One Night with the Laird

Nicola Cornick

oct. 2013 · Harlequin

Despre această carte electronică

Protecting a Scottish widow from a criminal conspiracy stokes a fiery passion inside cold-hearted rake in this Regency romance by a USA Today bestseller.

Fashionable society widow Lady Mairi MacLeod cannot understand the dark passion that binds her to Jack Rutherford. He is everything she dislikes in a man, rakish, arrogant and charming, and she would prefer to forget the night of wicked passion that she spent in his arms.

But when Mairi is threatened by a blackmailer, Jack is the only man who can protect her. As they work together to uncover where the danger lies, their passion reignites. Little by little, the masks they wear burn away, and their most private secrets come to light . . .

Praise for One Night with the Laird

“Jack and Mairi’s repartee keeps this romance moving along as love blossoms and secrets are revealed one by one.” —Publishers Weekly

“Ms. Cornick drew me back to the wild Scottish Highlands with her second book in the Scottish Brides series . . . A passionate and sensual love story, memorable characters, a compelling plot and great writing make One Night with the Laird a highly recommended read.” —Rakes and Rascals

Despre autor

USA Today bestselling author Nicola Cornick has written over thirty historical romances for Harlequin and HQN Books. She has been nominated twice for a RWA RITA Award and twice for the UK RNA Award. She works as a historian and guide in a seventeenth century house. In 2006 she was awarded a Masters degree with distinction from Ruskin College, Oxford, where she wrote her dissertation on heroes.