Once Upon A Scandal (Once Upon Scandal)
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ISBN: 0312962770 / Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, September 1997
To provide for herself and her daughter, Lady Emma steals jewelry from the elite citizens who have snubbed her, until her estranged husband, Lucas Coulter, the Marquess of Wortham, catches her in the act and offers her a bargain that will compromise her heart. Original.
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Her husband, her enemy.Desperate and alone, Lady Emma tricked Lucas Coulter, the Marquess of Wortham, into a hasty marriage. But on their wedding night, when he learned the truth about his not-so-innocent bride, he abandoned her.Seven years later, Emma lives in disgrace with her beloved daughter, Jenny. Penniless, Emma provides for her child in the one way she knows how: in the dark of night, she creeps across the rooftops of London and steals jewels from the wealthy nobles who have wronged her.Then Lucas catches her in a daring act of burglary. And he proposes a devil's bargain-- give him an heir...or be exposed. Vowing to hide the devastating secret in her past, Emma agrees to share her husband's bed, never dreaming this cold stranger has become a skilled seducer who will sweep her into a world of peril and passion...
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