Not Just a Wallflower
Enigmatic beauty Ellie Rosewood is the talk of the ton. Her appointed guardian, Justin, Duke of Royston, has one job – to find Miss Rosewood a husband. But confirmed rake Justin wants Ellie all for himself!With her coming out a huge success, Ellie is overwhelmed by the attention of London’s most eligible bachelors. She finds an unexpected haven in the company of the arrogant Justin, and he begins to discover there is more to this unworldly wallflower than first appears…
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A SEASON OF SECRETS
A lady never tells â¦
Elena Leighton and Ellie Rosewood might only be a lowly governess and a ladyâs companion, but there is more to these women than meets the eye!
For their meek and respectable demeanour hides this seasonâs most scandalous secrets ⦠and all is about to be deliciously revealed!
How far will the Duke of Royston go to lay bare the real Ellie Rosewood?
NOT JUST A WALLFLOWER December 2013
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Praise for Carole Mortimer:
âMortimer understands the time and place so well that she paints a colourful and accurate portrait of the era.â
âRT Book Reviews on SOME LIKE IT WICKED
âThis book would be a typical romance, but by adding the strong themes of family and loyalty she shifts her novel into something with an underlying power that touches the heart.â
âRT Book Reviews on THE LADY FORFEITS
âThis longtime plot theme works nicely for Mortimer, who infuses her tale with an independent-minded heroine, a dangerously sexy hero and a bit of danger and sexual tension that make for a quick and enjoyable read.â
âRT Book Reviews on THE LADY GAMBLES
âMortimer completes The Copeland Sisters trilogy, about three women who flaunt society and their guardian to find their own futures, with a charming, fast and sweetly sensual romance.â âRT Book Reviews on THE LADY CONFESSES
CAROLE MORTIMER was born in England, the youngest of three children. She began writing in 1978, and has now written over one hundred and fifty books for Harlequin Mills & Boon®. Carole has six sons: Matthew, Joshua, Timothy, Michael, David and Peter. She says, âIâm happily married to Peter senior; weâre best friends as well as lovers, which is probably the best recipe for a successful relationship. We live in a lovely part of England.â
Previous novels by the same author:
In Mills & Boon>® Historical Romance:
THE DUKEâS CINDERELLA BRIDE*
THE RAKEâS WICKED PROPOSAL*
THE ROGUEâS DISGRACED LADY*
LADY ARABELLAâS SCANDALOUS MARRIAGE*
THE LADY GAMBLES**
THE LADY FORFEITS**
THE LADY CONFESSES**
SOME LIKE IT WICKEDâ
SOME LIKE TO SHOCKâ
NOT JUST A GOVERNESSâ¡
*The Notorious St Claires
**The Copeland Sisters
â Daring Duchesses
â¡A Season of Secrets
Youâve read aboutThe Notorious St Clairesin Regency times. Now you can read about the new generation in Mills & Boon>® Modern>⢠Romance:
The Scandalous St Claires:Three arrogant aristocratsâready to be tamed!
JORDAN ST CLAIRE: DARK AND DANGEROUS
THE RELUCTANT DUKE
TAMING THE LAST ST CLAIRE
And in Mills & Boon>® HistoricalUndone!eBooks:
AT THE DUKEâS SERVICE
CONVENIENT WIFE, PLEASURED LADY
A WICKEDLY PLEASURABLE WAGER**
SOME LIKE IT SCANDALOUSâ
NOT JUST A SEDUCTIONâ¡
And in M&B>® RegencyCastonbury Parkmini-series:
THE WICKED LORD MONTAGUE
To Peter, the love of my life, for all of my life.
Contents
Chapter One
June, 1817âLady Cicely Hawthorneâs London home
âYou must be absolutely thrilled at the news of Hawthorneâs forthcoming marriage to Miss Matthews!â Lady Jocelyn Ambrose, Dowager Countess of Chambourne, beamed across the tea table at her hostess.
Lady Cicely nodded. âThe match was not without its...complications, but I have no doubts that Adam and Magdelena will deal very well together.â
The dowager countess sobered. âHow is she now that all the unpleasantness has been settled?â
âVery well.â Lady Cicely smiled warmly. âShe is, I am happy to report, a young lady of great inner strength.â
âShe had need of it when that rogue Sheffield was doing all that he could to ruin her, socially as well as financially.â Edith St Just, Dowager Duchess of Royston, and the third in the trio of friends, said, sniffing disdainfully.
Lady Jocelyn turned to her. âHow are your own plans regarding Roystonâs nuptials progressing, my dear?â
The three ladies, firm friends since their coming out together fifty years ago, had made a pact at the beginning of this Season, to see their three bachelor grandsons safely married, thereby ensuring that each of their family lines was secure. Lady Jocelyn was the first to achieve that success, when her grandson had announced his intention of marrying Lady Sylvianna Moreland some weeks ago, the wedding due to take place at the end of June. Lady Cicely had only recently succeeded in seeing her own grandsonâs future settled, his bride to be Miss Magdelena Matthews, granddaughter of George Matthews, the recently deceased Duke of Sheffield. It only remained for Edith St Just, the Dowager Duchess of Royston, to secure a future duchess for her own grandson, Justin St Just, the Duke of Royston.
