The Handbook to Handling His Lordship (Scandalous Brides Serie...

THE HANDBOOK TO HANDLING HIS LORDSHIPSUZANNE ENOCHEmily Portsman has a secret, and three years ago she decided the best way to keep it would be to work at the Tantalus Club, a notorious gaming establishment for gentlemen. It's not the sort of work a beautiful, well-bred governess would ever consider-unless she's hiding from her past and a man who wants to destroy her present... Nate Stokes, Earl of Westfall, is a supremely accomplished former spy more at home on London's seedy streets than in any glittery ballroom. His peers know him only as a bookish fellow who can find anything-or anyone. When the Marquis of Ebberling hires him to find a murderess, Nate's search leads him to the Tantalus Club and Emily Portsman. In a game where no one is who they seem and when every conversation is a deadly dance of trust and desire, the only thing Nate knows for sure is that once he gets Emily in his arms, he will never let go...

From Booklist

Emily Portsman, who works at the Tantalus Club, is impressed by Nathaniel Stokes, the quiet, bespectacled Earl of Westfall. But Emily is really former governess Rachel Newbury, and Nathaniel is Nate Stokes, one of Wellington’s top spies, who has been forced to leave his life as a secret agent and claim his title. Bored by his current lifestyle, Nathaniel amuses himself by finding lost belongings for the town. His latest commission, though, is different: he is to locate Rachel Newbury, who is rumored to have murdered Lord Ebberling’s wife. Concealed identities, dark secrets, and false accusations add to the suspense as Nate and Emily begin to fall in love with each other. This is the fourth book in Enoch’s exciting Scandalous Brides series, and libraries will want the full run of these Regency-era tales. --Shelley Mosley

Kirkus Reviews

“A nicely crafted romance that brings a spy novel sensibility to a damsel-in-distress fugitive trope, with entertaining and rewarding results.”

Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“A joyride of a novel…a sensual romantic caper sure to win applause.”

New York Journal of Books

“Reading a book by Suzanne Enoch is like stepping into a time machine. She so adeptly transports readers….”

Romantic Times

“A highly gifted author.”

Booklist

“With her carefully drawn characters and plot chock-full of political intrigue, greed, and scandal, Enoch has put a nifty Regency spin on the Beauty and the Beast story.”

Sun Journal

“Suzanne Enoch has a gift for piquing a reader's interest.”

RT Book Reviews

“Enoch combines wonderful characters who have marvelous chemistry with a clever plot and a fast pace.”

From the Back Cover

"One of my very favorite authors."―Julia Quinn WHAT COULD BE MORE TEMPTINGEmily Portsman has a secret, and three years ago she decided the best way to keep it would be to work at the Tantalus Club, a notorious gaming establishment for gentlemen. It's not the sort of work a beautiful, well-bred governess would ever consider―unless she's hiding from her past and a man who wants to destroy her present…THAN SURRENDERING TO LOVE?Nate Stokes, Earl of Westfall, is a supremely accomplished former spy more at home on London's seedy streets than in any glittery ballroom. His peers know him only as a bookish fellow who can find anything―or anyone. When the Marquis of Ebberling hires him to find a murderess, Nate's search leads him to the Tantalus Club and Emily Portsman. In a game where no one is who they seem and when every conversation is a deadly dance of trust and desire, the only thing Nate knows for sure is that once he gets Emily in his arms, he will never let go…"Always an eagerly anticipated pleasure." ―Christina Dodd

About the Author

A native and current resident of Southern California, Suzanne Enoch loves movies almost as much as she loves books, with a special place in her heart for anything Star Wars. She has written more than thirty Regency novels and historical romances, which are regularly found on the New York Times bestseller list. When she is not busily working on her next book, Suzanne likes to contemplate interesting phenomena, like how the three guppies in her aquarium became 161 guppies in five months.

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