Unintended Consequences (A Certain State Of Marriage Book 3)

Unintended Consequences (A Certain State Of Marriage Book 3)

Unintended Consequences

Unintended Consequences begins in dark despair, before romance and passion lift the story into a romp across eighteenth century Europe.

In the dark of midwinter, as a blizzard iced and chilled the countryside, Maxim, the new Marquis of Sarlenne raged against Fate, and vowed revenge on the lord who had seduced, and then abandoned his young half-sister. As he lay weeping amongst the blood of her death bed, the babe uttered a weak cry, lifting Maximâ€™s wet face so he could better see the life that had caused Louisaâ€™s death. He felt he would hate this child, with its fatherâ€™s blood pumping through the tiny body. But when Maxim wiped an arm across his eyes, and stared down at the scrap of humanity left so carelessly in a bundle of woollen shawls on the bare bedroom floor, a memory drifted unbidden into his mind.
Carefully lifting the child, he saw not her, but Louisa, as she had been seventeen years before. Just a mewling, fair-haired babe, left to cry alone as their mother gave up her battle for life, and the entire household wept in their shared grief. And the empty chasm in his chest, which Louisaâ€™s death had created, filled just a little with aching love for her child.
But the need for revenge didnâ€™t fade.

The Duke of Danseere has many vices, and is careless of his sins. He has become impatient for his marriage to the beautiful Lady Jessica Verone, who, although affianced to him from the cradle, has continually managed to delay the planned joining of their fine families for three seasons. But no longer. The wedding date is now set for just a few weeks time, to coincide with the last days of the season, and the waiting is almost at an end.
When Maxim arrives during a grand ball to celebrate the coming wedding, he has only one thought in mind. And that is to avenge his sisterâ€™s abuse and subsequent death by way of a duel. But when he sees his enemyâ€™s affianced bride for the first time his plan undertakes a dramatic change. Why not serve up the same dish for the duke, rather than force a public quarrel on him, as had been his intent? Steal this cold beauty away on the eve of their wedding, and use her as the duke had used Louisa, until he bored of the girl, and sent her back, damaged goods.
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-07-22
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-07-22
Format	Kindle eBook

Unintended Consequences (A Certain State Of Marriage Book 3)

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