Zachary Black: Duke of Debauchery

Zachary Black: Duke of Debauchery
Carole Mortimer

LONDON’S MOST DISSOLUTE BACHELORNo one knows how to sin quite like Zachary Black, Duke of Hawksmere. So when he finds a mysterious veiled woman hiding in his carriage there’s only one thing to do… carry her to his bedchamber and find out what she wants! But coming face to face with beautiful Lady Georgianna Lancaster – his former fiancée – unnerves Zachary. Maybe the best way to restore his equilibrium is to hold her captive… and turn the secrets of the past into the sins of the present!Dangerous Dukes - Rakes about town!

‘You have run out of time, I am afraid.’

Zachary returned her gaze coldly as the carriage came to a stop outside Hawksmere House.

‘Perhaps you would care to come inside and finish the conversation there?’

Said the spider to the fly, Georgianna mentally added as she gave another shiver of apprehension. Being alone with him in his carriage had been more than a test for her nerves. Entering Zachary Black’s home would push her well beyond her limits of daring.

What would he say or do if he were to learn exactly who she was? Would he shun her, as all of society now shunned her? Or would he exact the revenge she had long been waiting for?

Zachary Black, with his reputation as the coldly ruthless Duke of Hawksmere, was not an enemy any sane person would voluntarily wish upon themselves.

DANGEROUS DUKES

Rakes about town

Carole Mortimer introduces London’s most delectable dukes in her new mini-series.

But don’t be fooled by their charm, because beneath their lazy smiles they’re deliciously sexy—and highly dangerous!

Coming this month

ZACHARY BLACK:

DUKE OF DEBAUCHERY

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Available November 2014

Zachary Black: Duke of Debauchery

Carole Mortimer

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

To all of you, thank you for reading my books.

CAROLE MORTIMER was born in England, the youngest of three children. She began writing in 1978, and has now written over one hundred and fifty books for Harlequin Mills & Boon®. Carole has six sons: Matthew, Joshua, Timothy, Michael, David and Peter. She says, ‘I’m happily married to Peter senior; we’re best friends as well as lovers, which is probably the best recipe for a successful relationship. We live in a lovely part of England.’

Contents

Cover (#uce3edb43-b153-5aa0-8bea-87b6d26a13a8)

Excerpt (#u52205a7c-fc79-5a11-87dc-dc09d1abe0f8)

Title Page (#u639b6ad1-e7df-542d-a0de-93fe13d283ed)

Dedication (#u41f523d0-4b73-57f9-97de-e256c9abefbc)

About the Author (#u991664cf-8bce-5d89-824e-5f9e76abe92e)

Chapter One (#uffab5af2-2dae-5be2-841d-8a0b93b5bfdd)

Chapter Two (#u6809a88c-4017-51c0-a839-e5a3bb4a366c)

Chapter Three (#ua28caf05-9656-5a60-a539-157e2b882171)

Chapter Four (#u6553d229-1b9f-5a40-a57a-3ff93233f6e2)

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Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter One (#ulink_7ae55d72-64df-5027-a367-b2435b108550)

Late February, 1815, outside White’s Club, London.

‘What the—?’ Zachary Black, the Duke of Hawksmere, came to an abrupt halt as he climbed into his carriage and noticed the shadowy figure already seated on the far side. The lantern inside was turned down low, preventing him from seeing if it was a man or woman who sat back in the shadows. ‘Lamb?’ He turned to look accusingly at his groom, silver eyes glittering in the soft glow of the flickering lamp.

The middle-aged man straightened to attention. ‘She said as ’ow you was expecting ’er, your Grace,’ he offered questioningly.

His intruder was a woman then, Zachary processed grimly. But certainly not one he had been expecting.