Star Crossed Seduction

Star Crossed Seduction – Jenny BrownLords of the Seventh House 02Avon BooksISBN: B004QWZCCO (mobi)ISBN: 9780062092625 (epub)ISBN: 0061976067/978-0061976063 (paperback)August 30, 2011 (September 2011)384 pagesHistorical RomanceSetting:London, England - 1820 Back cover: A beautiful thief has stolen the heart of the one man in London whose secrets are as dangerous as her own... Shrewd and wily, pickpocket Temperance Smith needs no man’s favor to survive on London’s unforgiving streets—even when she’s caught red-handed by an officer of the hated dragoons. On leave from India to find a proper bride in London, Captain Miles Trevelyan is easy prey for a seasoned pickpocket like Temperance. But when the dazzling thief steals first his wallet, then his heart, his pursuit throws them into a deadly world of treason and betrayal that will force them to question everything they know about love, loyalty, and desire. For there can be no middle ground for these two stormy-tempered Scorpios entangled in the star-crossed romance that threatens to destroy them both... Lovers or Enemies? Captain Miles Trevelyan, on leave from active service in India, is heading out for a night on the town when he rescues a beautiful pickpocket from arrest. She's the perfect choice for a few days of dalliance--beautiful, cunning, and completely disposable. But Temperance has no intention of becoming the plaything of a man who wears the uniform of the solders who murdered her lover. Disarming Trev with a kiss, she escapes. But her sultry kiss opens the two Scorpio adversaries to an obsessive attraction that neither can elude--or possibly survive.Following the success of her sensational debut novel, Lord Lightning, Jenny continues her Lords of the Seventh House series--in which each hero is a different sign of the Zodiac. A dark and sensual story reminiscent of the acclaimed novels of Loretta Chase, Anna Campbell, and Mary Balogh, but with a very tantalizing touch of the occult thrown in, Star Crossed Seduction is top-flight historical romance with a uniquely unforgettable difference. An exciting and stunningly original new voice in Regency Era historical romance fiction, Jenny Brown works magic, mixing sensual romance with astrology for a truly unforgettable Star Crossed Seduction. Following the success of her sensational debut novel, Lord Lightning, Jenny continues her Lords of the Seventh House series—in which each hero is a different sign of the Zodiac—with an enthrallingly romantic tale of a British Captain of the Dragoons, a sexy Scorpion, who is smitten by a beautiful pickpocket bent upon revenge. A dark and sensual story reminiscent of the acclaimed novels of Loretta Chase, Anna Campbell, and Mary Balogh, but with a very tantalizing touch of the occult thrown in, Star Crossed Seduction is top-flight historical romance with a uniquely unforgettable difference. A beautiful thief has stolen the heartof the one man in London whosesecrets are as dangerous as her own . . . Shrewd and wily, pickpocket Temperance Smithneeds no man?s favor to survive on London?sunforgiving streets?even when she?s caught red-handedby an officer of the hated dragoons.On leave from India to find a proper bridein London, Captain Miles Trevelyan is easy prey for aseasoned pickpocket like Temperance. But whenthe dazzling thief steals first his wallet, then his heart,his pursuit throws them into a deadly world oftreason and betrayal that will force them to questioneverything they know about love, loyalty,and desire. For there can be no middle ground forthese two stormy-tempered Scorpios entangledin the star-crossed romance that threatensto destroy them both . . . A beautiful thief has stolen the heartof the one man in London whosesecrets are as dangerous as her own ... Shrewd and wily, pickpocket Temperance Smithneeds no man's favor to survive on London'sunforgiving streets'even when she's caught red-handedby an officer of the hated dragoons. On leave from India to find a proper bridein London, Captain Miles Trevelyan is easy prey for aseasoned pickpocket like Temperance. But whenthe dazzling thief steals first his wallet, then his heart, his pursuit throws them into a deadly world oftreason and betrayal that will force them to questioneverything they know about love, loyalty, and desire. For there can be no middle ground forthese two stormy-tempered Scorpios entangledin the star-crossed romance that threatensto destroy them both .. A second book in a historical romance series where each hero is a different sign of the zodiac.