title: When Good Earls Go Bad: A Victorian Valentine's Day Novella (Dukes Behaving Badly)
author:  Megan Frampton 
description: &#8220;Megan Frampton always shines!&#8221; (Sabrina Jeffries, New York Times bestselling author)<br /><br />&#8220;Frampton&#8217;s romance has charm to spare, and readers will find it impossible to resist her flawless characterization, fanciful plotting, and deliciously fizzy wit.&#8221; (Booklist)<br /><br />&#8220;Frampton superbly balances passion with humor, avoiding clich&#233; through rich characterization. The result is warm, kindhearted, and utterly delightful.&#8221; (Publishers Weekly <strong>(starred review)</strong>)<br /><br />&#8220;exquisitely written, fast-paced, and -- I would not dare call them sex scenes -- the lovemaking is sublimely erotic, sensual, and deliciously wicked. Megan Frampton was a new author to me, and with WHEN EARLS GO BAD, she has gained a new devoted fan. A must- read for historical fiction lovers!&#8221; (Fresh Fiction)
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  Ravished in Rose
  
  
  by Felicia Greene
  
  Cecile walked up the stairs of the Barton townhouse as the rain beat down
  outside. Stopping to straighten one of the many china ornaments crowding the
  side tables, nodding to a maid who passed her with an armful of fresh linen,
  she knocked gently on the door of the study. Once allowed entrance, she chose
  her most crisply professional tone. ‘There’s a gentleman to see you, my lady.’
  
  ‘A gentleman?’ Margaret Barton looked up from her desk, which was strewn with
  the gossip columns of all of London’s premier papers. Several names had been
  circled with a pencil, while others had been underlined. ‘Lord Pearson?’
  
  ‘… No, my lady. He declined to continue his appointments. Do you remember?’
  
  ‘Oh, lord. Yes. Then Mr. Grey?’
  
  ‘No, my lady. He sent a note not twenty minutes ago, saying he couldn’t attend
  today’s appointment.’
  
  ‘Well that’s–that’s a deplorable lack of organisation on his part. He’ll be
  charged accordingly.’
  
  ‘Quite, my lady