A Secret Seduction

The final installment in The Mayfair Literary League... A game of seduction... Millicent Davies, marching toward spinsterhood at an alarming clip, is terrified by her father’s plan to arrange a marriage sooner than later. She’s determined to decide her own fate, but the charming man with the devil-may-care smile who has captured her heart is hell-bent on remaining single. Winston Chadwick, Marquess of Linford, intends to evade the marriage noose, but not because he’s the carefree rogue the ton assumes him to be. His parents’ tumultuous union taught Winston a harsh lesson that letting anyone in only leads to pain. Where winner takes all… With encouragement from her friends in The Mayfair Literary League, Millie takes every opportunity to flirt, her clumsy attempts revealing a depth of emotion in Winston that makes her want him all the more. A steamy kiss convinces her that a secret seduction might lead to lasting love, despite her doubt that he could fall for a bookish wallflower. Winston finds himself captivated by Millie, her beauty and cleverness sparking a longing he doesn’t dare acknowledge. While the innocence in her cobalt eyes belies her bold actions, both capture his affection. Her insistence that only marriage will do should have him running the other way. If only he could...