3º Livro da Serie "Dueling Pistol"

Personagens: Victor Bartlett (Conde de Wedmont) and Lydia Hamilton

A Daring Deception
Boston heiress Lydia Hamilton is betrothed at last -- and soon betrayed when she finds that her fiancé cares more for her family's fortune than her love. Disguised as a young man, she flees to England, employing her skill at cards in London’s most elegant gambling clubs. But when the brash newcomer wins too much and too often, Victor Bartlett, the Earl of Wedmont, intervenes. To conceal her identity, Lydia has no choice but to accept his challenge: a duel at dawn.

A Dangerous Discovery
The dashing earl only meant to teach "Leonard" a lesson -- and he certainly intended to miss. But when the cursed pistols misfire, Victor is aghast to discover that his wounded foe is female, and that Lydia's overprotective older brothers and irate fiancé are scouring London for her. Lydia begs him to hide her until she is healed and Victor, as a gentleman, must agree. He is willing to risk everything to help so lovely a lady . . . even his heart.
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It was bad enough to learn that her fiance thinks she is "mannish," but when Boston heiress Lydia Margaret Hamilton discovers his secret plans to take over her father's company, she has had enough. Disguised as a young man, Lydia runs away to London, where she attempts to earn a living gambling, only to inadvertently insult the earl of Wedmont. Wedmont challenges "Leonard" to a duel, but when he unintentionally wounds his opponent, he uncovers Lydia's secret. Wedmont's relief at finding that he isn't falling in love with a young man gives way to regret once he realizes that he still cannot do anything about his feelings since he has vowed to never again let his desire destroy another human being. A tortured hero with a secretive past clashes romantically with a strong, independent heroine in the third of King's books to feature a "cursed" pair of dueling pistols. This sensually charged historical Regency is perfect for those who like their romances with equal measures of deception and desire. John Charles
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