Never Kiss a Rake & Never Trust a Pirate - Anne Stuart

Unknown, Anne Stuart

Category: Historical Fiction

Tags: Historical Fiction, Romance

Never Kiss a Rake (Scandal at the House of Russell #1), Anguished by death. Driven by revenge., Bryony Russell and her two sisters are left destitute by the disgrace and unexpected death of their father, a wealthy shipping magnate. He left a cryptic note, and Bryony is determined to find the real villain and clear her fathers name. In disguise as a servant, Bryony infiltrates the home of her fathers business partner to find proof of his guiltor innocence. Its not just clues that Bryony finds, but temptation too, Adrian Bruton, Earl of Kilmartyn, immediately suspects there is something not quite right about his new housekeeper. The brooding, irresistible rake plays along because he has his own guilty secrets, and his venal, scheming wife holds the key to them, trapping him in a hate-filled marriage. But against his will hes fascinated by Bryony, seeing past the scars on her face to show her the beauty she never knew she had. Bryony must uncover the truth and attempt to preserve her fath