| The Bride Hunt Contributor(s): Feather, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 055358619X ISBN-13: 9780553586190 Publisher: Bantam OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: Hailed for her captivating blend of romance and sensuality, New York Times bestselling author Jane Feather has enchanted readers and critics alike. In this second book in her dazzling new trilogy, Constance, Prudence, and Chastity Duncan, London's most charming young matchmakers, are faced with a ruinous lawsuit--and it's up to the brainy, beautiful middle sister to extricate them.No sooner had the Duncan sisters' Personals service turned a profit than their controversial newspaper, The Mayfair Lady, offended a powerful earl--who is now determined to ruin them with a lawsuit. In dire need of counsel, the women turn to England's most-sought-after young barrister.Sir Gideon Malvern is notorious for his aggressive style--and his love of a challenge. Spirited Prudence, with her beauty unsuccessfully hidden behind spectacles and frumpy clothes, provides him with exactly that. But how in the world will the Duncan sisters be able to afford Gideon's fee? Prudence proposes a barter: Gideon defends their case; they find him a bride. It's an exchange of services even this most cynical, single barrister can't refuse. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Romance - Historical - Regency |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004597406 |
| Series: Matchmaker Duncan Sisters |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 4.18" W x 6.9" (0.43 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Jane Feather's dazzling, irresistible romance, London's most charming matchmakers are faced with a ruinous lawsuit--and now Prudence, the brainy, beautiful middle sister, must save them. Soon after the Duncan sisters' personals service turns a profit, their controversial newspaper The Mayfair Lady offends a powerful earl--who is now determined to demolish them in court. In dire need of counsel, the women turn to England's most sought after young barrister. Sir Gideon Malvern is notorious for his aggressive style--and his love of a challenge. Spirited Prudence, with her beauty unsuccessfully hidden behind spectacles and frumpy clothes, provides him with exactly that. But how in the world will the Duncan sisters be able to afford Gideon's fee? Prudence proposes a barter: Gideon defends their case; they find him a bride. It's an exchange of services even this most cynical single barrister cannot refuse. |