USA Today bestselling author Loretta Chase continues her Difficult Dukes series with this delightful spin on Shakespeare's classic, The Taming of the Shrew. This time, who's taming whom... Cassandra Pomfret holds strong opinions she isn't shyabout voicing. But her extremely plain speaking has caused an uproar, and her exasperatedfather, hoping a husband will rein her in, has ruled that her beloved sistercan't marry until Cassandra does. Now, thanks to a certain wild-living nobleman, thelast shreds of Cassandra's reputation are about to disintegrate, taking hersister's future and her family's good name along with them. The Duke of Ashmont's looks make women swoon. His characterflaws are beyond counting. He's lost a perfectly good bride through his owncarelessness. He nearly killed one of his two best friends. Still, troublemakerthat he is, he knows that damaging a lady's good name isn't sporting. The only way to right the wrong is to marry her...andhope she doesn't smother him in his sleep on their wedding night.
Sobre o autor(a)
Chase, Loretta
Loretta Lynda Chekani nasceu em 1949 numa família albanesa. Assim que aprendeu a escrever, passou a pôr no papel as histórias que inventava. Formou-se em Inglês pela Clark University, onde trabalhou meio período como professora ao mesmo tempo que escrevia roteiros. Foi quando conheceu um produtor que a inspirou a publicar suas histórias. Os dois acabaram se casando. Com o sobrenome do marido, LORETTA CHASE vem publicando romances históricos desde 1987. Ganhou vários prêmios, entre eles o RITA, da Associação Americana de Escritores de Romances, por O príncipe dos canalhas |