'She has dolls! Does she seem neglected to you? Deprived in any way? She's *my* daughter, and I take care of her.

'She set out to captivate me, much as her mother did-' 'You may not rake me over the coals,' he said. It amuses me to catch the occasional stray bit of purpose by trailing in your wake.” All that naked ambition coupled with passionate belief in the rightness of your vision. 'Now you've made it *interesting*, curse you.' 'I thought you loathed shopping with women above all things,' she said, remembering what he'd said to Lady Clara. And then it wasn't the notebook she asked about. She held her tongue, though, until they were in his carriage. 'Did you not notice how diligently I took notes?'

Entering with the Duke of Clevedon is a sure way to get that and more.' I need prompt, preferably obsequious attention. I haven't time for dithering about prices. I've no time to waste while a clerk dithers or tries to sell me something I don't want.

'If we're to get this done by the end of the day, you must come with me. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.“Clevedon was to take Marcelline shopping. and a blazing scandal.Īnd now both their futures hang by anexquisite thread of silk. Clevedon candesign a seduction as irresistible as her dresses and what begins as a flicker of desire between twoof the most passionately stubborn charmersin London soon ignites into a delicious inferno. The prize seems well worth the risk-but this timeMarcelline's met her match. To get to the lady, though, Marcelline must win over Clevedon, whosestandards are as high as his morals are. And who better to benefitfrom her talent than the worst-dressed lady in the ton, the Duke of Clevedon's intended bride? Winning thefuture duchess's patronage means prestige and fortunefor Marcelline and her sisters.

The allure of the perfect gown should be twofold:īrilliant and ambitious dressmaker Marcelline Noirotis London's rising star. From the Design Book of Marcelline Noirot:

Silk is for seduction by loretta chase