From Publishers Weekly
In this suspenseful Regency, Finch More has resigned herself to spinsterhood at 29, devoting all her energies to the small import businessAoddities and raritiesAthat she runs with her brother. She has loved and lost before, but that doesn't stop her from being attracted to their client, Ross, Viscount Kilrood, despite his superior, boorish attitude. Ross in turn is challenged and aroused by the outspoken Finch, yet he struggles to keep their relationship professional because he's involved in a dangerous and clandestine operation that could topple a kingdom. Despite his fears that his attentions might jeopardize Finch's safety, the two become lovers, and Finch indeed becomes a target: she is mugged, her home burglarized and her brother kidnapped. Ross promises to rescue her brother, but Finch refuses to sit idly by and is determined to save him on her own if she has to. Full of mystery, betrayal and complications, Cameron's (French Quarter) tale comes complete with an eccentric cast of characters, including a meddlesome, match-making ghost and enough villains to keep readers thoroughly entertained.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
THE SPINSTER Finch More, twenty-nine, connoisseur of antique glass, is considered "on the shelf." But when her brother is mysteriously abducted, the world sees the real Finch More . . . a woman of action, a woman of passion--a woman who scorns defeat.AND THE VISCOUNT Ross, Viscount Kilrood, champions quests shunned by the most fearless soldiers of fortune. The man's veins run with molten iron, not blood. He is considered dangerous, if highly eligible. Finch needs Viscount Kilrood to help her find her brother. Ross is willing, but where Finch is concerned he wants more . . . and more. His warning to her is to the point: "Madame, you are under siege." And Finch's response? "Your Lordship, I am ready for you."
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