04191cam a2200457 4500 235223091 TxAuBib 20140806120000.0 ||||||s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780345532527 034553252X B0053CTN1W Amazon c0075c7c-1498-47a4-a76d-eea4778ca1b6 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 597905 OverDrive (Product ID) 204736 597905 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Grant, Cecilia. A Lady Awakened [Libby eBook] : Blackshear Family Series, Book 1. Random House Publishing Group, 2011. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2413kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p><b>In Cecilia Grant's emotionally rich and deeply passionate Regency romance debut, a deal with a rumored rogue turns a proper young woman into . . . <i>A Lady Awakened</i>.</b><br /> <br /> Newly widowed and desperate to protect her estate and beloved servants from her malevolent brother-in-law, Martha Russell conceives a daring plan. Or rather, a daring plan to conceive. After all, if she has an heir on the way, her future will be secured. Forsaking all she knows of propriety, Martha approaches her neighbor, a London exile with a wicked reputation, and offers a strictly business proposition: a month of illicit interludes . . . for a fee.<br /> <br /> Theophilus Mirkwood ought to be insulted. Should be appalled. But how can he resist this siren in widow's weeds, whose offer is simply too outrageously tempting to decline? Determined she'll get her money's worth, Theo endeavors to awaken this shamefully neglected beauty to the pleasures of the flesh--only to find her dead set against taking any enjoyment in the scandalous bargain. Surely she can't resist him forever. But could a lady's sweet surrender open their hearts to the most unexpected arrival of all . . . love?<br /> <br /> <i>From the Paperback edition.</i></p>. HTML:"Grant expertly imbues her elegantly written, emotionally powerful debut with a compelling combination of exquisitely nuanced characters and lusciously sensual romance. Sweet, poignant, and completely satisfying, <i>A Lady Awakened</i> is a romance to treasure.". HTML:<i>Booklist</i> starred review. "Sensitive and sensual...Grant details Regency country life beautifully, with a firm and respectful hand, and the subtle yet engrossing courtship is enchanting and gratifying as it transforms these two strong-minded and very unlikely lovers.". HTML:<i>Publishers Weekly</i>. HTML:"If you read only one debut this year, this is the one to read! Incredibly sexy . . . surprisingly sweet. I loved <i>A Lady Awakened</i>!". New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James. HTML:<p>"A marvelous gem of a book . . . I loved it!"</p>. New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-06 20:32:42. http://westtexas.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=c0075c7c-1498-47a4-a76d-eea4778ca1b6 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/C00/75C/7C/LadyAwakened9780345532527.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=C0075C7C-1498-47A4-A76D-EEA4778CA1B6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/C00/75C/7C/LadyAwakened9780345532527.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=C0075C7C-1498-47A4-A76D-EEA4778CA1B6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/C00/75C/7C/LadyAwakened9780345532527.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=C0075C7C-1498-47A4-A76D-EEA4778CA1B6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) MULAP