Since returning from the Peninsular Wars, Michael Waterstone has learned to live within the limits of his injuries. He has taught himself not to yearn for what he fears he can never have.
Former courtesan Angelique Delisle has never respected a limit in her life. This Christmas, she makes Michael an outrageous wager: if any woman can rouse him, it’s her. Consider it her gift to him.
But someone is trying to poison Angelique. Can Michael help catch the killer before it’s too late, for her and for his heart?
A steamy Regency Christmas novella of danger, temptation and seduction.
Book 4 in the Diable Delamere series by USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Kate Pearce. Can be read as a standalone.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kate Pearce was born in England in the middle of a large family of girls and quickly found that her imagination was far more interesting than real life. After acquiring a degree in history and barely escaping from the British Civil Service alive, she moved to California and then to Hawaii with her kids and her husband and set about reinventing herself as a romance writer.
She is known for both her unconventional heroes and her joy at subverting romance clichés. In her spare time she self publishes science fiction erotic romance, historical romance, and whatever else she can imagine. You can find Kate on katepearce.com.