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Authors: Elizabeth Essex

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When not rereading Jane Austen, mucking about in her garden, and simply messing about with boats, Elizabeth Essex can always be found with her laptop, making up stories about heroes and heroines who live far more exciting lives than she. It wasn’t always so. Elizabeth graduated from Hollins College with a BA in Classics, and then earned her MA in Nautical Archaeology from Texas A&M University. While she loved the life of an underwater archaeologist, she has found her true calling writing lush, lyrical historical romance full of passion, daring, and adventure.

Elizabeth lives in Texas with her husband, the indispensable Mr. Essex, and her active and exuberant family.

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www.elizabethessex.com

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

“The Scandal Before Christmas” copyright © 2013 by Elizabeth Essex.

Excerpt from
After the Scandal
copyright © 2014 by Elizabeth Essex.

All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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Cover art © Steve Gardner

Author photo © Kathleen Wilke

eISBN 9781466843028

First eBook Edition: October 2013

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