Falling for the Highland Rogue. Ann Lethbridge

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       Why she had noticed him she could not imagine.

      He had neither wealth nor style. The only attributes she looked for in a man. The first thought in her mind had been charming rogue. The worst kind of man for a woman like her.

      Was it the sheer male beauty of him, then, that had held her attention a fraction too long? The long, lean frame, the shoulders wide but not brutally so, the narrow waist tapering to hard, firm flanks in tight buckskins that had seen better days? While his form was lovely, she’d seen others equally fine.

      She closed her eyes briefly to break the spell that seemed to see all the way through her with a blinding purity.

      Unsettling thought. Horrifying when she inspected her own darkly stained soul. A dark, twisted creature from a gothic novel, drawn to his light like the proverbial moth to a flame and the inevitable burning of wings.

      One more such singeing and she’d float away as ashes.

       AUTHOR NOTE

      This is my third book about the Gilvrys of Dunross. In 1820 the visit of King George IV to Edinburgh was a momentous occasion. I have been able to give you only a small taste of the impact this event had on the city. He was the first monarch to visit Scotland since before Bonnie Prince Charlie made his unsuccessful attempt to regain the throne for the Stuarts.

      King George—who was previously Prince Regent, as I am sure you know—was a great admirer of the Stuarts and enjoyed his visit and the enthusiastic welcome immensely. One local gentleman actually wrote a book detailing almost every minute of every day of the visit and I have tried to be faithful to his record. I only took deliberate artistic licence on one occasion: the description of the King’s pink tights. In truth, he wore this particular outfit to the Levee, but since only men were invited it did not fit well into my story of Logan and Charity. On the other hand it was just too deliciously funny to leave out altogether, so I reclothed him in his kilt for the Drawing Room, where he was introduced to the ladies. I hope you will forgive me.

      I hope you enjoy Logan and Charity’s story. If you want to learn more about me or my books please visit me at http://www.annlethbridge.com

      ANN LETHBRIDGE has been reading Regency novels for as long as she can remember. She always imagined herself as Lizzie Bennet, or one of Georgette Heyer’s heroines, and would often recreate the stories in her head with different outcomes or scenes. When she sat down to write her own novel it was no wonder that she returned to her first love: the Regency.

      Ann grew up roaming Britain with her military father. Her family lived in many towns and villages across the country, from the Outer Hebrides to Hampshire. She spent memorable family holidays in the West Country and in Dover, where her father was born. She now lives in Canada, with her husband, two beautiful daughters, and a Maltese terrier named Teaser, who spends his days on a chair beside the computer, making sure she doesn’t slack off.

      Ann visits Britain every year, to undertake research and also to visit family members who are very understanding about her need to poke around old buildings and visit every antiquity within a hundred miles. If you would like to know more about Ann and her research, or to contact her, visit her website at www.annlethbridge.com. She loves to hear from readers.

       Previous novels by this author:

THE RAKE’S INHERITED COURTESAN†

      WICKED RAKE, DEFIANT MISTRESS

      CAPTURED FOR THE CAPTAIN’S PLEASURE

      THE GOVERNESS AND THE EARL

      (part of Mills & Boon New Voices … anthology)

THE GAMEKEEPER’S LADY*

      MORE THAN A MISTRESS*

      LADY ROSABELLA’S RUSE†

      THE LAIRD’S FORBIDDEN LADY

      HAUNTED BY THE EARL’S TOUCH

HER HIGHLAND PROTECTOR **

      And in Mills & Boon^® Historical Undone! eBooks:

      THE RAKE’S INTIMATE ENCOUNTER

      THE LAIRD AND THE WANTON WIDOW

      ONE NIGHT AS A COURTESAN

      UNMASKING LADY INNOCENT

      DELICIOUSLY DEBAUCHED BY THE RAKE

      A RAKE FOR CHRISTMAS

      IN BED WITH THE HIGHLANDER

      ONE NIGHT WITH THE HIGHLANDER **

       And in Mills & Boon^® Historical eBooks:

      PRINCESS CHARLOTTE’S CHOICE

      (part of Royal Weddings Through the Ages anthology)

       And in M&B:

      LADY OF SHAME

      (part of Castonbury Park Regency mini-series)

*linked by character

†linked by character

** The Gilvrys of Dunross

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      Falling for the

      Highland Rogue

      Ann Lethbridge