A Pregnant Courtesan For The Rake
Claiming the courtesan’s child…It’s been more than three months, but Oliver Gregory still remembers the exquisite night he shared with a beautiful woman in Paris. Discovering her working at the discreet London gentlemen’s club he part-owns comes as a shock…even more so when he realises she’s pregnant!Oliver knows the pain of being an outcast, and will do all in his power to ensure his child is not born illegitimate. Cecilia will return to his bed…as his wife!The Society of Wicked GentlemenThe hour is late and the stakes are high
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Claiming the courtesanâs child...
Itâs been more than three months, but Oliver Gregory still remembers the exquisite night he shared with a beautiful woman in Paris. Discovering her working at the discreet London gentlemenâs club he owns comes as a shock...even more so when he realizes sheâs pregnant!
Oliver knows the pain of being an outcast and will do all in his power to ensure his child is not born illegitimate. Cecilia will return to his bed...as his wife!
Hidden amongst the masked revellers of an underground Regency gentlemenÂs club, where decadence, daring and debauchery abound, the four owners of Vitium et Virtus are about to meet their match!
Welcome to...
The Society of Wicked Gentlemen
Read
A Convenient Bride for the Soldier
by Christine Merrill September 2017
An Innocent Maid for the Duke
by Ann Lethbridge October 2017
A Pregnant Courtesan for the Rake
by Diane Gaston November 2017
And look for the concluding story
from Sophia James A Secret Consequence for the Viscount December 2017
Iâve always considered myself very lucky to be among my fellow authors of Mills & Boonâs Historical Romance line. These ladies have been a fount of information, support and, on the rare times we can gather together, sheer fun. So I was thrilled to be invited to write a book for The Society of Wicked Gentlemen series. It was every bit as enjoyable as I thought it would be. We made a most efficient teamâquick to answer each otherâs questions and to collaborate on our stories.
Readers, enjoy The Society of Wicked Gentlemen! We loved telling their stories!
DIANE GASTONâs dream job was always to write romance novels. One day she dared to pursue that dream, and has never looked back. Her books have won Romanceâs highest honours: the RITA® Award, the National Readersâ Choice Award, Holt Medallion, Golden Quill and Golden Heart®. She lives in Virginia, with her husband and three very ordinary house cats. Diane loves to hear from readers and friends. Visit her website at: dianegaston.com.
Books by Diane Gaston
Mills & Boon Historical Romance
The Society of Wicked Gentlemen
A Pregnant Courtesan for the Rake
The Scandalous Summerfields
Bound by Duty
Bound by One Scandalous Night Bound by a Scandalous Secret Bound by Their Secret Passion
The Masquerade Club
A Reputation for Notoriety
A Marriage of Notoriety A Lady of Notoriety
Three Soldiers
Gallant Officer, Forbidden Lady
Chivalrous Captain, Rebel Mistress Valiant Soldier, Beautiful Enemy
Linked by Character
Regency Summer Scandals
âJustine and the Noble Viscountâ A Not So Respectable Gentleman?
Mills & Boon Historical Undone! eBooks
The Unlacing of Miss Leigh
The Liberation of Miss Finch
Visit the Author Profile page
at millsandboon.co.uk for more titles.
To Christine, Ann and Sophia,
my fellow Society of Wicked Gentlemen authors. It has been a pleasure!
Contents
Parisâ1816
âHe is dead?â
Cecilia Lockhart stood in the doorway of the shabby Paris room where her husband insisted she should be grateful to lodge. Sounds of babies crying, a man and woman quarrelling, and an old woman wailing could be heard from behind closed doors. The scent of cooking meat, urine and sweat filled her nostrils.
A captain of the 52nd Regiment of Foot stood stiffly in the hallway, unableâor unwillingâto look her in the eye.
âKilled,â he said. âBy a Frenchman. In a duel.â His tone was disapproving. Why not? Duelling was forbidden in the regiment. âHe apparently had a great deal to drink.â
Of course he had. What day did Duncan not have a great deal to drink?
âWhat happened?â she asked. âDid he cheat at cards? Insult the French army?â Why did she bother to ask? Cecilia did not care about the reason.
The captain stiffened. âThe Frenchman apparently found Lieutenant Lockhart in bed with his wife.â
Oh.
Why that detail should have stung, she did not know. It was merely one more humiliation.
Another slap in the face.
She almost laughed at her little joke, but this stern, disapproving captain would never have understood.
âWhat happens next?â she asked.
âWeâll bury him,â the captain replied. âYou may return home. Do you have enough money to make the trip?â He asked the question without sympathy, perhaps worried he would have to take up a collection among his fellow officers on her behalf.
âI need nothing.â Not from these men anyway. âDo what you must, and thank you for informing me.â
He nodded and turned away. She closed the door and leaned her forehead against it. The baby cried. The old lady whined. The couple cursed each other. And the captainâs receding footsteps sounded on the wooden stairs.
