Love Only Once (31 page)

Authors: Johanna Lindsey

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BOOK: Love Only Once

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James caught sight of the couple racing out of the room, hand in hand, Reggie holding her other hand against her mouth to stifle her laughter. “Will you look at that?” he cut into Anthony’s speech. “Did I tell you he was the man for her?”

“You did not,” Anthony retorted hotly. “But of course
I
knew it all along.”

Have you met the Malorys?

A family of dashing rogues and rakehell adventurers. Ladies of uncommon beauty and incomparable spirit
.

Their amorous exploits are spoken of in envious whispers from Regency London to America’s shores
.

#1
New York Times
Bestseller Johanna Lindsey invites you to join the family and lose yourself in the passion and excitement of a family unlike any other…

The Malorys

“If you’re looking for sensuality, you won’t be disappointed in Johanna Lindsey.”

Chicago Sun-Times

“Johanna Lindsey transports us…We have no choice but to respond to the humor and the intensity.”

San Diego Union-Tribune

“First-rate romance.”

New York Daily News

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Love Only Once

The exquisite niece of Lord Edward and Lady Charlotte Malory, Regina Ashton is abducted by Nicholas Eden—an arrogant seducer hardened by a painful secret from his past.

Reggie has vowed to marry the golden-haired rogue who has besmirched her good name—and who arouses her womanly desires to an unendurable level. But her beauty only stirs Nicholas’s passion—giving rise to dangerous misunderstandings…and a love that can live only once in a lifetime.

Tender Rebel

Scottish heiress Roslynn Chadwick needs the safety of marriage to protect her from an unscrupulous cousin—and from the army of fortune-hunting scoundrels who covet her wealth and beauty.

Anthony Malory is everything she has been warned against.

A ruthless, irresistibly handsome English rogue, Anthony’s sensual blue eyes speak of limitless pleasures. Can Roslynn dare to love such a man, whose passionate promises will only lead her into uncertain realms—and to unimagined heights of love?

Gentle Rogue

Heartsick and desperate to return home to America, Georgina Anderson boards the
Maiden Anne
disguised as a cabin boy—never dreaming she’ll be forced into intimate servitude at the whim of the ship’s irrepressible captain, James Malory.

The black sheep of a proud and tempestuous family, the handsome ex-pirate once swore no woman alive could entice him into matrimony. But on the high seas his resolve will be weakened by an unrestrained passion—and by the high-spirited beauty whose love of freedom and adventure rivals his own.

The Magic of You

As wild and reckless as the most incorrigible of her male cousins, Amy Malory has reached a marriageable age and has set her sights on a most inappropriate mate: the straight-laced American ship captain who once nearly had her Uncle James hung for piracy.

Warren Anderson is shocked by the brazen advances of his despised enemy’s beautiful niece. Though determined to resist her, he burns for the enchanting British minx. And an impassioned heart implores him to surrender to a love that could stoke the smoldering fires of a family feud into a dangerous, all-consuming blaze.

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Say you Love Me

Left penniless after her parents’ death, Kelsey Langton must now take responsibility for the well-being of her younger sister, Jean. But when circumstance and human frailty conspire to leave them homeless as well, Kelsey is forced to resort to drastic measures. Only by allowing herself to be sold at auction can she rescue her sister’s future—and so Kelsey enters the infamous House of Eros, resigned to becoming the plaything of some well-heeled gentleman.

Lord Derek Malory is the highest bidder for Kelsey’s charms—a dashing rakehell from a family of charming London rogues, who draws the sensuous dark-haired maiden into a world of unparalleled pleasures and dangerous rivalries. But Kelsey must scrupulously guard the secret of her highborn past—even as her grace, wit, spirit and beauty entice her new “master” to renounce his scandalous ways…and take a chance on true love, the most perilous and rewarding gamble of all.

The Present

As the entire Malory family gathers at Haverston to celebrate the holiday season, a mysterious present arrives anonymously. The gift is an old journal—a tender and tempestuous account of the love affair between the second Marquis, Christopher Malory, and a dark gypsy beauty named Anastasia, who seeks a love match with a non-gypsy in order to save herself from a prearranged marriage to a brute.

Though the dashing English lord Anastasia sets her sights upon burns for the exquisite, exotic miss, Christopher could never consent to wed such a lowborn lady. But miracles have been known to happen in this season of peace and giving and love, as two extraordinary people separated by circumstance of birth begin a passionate dance of will and wiles. And in the miraculous blossoming of a glorious romance at a long ago Christmastime, there are wise and well-learned lessons that will enrich the hearts of the Malory descendants—and, indeed, of everyone who has ever dreamed.

About the Author

Johanna Lindsey
has been hailed as one of the most popular authors of romantic fiction, with more than sixty million copies of her novels sold. World renowned for her novels of “first-rate romance” (
New York Daily News
), Lindsey is the author of forty-seven previous national bestselling novels, many of which reached the #1 spot on the
New York Times
bestseller list. Lindsey lives in Maine with her family.

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Praise

#1
NEW YORK TIMES
BESTSELLING AUTHOR

“
If you’re looking for sensuality, you won’t he disappointed in
JOHANNA LINDSEY.”

Chicago Sun-Times

“One of the most reliable authors around. Her books are well-paced and well-written, filled with strong characters, humor, interesting plots—and, of course, romance.”

Cincinnati Enquirer

“The charm and appeal of her characters are infectious.”

Publishers Weekly

“First-rate romance.”

New York Daily News

“Johanna Lindsey has a sure touch where historical romance is concerned.”

Newport News Daily Press

“Johanna Lindsey transports us…. We have no choice but to respond to the humor and the intensity.”

San Diego Union-Tribune

Other Books by
Johanna Lindsey

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

ISBN: 0-380-89953-1
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LOVE ONLY ONCE
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EPub Edition © JUNE 2011 ISBN: 978-0-06-210657-5

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