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 Reckless
and wild, beautiful Lily Lawson delights in shocking proper London
society -- and will break any rule to flaunt her independence.
And now she is determined to rescue her helpless sister from an
upcoming, undesired marriage to Lord Alex Raiford, the arrogant
Earl of Wolverton. Through fair means and foul, the headstrong
hellion succeeds outrageously -- but her handsome adversary is
not to be outdone. A master gamesman, Lord Alex counters Lily's
scorn with kindness, and parries her blistering barbs with gentle
words and a soft, sensuous touch. For he has resolved to make
the spirited miss pay dearly for her interference -- with her
body, her soul...and her stubborn, unyielding heart.
Lisa's comments:
When I submitted a proposal to Ellen Edwards,
my then-editor at Avon, it was for a fairly run-of-the-mill
romance. I believe I was trying to write something light and
humorous, along the lines of a Julie Garwood novel. To my absolute
surprise (not happy, I might add *g*), Ellen rejected the proposal
and urged me to try something new. She intuitively knew that
I was capable of writing something far different than the usual
18-year-old virgin-who-needs-rescuing sort of story, and she
pushed me to stretch my imagination and skills in a way that
I never had before. So I came up with the story of Lily Lawson,
a thirty-year-old unwed mother who is a professional gambler
and engages in all sorts of wild activity, all because she is
trying to find the little daughter who has been stolen from
her. To my great relief, the novel was well-received, first
by Ellen and then by readers, and since then I've had the confidence
to try many different kinds of characters and plots. I think
every author should be pushed to find his or her own "uniqueness",
even though it is sometimes a very unnerving prospect.
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