The Duke's Protector - Admirand, C. H.

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Résumé :
London's most sought-after modiste's shop has been broken into...but only Lady Aurelia's gowns have been destroyed... A formidable foe resurfaces as vile and vicious slander spread through the ton. The target-Earl Lippincott and Lady Aurelia... Sean O'Malley, head of The Duke's Guard at Lippincott Manor in Sussex, is sent to London to investigate the latest attack on the Duke of Wyndmere's family. Accustomed to putting himself in between danger and those he vowed to protect, O'Malley has been shot at, earned cracked and broken ribs, cuts, and bruises. It is part of the job. When he rescues the modiste's petite seamstress-a beauty with blue-black hair and eyes the color of melted chocolate, he is awed by her bravery and spirit and unable to forget her smile. Mignonette de Chauret loves working for Madame and is temporarily living in the back room of her shop. Her nightmare returns when the shop is broken into--again, forcing her to hide in the false bottom of an old wardrobe. A blond-haired, green-eyed giant of a man dressed in black from head to toe pulls her free. Mignonette is drawn to the handsome Irishman and feels safe in the shelter of his arms. As O'Malley lays the groundwork to expose the culprit bent on destroying Earl Lippincott and Lady Aurelia, he is attacked outside the duke's town house. His arm flayed open to the bone, the threat of infection and the reality he may lose his arm changes everything in a heartbeat. His vow to protect and provide for the lass who has stolen his heart has him asking the duke for a favor... Mignonette must make a choice: Follow her heart and the Irishman who holds it in his hands or help him heal and return to her life working for Madame. The Duke's Guard Book 1 - The Duke's Sword Book 2 - The Duke's Protector Book 3 - The Duke's Shield Book 4 - The Duke's Dragoon Book 5 - The Duke's Hammer Book 6 - The Duke's Defender Book 7 - The Duke's Saber Book 8 - The Duke's Enforcer Book 9 - The Duke's Mercenary Book 10 - The Duke's Rapier Book 11 - The Duke's Man-at-Arms Book 12 - The Duke's Lance Book 13 - The Duke's Champion Book 14 - The Duke's Sharpshooter Book 15 - The Duke's Cavalier Book 16 - The Duke's Blade

Biographie:
I have been writing romance novels for almost half my life, well at least for the last 30 years. I'm a diehard romantic and have to confess the broad shoulders and wicked glint in the brilliant green eyes of a stranger had my breath snagging in my breast, my heart beating madly, and my future flashing before my eyes. At the age of seventeen, I'd met the man I knew I was going to spend the rest of my life with.I write Historical & Contemporary Romance featuring characters that I know so well: hardheaded heroes and feisty heroines! They rarely listen to me and in fact, I think they enjoy messing with my plans for them. Over the years I have learned to listen to them! I have always used family names in my books and love adding bits and pieces of my ancestors and ancestry in them, too!...

Sommaire:
Historical & Contemporary Romance ~ Hardheaded Heroes & Feisty Heroines ~I fell in love at first sight, when I was seventeen, with the man who will hold my heart forever. DJ and I were married for 41 wonderful years until my darling lost his battle with cancer. We have three grown children-one son-in-law, two grandsons, two rescue dogs, and two rescue grand-cats and one rescue grand-puppy.My Hardheaded Heroes and Feisty Heroines rarely listen to me. In fact, I think they enjoy messing with my plans for them. BUT if there is one thing I've learned in dealing with my characters for the past 29 years, it is to listen to them! My heroes always have a few of DJ's best qualities: his honesty, his integrity, his compassion for those in need, and his killer broad shoulders.I have always used family names in my books and love adding bits and pieces of my ancestors and ancestry in them, too. I write about the things I love most: My Family, my Irish and English Ancestry, Baking and Gardening....