A Reckless Encounter

A Reckless Encounter
Rosemary Rogers

Only Rosemary Rogers could create a tale of passion and vengeance so captivating, so unforgettable, that you'll savor it time and again.REVENGECelia St. Remy Sinclair has harbored a dark obsession since the tender age of twelve: to bring about the downfall of Lord Northington, the man responsible for her mother's death. Now an elegant and self-possessed beauty of twenty-two, she leaves America for London, determined to avenge the act of violence that shattered her life.REDEMPTIONCelia is stunned when she comes face-to-face with her nemesis–for this rakishly charming gentleman called Colter is not what she expected. When she discovers he is the new Lord Northington, son of the man she's vowed to destroy, she embarks upon a daring plot to take revenge on the father through the son. But even the best-laid plans can be thwarted by the powerful forces of the human heart….

Jacqueline gave a small gasp of delight. “It is Northington!”

A chill shivered down Celia’s spine. She steeled herself to turn and look toward Lord Northington at last, and drew in a deep breath for courage.

Yet she could not find him. She had thought there would be instant recognition, that the hatred she had nursed all these years would immediately focus on Northington despite the time that had passed. Yet none of the men present had the face of her childhood nightmares.

She had a vague impression of a tall man with dark hair, impeccably dressed and with an air of polite boredom in his movements, but her gaze focused beyond him.

“This must be the young lady who has captured Sir John’s instant admiration,” a deep voice said, the tone slow, rich, seductive.

He reached for her hand, took it in his broad palm, held her fingers in a light clasp as he bent to place a kiss upon her gloved knuckles.

Celia did not resist. She felt as if all eyes were watching, waiting for her response. Panic swelled, coupled with an overwhelming need to escape. But it was his touch that unnerved her most.

Faintly, she managed to say, “If you will excuse me, I must attend to some personal business.”

Celia maneuvered a path through the crowd without taking flight or stumbling. She had to escape that penetrating gaze and the discovery that this Northington was not the man she had hated for so long, was not the man she had come to ruin.

There had to be two Lord Northingtons.

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A Reckless Encounter

Rosemary Rogers

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To my family

To all my readers, lifelong and new. I cherish your loyalty much more than I can say. And to my wonderful editors at MIRA Books, Dianne Moggy and Martha Keenan. Here’s to a glorious future!

CONTENTS

PART I (#u94ca37b0-ff36-5014-b3a9-33ca5f850bb1)

PROLOGUE (#ub7b3b869-8c46-5a65-a4f2-7e2a7183eef6)

PART II (#uf9a90c47-61f1-580b-bdae-40a3175f639b)

CHAPTER 1 (#u0c6a59f7-f5bf-547e-a516-36739d7625af)

CHAPTER 2 (#u0a5969c3-d5f5-5a4f-ab43-7b1138f0f9bc)

CHAPTER 3 (#u8f507461-16f7-5490-bb2b-aab000f49d47)

CHAPTER 4 (#u9570d3af-8cea-58e2-9bf3-c92a40b68a06)

CHAPTER 5 (#u943bd550-0d32-5f96-92cb-b90bdb014407)

CHAPTER 6 (#ucba64e50-0cbb-5a31-ba88-dcf702ac2779)

CHAPTER 7 (#uba54e6fd-3a27-5977-9258-421c745b5f5c)

CHAPTER 8 (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 9 (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 10 (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 11 (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 12 (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 13 (#litres_trial_promo)

PART III (#u94ca37b0-ff36-5014-b3a9-33ca5f850bb1)

CHAPTER 14 (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 15 (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 16 (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 17 (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 18 (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 19 (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 20 (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 21 (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 22 (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 23 (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 24 (#litres_trial_promo)