скачать книгу бесплатно
His Wicked Charm
Candace Camp
Can they forget their differences to solve a dark crime?Lilah Holcutt mistrusts Constantine Moreland from the moment she meets him. He’s frivolous, rash, challenging and, worst of all, a flirt. Constantine knows how Lilah feels about him – he just wishes she wasn’t so gorgeous, that he wasn’t so attracted to her.But when Con’s sisters are inexplicably kidnapped, Lilah’s own curiosity and stubbornness get the better of her, and she’s swept into the investigation. The more Con and Lilah discover, the more they’re convinced that the answers lie deep within her childhood home, Barrow House.
CANDACE CAMP is a New York Times bestselling author of over sixty novels of contemporary and historical romance. She grew up in Texas in a newspaper family, which explains her love of writing, but she earned a law degree and practiced law before making the decision to write full-time. She has received several writing awards, including the RT Book Reviews Lifetime Achievement Award for Western Romances. Visit her at www.candace-camp.com (http://www.candace-camp.com).
Also available from Candace Camp
The Mad Morelands
MesmerisedBeyond CompareWintersetAn Unexpected Pleasure
The Aincourts
So Wild a HeartThe Hidden HeartSecrets of the Heart
The Matchmaker Series
The Marriage WagerThe Bridal QuestThe Wedding ChallengeThe Courtship DanceAn Independent WomanA Dangerous Man
The Lost Heirs
A Stolen HeartPromise Me TomorrowNo Other LoveSuddenlyScandalousImpulseIndiscreetImpetuousSwept Away
His Wicked Charm
Candace Camp
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
ISBN: 978-1-474-08076-7
HIS WICKED CHARM
© 2018 Candace Camp
Published in Great Britain 2018
by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF
All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. This edition is published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, locations and incidents are purely fictional and bear no relationship to any real life individuals, living or dead, or to any actual places, business establishments, locations, events or incidents. Any resemblance is entirely coincidental.
By payment of the required fees, you are granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right and licence to download and install this e-book on your personal computer, tablet computer, smart phone or other electronic reading device only (each a “Licensed Device”) and to access, display and read the text of this e-book on-screen on your Licensed Device. Except to the extent any of these acts shall be permitted pursuant to any mandatory provision of applicable law but no further, no part of this e-book or its text or images may be reproduced, transmitted, distributed, translated, converted or adapted for use on another file format, communicated to the public, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of publisher.
® and ™ are trademarks owned and used by the trademark owner and/or its licensee. Trademarks marked with ® are registered with the United Kingdom Patent Office and/or the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market and in other countries.
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
Praise for New York Times bestselling authorCandace Camp
‘An exemplary read.’
Publishers Weekly on So Wild a Heart
‘From its delicious beginning to its satisfying ending, Camp’s delectable story offers a double helping of romance.’
Booklist on Mesmerised
‘[Camp] is renowned as a storyteller who touches the hearts of her readers time and time again.’
RT Book Reviews
‘A smart, fun-filled romp.’
Publishers Weekly on Impetuous
‘A clever mystery adds intrigue to this lively and gently humorous tale, which simmers with well-handled sexual tension.’
Library Journal on A Dangerous Man
‘Delightful.’
Publishers Weekly on The Wedding Challenge
‘A beautifully crafted, poignant love story.’
RT Book Reviews on The Wedding Challenge
‘[A] beautifully written charmer.’
Publishers Weekly on The Marriage Wager
‘The talented Camp has deftly mixed romance and intrigue to create another highly enjoyable Regency romance.’
Booklist on An Independent Woman
Contents
Cover (#uf169c3c1-9dea-50ad-a032-d310d0dfa804)
About the Author (#uf24f9e8f-ea16-5424-928d-1e4ab5ee0f22)
Booklist (#ulink_8b37cc9b-0d96-58b8-a2e4-69566629eb3f)
Title Page (#u00c224cf-393f-5876-bbc0-cc2224d11b3b)
Copyright (#uf0d70a4c-f430-5a22-a1a9-5936bdd94cfb)
Praise (#u19196cce-749d-519b-a0a8-01fef07da32d)
PROLOGUE (#ulink_cbe44376-ac68-5267-bd41-ef7b6a39e4dd)
CHAPTER ONE (#ulink_747a40c4-9130-5108-9d35-8d7d2eda3fed)
CHAPTER TWO (#ulink_8661190f-eed2-5dde-b482-df5238ea0b46)
CHAPTER THREE (#ulink_2efb195d-adfc-5de5-b741-f03e9a33ef60)
CHAPTER FOUR (#ulink_8642ad38-a91f-5e45-8fbc-55b867a34d2a)
CHAPTER FIVE (#ulink_08acf017-a78a-53f0-950e-13863b94562e)
CHAPTER SIX (#ulink_7414d611-e8ff-5981-b29d-dac06504bd14)
CHAPTER SEVEN (#ulink_134381f4-7a7f-5ce8-a7ec-61ad70c74de4)
CHAPTER EIGHT (#ulink_f9e3fb27-17b0-5c86-8a25-bb7f20abb0f0)
CHAPTER NINE (#ulink_4571b220-bc9d-5ba7-afe2-2cf04621a0ba)
CHAPTER TEN (#ulink_89ad83c1-bb6f-521a-92fb-0713d1f58715)
CHAPTER ELEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER TWELVE (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER THIRTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER FOURTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER FIFTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER SIXTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER NINETEEN (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER TWENTY (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER THIRTY (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER FORTY (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER FORTY-ONE (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER FORTY-TWO (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER FORTY-THREE (#litres_trial_promo)
EPILOGUE (#litres_trial_promo)
PROLOGUE
1892
THE DOOR OPENED. The room beyond lay in darkness, broken only by a swath of moonlight. There was no reason to be frightened, yet some nameless, faceless terror iced Con’s veins. Still, he stepped inside. The fear in him was worse.
The walls of the room were curved, disorienting, and everywhere he looked were clocks—standing, hanging, scattered over tables and stands, lined up in cabinets. Brass hands winked, catching the dim light. Con moved farther in, his heart pounding, and stopped at a narrow table. The tiered rows were padded with dark velvet, and they were lined with not clocks, but compasses, their needles pointing in unison toward the windows. Turning now, he saw that compasses stood in the cabinets and hung on the walls amid the clocks.
