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Beautiful, exuberant, and stubborn Georgiana Black has more spirit than sense-which she learns when an ultimatum to the Earl of Beckenham at a London ball ends their engagement. Six years later, Georgie is less concerned with impending spinsterhood than with making sure her young sister doesnt make the same mistakes she did. But soon Georgie stumbles into a scandalous encounter with none other than her former fianc. Beckenham is still breathtakingly desirable-and as iron-willed as ever...Beckenhams brief engagement to Georgie taught him one thing-when it comes to a wife, he wants a woman who will do her duty and cause no trouble. When the fiery Georgie falls unexpectedly into his arms, Beckenham remembers just how lushly delectable she is. Suddenly, the idea of actually marrying Georgie is irresistible.
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Christina Brooke writes witty, sexy historical romance novels set in Regency England. Her first series for St. Martin's Press, The Ministry of Marriage series, focuses on the aristocratic and powerful Westruther family. Orphaned or abandoned as children, six cousins came under the guardianship of the Duke of Montford and grew up together under his roof. Each of the three girls, Jane , Rosamund and Cecily have marriages of convenience arranged for them. But can a marriage of convenience end happily ever after?The Westruther family continues to feature in a spin-off series about the Westruther men. Beginning with Cecily's scandalous brother, Jonathon, Earl of Davenport in (a romp that proves the truth in the old adage that opposites attract) it progresses to Marcus, Earl of Beckenham in (a sexy reunion story) . Lone wolf of the family, Xavier, Marquis of Steyne will also have his story, , slated to be released in July 2014. About Christina:Christina Brooke is a former lawyer who staged a brilliant escape from the corporate world and landed squarely in Regency England. She is a Golden Heart winner and two-time RITA finalist and her books have also been nominated for RT's Reviewer's Choice Award, Bookseller's Best and the Australian Romantic Book of the Year Award. Christina makes her home in sunny Queensland, Australia with her husband, two boys and one enormous girl dog called Monty. Monty is the inspiration for Ophelia, the Great Dane in the Ministry of Marriage series. However, the resemblance of any human characters to real life people is purely accidental. Christina loves to travel, particularly to England for research and most especially to see her dear friends and colleagues in the United States. She also loves walking, window shopping for antiques and enjoying good food, good wine and good times with her friends and family.
