Scandal At The Midsummer Ball: The Officer's Temptation / The Debutante's Awakening. Marguerite Kaye

      

       Scandal at the Midsummer Ball

       Suitable matches or salacious seductions?

      The Duke and Duchess of Brockmore are hosting the event of the Season—and arranging the most powerful marriages in England. But when two of their promising protégés decide to take fate into their own hands, scandal abounds!

      Don’t miss this sizzling duet from

      Marguerite Kaye and Bronwyn Scott

      Read Fergus and Katerina’s story in

      The Officer’s Temptation by Marguerite Kaye

      and

      Zara and Kael’s story in

      The Debutante’s Awakening by Bronwyn Scott

      MARGUERITE KAYE writes hot historical romances from her home in cold and usually rainy Scotland, featuring Regency rakes, Highlanders and sheikhs. She has published almost thirty books and novellas. When she’s not writing she enjoys walking, cycling—but only on the level—gardening—but only what she can eat—and cooking. She also likes to knit and occasionally drink martinis—though not at the same time. Find out more on her website: margueritekaye.com.

      BRONWYN SCOTT is a communications instructor at Pierce College in the United States, and is the proud mother of three wonderful children—one boy and two girls. When she’s not teaching or writing she enjoys playing the piano, travelling—especially to Florence, Italy—and studying history and foreign languages. Readers can stay in touch on Bronwyn’s website, bronwynnscott.com, or at her blog, bronwynswriting.blogspot.com. She loves to hear from readers.

       Scandal at the Midsummer Ball

      The Officer’s Temptation

      Marguerite Kaye

      The Debutante’s Awakening

      Bronwyn Scott

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      Table of Contents

       Cover

       Scandal at the Midsummer Ball

       About the Authors

       Title Page

       The Officer’s Temptation

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       The Debutante’s Awakening

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Epilogue

       Author Note

       Extract

       Copyright

       The Officer’s Temptation

      Marguerite Kaye

       Chapter One

      Saturday June 14th, 1817

      Brockmore Manor House Party

      Programme of Events

      Welcoming Party in the Drawing Room

      Exhibition by the World-Famous

      Russian Acrobat Troupe

      The Flying Vengarovs in the Ballroom

      The drawing room of Brockmore Manor faced due west, looking out over the extensive formal gardens of the Duke and Duchess of Brockmore’s country estate. The heady scent emanating from the nearby rose arbour wafted in through the open windows on the faintest of breezes. A veritable cornucopia of English roses both inside and without, Colonel Fergus Kennedy of the Ninety-Second Regiment of Foot thought wryly, eyeing the fluttering groups of ladies, their pale afternoon gowns in stark contrast to the vibrant cobalt blue of the heavy painted silk wall hangings that gave the room the appearance of an underwater cave. The marine theme was continued on the blue damask sofas which lined the drawing room walls, where naked mermaids and grotesque sea creatures were carved into the gilded arms and legs. Similar creatures were carved into the white Italian marble fireplace, and the works of art which adorned