The Perfect Lover (Cynster #10)
Stephanie Laurens
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Explicit open door [?]
· 40 ratings · 416 pages · Published: 24 Feb 2004

To achieve true contentment, Simon must find a lady accomplished enough to be his wife, someone who will spend her days as a member of one of England's most influential families ... and her nights pursuing duties of a more private—and personal—nature.
But Simon knows what to expect if he reveals his intention to choose a bride; nothing could be more tiresome than having every blushing miss on the marriage mart thrust upon him. So he discreetly begins his search at a house party at Glossup Hall . . . and is astonished that the lady who immediately captures his interest is Portia Ashford.
Simon has never considered Portia as a potential wife. He's known the raven-haired beauty since childhood; she's willfully independent and has always claimed to be uninterested in marriage. But an unexpectedly heated kiss abruptly alters the rules of their decade-long interaction. Soon they begin to long for the moments they can spend in each other's arms.
But all is not as it seems at Glossup Hall. As Simon and Portia begin to explore the depths of their mutual passion, a shocking murder is committed ... and it appears that the next victim will be Portia herself. And even more shocking than the fact that a murderer secretly walks among them is the realization that all of Simon's considerable strength and influence may not be enough to protect Portia—his once and always perfect lover . . .
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- historical 6
- mystery 6
- regency 6
- possessive hero 2
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- m-f romance 1
- age gap 1
- height difference 1
- enemies to lovers 1
- forced proximity 1
- slow burn 1
- friends to lovers 1
- competent heroine 1
- independent heroine 1
- take-charge heroine 1
- curvy heroine 1
- aristo/royal heroine 1
- sleuth heroine 1
- alpha male 1
- rich hero 1
- royal hero 1
- dual pov 1
- third person pov 1
- virgin heroine 1
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historical · explicit-open-door · regency · mystery · length-long · suspense · m-f · victorian · virgin heroine · independent heroine · possessive hero
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