Lord of Seduction

Zusatztext “Scorchingly sensual . . . a feast for lovers of Regency historical romance!” –MARY JO PUTNEY! New York Times bestselling author “Ms. Jordan proves herself a marvelous storyteller.” – Rendezvous Informationen zum Autor NICOLE JORDAN is the nationally bestselling author of numerous historical romances. She recently moved with her real-life hero to the Rocky Mountains of Utah, where she is at work on her next sizzling tale of dangerous rakes and bold adventurers during the Regency era. You can e-mail her via her website at www.NicoleJordanAuthor.com. Klappentext From the glitter of Regency London to a sun-kissed Mediterranean paradise! Nicole Jordan captivates with her breathtaking sensuality and unforgettable romance. No woman could tame him . . . until he met his match. With his reckless charm and lust for danger! Viscount Thorne is one of England's most elusive bachelors-and member of a secret league of protectors known as the Guardians. To thwart his father's matchmaking schemes! Thorne asks an alluring artist to pose as his betrothed. Burned once by desire! Diana Sheridan swears off love. But to secure her cousin's place in society! she agrees to Thorne's charade. Then scandal brews! and Thorne insists on going through with the marriage. When Diana refuses! wary of his smoldering passion! the rakish lord wages a dazzling campaign of seduction. Meanwhile! danger threatens their very lives. Yet Thorne realizes the greater danger is to his heart. For he never expected to get caught in a matrimonial snare of his own making-or imagined their pretense of a love match would become so tantalizingly real. One The isle of Cyrene March 1815 She wished she could paint him. His nude body was beautiful, set against the backdrop of a turquoise sea. Feeling her pulse leap, Diana Sheridan stared transfixed at the breathtaking sight as Christopher Thorne rose from the gently foaming waves. The sun-drenched cove below the bluffs was one of many small bays and inlets secreted along the island’s rugged, picturesque shoreline. The scene would make a magnificent landscape on canvas, Diana well knew. The golden line of sand dotted with palms . . . the white, rocky promontory stretching to meet the sparkling, endless Mediterranean beyond . . . dazzled in the sunlight. But it was the man’s virile form glistening with seawater that most captured her attention. She wet her dry lips. She had seen Lord Thorne only once from afar, several years ago. If she’d thought him a beautiful man then, she was even more captivated by his physical attributes now. Unable to help herself, Diana studied his body, admiring him from both artistic and feminine perspectives. She had never seen a completely nude man, nor had she ever painted one. She’d trained in human anatomy and the techniques of oils by duplicating sketchings and paintings by prominent artists and by studying plaster casts of ancient statues. But canvas was still inanimate, and statues had no color, no life. Not as this man did. Even the great masters would have relished so vital a subject. Admittedly she had a measure of talent, yet she wasn’t certain she could do Christopher Thorne justice. If she could capture the vivid feeling of life, the play and ripple of muscle in his lean, lithe body, or the way the sun’s glowing warmth caressed his skin like a lover’s touch— He looked almost leonine. His streaming wet hair was dark gold in color, while a sprinkling of hair on his powerful chest arrowed down to his groin to widen in a thicker thatch. He moved with the grace of a lion, as well, as he climbed up the narrow beach and flung himself down on a linen towel spread on the sand. Diana stood riveted, fascinated by his body—his broad shoulders, strong back, slim hips, tight b...

Product details

• Authors: Nicole Jordan
• Publisher: Fawcett Book Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.11.2004
• EAN: 9780345467850
• ISBN: 978-0-345-46785-0
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 175 mm x 25 mm
• Series: The Paradise; The Paradise
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature