Ophelia Reid is an incomparable beauty with a reputation for starting rumors and spreading them. Having purposely wrecked her engagement to Duncan MacTavish, a future marquis, which her social-climbing father arranged, Ophelia wants to return to London’s marriage mart and make her own choice of a wealthy husband. But on her journey home, something unexpected happens.…
The heir to a dukedom, Raphael Locke, Viscount Lynnfield is—in spite of his disinterest in marriage—the most sought-after young lord in England. He instantly disliked Ophelia when she caused a scandal to avoid marriage to his friend MacTavish, but having comforted her in a tearful moment, he begins to wonder if she’s not all bad. So when MacTavish claims that Ophelia will never be anything but a spiteful beauty, Rafe bets his best friend that he can turn her into a kind-hearted lady who will one day make a good match, just not with him.
With her parents’ blessing, Rafe commandeers Ophelia’s coach and whisks her—chaperoned, of course—to his remote estate in the countryside. There, as he tries to show his furious, sharp-tongued “guest” the error of her ways, he discovers the surprising reasons for her bad behavior. Soon his daily lessons with Ophelia take effect and he finds himself irresistibly attracted to her. When Rafe champions the new and improved Ophelia’s re-entry to London society, marriage proposals pour in. Only then does Rafe start to wonder whether he hasn’t gone and fallen in love with Ophelia himself.
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"I read "The Heir" Julie M bought me for my b-day, and just picked this one up on random from the library, but it is a continuation of characters introduced in that book.. I couldn't put it down and stayed up reading it all night!! It was a good one!"
— Christy (4 out of 5 stars)
" Rafe and ophelia are cute :) "
— Fawzia, 1/1/2014" Cute, if predictable. Basically, The Taming of the Shrew, with sex. "
— Shannon, 12/15/2013" Cute & easy romance read "
— Huong, 12/5/2013" i really loved this book .. it was such a joy to read ^^ "
— Antica, 12/4/2013" I enjoyed reading this book. It's quiet intersting. Johanna Lindesy was really graet maneging the difference in Ophelia's character. I had littl sympathy on Ophelia at the end... It's light and quick read.. "
— Reemooh, 11/21/2013" It's a good book. I can't really remember I read so many books afteri read this one But all i know is that I really enjoyed the book and the outcomes of it all! I would recomened it to anybody "
— Mariah, 11/14/2013" astaga!! novel ini membuktikan kalau kau butuh sesuatu. cantik tak mesti mendapatkan seorang cowok keren "
— Prasasti, 10/20/2013" A continuation of "the heir" it's about Ophelia, and her journey to find romance and love. "
— Chelsea, 8/7/2013" Well, I was not sure what to expect. I didn't particularly like this novel, but despite that I found the writing style engaging. I kept on reading. The plot did not make much sense to me, though the characters were good. Not a bad one, but certainly not a good one either. "
— Sababa, 7/4/2013" I got half way and had to stop. The main character was so obnoxious, i just didn't have the patience to finish it. "
— Aixa, 6/17/2013" Johanna's usually an enjoyable read. This filled my need for a frothy romance, but not especially memorable. "
— Lychee, 5/30/2013Johanna Lindsey has been hailed as one of the most popular authors of romantic fiction, with more than sixty million copies of her novels sold. World renowned for her novels of “first-rate romance” (New York Daily News), she is the author of more than fifty national bestselling novels, including #1 New York Times bestsellers. She lives in New Hampshire with her family.
Laural Merlington is an audiobook narrator with over two hundred titles to her credit and a winner of multiple Earphones Awards. An Audie Award nominee, she has also directed over one hundred audiobooks. She has performed and directed for thirty years in theaters throughout the country. In addition to her extensive theater and voice-over work, she teaches college in her home state of Michigan.