The Temptation of the Night Jasmine

ISBN: 9780525950967

出版年: 2009-2

页数: 388

定价: $ 29.32

内容简介

The much anticipated fifth installment in the inventive and original Pink Carnation series a"Pride and Prejudice" lives ona in Lauren Willigas acclaimed Pink Carnation series, which continues with another deliciously lighthearted, romantic, and suspenseful novel. Willig introduces to her series the most elusive spy of all time, whose calling card is the faint whiff of jasmine in the cold night air. After twelve years in India, Robert, duke of Dovedale, returns to his estate in England to avenge the murder of his mentor during the 1803 Battle of Assaye. Robert plans to infiltrate the infamous, secretive Hellfire Club to uncover the murdereras identitya but he has no idea that an even more difficult challenge awaits himaone Lady Charlotte Lansdowne. Having cherished a romanticized view of Robert since childhood, Charlotte is thrilled by his return. To Charlotte, Robert is all the knights of the Round Table rolled into one. Thatas not exactly the case, but she canat help but search for the man she loves inside this less-than-pristine package. And while Robert works to dissuade Charlotte from her delusions, he canat help but be drawn to her innocence and inner beauty. When Charlotte is approached by Lady Henrietta Selwick to join her in a bit of espionageainvestigating a plot to kidnap the kingaRobert soon realizes that Charlotte is not only the perfect partner in crime; sheas the perfect partner, period. Caught in a dangerous game with deadly flower-named spies and secret members of the Hellfire Club, Robert and Charlotte must work together to reveal the villaina]and confront their true passion for each other.