Les frères Turner - La série

Ash Turner ne reculera devant rien pour assurer la sécurité de ses frères. Lorsqu’il apprend que le duc de Parford est bigame, il porte sans hésiter l'affaire devant le Parlement, obtient l'annulation de son deuxième mariage et devient en toute légitimité le nouvel héritier présomptif. Le jour où Ash se présente à Parford Manor car le duc est mourant il est subjugué par la beauté farouche d'une femme à son chevet. En réalité, il s'agit de lady Margaret, la fille du duc, qui par sa faute est devenue une bâtarde du jour au lendemain et qui le considère comme son pire ennemi...

A perpetual wallflower destined for spinsterhood, Lady Elaine Warren is resigned to her position in society. So when Evan Carlton, the powerful, popular Earl of Westfeld, singles her out upon his return to England, she knows what it means. Her former tormenter is up to his old tricks, and she's his intended victim. This time, though, the earl is going to discover that wallflowers can fight back. Evan has come to regret his cruel, callow past. At first, he only wants to make up for past wrongs. But when Elaine throws his initial apology in his face, he finds himself wanting more. And this time, what torments him might be love...

Afin d'échapper à sa condition de courtisane, Jessica Farleigh va jouer sa vie sur un coup de dés. Elle vient d'accepter une mission : séduire Mark Turner, auteur d'un guide prônant les mérites de la chasteté. S'il se laissait tenter par le vice, lui qui a fait voeu d'abstinence, il deviendrait la risée de toute l'Angleterre. Et un de ses ennemis est prêt à payer très cher pour le détruire. Comment rendre fou de désir un homme si vertueux ? Jessica sait qu'il lui faudra déployer des talents exceptionnels, mais elle ne s'attendait pas que l'amour vienne bousculer sa stratégie de conquête... * * * Description en VO : Handsome, wealthy, and respected, Sir Mark Turner has made a name for himself as an upright moralist. But behind his virtuous reputation lies a hidden passion, one that he keeps in careful check... until he meets the beautiful Jessica Farleigh and discovers she is the one he's waited for all his life, to take to his bed and let into his heart. But Jessica is a courtesan, not the respectable lady Sir Mark believes. When Mark’s enemies ask her to seduce him and destroy his good name, she agrees. The money they offer will allow her to escape a life that has become unbearable. But along the road to seduction, the worst happens: Jessica falls in love. The only way to win the freedom she needs is to destroy the most honorable man she’s ever met... * * * Her only hope for survival... Handsome, wealthy and respected, Sir Mark Turner is the most sought-after bachelor in all of London and he's known far and wide for his irreproachable character. But behind his virtuous reputation lies a passionate nature he keeps carefully in check...until he meets the beautiful Jessica Farleigh, the woman he's waited for all his life. Is to ruin the man she loves... But Jessica is a courtesan, not the genteel lady Sir Mark believes. Desperate to be free of a life she despises, she seizes her chance when Mark's enemies make her an offer she can't refuse--seduce Mark and tarnish his good name, and a princely sum will be hers. Yet as she comes to know the man she's sworn to destroy, Jessica will be forced to choose between the future she needs and the love she knows is impossible.

Set just before Unraveled, and sets in motion one of the subplots you see in Unraveled. Definitely read Unveiled first, and probably Unclaimed.

Pour survivre dans les quartiers de Bristol, Miranda n’a eu d’autre choix que de solliciter la protection du caïd qui règne sur la pègre locale. Il y a bien sûr un prix à payer : quelques faux témoignages occasionnels au tribunal quand un malfrat comparaît devant les juges. C’est ainsi que Miranda se retrouve face à Smite Turner, l’inflexible magistrat surnommé Lord Justice. Doué d’une mémoire prodigieuse, celui-ci ne tarde pas à la démasquer et, au lieu de la faire arrêter, il lui demande d’être sa maîtresse. Pendant un mois, pas plus. Et surtout, sans effusions de sentiments. Mais une passion inattendue va emporter ces deux êtres que tout oppose... * * * Description en VO : Smite Turner is renowned for his single-minded devotion to his duty as a magistrate. But behind his relentless focus lies not only a determination to do what is right, but the haunting secrets of his past—secrets that he is determined to hide, even if it means keeping everyone else at arm's length. Until the day an irresistible woman shows up as a witness in his courtroom. Miranda Darling isn't in trouble—yet. But she's close enough that when Turner threatens her with imprisonment if she puts one foot wrong, she knows she should run in the other direction. And yet no matter how forbidding the man seems on the outside, she can't bring herself to leave. Instead, when he tries to push her away, she pushes right back—straight through his famous self-control, and into the heart of the passion that he has long hidden away.