London's Most Wanted Rake

Here it is—the finale to my Rakes Who Make Husbands Jealous mini-series! I hope you’ve enjoyed it. I know I have. The series explores the different aspects of this premise: sex is easy, love is hard. In Nick’s story—SECRETS OF A GENTLEMAN ESCORT—we met (or, if you’re just joining us, you will meet) a man who defines himself by his bedroom abilities. It’s quite transformational for him to move beyond that definition of himself with his heroine, Annorah.

Even if we’re not professional escorts, how many of us end up defining ourselves by our jobs or titles? Or define our success in material gains and accomplishments?

In Jocelyn and Grahame’s Undone! short stories we met two men who are all about the thrill of the game—until they discover love offers something better: the thrill of for ever. Don’t miss their exciting tales.

That leaves Channing Deveril, the mastermind behind the agency. The series wouldn’t be complete without the leader of the League of Discreet Gentlemen meeting his match in Alina Marliss, the Comtesse de Charentes. She too is a ’gamesman’ when it comes to bedroom politics—the perfect opponent for Channing. The game is good fun until they realise being opponents isn’t enough—but perhaps their game has gone too far for it to be any different. Love will require exposing their secrets, revealing their pasts, and trusting each other with the hard truths behind their game.

Does Alina’s name sound familiar? If so, you probably remember seeing it in the Christmas anthology, A SPRINKLING OF CHRISTMAS MAGIC. She’s the guest Channing brought to the holiday house party. Now you know what happens after the party!

Enjoy the last of these gentleman escorts!

Check out my blog for updates and giveaways at www.bronwynswriting.blogspot.com

London’s

Most Wanted Rake

Bronwyn Scott

www.millsandboon.co.uk

For my Brony, who firmly believes in the lesson of ‘The Quackling’ (a French nursery tale): you can never have too many friends.

BRONWYN SCOTT is a communications instructor at Pierce College in the United States, and is the proud mother of three wonderful children (one boy and two girls). When she’s not teaching or writing she enjoys playing the piano, travelling—especially to Florence, Italy—and studying history and foreign languages.

Readers can stay in touch on Bronwyn’s website,

www.bronwynnscott.com, or at her blog, www.bronwynswriting.blogspot.com—she loves to hear from readers.

Previous novels from Bronwyn Scott: PICKPOCKET COUNTESS NOTORIOUS RAKE, INNOCENT LADY THE VISCOUNT CLAIMS HIS BRIDE THE EARL’S FORBIDDEN WARD UNTAMED ROGUE, SCANDALOUS MISTRESS A THOROUGHLY COMPROMISED LADY SECRET LIFE OF A SCANDALOUS DEBUTANTE UNBEFITTING A LADY† HOW TO DISGRACE A LADY* HOW TO RUIN A REPUTATION* HOW TO SIN SUCCESSFULLY* A LADY RISKS ALL** A LADY DARES** SECRETS OF A GENTLEMAN ESCORT‡

And in Mills & Boon^>® Historical Undone! eBooks: LIBERTINE LORD, PICKPOCKET MISS PLEASURED BY THE ENGLISH SPY WICKED EARL, WANTON WIDOW ARABIAN NIGHTS WITH A RAKE AN ILLICIT INDISCRETION HOW TO LIVE INDECENTLY* A LADY SEDUCES** AN OFFICER BUT NO GENTLEMAN‡ A MOST INDECENT GENTLEMAN‡

†Castonbury Park Regency mini-series *Rakes Beyond Redemption **Ladies of Impropriety ‡Rakes Who Make Husbands Jealous

and as a Mills & Boon^>® special release: PRINCE CHARMING IN DISGUISE (part of Royal Weddings Through the Ages)

Did you know that some of these novels are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Epilogue

Chapter One

The sex was killing him! Channing Deveril shifted carefully, so as not to wake the brunette asleep against his shoulder, and sighed. There, that was better. He hadn’t slept in his own bed for the last seven nights and he was sorely missing the luxury of a big bed all to himself where his long limbs could spread out at will.

It was a sentiment that would surprise a certain population in London who believed Channing Deveril was the luckiest man alive. While they strutted and postured their way through boring musicales and tedious outings to the park, and dedicated their nights to dancing at Almack’s without the benefit of strong drink, all in the effort of competing for the few true prizes on the marriage mart, Channing had women competing for him. Not just any women, but the best sort of women, the sort one could bed and not have to marry—the rich ones looking for exciting bed sport. And if rumour was to be believed, they even paid him for his presence in their beds. It was something else that a certain population’s pride would never admit to, but who couldn’t do with a little extra blunt and who wouldn’t mind earning it that way? In their opinion, Channing Deveril was living the dream; all the sex and money he could manage.