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The Gentleman's Demand
A Dangerous ManIf Sophie Firle consented to Nicholas Hatton's outrageous request she would put her life and her son's in mortal danger. But could she refuse the opportunity to help trap the smugglers who had murdered her husband?Finding herself penniless, and faced with the reality of running a struggling inn, Sophie had no option but to agree to Nicholas's proposal. But the plan also meant that Nicholas would have to be a guest at the inn and pose as her admirer!And he proved to be remarkably convincing.
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First published July 1, 2002
About the author
Meg Alexander
60 books10 followersMeg Alexander has been writing since childhood. Her first efforts were plays to be performed by her brothers, sister and cousins as family entertainment at Christmas time.
She married at nineteen and had a son. During his childhood she concentrated on freelance journalism, writing on crime, psychology, gardening, travel and cookery. At thirty-eight the breakdown of her marriage brought the need to earn more money. For the next twenty years she claims to have ‘lived on her wits’, becoming a representative for a textile firm in the north of England, and a professional cook in exalted circles. Then she moved into administration, as Assistant Director of the British Red Cross Society’s Conference Centre, and later managing a large Hall of Residence for students of King’s College, London.
During this time she gained a BA Degree from the Open University. When Meg retired she moved to Spain, where she wrote a weekly gardening column for an English language newspaper. The Costa Blanca News, and travel and cookery pieces for Inter-express. After eight years the call of grandchildren was too strong and she moved back to England, settling first in Kent and then in East Sussex.
She began to write historical fiction, encouraged by winning first prize in a competition run by Writers’ News for the best opening chapter of a historical romance. The judge was a senior editor from Harlequin Mills & Boon Ltd. She asked to see the rest of the book, but even after two re-writes it wasn’t considered suitable for publication. The same thing happened with a second book, but Meg was third-time lucky. The Last Enchantment, a Regency Romance was published in 1995.
She married at nineteen and had a son. During his childhood she concentrated on freelance journalism, writing on crime, psychology, gardening, travel and cookery. At thirty-eight the breakdown of her marriage brought the need to earn more money. For the next twenty years she claims to have ‘lived on her wits’, becoming a representative for a textile firm in the north of England, and a professional cook in exalted circles. Then she moved into administration, as Assistant Director of the British Red Cross Society’s Conference Centre, and later managing a large Hall of Residence for students of King’s College, London.
During this time she gained a BA Degree from the Open University. When Meg retired she moved to Spain, where she wrote a weekly gardening column for an English language newspaper. The Costa Blanca News, and travel and cookery pieces for Inter-express. After eight years the call of grandchildren was too strong and she moved back to England, settling first in Kent and then in East Sussex.
She began to write historical fiction, encouraged by winning first prize in a competition run by Writers’ News for the best opening chapter of a historical romance. The judge was a senior editor from Harlequin Mills & Boon Ltd. She asked to see the rest of the book, but even after two re-writes it wasn’t considered suitable for publication. The same thing happened with a second book, but Meg was third-time lucky. The Last Enchantment, a Regency Romance was published in 1995.
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November 19, 2021
En realidad es un 2.5
Me gustó, aunque me pareció demasiado predecible todo el tema del misterio... ni que hablar del tema del personaje masculino que, fue mi personaje favorito.
Ella no me desagradó, pero admito que en ningún momento conecté.
No hay escenas sexuales, así que es un libro de romance histórico, pero hasta ahí.
Me gustó, aunque me pareció demasiado predecible todo el tema del misterio... ni que hablar del tema del personaje masculino que, fue mi personaje favorito.
Ella no me desagradó, pero admito que en ningún momento conecté.
No hay escenas sexuales, así que es un libro de romance histórico, pero hasta ahí.
February 23, 2023
Skim. No real romance. Perspective changes without warning. Donated.
January 2, 2016
I know from the start that there's something mysterious going on with this book. And hell yeah I was right. Nicholas Hatton is a real gentleman and the way he proved those things makes me freak out internally. All is true that the first stage of love is IN DENIAL
August 26, 2013
Me gustó esta pequeña historia de romance poca original y cliché. Casi no me gusta el romance pero debo admitir que el romance histórico sí.
February 3, 2024
Senza infamia e senza lode.
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