title: Too Scandalous to Wed
author:  Alexandra Benedict 
description: "TOO SCANDALOU TO WED deserves more that the 5 that I have given it but it's our highest rating ... I truly adored it. It was a beautiful story. The details were vivid and I was right in the middle of the story ... I have come to love this author's work and anyone who loves historical romances will love her too." - <i>Romance Junkies, 5 Blue Ribbons</i>
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  Can he awaken dreams she thought lost forever...?
  
  Harriet, Lady Brierley, is a respectable widow, determined to keep the secrets
  of her broken heart deeply buried. But when Benedict Poole—the very man who
  deserted her—returns, Harriet’s safe world threatens to unravel.
  
  Believing Harriet left him for a wealthy lord, Benedict must fight to uncover
  the true consequence and tragedy of their affair years before. But with his
  family’s name now synonymous with scandal, can he hope to win back the trust
  of the woman he has always loved?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Slowly, she raised her eyes to his.
  
  Harriet could not read his expression in the dim light that filtered through
  the window, but she did see the muscle leap in his jaw. The air between them
  crackled with intensity and her pulse responded with a lurch and a gallop. She
  licked at her dry lips as he moved closer. His gaze fastened on her mouth,
  sending desire sizzling through her. Pure instinct tilted h