Yet Camille excites him as no woman ever has and he must have her, no matter the cost. Funny that none of her candidates seems good enough. He’s her step-brother, famous, restless, a savvy Shanghai taipan and a menace…to her heart. And definitely not for love.Ĭamille Bereston decided years ago that Pierce was not for her. Can’t it When American robber baron Killian Hanniford decides to expand his business empire, he sails to Europe in 1877 and takes his family with him. Pierce Hanniford returns to England after tripling his fortune in China. Those Notorious Americans, a family headed by a scandalous robber baron, ready to charm all of Europe with their wit, their good looksand their fortune.

About the Book She’d wanted him for years…and denied she cared.īut she’s older now and even more delectable. DeLand’s knowledgeable-and gentle- layering in of his challenges-and the challenges of the Chinese people-was fascinating. At least one book in my list of hopes and dreams belongs there.īut later, “And then the village fell away and a long limestone wall curved into a circular drive to the front of a small chateau with the charm of the French Rococo and the colors of rose and white.” How might that do for a secret getaway with a lover?Īn added benefit to me? The hero is just returned from China. I think it has wormed its way onto my bucket list. Her heroine approaches Tours to this view, “As they approached on the north side of the river, the town spread across the wide Loire and the red brick curtain wall of the fortress of the medieval French kings, the Palace of Amboise spread along the banks.” Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ravishing Camille by Cerise DeLand