Le complot amoureux

Résumé

À la mort de son père, tué dans un accident de chasse, Aurélia est recueillie par son oncle Charlwood. Un homme froid et calculateur dont, instinctivement, elle se méfie. C'est pourtant grâce à lui qu'elle fait à Londres des débuts remarqués. Notamment par Adrien Saint John Woodrow, comte de Greystone, l'un des héros de la bataille de Waterloo... Quoique déjà fiancé à une jeune fille de l'aristocratie, Adrien n'est pas insensible au charme de cette jolie rousse aux courbes attrayantes. Pas au point, toutefois, de risquer sa carrière politique : Aurélia n'est qu'une roturière sans fortune.

Aussi est-il furieux de tomber dans le piège que lui tend Charlwood. Surpris en pleine nuit dans une situation compromettante avec Aurélia, il se voit contraint sur le champ de réparer et de l'épouser. Triste mariage ! Adrien regagne aussitôt Londres, abandonnant sa jeune épouse. Horrifiée, Aurélia comprend qu'elle a été l'instrument d'une vengeance dont elle ignore les raisons...

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Description en VO :

Let me say straight off, it was not my idea to trap England's greatest hero and most eligible bachelor, the Earl of Greystone, into marrying me. My uncle, Lord Charlwood, was the moving force behind that little plot. If my father hadn't been murdered and left me in Charlwood's power, none of this would have happened.

So now I am Lady Greystone, a countess and a wife. Learning to be the first is not that difficult. Learning to be the second would be much easier if only I weren't in danger of tumbling head over heels in love with the one person who is beyond my reach--my husband....

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Set in Regency England, this is the story of Adrian, Earl of Greystone, who is tricked into marrying Kate by her scheming uncle, an old enemy of his.

Gentle Reader,

Let me say straight off, it was not my idea to trap England's greatest hero and most eligible bachelor, the Earl of Greystone, into marrying me. My uncle, Lord Charlwood, was the moving force behind that little plot. If my father hadn't been murdered and left me in Charlwood's power, none of this would have happened.

So now I am Lady Greystone, a countess and a wife. Learning to be the first is not that difficult. Learning to be the second would be much easier if only I weren't in danger of tumbling head over heels in love with the one person who is beyond my reach-my husband.

If I cannot win Adrian's love, however, I am determined to win vengeance for my father. I have vowed to unmask his murderer and I don't care what kind of danger I may court in doing so. If you, Gentle Reader, would like to find out how my various problems unravel themselves, read on.

With sincere affection,

Kate, Countess of Greystone

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Kate Fitzgerald’s villain of an uncle traps Adrian Woodrow, Earl of Greystone, England’s greatest war hero, into marrying her. She, of course, falls madly in love with her husband, but believes she can’t tell him how she feels because their marriage was forced on him. Kate tries to find her father’s murderer and Adrian is caught up in the morass of post-war politics. It is not until Kate’s life is endangered that the two lovers finally understand each other’s true feelings and their real marriage begins.

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Adrian, Earl of Greystone, is tricked into marrying Kate by a long time enemy. Kate believes her scheming uncle is behind her father's death. Adrian sails for Europe and the two realise as they cope with their troubles that they really love one another.