Some Like to Shock

Some Like to Shock
Carole Mortimer

‘SURELY A LADY AS…DARING AS YOU CANNOT BE FEELING NERVOUS AT THE IDEA OF TRAVELLING ALONE WITH ME, GENEVIEVE…?’ Genevieve Forster, widowed Duchess of Woollerton, knows only too well the need for bravado. After a miserable marriage she’s wary, but deep down yearns to pursue temptation… With his air of danger and elusiveness it’s little wonder that Lord Benedict Lucas is known to his close friends and enemies alike simply as Lucifer.Shocking the straitlaced Ton holds no fear for him. And the pleasure will be all his as he skilfully uncovers Genevieve’s outrageous side!Daring Duchesses They’ll scandalise the Ton

AUTHOR NOTE

Welcome to the third story in my Daring Duchesses trilogy—I do hope you read the eBook, featuring Sophia and Dante, SOME LIKE IT SCANDALOUS, which is the introduction to the mini-series and features all of my heroines and heroes for the stories.

It has been tremendous fun writing about these three daring ladies and the three gentlemen who attempt to tame them. They fail, obviously, but fall in love with them anyway—their Daring Duchesses just wouldn’t be as adorable if they weren’t daring!

I really hope that you enjoy reading about them too.

Have fun!

About the Author

CAROLE MORTIMER was born in England, the youngest of three children. She began writing in 1978, and has now written over one hundred and fifty books for Harlequin Mills & Boon

. Carole has six sons: Matthew, Joshua, Timothy, Michael, David and Peter. She says, ‘I’m happily married to Peter senior; we’re best friends as well as lovers, which is probably the best recipe for a successful relationship. We live in a lovely part of England.’

Previous novels by the same author:

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THE DUKE’S CINDERELLA BRIDE* (#ulink_e0442895-daab-5281-9e73-e51b365d39c6)

THE RAKE’S INDECENT PROPOSAL* (#ulink_e0442895-daab-5281-9e73-e51b365d39c6)

THE ROGUE’S DISGRACED LADY* (#ulink_e0442895-daab-5281-9e73-e51b365d39c6)

LADY ARABELLA’S SCANDALOUS MARRIAGE* (#ulink_e0442895-daab-5281-9e73-e51b365d39c6)

THE LADY GAMBLES** (#ulink_4af0a489-17ee-551f-a9f6-7a284e7198b3)

THE LADY FORFEITS** (#ulink_4af0a489-17ee-551f-a9f6-7a284e7198b3)

THE LADY CONFESSES ** (#ulink_4af0a489-17ee-551f-a9f6-7a284e7198b3)

SOME LIKE IT WICKED† (#ulink_35561c4c-7d0a-51a8-b774-965fa9ddb275)

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** (#ulink_fdbc88ce-a8b5-5e64-8a3e-04752ada7808)The Copeland Sisters

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You’ve read aboutThe Notorious St Clairesin Regency times. Now you can read about the new generation in Mills & Boon

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The Scandalous St Claires:Three arrogant aristocrats—ready to be tamed!

JORDAN ST CLAIRE: DARK AND DANGEROUS

THE RELUCTANT DUKE

TAMING THE LAST ST CLAIRE

Carole Mortimer has written a further 150 novels for Mills & Boon

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AT THE DUKE’S SERVICE

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Some Like

to Shock

Carole Mortimer

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Peter, all my love as always.

Chapter One

May, 1817—London

‘May I offer you a ride in my carriage, Genevieve …?’

Genevieve turned sharply to look at the man standing beside her at the top of the steps leading down from St George’s Church in Hanover Square. The two of them had just attended and acted as witness at the wedding of mutual friends.

It was not the gentleman’s tone which surprised her, but the question itself, when her own carriage and maid were clearly waiting at the bottom of the steps in preparation for the drive back to her home in Cavendish Square.

There was also the fact that she was Genevieve Forster, widowed Duchess of Woollerton, and the gentleman at her side was Lord Benedict Lucas, known to his close friends and enemies alike as merely Lucifer. There was a difference in their social standing, the two of them having only been on nodding acquaintance before today, which should have dictated he refer to her as your Grace rather than by her given name …

‘Genevieve?’

She felt a quiver of awareness travel the length of her spine at the husky intensity of Lucifer’s voice, even as she realised he was looking down at her with enigmatic coal-black eyes, with one equally dark brow raised in mocking enquiry beneath the tall hat he had placed upon his head upon leaving the church.