Desperately Seeking a Scoundrel (Rescued from Ruin #3)
Elisa Braden
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Explicit open door [?]
· 55 ratings · 258 pages · Published: 08 Dec 2015

Miss Sarah Battersby is in dire need of a man, preferably one skilled at deception. Upon her father’s death, she will be left with no home and nary a penny. With time running out, she must either accept the proposal of a man she loathes, or stall long enough to secure a teaching position by telling one teensy, trifling lie—that she is promised to someone else. The problem? He does not technically exist. But Sarah refuses to be defeated by insignificant details. The answer lies in finding the right man for the job. And, as luck would have it, she has stumbled on just the candidate … though he could use a little patching up.
Desperately seeking a refuge …
Where Lord Colin Lacey goes, trouble follows—even when he attempts to do right. Tortured and hunted by a brutal criminal, he is rescued from death’s door by the stubborn, oddly fetching Miss Battersby. In return, she asks one small favor: Pretend to be her fiancé. Temporarily, of course. With danger nipping his heels, he knows it is wrong to want her, wrong to agree to her terms. But when has Colin Lacey ever done the sensible thing?
Desperately seeking a love to conquer all …
As lies turn to longing, and longing to something deeper, they realize it will take more than passion to see them through the danger to come. They will need a plan. They will need family. Above all, they will need a love strong enough to steel a lady’s resolve and transform a scoundrel’s heart.
Tagged as:
- regency 15
- historical 14
- tortured hero 11
- class difference 11
- poor heroine 11
- virgin heroine 10
- caretaking 10
- take-charge heroine 9
- fake relationship 9
- possessive hero 8
- teacher/coach heroine 7
- small town 6
- abduction 6
- independent heroine 6
- bad boys 5
- competent heroine 4
- sunny/happy hero 4
- m-f romance 4
- forced proximity 3
- sweet/gentle heroine 3
- plain heroine 2
- height difference 1
- friends to lovers 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- third party sexual assault 9
- torture of mcs 6
- child sexual abuse 5
- terminal illness 5
- death / grief 5
- past child abuse 1
- animal abuse 1
- graphic violence 1
- geography
- england 1
- united kingdom 1
- british isles 1
- Format
- Audiobook
- third person pov 6
- dual pov 2
romance tags
The 'Rescued from Ruin' series
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- The Truth About Cads and Dukes by Elisa Braden Book #2
- Desperately Seeking a Scoundrel by Elisa Braden Book #3
- The Devil Is a Marquess by Elisa Braden Book #4
- When a Girl Loves an Earl by Elisa Braden Book #5
- Confessions of a Dangerous Lord by Elisa Braden Book #6
- Anything but a Gentleman by Elisa Braden Book #7
- A Marriage Made in Scandal by Elisa Braden Book #8
historical · regency · dual-pov · explicit-open-door · virgin heroine · m-f · audiobook · third-person-pov · possessive hero · england · competent heroine · united-kingdom · tortured hero · british-isles · cold hero · europe · strong heroine · death · sweet heroine · friends to lovers
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