As an Earl Desires (25 page)

LORRAINE HEATH wrote her first story at
the age of seven. It involved a fisherman who fell in love with a
mermaid. She has since moved on to sexy cowboys and dashing English
lords.
Publishers Weekly
says she is
“a master of her craft.” Her work has been recognized
with numerous awards including RWA's RITA, a HOLT medallion,
a
Romantic Times
Reviewer's
Choice Award, and several Texas Gold Awards. Readers can catch up
with her latest news at
www.lorraineheath.com

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F
ALLING
I
NTO
B
ED
W
ITH A
D
UKE

T
HE
D
UKE AND THE
L
ADY IN
R
ED

T
HE
L
AST
W
ICKED
S
COUNDREL

T
HE
G
UNSLINGER

A
LWAYS TO
R
EMEMBER

O
NCE
M
ORE
, M
Y
D
ARLING
R
OGUE

D
ECK THE
H
ALLS
W
ITH
L
OVE

M
IDNIGHT
P
LEASURES
W
ITH A
S
COUNDREL

W
HEN THE
D
UKE
W
AS
W
ICKED

B
ETWEEN THE
D
EVIL AND
D
ESIRE

I
N
B
ED
W
ITH THE
D
EVIL

W
AKING UP
W
ITH THE
D
UKE

J
UST
W
ICKED
E
NOUGH

S
HE
T
EMPTS THE
D
UKE

A D
UKE OF
H
ER
O
WN

P
ROMISE
M
E
F
OREVER

A M
ATTER OF
T
EMPTATION

A
S AN
E
ARL
D
ESIRES

P
ARTING
G
IFTS

P
LEASURES OF A
N
OTORIOUS
G
ENTLEMAN

P
ASSIONS OF A
W
ICKED
E
ARL

A
N
I
NVITATION TO
S
EDUCTION

S
WEET
L
ULLABY

T
EXAS
D
ESTINY

T
EXAS
G
LORY

T
EXAS
S
PLENDOR

T
O
M
ARRY AN
H
EIRESS

L
ORD OF
T
EMPTATION

L
ORD OF
W
ICKED
I
NTENTIONS

S
URRENDER TO THE
D
EVIL

L
OVE
W
ITH A
S
CANDALOUS
L
ORD

T
HE
O
UTLAW AND THE
L
ADY

N
EVER
M
ARRY A
C
OWBOY

N
EVER
L
OVE A
C
OWBOY

A R
OGUE IN
T
EXAS

AVON TRUE ROMANCES FOR TEENS

A
MELIA AND THE
O
UTLAW

S
AMANTHA AND THE
C
OWBOY

This book is a work of fiction. The
characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the
author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any
resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is
entirely coincidental.

AS AN EARL
DESIRES
. Copyright © 2006 by Lorraine Heath. All rights
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ePub edition June 2006 ISBN
9780061738104

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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