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    A Dangerous Beauty

    By Martha Farabee

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    Carolinne's alwasys been mystified by her effect on men. They've pursued her since she reached her teens, but she loves only one man. A dark secret prevents her from wedding him, and brokenhearted, she accepts his much older brother, heir to an earldom. Lord Develon is obsessed with her beauty, but when she fails to show the affection he expects, he uses her cruelly. Insanely jealous of his younger brother, the earl plots to get an heir, even inviting his coterie of peers to use her, vowing to accept any male offspring as his successor. Deeply depressed, she builds an emotional wall around her soul. But her brother and her former sweetheart discover her injuries and conspire to attack Carolinne's husband. Permanently disabled, he can no longer attack her physically, but he uses his vicious tongue when she taunts him with her freedom. Knowing he's near death, he summons his heir,haughty, wealthy Frayne Winterlake and schemes with him to seduce her. If he gets her pregnant before the earl dies, the child will pass as his legal heir. Uninterested in succeeding to the position, Frayne cooperates. She's still beautiful, though he scorns her integrity, having heard gossip about her wild lifestyle. He's convinced she rejected his best friend for marriage to a title. She desperately longs for a babe of her own; though aware of his contempt, she agrees to undertake a counter-plot. Luring Frayne to her bed, she discovers the passion she never experienced with her husband and he ceases to suspect her sincerity. But Lord Develon reveals his double plot on his deathbed. Frayne is enraged at her betrayal and threaten to confine her in the country, seize her child and prevent her from seeing it. Fearful she might yield to his charms, Carolinne resolves to flee and after the funeral, she and her attendants disappear. A franctic Frayne searches over three continents for four long years before he locates her--and she wants nothing to do with him. Married to another, her son is precisely the age Frayne's child might be. Then a member of the group who so mistreated her appears, threatening her with papers her husband left--accuses her of murder in his death. Lord Rewdon demands she become his mistress. now strong and confident she fights him off until he draws a pistol. Who should she protect: her crippled husband or her former lover?

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    PublisherMartha Farabee
    Release dateJan 19, 2013
    ISBN9781301033157
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    Martha Farabee

    I read, therefore I write. Like many other writers, I started writing because I love reading. Even before I could read, books fascinated me. I loved the smell of the basement library where my mother took me for Saturday morning story hour. And soon I became a voracious, omnivorous reader, continuing to this very day more than seventy-five years later. Like many readers, I soon became a critic. After attempting to read a book and giving up in frustration, I'd think: I could write as well--or better--than this. Of course, I didn't try, until two things occurred. My tech-toy addicted spouse want a new state-of-the-art computer and I needed a new knee. I suggested he set up his old desktop for me and I'd practice on that, since I'd be on restricted activity for a couple of months. As these things usually went, I ended up with a new XP loaded with bells and whistles. I wonder how many books have been attempted since the advent of word processors? I had it and I learned to use it, no more excuses. In the last several years I've completed five books and three WIP. This is my first venture into self-publishing, but I plan to make others available. Look for others soon on SMASHWORDS.

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