PROVOCATIVE IN PEARLS BOOK CLUB EDITION Author:MADELINE HUNTER The Earl of Hawkeswell has been living in limbo for two year, ever since his bride, heiress Verity Thompson, disappeared on their wedding day. As She hasn't been declared deceased, Hawkeswell cannot legally remarry and cannot access his wife's funds--either of which would settle his dire financial crisis. — Coerced into marrying Hawkeswell by he ... more »duplicitous cousin, Verity fled London for the countryside. With no interest in the earl's title or status, she was will to forfeit her inheritance in exchange for her freedom. Now that her ruse has be discovered, Verity is forced to return to a loveless marriage.
Hawkeswell strikes a bargain with Verity: In return for three kisses a day, he will not insist on his conjugal rights. Verity finds out there are kisses and then there are KISSES. She soon learns the true meaning of seduction at the hands of a master« less