The Scandalous Lord Lanchester

The Scandalous Lord Lanchester
Anne Herries

THE WAYWARD WIDOW With her wealth, beauty and playful nature, young widow Mariah Fanshawe is not short of suitors. Yet the only man she wants to marry is immune to her obvious charms! Upright Andrew, Lord Lanchester has always seemed determined to resist, but Mariah has a new plan to win him over…Andrew is thrown when Mariah asks him to help her find a husband. The truth is he’d like nothing more than to make the wild Mariah his own obedient wife! But Andrew is living in the shadow of a scandal…SECRETS AND SCANDALS Nothing stays secret for long in Regency Society

‘Can you not think of someone you might recommend, Andrew? Will you not save me from taking the next fortune-hunter that crosses my path?’

‘Are you playing a game with me?’ Andrew stopped walking, turning to look into her eyes. ‘If this is your idea of amusement we may banter and then forget it—but if you are in earnest I shall give the matter some serious thought. However, I think you must give yourself a little more time.’

Mariah pouted. ‘Must I? Very well. I am prepared to wait a few months longer, if I must, but please take me seriously. If you cannot help me I may have to decide for myself—and then I might make a mistake. How would you feel with that on your conscience? I am a lonely widow at the mercy of unscrupulous men—and I am asking you for help. Ignore me at your peril.’

‘My hands are tied for the moment. Come, can you truly not wait a little longer to find a husband who will love and care for you?’

‘If he was the right man I would wait for ever,’ Mariah said, and for once she was not laughing. Her heart raced. Surely he must know what was in her mind? She could not have been plainer …

SECRETS AND SCANDALS

Nothing stays secret for long in Regency Society!

The truth threatens to reveal a scandal

for all three couples in this

exciting new trilogy from

Anne Herries

THE DISAPPEARING DUCHESS—

February 2012

THE MYSTERIOUS LORD MARLOWE—

March 2012

THE SCANDALOUS LORD LANCHESTER—

April 2012

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About the Author

ANNE HERRIES lives in Cambridgeshire, where she is fond of watching wildlife, and spoils the birds and squirrels that are frequent visitors to her garden. Anne loves to write about the beauty of nature, and sometimes puts a little into her books, although they are mostly about love and romance. She writes for her own enjoyment, and to give pleasure to her readers. She is a winner of the Romantic Novelists’ Association Romance Prize. She invites readers to contact her on her website: www.lindasole.co.uk

Previous novels by the same author:

THE RAKE’S REBELLIOUS LADY

A COUNTRY MISS IN HANOVER SQUARE

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AN INNOCENT DEBUTANTE IN HANOVER SQUARE

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THE MISTRESS OF HANOVER SQUARE

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FORBIDDEN LADY† (#ulink_0ae46df7-956a-56d5-b3fc-6626fdc09bf4)

THE LORD’S FORCED BRIDE† (#ulink_0ae46df7-956a-56d5-b3fc-6626fdc09bf4)

THE PIRATE’S WILLING CAPTIVE† (#ulink_0ae46df7-956a-56d5-b3fc-6626fdc09bf4)

HER DARK AND DANGEROUS LORD† (#ulink_0ae46df7-956a-56d5-b3fc-6626fdc09bf4)

BOUGHT FOR THE HAREM

HOSTAGE BRIDE

THE DISAPPEARING DUCHESS

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THE MYSTERIOUS LORD MARLOWE

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(#ulink_ecc9e3c0-f8e5-5c82-bf29-b3cf728494be)A Season in Town trilogy

(#ulink_a07f0143-8a07-5102-9e39-685813f938f1)The Melford Dynasty

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And in the Regency seriesThe Steepwood Scandal:

LORD RAVENSDEN’S MARRIAGE

COUNTERFEIT EARL

And inThe Hellfire Mysteries:

AN IMPROPER COMPANION

A WEALTHY WIDOW

A WORTHY GENTLEMAN