In his dozen years upon this earth, he’d never hated anyone as much as he despised all the people who were talking, laughing, and carrying on as though nothing were amiss. John, sixth Marquess of Marsden, ran so hard and so fast that he thought his heart might burst through his chest. In either case, I hope you’ll enjoy reading this unusual love story. If you haven’t read The Viscount and the Vixen, then I invite you on a journey toward a very special happily ever after. Fortunately, my wonderful editor and Avon Books were willing to let me write a very different type of romance. I wanted to bring you the story of a love that was truly undying. As I was writing that book, however, I found myself wanting to share the Marquess of Marsden’s story with more than the snippets that appeared whenever he reminisced about his Linnie. If you’ve read The Viscount and the Vixen, then you know how this story ends. Read moreĮxcerpt from An Affair with a Notorious Heiress It will be a night that stirs the flames of forbidden desires and changes their lives forever. And yet, when an invitation to the Marsden annual ball arrives, she can't refuse her one chance to waltz in his arms. Determined to achieve at least one of her dreams, Linnie makes plans to leave her sleepy village for London, intent on purging him from her heart. And while she may be allowed to be a marquess’ childhood companion, the baker's daughter never ends up with the handsome nobleman. Linnie Connor dreams of the independence of running her very own bakery. But when a beautiful, and completely unsuitable, woman snags his heart, he begins to realize that to get what you want, sometimes you have to break the rules. Expected from birth to adhere to decades of tradition, he plans to marry a proper young woman from a good family. The Marquess of Marsden always follows the rules.

The long-anticipated and utterly extraordinary tale of the Mad Marquess that proves love truly does last forever

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