


Or at the very least provoke duels, enthuse poets, and empty hothouses of extravagant bouquets. When Lady Ophelia Volante smiled, she had a face that could start a war. He might be back from the dead, but it’s Rose who is suddenly feeling very, very much alive. Yet the tension between them is electric, and she can’t help but be drawn to him. Her only thought is to get him to leave immediately. Finding him stealing into her art studio doesn’t correct her impression. Rose Hayward remembers Eli as the arrogant lord who helped her late fiance betray her. But when he tries to sneak into his old bedroom in the middle of the night, he’s shocked to find someone already there. All he wants is to hide away in his country home, where no one can see his scars. He’s no longer the reckless young man he once was, and only half as pretty. After the Battle of Waterloo, Eli Dawes was presumed dead-and would have happily stayed that way. Yet the tension between them is electric, and she can't help but be drawn to him.“Where have you been all my life, Kelly Bowen? If Julia Quinn, Sarah MacLean, and Lisa Kleypas were to extract their writing DNA, mix it in a blender, and have a love child, Kelly Bowen would be it.” - Įarl. Finding him stealing into her art studio doesn't correct her impression.

But when he tries to sneak into his old bedroom in the middle of the night, he's shocked to find someone already there. He's no longer the reckless young man he once was, and only half as pretty. "Where have you been all my life, Kelly Bowen? If Julia Quinn, Sarah MacLean, and Lisa Kleypas were to extract their writing DNA, mix it in a blender, and have a love child, Kelly Bowen would be it." - Įarl.
