Then Comes Seduction

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　　《紐約時報》暢銷作家瑪麗．貝洛以類似珍．奧斯汀之筆法、機智的對話與如實的描繪，將我們帶回十九世紀的閃亮貴族社會，重現攝政期歷史羅曼史的精華，並用她的生花妙筆賦予傑出且充滿熱情的角色新的生命－－

　　何凱琳是新任莫頓伯爵的姊姊，也是上流社會純真美麗的新人，卻即將讓最不可抗拒的、發誓要引誘她的身體與心靈的惡棍男爵知難而退。

　　即使是最端莊有教養的淑女，也有個深沈的慾望－－
　　她，能否讓惡名昭彰的浪子「真心」愛上自己？

　　在一場醉醺醺的狂歡會中，素享倫敦大眾情人之聲譽的蒙特弗男爵方傑博跟朋友打賭，把他的名聲賭在一個女人的身上。他的挑戰是在兩星期之內引誘貞潔美好的何凱琳上手。但是當精心設計的計畫落空，傑博提出另一個賭局：賭她能否讓倫敦最危險的浪子愛上她？何凱琳早已深受他的吸引，而傑博的提議是如此地難以抗拒……

　　New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh sweeps us back in time to an age of scandal and glittering society — and brings to life an extraordinary family: the daring, passionate Huxtables. Katherine, the youngest sister — and society’s most ravishing innocent — is about to turn the tables on the irresistible rakehell sworn to seduce her, body and soul....

　　In a night of drunken revelry, Jasper Finley, Baron Montford, gambles his reputation as London’s most notorious lover on one woman. His challenge? To seduce the exquisite, virtuous Katherine Huxtable within a fortnight. But when his best-laid plans go awry, Jasper devises a wager of his own. For Katherine, already wildly attracted to him, Jasper’s offer is irresistible: to make London’s most dangerous rake fall in love with her. Then Jasper suddenly ups the ante. Katherine knows she should refuse. But with scandal brewing and her reputation in jeopardy, she reluctantly agrees to become his wife. Now, as passion ignites, the seduction really begins. And this time the prize is nothing less than both their hearts.…

　　★本書中譯版《賭一次真心》由果樹出版社出版。

作者簡介

瑪麗．貝洛(Mary Balogh)

　　成長於充滿歌謠與傳奇的山海之地－－英國威爾斯，帶著音樂及生動的想像力，她到加拿大從事教學工作，並在該地開創第二事業——寫作。她的作品永遠有美滿的結局，永遠歌頌愛的力量，其攝政期羅曼史及歷史羅曼史皆已印行超過三百萬冊。書蟲網站曾問：「何為心目中的最佳男主角？」，她的回答：「有能力展現真實的、熱情的、無條件且永恆之愛的男人。」

　　瑪麗．貝洛幾乎可以稱得上是All About Romance網站最受歡迎的歷史羅曼史作者，已出版之六十餘本書，有高達十八本書獲評為「沙漠荒島必備書」，RA069《奇緣天定》更高居「百大珍藏羅曼史」之第六名。「黑色小禮服搭配珍珠項鍊，這就是典雅的瑪麗．貝洛」，這是「親愛的作家網站」對她的最佳描述。

　　Mary Balogh is the New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Slightly novels: Slightly Married, Slightly Wicked, Slightly Scandalous, Slightly Tempted, Slightly Sinful, and Slightly Dangerous, as well as the romances No Man’s Mistress, More than a Mistress, and One Night for Love. She is also the author of Simply Love, Simply Unforgettable, Simply Magic, and Simply Perfect, her dazzling quartet of novels set at Miss Martin's School for Girls. A former teacher herself, she grew up in Wales and now lives in Canada.