The Unwilling Smuggler

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Pub Date 13 Aug 2017 | Archive Date 01 Oct 2017

Description

From the parlors and ballrooms of London, through to the wild, open coastline of Kent, this tale of romance and adventure will have you spellbound.

Jean de Lacey is a jaded French émigré who reluctantly decides the only way to revive his fortunes is by marrying a wealthy wife. But before he proposes to anyone, he must free himself of the smuggling gang he has been involved with since his arrival in England.

He woos young, beautiful Eugenie Ponnette, a fellow émigré, however de Lacey resists agreeing to the love match she insists on, even though his passion for Eugenie is different to anything he has experienced before.

Before he can offer marriage, they are both caught up in danger – he from the smugglers he once called friends, and she from de Lacey’s deranged ex-lover.

But Eugenie is no damsel in distress – except from the suppressed memories of the horrors she experienced in Paris, and her own discoveries about de Lacey’s none-too-salubrious past.

Can de Lacey admit his feelings before it is too late?


The Unwilling Smuggler is available for purchase in both print and ebook formats.

From the parlors and ballrooms of London, through to the wild, open coastline of Kent, this tale of romance and adventure will have you spellbound.

Jean de Lacey is a jaded French émigré who...


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4.25 stars
Jean de Lacey, Vicomte de Landreville a qualified & respected lawyer is a jaded French émigré who reluctantly decides the only way to revive his fortunes is by marrying a wealthy wife. But before he proposes to anyone, he must free himself of the smuggling gang he has been involved with since his arrival in England & who violently resist his wish to quit.
He woos young, beautiful Eugenie Ponnette, a fellow émigré, however Jean resists agreeing to the love match she insists on, even though his passion for Eugenie is different to anything he has experienced before.
A well written book with strong characters & a well paced plot. Jean & Eugenie are both very likeable, he once thought himself in love & now thinks he can’t feel that again nor remain faithful to one woman, she believes in love & will only marry for a ‘grand passion’. The pair are attracted to each other & their attraction grows but Jean also feels very protective of Eugenie. He decides to court her but things are anything but smooth, he wants to stop his smuggling, there’s a lover who wants him for herself, so the course of true love certainly doesn’t run smoothly. The verbal sparring is very good & often had me smiling. I thoroughly enjoyed the book & look forward to more from the author

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Jean and Eugenie have a steamy romance that I enjoyed reading. Both are immigrants from France and are trying to make their way in society. I liked that Eugenie would not settle for anything less than a man who loved her and would stay loyal to her. I liked the H, Jean, less because although I like rakes in my stories, I do not like when they still have mistresses after meeting the h. I like new more loyalty in Hs. That being said, I enjoyed the steamy romance between our characters and look forward to the next story!

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