Once a Scoundrel
A stunning and sweeping historical Regency romance
Published on 7. January 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-80032-977-5 (ISBN)
Description
An outcast on the high seas. A woman who defies convention.Gabriel Hawkins was born to command the sea, until he left the Royal Navy in disgrace and was disowned by his family. Now captaining his own ship, earning his living through dubious means, he is the best choice to ransom an aristocratic beauty captured by Barbary pirates.
Facing the prospect of a life as a harem slave, Lady Aurora Lawrence is beyond horrified. Her only hope of escape lies in a quiet, steely captain who ignites an attraction in her that burns hot within the close confines of his ship.
But even if they endure the perils of the waves, can their love survive a return to England, where the distance between a disgraced captain and an earl's daughter is wider than the ocean?
A stunning historical romance for fans of Bridgerton and Johanna Lindsey.
Facing the prospect of a life as a harem slave, Lady Aurora Lawrence is beyond horrified. Her only hope of escape lies in a quiet, steely captain who ignites an attraction in her that burns hot within the close confines of his ship.
But even if they endure the perils of the waves, can their love survive a return to England, where the distance between a disgraced captain and an earl's daughter is wider than the ocean?
A stunning historical romance for fans of Bridgerton and Johanna Lindsey.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Canelo
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80032-977-5 (9781800329775)
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Person
Mary Jo Putney is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than sixty novels and novellas. A ten-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA (R) award, she has won the honor twice and is on the RWA Honor Roll for bestselling authors. In 2013 she was awarded the RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award. Though most of her books have been historical romance, she has also published contemporary romances, historical fantasy, and young adult paranormal historicals. She lives in Maryland with her nearest and dearest, both two- and four-footed. Visit her at MaryJoPutney.com.