Quills - A Scandal In Society/A Date With Dishonour/The Rake's Ruined Lady

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A Date with Dishonour When a mysterious lady advertises her charms in the newspaper, there's no way Viscount Blackthorne will allow his rash friend to attend the twilight rendezvous. Taking his place, Blackthorne is surprised by the reluctant beauty who appears - she's far from the scheming courtesan he was expecting. Elise Dewey must protect her foolish sister by posing as 'Lady Lonesome' in her stead. She's shockingly stirred by the imposing stranger who waits for her in Vauxhall Gardens - but their liaison has been observed...and unless Elise accepts the viscount's bold proposal of marriage they will all be plunged into scandal! The Rake's Ruined Lady Beatrice Dewey keeps falling for unsuitable men. She believes the man she loved, Hugh Kendrick, is lost to her forever, and now her new fiance has canceled their wedding! But then Hugh reenters her life trailing rumours of illicit love affairs in his wake. Instead of marriage, he offers her a very public, passionate kiss! To succumb to his skillful seduction would be the ultimate road to ruin, but is there enough of the old Hugh left to convince Bea to give him another chance?

Mary Brendan was always a keen reader of historical romance, especially the Regency period. She also writes gritty sagas under a different pseudonym. She was born in north London, lived for a while in Suffolk, and is now back closer to her roots and her adult sons in a village in Hertfordshire. When time permits, she relaxes by browsing junk shops, or by researching family history.