But when a detective inspector from Scotland Yard shows up, claiming that Ian is a murderer, it may ruin everything.īeth Ackerley grew up in the slums, struggling to survive, until she met and fell in love with a kind minister. When they meet up again in Paris, this time he persuades her to accept his suit, and they're wed.
He offers to marry her himself, and although she initially refuses, he doesn't give up easily. When he meets the woman in question, his mind is made up. Ian is an avid collector of Ming bowls, and when he discovers that a rival collector with financial problems and a shocking sexual history is about to marry a vulnerable widow, Ian feels it's his duty to put a stop to it. But there are still whispers throughout society that Ian and his three brothers have been engaged in all sorts of scandals and possibly even murder. After their father passed, Ian's oldest brother, Hart, the new duke, had him released, and in gratitude, he now uses his unique brain to help Hart with business and political matters. Lord Ian Mackenzie was abused by his father, who later had him committed to an asylum because his mind works differently than everyone else's. Evernight Teen Summer Kick-off Blog Hop.Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin Launch.No, she wants to take her money and find peace, to travel, to learn art, to sit back and fondly remember her brief but happy marriage to her late husband.Īnd then Ian Mackenzie decides he wants her. She was raised in drama-an alcoholic father who drove them into the workhouse, a frail mother she had to nurse until her death, a fussy old lady she became constant companion to. She has decided that she wants no more drama in her life.
He's also hard and handsome and has a penchant for Ming pottery and beautiful women.īeth Ackerley, widow, has recently come into a fortune. The youngest brother, Ian, known as the Mad Mackenzie, spent most of his young life in an asylum, and everyone agrees he is decidedly odd. Rumors surround them-of tragic violence, of their mistresses, of their dark appetites, of scandals that set England and Scotland abuzz. A lady couldn't be seen with them without ruin. Meet the Mackenzie family-rich, powerful, dangerous, eccentric.
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