London's Last True Scoundrel

Christina Brooke

Jun 2013 · Penguin Group Australia

About this ebook

Physically reckless, irrepressibly roguish, and poised on the brink of ruin, Jonathon Westruther, Earl of Davenport, returns from the dead only to throw himself into dissipation. Until he meets his worst nightmare: a straitlaced former schoolteacher he can't get out of his head. He resolves to seduce the delightful Miss Hilary deVere by fair means or foul. But when his past returns to endanger Hilary, he must protect her at all costs . . .

Dismissed from her post at a ladies' academy because of prejudice against her uncouth family, Hilary will do anything to avoid going back to live with her loutish brothers. She longs for a London season to show the world a deVere can behave with utmost decorum and to find a respectable husband. Everything about Lord Davenport appals her but desperation makes strange bedfellows. To get to London, Hilary strikes a bargain with the devilish Davenport, confident that she's immune to his charm. But as she discovers surprising depths beneath his rakish surface, this infamous scoundrel becomes more tempting than even the most proper lady can withstand . . .

Ratings and reviews

This is my third fav after Becks and Jane. There's a lot more to take in with everything that happens, but just managed to keep up.

About the author

Christina Brooke worked as a corporate lawyer for a number of years before resigning to write fiction fulltime. She lives in Brisbane with her husband, a Great Dane cross called Monty and two small but very noisy boys. Christina was the first Australian to win the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award, and was shortlisted by the Australian Romance Readers Association for the Favourite Australian Romance Author Award in 2011 and 2012. Her novel Heiress in Love was a finalist for the RITA Best Regency Historical Romance award.