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Only one thing stands between Sebastian and his quest for revenge.
He's falling in love with his prey.
Ivy Kinley, the Countess of Somerset, destroyed a young man, heart and soul. Now, she's become the target of a cruel game where she is the prize. Wagers are placed: Survive her or win her.
Sebastian Cain, the Earl of Ravenswood, is undaunted by the high stakes and Ivy's reputation. Returning to England, he means to avenge his cousin's tragic death and ruin the woman responsible. His plan is to lull her with an offer of friendship, one he is certain she will not refuse. But until he has Ivy's heart bleeding and tattered in his pocket, and the countess herself in his bed, at his mercy and begging for more, he will pursue her.
Can he tame her? Perhaps. Could he ruin her? Most definitely. Should Ivy trust his offer of friendship? Absolutely not.
Taming her becomes a pleasurable addiction. Loving her, a dangerous development. Understanding his fascination proves confusing at best.
And somehow, a quest for revenge becomes a mutual obsession for them both.
Who will be ruined first? Who will be tamed?
***TAMING IVY contains sexual situations described in detail between the main characters as well as limited instances of strong language. If that type of subject matter disturbs you as a reader, please understand it is an integral part of the storyline and the characters' development. There are sexual interactions that some may consider to be dubious consent in nature as the characters fight their feelings for each other. My characters are flawed. They do awful things, behave even worse, make mistakes, apologize, stumble yet again, and still redeem themselves for the sake of true love.
As is often the case with fiction, I took certain liberties and purposefully had the heroine inherit the title of countess from her mother's family (this is a different title than that of her father's). It was rare, but occasionally a woman could inherit a title if there were no male heirs to pass it down to. The particular rule is a complicated one, but I liked the idea of the hero using the title of "countess" as though it were a curse word when referring to the heroine. After extensive research into the subject I discovered instances of titles ranging from duchess to baroness passing from mother to daughter and father to daughter. This goes back as far as 13th century England and meant a woman became a "peerage in her own right".
Genre: Historical Romance
He's falling in love with his prey.
Ivy Kinley, the Countess of Somerset, destroyed a young man, heart and soul. Now, she's become the target of a cruel game where she is the prize. Wagers are placed: Survive her or win her.
Sebastian Cain, the Earl of Ravenswood, is undaunted by the high stakes and Ivy's reputation. Returning to England, he means to avenge his cousin's tragic death and ruin the woman responsible. His plan is to lull her with an offer of friendship, one he is certain she will not refuse. But until he has Ivy's heart bleeding and tattered in his pocket, and the countess herself in his bed, at his mercy and begging for more, he will pursue her.
Can he tame her? Perhaps. Could he ruin her? Most definitely. Should Ivy trust his offer of friendship? Absolutely not.
Taming her becomes a pleasurable addiction. Loving her, a dangerous development. Understanding his fascination proves confusing at best.
And somehow, a quest for revenge becomes a mutual obsession for them both.
Who will be ruined first? Who will be tamed?
***TAMING IVY contains sexual situations described in detail between the main characters as well as limited instances of strong language. If that type of subject matter disturbs you as a reader, please understand it is an integral part of the storyline and the characters' development. There are sexual interactions that some may consider to be dubious consent in nature as the characters fight their feelings for each other. My characters are flawed. They do awful things, behave even worse, make mistakes, apologize, stumble yet again, and still redeem themselves for the sake of true love.
As is often the case with fiction, I took certain liberties and purposefully had the heroine inherit the title of countess from her mother's family (this is a different title than that of her father's). It was rare, but occasionally a woman could inherit a title if there were no male heirs to pass it down to. The particular rule is a complicated one, but I liked the idea of the hero using the title of "countess" as though it were a curse word when referring to the heroine. After extensive research into the subject I discovered instances of titles ranging from duchess to baroness passing from mother to daughter and father to daughter. This goes back as far as 13th century England and meant a woman became a "peerage in her own right".
Genre: Historical Romance
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