How to Sin Successfully. Bronwyn Scott

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       Introducing a deliciously sinful and witty new trilogy from

       Bronwyn Scott

       Rakes Beyond Redemption

       Too wicked for polite society …

      They’re the men society mamas warn their daughters about … and the men that innocent debutantes find scandalously irresistible!

      The notorious Merrick St Magnus knows just

      HOW TO DISGRACE A LADY September 2012

      The untameable Ashe Bevedere needs no lessons in

      HOW TO RUIN A REPUTATION October 2012

      The shameless Riordan Barrett is an unequalled master in

      HOW TO SIN SUCCESSFULLY November 2012

      Be sure not to miss any of these sexy men!

      AUTHOR NOTE

      Welcome to Rakes Beyond Redemption. If this is your first look at the series or your last because you’ve been with us the whole way it doesn’t matter! Each of the three books stands alone quite well. But why miss one when the series features three sexy men? If you’re just joining us, let me catch you up.

      The premise of the series is to explore how three second sons are transformed by family or personal crisis from their fast-living, hard-loving lifestyles to being men who take pride in their families and position in society. Really, the ultimate Regency make-over.

      In Book One, HOW TO DISGRACE A LADY, Merrick finds himself at the heart of a wager that compromises the honour of a lady. In Book Two, HOW TO RUIN A REPUTATION, Ashe must rise to the challenge of meeting the conditions of his father’s will in order to save the earldom. In Book Three, HOW TO SIN SUCCESSFULLY, Riordan has instant fatherhood thrust upon him when he inherits two young wards.

      Enter Maura, governess number six. She enchants both the children … and Riordan! But in order to hold true to her principles Maura knows she’ll have to resist the charming Earl—unless he can convince her one can sin successfully.

      Happy reading!

       Bronwyn

      PS It’s the gentlemen who get all the action in Rakes Beyond Redemption, but it’s the ladies who set the ton on its ear next, in my forthcoming duet. Stay tuned for more about two women who redefine what it means to be a lady.

      About The Author

      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, www.bronwynnscott.com, or at her blog, www.bronwynswriting.blogspot.com—she loves to hear from readers.

       Previous novels from Bronwyn Scott:

      PICKPOCKET COUNTESS

      NOTORIOUS RAKE, INNOCENT LADY

      THE VISCOUNT CLAIMS HIS BRIDE

      THE EARL’S FORBIDDEN WARD

      UNTAMED ROGUE, SCANDALOUS MISTRESS

      A THOROUGHLY COMPROMISED LADY

      SECRET LIFE OF A SCANDALOUS DEBUTANTE

UNBEFITTING A LADY†

HOW TO DISGRACE A LADY*

      HOW TO RUIN A REPUTATION *

†Castonbury Park Regency mini-series

*Rakes Beyond Redemption trilogy

      And in Mills & Boon^® Historical Undone! eBooks:

      LIBERTINE LORD, PICKPOCKET MISS

      PLEASURED BY THE ENGLISH SPY

      WICKED EARL, WANTON WIDOW

      ARABIAN NIGHTS WITH A RAKE

      AN ILLICIT INDISCRETION

       And in M&B:

      PRINCE CHARMING IN DISGUISE

      (part of Royal Weddings Through the Ages)

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      How to Sin

      Successfully

      Bronwyn Scott

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      For my extraordinary husband and my awesome kids,

      who all are so patient with my writing schedule,

      and the puppy, Apollo, who isn’t. I love you all.

       Prologue

       May 1835, London—the official opening of the Season

      Rumour held that Riordan Barrett could bring a woman to climax at fifteen feet using only his eyes. At close range, the possibilities were endless, just like the lush curves of Lady Meacham’s delectable body. Riordan rested a light hand on the small of said lady’s back, contemplating those possibilities as he ushered her through the throng gathered at Somerset House to mark the beginning of the Season with the annual Royal Academy art exhibition.

      Lady Meacham tossed him a coy glance that left no doubt she was thinking the same. He knew what she wanted, what they all wanted; she wanted the rumours to be true. She wanted to experience the pleasure he was reputed to offer. He wanted it, too, wanted to lose himself in it for a little while. He was good at that—losing himself in pleasures. Cards, wagering, racing, drinking, the usual vices of a gentleman—he knew them all. He was no stranger to the debauches of the demi-monde or the bedchambers of other men’s wives. He and the Lady Meachams of the world both knew why. ‘Pleasure’ was just another word for ‘escape’, a less-desperate word.

      Desperate already and the Season had only just begun. When had the glitter of a London spring full of balls and beautiful women lost its shine? Riordan shook off the thought and manoeuvred Lady Meacham in front of Turner’s latest: a depiction of the burning of the House of Lords and Commons which had taken place last October. If this went well, he’d spend the afternoon immersed in Lady Meacham’s voluptuous charms, sprawled in his bed, forgetting.

      Riordan bent to Lady Meacham’s ear and began the game in earnest. ‘Note how Turner’s brush conveys the energy of the flames, how the use of yellows and reds depicts the molten