Lady Eve's Indiscretion

November 12, 2012
After losing her virtue to a cad and her nerve to a dreadful riding accident, Lady Eve Windham, the duke of Moreland’s youngest daughter, decided to avoid marriage and horses. Seven years later, Lucas Denning, the marquis of Deene, needs an heir and a titled wife with a large dowry to support the legal battle for custody of his niece. Lady Eve is the perfect candidate, but she refuses his proposal until their attraction leads to being caught in flagrante. When Deene makes one last desperate play for custody, Eve must literally get back up on the horse to help. While less overtly erotic than other series entries, Burrowes’s seventh Windham family Regency (following Lady Louisa’s Christmas Knight) is just as captivating when she masterfully turns a simple kiss into an exceptional moment ripe with anticipation. Friendship blossoming into love grounds a solid story about healing from trauma and reclaiming life and spirit. Agent: Steve Axelrod, Axelrod Literary Agency.

December 1, 2012
After a detour to launch a new Scottish Victorian romance series with The Bridegroom Wore Plaid (2012), dazzling romance writer Burrowes returns to the Windham sisters series (Lady Louisa's Christmas Knight, 2012). Fans and even newcomers alike will be happy to find Burrowes focusing on the recurring rogue Deene, or Lucas Denning, as he finally falls in love. Lady Evie Windham does not see marriage in her future because of a mistake she made with another man when she was 16. While fleeing from that incident, she had a bad fall from a horse. It took her years to recover, and she has not since ridden a horse. Because Deene intends to fight for custody of his niece, he reluctantly gets serious about finding a wife. Both are letting the past blind them to future possibilities, but, even so, they can't deny their mutual attraction. The machinations of Evie's family and the fun chemistry between the pair will have romance readers smiling. With each volume in this popular series, Burrowes creates another strong and unique story with memorable characters.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2012, American Library Association.)