Synopsis
Johanna Lindsey presents a sparkling, passionate Regency-era novel in whicha beautiful but ruthless gossip meets her match in a dashing rake who setsout to change her wicked ways. Featuring two enthralling characters fromthe unforgettable bestsellerThe Heir,The Devil Who Tamed Heris a spirited new tale about the transforming power of true love. Ophelia Reid is an incomparable beauty with a reputation for startingrumors and spreading them. Having purposely wrecked her engagement toDuncan MacTavish, a future marquis, which her social-climbing fatherarranged, Ophelia wants to return to London's marriage mart and make herown choice of a wealthy husband. But on her journey home, somethingunexpected happens.... The heir to a dukedom, Raphael Locke, Viscount Lynnfield is -- in spite ofhis disinterest in marriage -- the most sought-after young lord in England.He instantly disliked Ophelia when she caused a scandal to avoid marriageto his friend MacTavish, but having comforted her in a tearful moment, hebegins to wonder if she's not all bad. So when MacTavish claims thatOphelia will never be anything but a spiteful beauty, Rafe bets his friendthat he can turn her into a kindhearted lady who will one day make a goodmatch, just not with him. With her parents' blessing, Rafe commandeers Ophelia's coach and whisksher -- chaperoned, of course -- to his remote estate in the countryside.There, as he tries to show his furious, sharp-tongued "guest" the error ofher ways, he discovers the surprising reasons for her bad behavior. Soonhis daily lessons with Ophelia take effect and he finds himselfirresistibly attracted to her. When Rafe champions the new and improvedOphelia's re-entry to London society, marriage proposals pour in. Onlythen does Rafe start to wonder whether he hasn't gone and fallen in lovewith Ophelia himself. Wondrously romantic, passionate, and delightfully humorous,The DevilWho Tamed Heris proof positive why Johanna Lindsey is among the mostwidely read and best-loved authors of our time., Johanna Lindsey presents a sparkling, passionate Regency-era novel in which a beautiful but ruthless gossip meets her match in a dashing rake who sets out to change her wicked ways. Featuring two enthralling characters from the unforgettable bestseller "The Hei"r, "The Devil Who Tamed Her" is a spirited new tale about the transforming power of true love. 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 herown choice of a wealthy husband. But on her journey home, somethingunexpected 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 friend that he can turn her into a kindhearted 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. Wondrously romantic, passionate, and delightfully humorous, "The Devil Who Tamed Her" is proof positive why Johanna Lindsey is among the most widely read and best-loved authors of our time., Johanna Lindsey's new Pocket Books hardcover is a sparkling, sexy Regency-era romance that features two memorable characters introduced in her earlier historical, THE HEIR., From the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author comes a sexy and sparkling Regency-era romance about the heir to a dukedom who accepts a friends bet to turn a vain and spiteful beauty into a kind-hearted lady.
