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Splendid

the first ever Regency romance by the bestselling author of Bridgerton
Pages
398
Published
1995
Language
English

Synopsis

American heiress Emma Dunster has always been fun-loving and independent with no wish to settle into marriage. She plans to enjoy her Season in London in more unconventional ways than husband-hunting. But this time Emma's high jinks lead her into dangerous temptation... Alexander Ridgely, the Duke of Ashbourne, is a notorious rake who carefully avoids the risk of love... until he plants one reckless kiss on the sensuous lips of this high-spirited innocent. . . and condemns himself to delicious torment. Little does he know that his passion has touched the very soul of the lovely enchantress... and committed them both to a lifetime of splendid ecstasy.

About the author

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Julia Quinn

Julia Quinn is the pen name of Julie Pottinger, born Julie Cotler in 1970, an American writer of Regency-set historical romance. She was raised primarily in New England, took a degree in art history from Harvard, and had begun preparatory coursework for medical school when her first two novels, Splendid and Dancing at Midnight, appeared in 1995. She chose the name Quinn so that her books would shelve alongside those of Amanda Quick. Her best-known work is the Bridgerton series — eight novels pu...

Characters

Emma DunsterProtagonist
Alexander RidgelyProtagonist
All characters in Splendid

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