Caught In His Embrace
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Last published Wed, Aug 14, 2019
There's more to her than the eye can see...
Angelina St. Clair has the reputation of an angel, but behind closed doors, an angel she is not. She takes her pick of the finest gentlemen of the ton, before casting them aside at the end of the night, leaving a trail of injured pride and jealous lovers.
Is there someone he cares about more than himself?
Arthur Calthorpe, Earl of Pembroke, the ton's most infamously notorious rake, devilishly handsome and wickedly good at charming women into his arms. Despite his reputation, meddling mamas can't help but push their daughters into his path, just for the momentary fame in the gossip columns.
Secretly, the pair have been lovers since their late teens, but love does not come into it. No strings attached. Pembroke is free to be society's most beloved rake, and Angelina the heiress who flirts with every man she meets. Despite everything, they always find their way back into each other's arms, so what happens when something running deeper than carnal satisfaction becomes involved? Angelina doesn't care for anyone, as she would be the first to proclaim, and Pembroke certainly has never let him emotions get involved, so why is it that he begins to feel something horribly akin to jealousy when he stumbles on her with one of her lovers?
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