title: Not Always a Saint (Lost Lords)
author:  Mary Jo Putney 
description: <b>Mary Jo Putney</b> is a <i><i>New York Times</i> </i>and <i><i>USA Today</i> </i>bestselling author who has written over 60 novels and novellas. A ten-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA, she has won the honor twice and is on the RWA Honor Roll for bestselling authors. In 2013 she was awarded the RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award. Though most of her books have been historical romance, she has also published contemporary romances, historical fantasy, and young adult paranormal historicals. She lives in Maryland with her nearest and dearest, both two and four footed. Visit her at maryjoputney.com.
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  “YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, LORD ROMAYNE, AND I’M A WICKED WOMAN!”
  
  “I should be wearing scarlet, not widow’s weeds, to warn men away from me!”
  
  His gaze was searching. “Are you cruel? I’ve seen no signs of that. Are you a
  liar or profoundly selfish? I’ve not observed that, either. How are you
  wicked?”
  
  She wanted to spit at him. “I have no desire to reveal my sordid past, my
  lord! I have done what I must to survive, and that includes deeds that the
  world would condemn.” Not to mention the deed that could get her hanged. “I
  don’t belong with a man who is almost a saint!”
  
  His eyes flashed with real anger. “I am no saint!” He closed the distance
  between them in two steps, wrapped his arms around Jessie, and kissed her with
  a passion that seared her bones....
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Books by Mary Jo Putney
  
  The Lost Lords series
  
    
  
  Loving a Lost Lord
  
  
    
  Never Less Than a Lady
  
  
    
  Nowhere Near Respectable
  
  
    
  No Longer a Gentleman
  
  
    
  Sometimes a Rogue
  
  
    
  Not Quite a Wife
  
  
    
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