A Scot Is Not Enough
A Scottish Treasures Novel
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- 5,49 €
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- 5,49 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
USA Today bestselling author Gina Conkle’s newest stunning romance in her Scottish Treasures series features a fierce Scotswoman eager to break the rules and the man who vows to stop her.
A Gentleman of Virtue
Decent and ambitious, Alexander Sloane is finally a finger’s breadth from achieving the government post he’s worked towards for years. A minor task monitoring Bow Street funds for the Crown is his final hurdle. But he discovers more than he bargains for when his assignment leads him to the most captivating woman in London.
A Woman of Questionable Repute
Cecelia MacDonald has one mission: find and steal the sgian duhb, the ceremonial dagger taken from her clan by British soldiers during the Uprising of 1745. The coy and clever Scotswoman has never had any trouble using men to do her bidding and she’s enjoying the cat and mouse game she’s playing with the delectable Alexander. But when a mutual enemy proves deadly, she must rely on him for more than flirtation to gain the dagger.
An Explosive Partnership
As Alexander and Cecilia become unlikely allies, their desire for each other overwhelms them. When shocking secrets come to light, will Alexander realize loving the wrong woman is the right thing to do?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A barrister looking to advance his career must choose between love and ambition in Conkle's fast-paced second Scottish Treasures romance (after The Scot Who Loved Me). In Georgian England, Barrister Alexander Sloane is tasked by Magistrate Fielding to trail Cecelia MacDonald, a purported Jacobite sympathizer. In exchange, Fielding will hasten Alexander's path to becoming baron of the exchequer. But Cecelia, the illegitimate daughter of a Jacobite surgeon, is craftier than Alexander bargained for, and his attempt to stake out her home ends with Cecelia aiming a gun at his head. This first meeting leads Cecelia, who does not share her father's allegiances, to agree to give Alexander information about the Jacobites if he will procure her entry to the Marquess of Swynford's ball so that she can retrieve a dagger stolen from her clan. As Cecelia and Alexander spend more time together, he learns she's under threat from a countess bent on revenge and becomes determined to keep her safe. But Fielding is also a threat, and protecting her from him means ruining Alexander's chance at promotion. Conkle's smart and well-developed characters create facades to fit into societal expectations and reveal hidden strengths and ingenuity over the course of the story. Readers will be hooked.
