Will he secure his future by ruining hers, or will she ruin his plans by securing him? A new twist on the old fortune hunter plot puts an impoverished earl in a position to gain his fortune only by ruining an innocent’s reputation without offering marriage. The innocent he’s selected, however, has no plans to settle for anything less than marriage and will go to almost any length to secure him. With no other means for an income, the impoverished Andrew Black, Earl of Townson, makes an agreement that will put a definite end his eight year poverty streak. But, in order to gain his fortune he must do only one simple thing: ruin an innocent young lady’s reputation enough to make her flee to America. Brooke Banks isn’t interested in marriage, or so she thinks. She came to London to have a good time, and that’s exactly what she’s doing. Widely known for her tendency to flout the rules, she suspects nothing when a handsome stranger appears on her doorstep. Thirteen days, a handful of kisses and one scandalous situation later, Andrew and Brooke will have to choose to stick to their original plans, or decide if a life together is worth the risk.
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Summary
Book 1: Intentions of the Earl John & Carolina Banks are in England with their three daughters; Brooklyn, Madison & Liberty. They are hoping the girls can make good marriages here in John's homeland. If Brooke could stop finding trouble and if Liberty would put the rule book down long enough to stop fighting with Brooke. Than there is Madison who wants nothing to do with any of the men. Duke of Gateway had something Andrew Black, the Earl of Townson, wants, the deed to his Essex estate. The Duke also had a way of bullying people into doing his dirty work. Somehow Andrew found himself agreeing to seduce an innocent so her family would go back to America. He wanted the estate so he could give it to his mother to make up for treating her wrong. Andrew felt guilt about destroying Brooke's reputation but if not him then Gateway would find someone else and they might hurt her worse. Brooke Banks had no idea that when she refused Gateway's advances that he would find a way to hurt her. So she never suspected Andrew's attentions towards her were anything but true. She enjoyed bantering with him and sneaking kisses. When she was with Andrew she felt different than she had with any other man, and she realized that was because she was falling in love with him. **Sexual situations within marriage http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/2011/10/rose-gordon-booklist.html