The Viscount

The Viscount
Lyn Stone

SHE WAS A VICAR'S DAUGHTER–AND HE WAS THE DEVIL DUQUESNEBut when Lady Lily Bradshaw found herself in dire straits in a London hellhole, she knew Lord Guy was her last best hope–to save her sanity, safeguard her son and rouse her slumbering passions to a new dawn of desire!There was something to be said for a woman with a mettlesome spirit…and Lily Bradshaw struck Viscount Guy Duquesne, who courted danger daily, as a kindred soul. Indeed, she'd survived abduction, imprisonment and hot pursuit to appear before him breechclad with a poignant appeal for help–and an irresistible request for his hand…in marriage!

“Why do I frighten you, Lily?”

She shook her head vehemently, appalled at her cowardice. “You don’t!”

He was her husband, after all. It wasn’t as though he would hurt her in any way. It was herself she feared, what she might become if she let herself respond fully. “I told you I’m not afraid of you.”

His chuckle was wry. “Well, darling, you scare the hell out of me.”

Surprised, her train of thought lost, she turned to face him. “I do?”

He nodded, one side of his mouth kicking up in a half smile. “Indeed. You are so different from any woman I have ever known.” He trailed one finger up her arm to her shoulder. “So very different.”

Lily closed her eyes and sighed. “I don’t know what you want.”

“Yes, you do. I want all of you, Lily. Everything within you. Everything you are!”

Praise for Lyn Stone’s recent titles

The Scot

“A delightful tale of a young woman determined to have freedom within her marriage, if not under the law.”

—Romantic Times

The Highland Wife

“Laced with lovable characters, witty dialogue, humor and poignancy, this is a tale to savor.”

—Romantic Times

Bride of Trouville

“I could not stop reading this one…. Don’t miss this winner!”

—Affaire de Coeur

The Knight’s Bride

“Stone has done herself proud with this delightful story…a cast of endearing characters and a fresh, innovative plot.”

—Publishers Weekly

The Viscount

Lyn Stone

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

This book is for Mary Ann Caissie, a friend I treasure.

Thanks for sharing good times and bad, kiddo.

Your smile and optimism are priceless.

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Epilogue

Chapter One