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The Runaway Heart (The Gordons of Gretna, #1)

Jacinta Carey

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Description:Regency England/Scotland, January 1818Lady Isabella is desperate to escape from her overbearing father. She and a childhood friend, Linus, scheme to 'ruin' her, making sure she's pregnant before fleeing from London to Gretna Green to be married, so they can both inherit their fortunes.An attack by highwaymen changes everything: Linus is killed just before they can reach Gretna. Isabella will be ruined in earnest if she can't come up with a plan to save herself and her child from scandal, which in Regency London is a fate worse than death.Dashing local aristocrat Drew Gordon rescues Isabella from the road, injured and terrified. As she confesses her desperate plight, his heart goes out to the lovely young woman. And more...Drew's dark family secret has caused him to swear off forever any chance of marriage or having children. He's become a master of the erotic because he never wants to risk making any woman pregnant. Isabella is already with child. Does Drew dare take the beautiful Bella as a lover for a few short months of joy?Isabella has never met anyone like Drew, so handsome, intelligent, powerful. Every touch sets her on fire. Every moment with him only increases her longing to share the passion she's sure is building between them. To explore her deepest yearnings and fantasies with the man every woman in the district desires.Bella starts to dream of what it would be like to stay with Drew in Scotland, enjoying her thrilling new life with him and the Gordon clan, rather than go back to the miseries of her family, especially Linus's carping mother, who detests Bella, and will do all she can to prevent her baby from inheriting.As the intense passion grows between Drew and Bella, he curses himself for his devil's bargain. Drew's secret means Isabella can never stay. But how can he ever let her go? Drew and Bella must risk all if they're ever to win a future together, before the dark forces against Bella seal her dire fate....+++Word Count=90,762+++Sensuality RatingThis romance novel contains multiple explicit love scenes between the hero and heroine. It is for mature audiences.About the AuthorJacinta Carey is the author of the popular Starbuck Saga series of historical romances, The Ravishing Romans series, the Wild Heart series, and The Gordons of Gretna series. She majored in English, History and Classics at college. She loves to cook for her huge family, and adores catsFun FactsGretna Green was a popular spot for eloping couples to marry because it was only four miles over the border into Scotland. The marriage laws in Scotland were a lot less strict than in England in the Regency period (and indeed until the 1940s), so young couples could marry without parental consent.Gretna Green created a mini-industry based around weddings as a result. You can still visit, and get married at, The Famous Blacksmiths Shop to this day (current marriage laws permitting!).The word 'elope' is a combination words from French and English that meant 'to leap', and 'to run away'. We hope you enjoy following the couples in this series as they take a leap of faith on love, and allow their desires to run away with them....We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Runaway Heart (The Gordons of Gretna, #1). To get started finding The Runaway Heart (The Gordons of Gretna, #1), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Regency England/Scotland, January 1818Lady Isabella is desperate to escape from her overbearing father. She and a childhood friend, Linus, scheme to 'ruin' her, making sure she's pregnant before fleeing from London to Gretna Green to be married, so they can both inherit their fortunes.An attack by highwaymen changes everything: Linus is killed just before they can reach Gretna. Isabella will be ruined in earnest if she can't come up with a plan to save herself and her child from scandal, which in Regency London is a fate worse than death.Dashing local aristocrat Drew Gordon rescues Isabella from the road, injured and terrified. As she confesses her desperate plight, his heart goes out to the lovely young woman. And more...Drew's dark family secret has caused him to swear off forever any chance of marriage or having children. He's become a master of the erotic because he never wants to risk making any woman pregnant. Isabella is already with child. Does Drew dare take the beautiful Bella as a lover for a few short months of joy?Isabella has never met anyone like Drew, so handsome, intelligent, powerful. Every touch sets her on fire. Every moment with him only increases her longing to share the passion she's sure is building between them. To explore her deepest yearnings and fantasies with the man every woman in the district desires.Bella starts to dream of what it would be like to stay with Drew in Scotland, enjoying her thrilling new life with him and the Gordon clan, rather than go back to the miseries of her family, especially Linus's carping mother, who detests Bella, and will do all she can to prevent her baby from inheriting.As the intense passion grows between Drew and Bella, he curses himself for his devil's bargain. Drew's secret means Isabella can never stay. But how can he ever let her go? Drew and Bella must risk all if they're ever to win a future together, before the dark forces against Bella seal her dire fate....+++Word Count=90,762+++Sensuality RatingThis romance novel contains multiple explicit love scenes between the hero and heroine. It is for mature audiences.About the AuthorJacinta Carey is the author of the popular Starbuck Saga series of historical romances, The Ravishing Romans series, the Wild Heart series, and The Gordons of Gretna series. She majored in English, History and Classics at college. She loves to cook for her huge family, and adores catsFun FactsGretna Green was a popular spot for eloping couples to marry because it was only four miles over the border into Scotland. The marriage laws in Scotland were a lot less strict than in England in the Regency period (and indeed until the 1940s), so young couples could marry without parental consent.Gretna Green created a mini-industry based around weddings as a result. You can still visit, and get married at, The Famous Blacksmiths Shop to this day (current marriage laws permitting!).The word 'elope' is a combination words from French and English that meant 'to leap', and 'to run away'. We hope you enjoy following the couples in this series as they take a leap of faith on love, and allow their desires to run away with them....We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Runaway Heart (The Gordons of Gretna, #1). To get started finding The Runaway Heart (The Gordons of Gretna, #1), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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