Scandalous Lord, Rebellious Miss by Deb Marlowe

20. Scandalous Lord, Rebellious Miss - Deb Marlowe, Harlequin Historical Regency, January 2008 (c2007), ISBN: 9780373294855, 297p.

Featuring: Sophie Westby and Charles Alden, Viscount Dayle

Synopsis:

The Wicked Lord Dayle

Charles Alden, Viscount Dayle, is intent on reform, having misspent his youth on hard living, soft women and outrageous pranks. Forced by circumstance to hold a title he never wanted, he's determined to live up to his noble name.

The Unconventional Miss Westby

Sophie Westby is the last woman who should attract his interest. And yet she comforts his battered spirit, captivates his wary mind and tempts him with her exotic beauty. But the reformed rake cannot cause another scandal—can he?

Comments:

I quite liked this story.  The heroine was a lovely girl, independent for the time.  And the hero managed to get some sense knocked into him by the end.

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