Ryland's Love
(1990)(Heather Moon)
(The second book in the Ladies of Quality series)A novel by Sharon Gillenwater
Sweet Regency Historical Romance
A powerful English peer...
Colton Lydell, the Duke of Ryland, can purchase the largest estate in England and never miss the money. Persuading prime ministers and generals to implement his plans comes easily. But he never learned to make small talk or flirt with the ladies or charm them out of stolen kisses. No woman has ever broken through his icy reserve to set him at ease - until a pretty Scottish maid lands in his lap during an encounter with an Irish Wolfhound.
Not one to dally with the servants - his or anyone else's - Ryland can't deny that he is attracted to the feisty redhead. But years in espionage have trained him well, and the duke soon realizes that the one woman who touches his lonely heart is not who she appears to be.
A lowly Scottish maid? Or a noble lady...
Catriona Denley wants to know if her grandfather, the Earl of Blagden, is happy in his new marriage. She also hopes to discover a way to mend a twenty-two year rift between him and her father. Posing as a maid in her grandfather's house seems like a good idea - until she falls in love with the Duke of Ryland.
Will her deception destroy their chance at happiness? Or will the lady of quality - as well as the maid - win Ryland's love?
Note: Ryland's Love is a revised version of Heather Moon published in print by Berkley Diamond, 1990.
The Ladies of Quality Collection -
A maid, a governess, and a mad heiress. But are they truly what they seem?
Three stand-alone Regency historical romances.
Hawk's Lady
Ryland's Love
Blackthorn's Heart
Genre: Historical
A powerful English peer...
Colton Lydell, the Duke of Ryland, can purchase the largest estate in England and never miss the money. Persuading prime ministers and generals to implement his plans comes easily. But he never learned to make small talk or flirt with the ladies or charm them out of stolen kisses. No woman has ever broken through his icy reserve to set him at ease - until a pretty Scottish maid lands in his lap during an encounter with an Irish Wolfhound.
Not one to dally with the servants - his or anyone else's - Ryland can't deny that he is attracted to the feisty redhead. But years in espionage have trained him well, and the duke soon realizes that the one woman who touches his lonely heart is not who she appears to be.
A lowly Scottish maid? Or a noble lady...
Catriona Denley wants to know if her grandfather, the Earl of Blagden, is happy in his new marriage. She also hopes to discover a way to mend a twenty-two year rift between him and her father. Posing as a maid in her grandfather's house seems like a good idea - until she falls in love with the Duke of Ryland.
Will her deception destroy their chance at happiness? Or will the lady of quality - as well as the maid - win Ryland's love?
Note: Ryland's Love is a revised version of Heather Moon published in print by Berkley Diamond, 1990.
The Ladies of Quality Collection -
A maid, a governess, and a mad heiress. But are they truly what they seem?
Three stand-alone Regency historical romances.
Hawk's Lady
Ryland's Love
Blackthorn's Heart
Genre: Historical
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