He fought battles for crown and country. She waged war for his heart.
MY HELLION, MY HEART
Lords of Essex #3
Amalie Howard & Angie Morgan
Releasing July 24, 2017
Entangled Select Historical
He fought battles for crown and
country. She waged war for his heart.
Lord Henry
Radcliffe, the scarred but sinfully sexy Earl of Langlevit, is a beast. The
only way Henry can exorcise the demons of his war-ravaged past is through
intense physicality. In and out of bed. An endeavor that has no shortage of
willing participants.
Intent on
scandalizing London, Princess Irina Volkonsky is a hellion and every
gentleman’s deepest desire...except for one. Irina knows better than to provoke
the wickedly forbidding earl, but she will stop at nothing short of ruination
to win the heart of the only man she’s ever loved.
But when
one scandalous kiss makes dangerous passions ignite, neither of them can fight
their sizzling attraction. When a sinister plot emerges to threaten them both,
they will have to fight one last battle, this time for the ultimate
prize...love.
Excerpt
“You’re
good with children,” her sister commented as they left. “You should think about
having some of your own.”
“I
am content with yours, thank you.”
“Irina—”She
stood, raising a hand and strode back to the window.
“I
don’t want to fight with you about this, Lana. The truth is I have no interest
in marrying anyone. And, yes, I do intend for London to be a repeat of Paris:
diverting and fun. I won’t be anyone’s trophy.”
“Is
it because of Lord Langlevit?”
Irina’s
breath halted painfully in her lungs. She turned to face her sister, composing
her face into a mask of indifference. “What do you mean?”
“You’ve
carried a tendre for him for five years,” Lana said quietly. “Ever since you
were fourteen. I suspect you still carry it, which is why no one else can
measure up.”
A
hundred reasons, excuses, words popped into Irina’s brain. Her sister had
always been able to see right through her. She settled for four hard ones. “You
mean my infatuation.”
“That
doesn’t mean your feelings weren’t real.” Her sister rose unsteadily and met her
at the window as Irina’s fingers wound into the folds of her skirts. “Certain
events draw people close, tying them together in inexplicable ways. It’s not
surprising that you...cared for Henry.”
“Hopelessly
unrequited, as it were.”
“Be
that as it may,” Lana said. “Henry is not the same man you knew, and I know you
can see that for yourself. He has changed.”
“Because
of France,” Irina whispered.
Lana
nodded. “He’s never confided in me, but yes, Lady Langlevit has suggested that
what happened to him is beyond understanding. I fear much of him was lost
there.” She pulled Irina close. “I don’t want you to lose your heart to him and
have it broken. You cannot save him, no matter how much you may wish to.” Her
voice wavered. “Trust me, Henry does not want to be saved.”
“How
do you know?”
“Because
he told me so.”
Amalie
Howard’s love
of romance developed after she started pilfering her grandmother’s novels in
high school when she should have been studying. She has no regrets. A #1 Amazon
bestseller and a national IPPY silver medalist, she is the author of My
Rogue, My Ruin, the first in the Lords of Essex historical romance series,
as well as several award-winning young adult novels critically acclaimed by
Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, VOYA, School Library Journal, and Booklist,
including Waterfell, The Almost Girl, and Alpha
Goddess, a Kid’s IndieNext pick. She currently resides in Colorado with her
husband and three children. Visit her website for the latest news and information.
Angie
Morgan lives
in New Hampshire with her husband, their three daughters, a menagerie of pets,
and an extensive collection of paperback romance novels. She’s the author of MY
ROGUE, MY RUIN, the first book in the Lords of Essex historical romance series,
as well as several young adult books, including The Dispossessed series written
under the name Page Morgan. Critically acclaimed by Booklist, Publisher’s
Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal, VOYA, and The Bulletin, Angie’s novels
have been an IndieNext selection, a Seventeen Magazine Summer
Book Club Read, and a #1 Amazon bestseller. Visit her website for the latest news and information
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