Traitor's Kiss/Lover's Kiss

Informationen zum Autor Mary lives in Southern Maryland within sight of the Chesapeake Bay, an hour from Washington DC, where she was born and lived a good part of her life. When not distracted by the beach or the history of the area Mary spends her time writing her own stories of history and adventure. Her next book for Bantam, Her Wildest Fantasy , is in the works now. Klappentext This beguiling pair of novels from author Mary Blayney delivers a double dose of romance and intrigue as two people from one extraordinary family find themselves on the right—and wrong—sides of love! and the law.... Traitor's Kiss When an enigmatic beauty rescues accused traitor Lord Gabriel Pennistan from a French prison cell! it's just the beginning of an adventure in mystery and seduction. For Gabriel has no idea who Charlotte Parnell is! or why she has saved him... and Charlotte has underestimated the sensual stranger who awakens in her a passion that culminates in a night of exquisite lovemaking. But when she abruptly vanishes! Gabriel will not rest until he finds her—no matter what the cost.... Lover's Kiss In her worst nightmares! Lady Olivia Pennistan never imagined she would be kidnapped. And retired soldier Michael Garrett never expected to be her rescuer. But he could hardly ignore the naked young beauty scrambling through the forest. Neither anticipates sharing a kiss—or wanting another. The final surprise comes when Garrett is hired to protect Olivia and her family from the insidious threats that persist. As their simmering attraction ignites! rumors of Olivia's indiscretion surface—rumors she longs to make come true.... Chapter One Charlotte! Where have you been? You make me cry with frustration." The vendor leaned on his cart and added a lewd gesture, leaving no doubt of his interest. His French was of the gutter and Charlotte Parnell answered with the same accent. "Later!" she called, smiling over her shoulder and tossing her skirt so a little ankle showed. She took Georges's arm as further proof she was already occupied. They turned down an alley and left the crowded streets behind them. "That man is harmless, madame." "Few men are harmless, Georges," she said, and was annoyed when a shiver came with the thought. "The winter light is fading. Will you be warm enough with only that shawl?" "Yes," she snapped, then closed her eyes and drew a deep breath. "My apologies, Georges. This is a complicated venture and I am . . ." she hesitated, "uneasy. You are taking a chance and I am not sure the man is worth it." "We are both taking a chance, madame. We do it because the money is too great a temptation to resist." "You are so practical," she said with a little laugh. "And you are right. We will rescue a man who will be hanged as a traitor so that we have the money to save others." "Madame," Georges began and then cleared his throat, "if he has betrayed England for France, how is it that he is in a French prison?" "It is curious, is it not." Charlotte waved to the flower seller, who waved back. "Perhaps he has managed to offend the French as well as betray the English, or it is some political game the French are playing. In fact, Georges, I do not care as long as we are paid." "If both sides are angry at him, the chances of his safe return are lessened. I hope that your patron agreed to pay even if this man does not survive." "Is it murder to allow a guilty man to die in order to save ourselves?" Charlotte asked as she stopped to look at him. "I am not sure what murder is anymore." Georges gestured to the everyday scene around them. "Despite the fact that we still eat and sleep, Napoleon has embroiled us in a fight for our lives since 1793. These last twenty years all of Europe has suffered. Even England and Russia, Austria." He ticked off the list on his fingers. "A...

Product details

• Authors: Mary Blayney
• Publisher: Bantam Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.10.2008
• EAN: 9780553592122
• ISBN: 978-0-553-59212-2
• No. of pages: 720
• Dimensions: 107 mm x 174 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Pennistan; Pennistan
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature