KISS ME ANNABEL: For fans of Bridgerton, escape with this gripping historical regency romance - Softcover

James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 000722947X ISBN 13: 9780007229475

Publisher: Harper, 2010

Synopsis

A Regency historical from the New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James, bound to delight Heyer fans.

If you kiss a man once...

When the dashing Earl of Ardmore tempts Miss Annabel Essex, the most unattainable of the four beautiful Essex sisters, with the promise of a kiss, she resists, just as she snubs his teasing offers of marriage. For what would she get if she married him? Why, nothing but a faded Scottish title and a hovel in the highlands.

But by some cruel twist of fate Annabel finds herself in a carriage bound for Scotland (the place she abhors) with the penniless Ardmore – and with all the world thinking they're man and wife! To make matters worse Annabel becomes embroiled in a flirtatious game of words with the Earl – in which the prize is a kiss...and the forfeit... A moment of passionate madness with Ardmore and the choice is clear – marriage or disgrace.

Yet when she arrives at the Earl's Scottish Estate – contrary to what she had been lead to believe – she finds the hovel to be a castle and her Earl far from impoverished. And she learns – in the bridal bedchamber and elsewhere – that there is more to marriage than just kissing...

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Review:

Praise for Much Ado About You:

‘Great fun and love the modern take on a classic Regency romance, with all its nods and winks to Austen...a great achievement that matches fast-paced romance with well-crafted social observation...bravo for Eloisa!’FIONA WALKER

‘Great fun! I couldn't put it down. Move over Georgette Heyer!’ DAISY WAUGH

‘Hurrah! Romance is back in fashion. No grisly body count, no lurking serial killer. The only four-letter word is love. Choc-full of romantic heroes that would give Darcy a run for his money. Sheer joy from beginning to end.’ Carole Matthews

‘In the first in a new series featuring the wonderfully amusing Essex sisters, New York Times best-selling James' gift for superb characterization and elegantly sensual, delightfully witty prose creates a thoroughly romantic treat.’ Booklist

‘A smash hit in the US, ‘Much Ado About You’ should be every bit as successful here.’Daily Mirror

‘Regency romance at its best.’Bookstore

From the Back Cover:

The rules of marriage . . . according to Miss Annabel Essex

A husband must be:

Rich.

Make that very rich. She's had enough of leaky roofs and thread-worn clothing.

English.

London is the center of the civilized world, and Annabel has a passion for silk and hot water.

Amiable.

Good-looking would be nice, but not necessary. Same for intelligent.

Isn't she lucky? She's found just the man! And her chosen spouse is nothing like the impoverished Scottish Earl of Ardmore, who has nothing but his gorgeous eyes, his brain--and his kisses--to recommend him.

So what cruel twist of fate put her in a carriage on her way to Scotland with just that impoverished earl and all the world thinking they're man and wife? Sleeping in the same bed? Not to mention the game of words started by the earl--in which the prize is a kiss. And the forfeit . . .

Well. They are almost married, after all!

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 000722947X
• ISBN 13: 9780007229475
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 370