Who is Captain Harry Fanton?
When Juliana Milford first encounters Captain Harry Fanton, she finds him arrogant and rude. There’s no way she’ll fall for his dazzling smile! Her visit to Chadcombe House was always going to prompt questions over her scandalous family, so she’s touched when Harry defends her reputation. She’s discovering there’s more to Harry than she’d first thought...
A man so plagued by the demons of war, he’s sworn he’ll never marry, no matter how tempted...
Without any further warning, Harry bent his head and kissed her.
Shocked, Juliana could only feel the warmth of his lips, the taste of him, the brief touch of his breath before it was gone again. Not a moment too soon, as some guests appeared round the arc in the corridor. He had timed the kiss to perfection, in the brief instant when they were alone, and in that split second Juliana’s senses swam, her stomach flipped and her nerve endings tingled.
Her heart was pounding with what must be outrage. ‘Thank you? I should thank you for kissing me without my permission?’ Her voice squeaked a little. She cleared her throat. ‘Why on earth would I do such a thing?’
‘Because, my darling Juliana, I wished you to know yourself. To know the passion within you...a passion that would be smothered by the wrong man. You would end up half alive.’
‘You have no right to make such remarks—or to kiss me!’ Surprisingly, Juliana felt close to tears. What was happening to her?
He looked closely at her and his gaze softened. With a rueful half-smile, he murmured, ‘You must believe me when I tell you I have only your interests at heart.’
“Charming, romantic and historically accurate; it’s a feast for the history lover.”
—RT Book Reviews on Scandalous Innocent
“Landon has written a titillating and entertaining battle of the sexes, one in which readers cannot help but take sides—both of them. SENSUAL.”
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The Captain’s Disgraced Lady
Catherine Tinley
CATHERINE TINLEY Catherine Tinley has loved reading and writing since childhood, and has a particular fondness for love, romance and happy endings. She lives in Ireland with her husband, children, dog and kitten, and can be reached at catherinetinley.com, as well as through Facebook and @CatherineTinley on Twitter.
Books by Catherine Tinley
Mills & Boon Historical Romance
The Chadcombe Marriages Waltzing with the Earl The Captain’s Disgraced Lady
Visit the Author Profile page at millsandboon.co.uk.
For my family—
Andrew, Danny, Aoife and Maeve—with love.
And for my friends Bryan and Beryl,
for loyalty and love through good times and bad.
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