num_pages: 317
description:  What a concept! An historical romance offering for Kindle written by a U.S. author that doesn't take place in England yet isn't a Western!OLT Top 500 Reviewer Vine Voice The dashing undercover officer loses control of the mission along with his heart when he goes after the enticing woman he was supposed to keep an eye onand must have her. POWDER KEG OF DESIRE From RT's Historical Romance Lifetime Achievement Author comes the gripping tale of the struggle of a young English woman who fled Londons slums survived a perilous journey sea journey across the Atlantic was sold as a bondservant to a brutal colonial master and then forced to marry her rapist. After her husband's mysterious disappearance Sarah faces constant danger from the troops who stay as guests as she runs the tavern and inn. She trusts no man. When undercover agent and officer Forest Irons saves Sarah from a pack of deserters she accepts his plea for employment at her tavern and inn. Forest soon develops feelings for Sarah but he suspects she murdered her abusive husband and honor requires him to put his mission first. But desire ignites between them like a lit powder keg. Through his lovemaking and attention Sarah begins to trust again and harbors fantasies about their future together. When her husband's relatives threaten to lay claim to her husbands stake in the inn and take her son away she joins forces with Forest. If the Hessian soldiers find them it will mean death. But the greatest danger to their budding love affair is the betrayal Sarah feels when she discovers Forest's real identity. REVIEWS OF SCARLET RIBBONS 3.9 average rating all editions 29 ratings 6 reviews added by 131 people 84 to-reads 90% of people like itGoodreads 4.6 out of 5 stars (21 customer reviews)Amazon BONUS This edition includes an excerpt from FORTUNES MISTRESS by Judith E. French. ABOUT JUDITH E. FRENCH Judith E. French captures the essence of passion and brings her special characters alive on every page. A multiple award winner including RT's Historical Romance Lifetime Achievement Author Best Historical Author of the Year The PEARL award for Best Anthology and The Delaware Diamond Award for Literary Excellence she is best known for her American frontier historical fiction. A master storyteller she finds inspiration in her Scottish Irish Welsh English and Lenni-Lenape ancestry near Chesapeake Bay where the French family has made its home for more than 300 years. Judiths novels have sold millions and been translated into French Spanish German Italian Swedish Norwegian Bulgarian and Mandarin. She appeals to readers of Christi Caldwell Mary Balogh C. J. Petit Shirleen Davies Karen Kay Madeline Baker Elle Marlow Ellen O'Connell Vonna Harper Kathryn Le Veque Colleen French Julie Garwood Cecelia Mecca Caroline Fyffe and Hannah Howell. She is the mother of bestselling novelist Colleen French.
language: English
title: Scarlet Ribbons: Two Wild Hearts Caught Between Desire And Betrayal
publisher: The Evan Marshall Agency