The Hellion and the Hero
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Publisher Description
Fans of Netflix’s Bridgerton series will love this captivating second chance story—from the series that delivers “both emotional intensity and lush sensuality, and vivacious writing enhanced by ample measures of wit.” (Booklist, Starred Review)
Lady Georgiana Arlington has always done what’s best for her family—even when it meant marrying a man she didn't love to save her father. Her husband’s death has left her stronger and bolder—a hellion, some would even say. When a mysterious enemy jeopardizes her livelihood and reputation, there’s only one person she can trust to help her uncover the threat: the same man she left heartbroken years ago.
Captain Henry Harris is no longer the penniless fortune hunter he was when they first met. Now a decorated naval hero, he could have his choice of women, but no other woman has Georgie’s allure, nor the tenacity he can’t help but admire. Assisting Lady Arlington will put both his body and his heart in danger—and yet, he can’t resist a second chance with the one woman he’s never been able to forget.
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Sullivan's stirring third League of Scoundrels romance (after The Rebel and the Rake) rekindles the lost love between a socially radical widow and a naval captain in Victorian London. When Lady Georgiana Arlington assumes control of her late husband's garment factory, she implements reforms to improve the conditions of the workers—putting a target on her back with her competitors. Her brother, Reginald, contacts naval hero turned private investigator Henry Harris to get to the bottom of a series of threats made against his sister. Georgiana is staunchly opposed to this idea and Henry's reluctant to take the case, still wounded from Georgiana jilting him to marry a viscount eight years before, but the money proves too enticing to resist. Forced into close proximity, Henry's determined to ignore Georgiana's charms. But he can't help admiring her industriousness and commitment to protecting her workers, and a new understanding of why she left him starts to heal old wounds. As the threats to Georgiana intensify, so does the attraction between her and Henry, putting both their lives and their hearts in peril. Sullivan expertly exposes her characters' emotional depths and keeps the pages turning with a steady undercurrent of mystery. Series fans are sure to be pleased.
