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Wicked intentions

Title:

Wicked intentions

Author:

Hoyt, Elizabeth, 1970- author.

Series:

Historical Romance Grand Central Publishing.

Maiden Lane ;

Series Number:

Summary:

"Infamous for his wild, sensual needs, Lazarus Huntington, Lord Caire, is searching for a savage killer in St. Giles, London's most notorious slum. Widowed Temperance Dews knows the area like the back of her hand--she cares for its children at the foundling home her family established. Now that home is at risk... Caire makes a simple offer--in return for Temperance's help navigating the perilous alleys of St. Giles, he will introduce her to high society so that she can find a benefactor for the home. But Temperance may not be the innocent she seems, and what begins as a cold bargain soon falls prey to a passion neither can control--a passion that may well destroy them both."--P. [4] of cover.

Physical Description:

392 p. ; 18 cm.

Genre:

Romance fiction.

Historical fiction.

Subject Term:

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

London (England) -- History -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Grand Central Pub.,

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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

Publication Date:

2010

ISBN:

9780446558945

Publication Information:

New York : Grand Central Pub., 2010.

Call Number:

HOYT

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

From the New York Times bestselling author who Lisa Kleypas hails as "too good to be true" comes the first book in her beloved Maiden Lane series.

A MAN CONTROLLED BY HIS DESIRES . . .

Infamous for his wild, sensual needs, Lazarus Huntington, Lord Caire, is searching for a savage killer in St. Giles, London's most notorious slum. Widowed Temperance Dews knows St. Giles like the back of her hand-she's spent a lifetime caring for its inhabitants at the foundling home her family established. Now that home is at risk . . .

A WOMAN HAUNTED BY HER PAST . . .

Caire makes a simple offer-in return for Temperance's help navigating the perilous alleys of St. Giles, he will introduce her to London's high society so that she can find a benefactor for the home. But Temperance may not be the innocent she seems, and what begins as cold calculation soon falls prey to a passion that neither can control-one that may well destroy them both.

A BARGAIN NEITHER COULD REFUSE

Author Notes

Elizabeth Hoyt is a New York Times bestselling author of historical romance. She also writes contemporary romance books under the name Julia Harper. Elizabeth lives in central Illinois with two children, and one husband.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Bestseller Hoyt (To Desire a Devil) brings steamy sensuality to the slums of early 18th-century London in this engaging series launch. Demure widow Temperance Dews desperately needs funding for her orphanage. Lazarus Huntington, the famously debauched Lord Caire, needs to find out who murdered one of his mistresses. Lazarus offers Temperance an interesting bargain: if she will be his guide in the grimy neighborhood of St. Giles, he will pay the rent she owes and introduce her to more respectable nobility who might serve as patrons. Dire circumstances force the pair into intimate situations as they discover each other's deepest secrets, and Temperance reveals the passion hidden beneath her puritanical dress. Readers will enjoy the unusual pairing of an aristocratic man and a poor but educated widow, enhanced by earthy, richly detailed characterizations and deft historical touches. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved