Like No Other Lover
HarperCollins/Avon
November 2008
978-0061341595

Second book in the Pennyroyal Green series!

Now or Never . . .

It's the last chance for Cynthia Brightly, the ton's most bewitching belle. Driven out of London by a secret scandal, she must find a grand husband at the Redmonds' house party before word of her downfall spreads all over England. Unfortunately, someone at Pennyroyal Green is already privy to the whispers of broken engagements and dueling lovers: Miles Redmond, renowned explorer and—thanks to his brother's disappearance—heir to the family's enormous fortune.

Miles set his sights on Cynthia once, at a time when the ambitious beauty thought herself too good for a second son. But now he's the heir apparent, relishing in his control. He strikes a bargain with her: he'll keep Cynthia's steamy secrets and help her find a husband among the guests—in exchange for a single kiss.

What could be the harm in a simple kiss? Cynthia is about to discover that it's enough to unleash fierce passion-and that Miles Redmond is most certainly like no other lover in the world.

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(Note: the former title was The Dangers of Desire, and it might still say that if you're pre-ordering in March. Rest assured, that's the correct book!! We'll have the correc title up there soon.)

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So what's this Pennyroyal Green series about?

The Pennryoyal Green series takes us through the lives, passions, adventures and misadventures of the denizens of Pennyroyal Green, Sussex, England, a town anchored by the wealthy Eversea and Redmond families —whose relations are civil on the surface, but seethe beneath with ancient secrets and grudges and —naturally — attractions. :) We'll follow these folks wherever their passions take them —whether it's London, the gallows, a ballroom, a bedroom, the high seas, or the Sussex downs. I have major plans for these people. :) The stories are loosely connected and characters recur, but not in every book. A number of Pennyroyal Green characters will get their own stories—not just Everseas and Redmonds—and each story can be read independently of each other. Collect 'em all! LOL. The first book in the series is The Perils of Pleasure. You can find alittle background on the legend of the town and the origins of the feud between the Everseas and Redmonds in the prologue of POP, too. :)

Here's a quick Pennyroyal Green series "cast of characters." When characters are featured prominently in a specific book, I'll link to the book or make a note of it. This list will grow over time, may even sprout more branches and family names, and I'll expound a little more on each character in this space as we get to know each of them a little better throughout the series.

The Everseas		The Redmonds
Jacob Eversea—Patriarch		Isaiah Redmond—Patriarch
Isolde Eversea—Matriarch		Fanchette Redmond—Matriarch
Marcus Eversea—oldest son (POP)		Lyon Redmond—oldest son
Colin Eversea (Madeleine Greenway)		Miles Redmond (Cynthia Brightly)
Ian Eversea		Violet Redmond
Chase Eversea		Jonathon Redmond
Olivia Eversea		Lisbeth Redmond (cousin)
Genevieve Eversea		Roland Tarbell (cousin and deceased; see POP)
Other Pennyroyal Green Denizens:
Ned Hawthorne—owner and proprietor of the Pig & Thistle, ancient pub		Louisa Porter
Polly Hawthorne—Ned Hawthorne's daughter
Martin Culpepper
Frances Cooke
Miss Marietta Endicott— headmistress of Miss Endicott's Academy for Young Women (referred to as the School for Recalcitrant girls by the townspeople)
Other Series Characters
Mr. McBride, apothecary we first meet him in To Love a Thief, which isn't a Pennyroyal Green book)
Mr. Croker, scalliwag
Eleanor, Countess Malmsey
Harry the Footman
Dr. William August
Horace Peele (and Snap the dog)
Pennyroyal Green Places
The Pig & Thistle, pub		The Mercury Club
Miss Marietta Endicott's Academy for Girls (The School for Recalcitrant Girls)
The Church
The Gypsy encampment