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Lei non sapeva di aver stregato lo scapolo più ambitoMiss Judith Law si sta recando dalla zia per diventare la sua dama di compagnia, quando la carrozza su cui viaggia incorre in un incidente. Soccorsa da un irresistibile sconosciuto, la ragazza si ritrova a condividere con lui la camera di una locanda e una notte di intensa passione, forse l’unica che potranno mai avere. Perché l’ultima cosa che Judith si aspetta è di incontrare di nuovo quell’uomo. E quando succede, è un vero shock per lei scoprire che si tratta di lord Rannulf Bedwyn, lo scapolo più ambito dell’alta società e l’ultimo ricco pretendente della cugina. Judith è decisa a tenersi in disparte, ma Rannulf, ora che l’ha ritrovata, è determinato a farle perdere la testa... e il cuore.

eet the Bedwyns six brothers and sisters--men and women of passion and privilege, daring and sensuality Enter their dazzling world of high society and breathtaking seduction where each will seek love, fight temptation, and court scandal and where Rannulf Bedwyn, the rebellious third son, enters into a liaison that is rather risqué, somewhat naught

Publishers Weekly

Sympathetic characters and scalding sexual tension make the second installment in Balogh's Regency-era Bedwyn family series (after Slightly Married) a truly engrossing read. At the novel's outset, Rannulf Bedwyn, a wealthy, devil-may-care playboy, rescues a beautiful young woman from an overturned stagecoach, and the two share a two-day tryst before she disappears. Not until he arrives at the home of his matchmaking grandmother does he discover the truth: the woman he encountered is the daughter of a poor pastor, not the worldly actress she claimed to be. Judith Law, raised to believe she's plain and undeserving, allowed her true, outgoing nature to surface while she was pretending to be someone else, but now she's in agony as she watches the man she gave herself to court her egocentric cousin. Though the honorable Rannulf dutifully offers marriage to Judith, she stands by her own sense of honor and rejects him. As the socially mismatched protagonists negotiate the perils of snobbery, self-doubt and scandal, they beguile each other (as well as the reader) with their wit and integrity. Though not as sensual as Stephanie Laurens's books or as playful as those by Julia Quinn, Balogh's surefooted story possesses an abundance of character and class. (May 6) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Mary Balogh's The Secret Mistress.Meet the Bedwyns...six brothers and sisters—men and women of passion and privilege, daring and sensuality...Enter their dazzling world of high society and breathtaking seduction...where each will seek love, fight temptation, and court scandal...and where Rannulf Bedwyn, the rebellious third son, enters into a liaison that is rather risqué, somewhat naughty, and...Slightly Wicked. With his laughing eyes and wild, rakish good looks, Lord Rannulf Bedwyn is a hard man to resist. To Judith Law, a woman in need of rescue when her stagecoach overturns, Rannulf is simply her savior, a heroic stranger she will reward with one night of reckless passion before she must become a companion to her wealthy aunt. Imagine Judith's shock when the same stranger turns out to be among England's most eligible bachelors...and when he arrives at Harewood Grange to woo her cousin. Certainly, they had made no vows, no promises, but Rannulf never did forget his uninhibited lover...nor did she forget that one delicious night. And as scandal sets the household abuzz, Rannulf proposes a solution...but when Judith refuses to have him—in love or wedlock—Rannulf has only one choice: to wage a campaign of pure pleasure to capture the heart of the woman who has already won his. Meet the Bedwyns...six brothers and sisters--men and women of passion and privilege, daring and sensuality...Enter their dazzling world of high society and breathtaking seduction...where each will seek love, fight temptation, and court scandal...and where Rannulf Bedwyn, the rebellious third son, enters into a liaison that is rather risque, somewhat naughty, and...Slightly Wicked. With his laughing eyes and wild, rakish good looks, Lord Rannulf Bedwyn is a hard man to resist. To Judith Law, a woman in need of rescue when her stagecoach overturns, Rannulf is simply her savior, a heroic stranger she will reward with one night of reckless passion before she must become a companion to her wealthy aunt. Imagine Judith's shock when the same stranger turns out to be among England's most eligible bachelors...and when he arrives at Harewood Grange to woo her cousin. Certainly, they had made no vows, no promises, but Rannulf never did forget his uninhibited lover...nor did she forget that one delicious night. And as scandal sets the household abuzz, Rannulf proposes a solution...but when Judith refuses to have him--in love or wedlock--Rannulf has only one choice: to wage a campaign of pure pleasure to capture the heart of the woman who has already won his. Meet the Bedwynssix brothers and sistersmen and women of passion and privilege, daring and sensualityEnter their dazzling world of high society and breathtaking seductionwhere each will seek love, fight temptation, and court scandaland where Rannulf Bedwyn, the rebellious third son, enters into a liaison that is rather risqu, somewhat naughty, and Slightly Wicked . With his laughing eyes and wild, rakish good looks, Lord Rannulf Bedwyn is a hard man to resist. To Judith Law, a woman in need of rescue when her stagecoach overturns, Rannulf is simply her savior, a heroic stranger she will reward with one night of reckless passion before she must become a companion to her wealthy aunt. Imagine Judith's shock when the same stranger turns out to be among England's most eligible bachelorsand when he arrives at Harewood Grange to woo her cousin. Certainly, they had made no vows, no promises, but Rannulf never did forget his uninhibited lovernor did she forget that one delicious night. And as scandal sets the household abuzz, Rannulf proposes a solutionbut when Judith refuses to have himin love or wedlockRannulf has only one choice: to wage a campaign of pure pleasure to capture the heart of the woman who has already won his. "Lord Rannulf Bedwyn is a hard man to resist. To Judith Law, Rannulf is simply a dream come true, a heroic stranger with whom she will allow herself one night of reckless passion before she must settle for the dreary life of companion to her wealthy aunt. However, a shock is in store for her when that same stranger arrives at Harewood Grange to woo her cousin. Judith holds firm against Rannulf's advances, both honourable and otherwise. But then scandal rocks the household and threatens her name and her very liberty, and it is Rannulf who rides to her rescue. But can true love grow out of something ever so slightly wicked?" -- Provided by publisher Con i suoi occhi profondi e l'aria vissuta, lord Rannulf Bedwyn è un uomo cui è difficile resistere. Lo sa bene Judith Law che con lui, dopo essere stata salvata in seguito all'incidente della diligenza su cui viaggiava, ha passato una notte di sconsiderata passione prima di tornare alla triste vita di dama di compagnia.>Lo rincontrerà presto, ma per lei sarà un vero shock scoprire che il suo salvatore è il nuovo ricco pretendente della cugina, ben deciso a farle perdere la testa... In this Regency-era romance the rakish and wealthy Rannulf Bedwyn has no trouble having a brief tryst with a beautiful woman who claims to be a worldly actress. However, when he meets the woman a second time he is shocked to discover that she is actually Judith Law, the daughter of an impoverished pastor