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A Heart on His Sleeve

Pages
188
Published
1992
Language
English

Synopsis

And no hope in sight, it seemed, as Misses Emeline Sedley and Andrea Prior rusticated in their cottage at the estate of Emmy's cousin, Lord Blakeney. With Valentine's Day upon them, Emmy turned Lord Blakeney's hunting party into a marriage mart, with almost everybody getting into the valentine spirit. Unfortunately, his lordship refused to play fair. Even so, Andrea was forced to admit that the Lord Blakeney who had been a terrible tease as a child had grown up into a rakish and quite handsome libertine who still delighted in tormenting her--now with kisses that put all thoughts of his character out of her mind....

About the author

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Marian Devon

Marian Devon was the pen name of American author Marian Pope Rettke, who also wrote as Anne Devon. Under the Devon byline she published traditional Regency romances with Fawcett (and, early on, Jove) from the mid-1980s through the late 1990s.

Characters

Emeline SedleyProtagonist

One of two women rusticated in a cottage at her cousin's estate, who turns a hunting party into a marriage mart for Valentine's Day.

Andrea PriorProtagonist

One of two women rusticated in a cottage, who finds herself tormented by the grown-up Lord Blakeney, a childhood tease.

Lord BlakeneyAntagonist

Emeline's cousin and a rakish, handsome libertine who delights in tormenting Andrea with kisses.

All characters in A Heart on His Sleeve