waving gossip and speculation through the stagnant ballroom air.Īnd at their center, the man they were desperate to see-the hermit Duke of Marwick, shining bright and new, despite having held the title since his father had died. UK readers can order at Amazon, iBooks, Kobo & WaterstonesĮxcerpt from Wicked & the Wallflower Chapter One Order Wicked and the Wallflower from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-million, iTunes, Kobo, Google Books, your local indie, or *my* local indie (to receive signed books and Bareknuckle Bastards tattoos!). Soon, Devil’s carefully laid plans are in chaos and he must choose between everything he's ever wanted…and the only thing he's ever desired. For the Promise of Passion.īut there’s nothing plain about Felicity Faircloth, who quickly decides she'd rather have Devil than another.

All he must do is turn the plain little mouse into an irresistible temptress, set his trap, and destroy his enemy. The Wallflower Makes a Dangerous Bargain.īastard son of a duke and king of London’s dark streets, Devil has spent a lifetime wielding power and seizing opportunity, and the spinster wallflower is everything he needs to exact a revenge years in the making. She's seen enough of the world to believe in passion, and won't accept a marriage without it. When a mysterious stranger finds his way into her bedchamber and offers his help in landing a husband, Lady Felicity Faircloth agrees to his suspicious terms-on one condition.

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