Never Lie to a Lady

Liz Carlyle

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia
• eBook ISBN:
  9780731810413
• Year: 2011

Step into the glittering world of Regency London, where scandal whispers through candlelit ballrooms and desire hides behind every carefully masked smile. In this lush and intoxicating historical romance from New York Times bestselling author Liz Carlyle, a notorious rogue meets the one woman capable of bringing him to his knees.

Lord Nash is a man shrouded in mystery and temptation. Darkly handsome, dangerously charming, and infamous throughout London society, he moves effortlessly between aristocratic drawing rooms and the city’s shadowy underworld. Women long for him. Men fear him. And everyone knows heartbreak follows in his wake.

But one moonlit encounter changes everything.

When Nash shares a fleeting, unforgettable moment with a beautiful stranger, fascination quickly becomes obsession. The mysterious woman is Miss Xanthia Neville—witty, fiercely independent, and far more dangerous than any proper lady ought to be. Beneath her elegance lies a web of secrets tied to smugglers, spies, and deadly intrigue lurking beneath the glittering surface of the ton.

As passion ignites between them, Nash finds himself risking more than his carefully guarded heart. Because the closer he gets to Xanthia, the more he realizes she may be the one temptation powerful enough to destroy him.

Filled with breathtaking romance, simmering chemistry, scandalous secrets, and lavish Regency glamour, this sweeping love story is perfect for fans of Bridgerton, where every glance burns with desire—and every kiss could ruin them both

Table of contents

• Cover
• Nash stepped from the shadows to block her path. “Looking for your Odysseus, Madame Circe?”
• Praise
• ALSO BY LIZ CARLYLE FROM POCKET BOOKS
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Prologue An Assignation in Crescent Mews Late Winter 1828
• Chapter One A Gala in Hanover Street Spring 1828
• Chapter Two A Row in Wapping High Street
• Chapter Three A Grave Misunderstanding in Mayfair
• Chapter Four An Intrigue in Berkeley Square
• Chapter Five A Shocking Proposal in Richmond
• Chapter Six A Sultry Afternoon in Wapping
• Chapter Seven A Flap in Park Lane
• Chapter Eight A Tryst at Horseferry Wharf
• Chapter Nine A Cup of Coffee in Park Lane
• Chapter Ten A Long Way from Yorkshire
• Chapter Eleven Gout & Gunpowder in the Docklands
• Chapter Twelve A Rendezvous in Hampshire
• Chapter Thirteen Temptation in the Garden of Earthly Delights
• Chapter Fourteen An Adventurous Assignation at Brierwood
• Chapter Fifteen Terrible Trouble in Hampshire
• Chapter Sixteen The Denouement in Paris
• Chapter Seventeen A Waltz in St. James
• EpilogueSafe Harbor by the Thames