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by Jami Alden


  When I started writing the second book in The Daughters of Erin series, DUCHESS OF SIN, I had planned for Sir Grant Dunmore to be part of a love triangle in the story, who would probably die in the end. But as I wrote his scenes, he showed me that he was much more complicated than that. His scenes with Caroline seemed to take on a life of their own, and I wanted to find out more about him. I wanted to see what would happen between Grant and Caroline and where their unexpected attraction would take them. The answer became LADY OF SEDUCTION. And their passion for each other caused a lot of trouble for them, and fun for me!

  I’ve loved spending time with the Blacknall sisters and their heroes, and I’m sorry to say good-bye to them in this book. But I’m very happy they’ve all found their happily-ever-afters. For excerpts, behind-the-book information on the history of this era, and some fun extras, you can visit my website at http://laurelmckee.net.

  And if you’d like to put together your own Irish feast, here is a recipe for one of my favorite dishes—Shepherd’s Pie! (The first two books featured Irish Soda Bread and Sticky Toffee Pudding, all great when served with a Guinness…)

  Ingredients

  • 1½ lbs ground round beef

  • 1 onion chopped

  • 1–2 cups vegetables—chopped carrots, corn, peas

  • 1½–2 lbs potatoes (3 big ones)

  • 8 tablespoons butter (1 stick)

  • ½ cup beef broth

  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

  • Salt, pepper, other seasonings of choice

  1ike to p; Peel and quarter potatoes, boil in salted water until tender (about 20 minutes).

  2 While the potatoes are cooking, melt 4 tablespoons butter (½ a stick) in large frying pan.

  3 Sauté onions in butter until tender over medium heat (10 mins). If you are adding vegetables, add them according to cooking time. Put any carrots in with the onions. Add corn or peas either at the end of the cooking of the onions, or after the meat has initially cooked.

  4 Add ground beef and sauté until no longer pink. Add salt and pepper. Add Worcestershire sauce. Add half a cup of beef broth and cook, uncovered, over low heat for 10 minutes, adding more beef broth as necessary to keep moist.

  5 Mash potatoes in bowl with remainder of butter, season to taste.

  6 Place beef and onions in baking dish. Distribute mashed potatoes on top. Rough up with a fork so that there are peaks that will brown nicely. You can use the fork to make some designs in the potatoes as well.

  7 Cook in 400 degree oven until bubbling and brown (about 30 minutes). Broil for last few minutes if necessary to brown.

  Serves four.

  Enjoy!

  From the desk of Katie Lane

  Dear Reader,

  There’s something about a bad boy that’s irresistible, something about a man who lives on the edge and plays by his own rules. And whether it was the time you caught the teenage rebel checking you out in your new Christmas sweater—or the time the tatted biker sent you a blatantly sexual look as he cruised by on his custom bike—a run-in with a bad boy is like taking a ride on the world’s biggest roller coaster; long after the ride’s over, you’re still shaky, breathless, and begging for more.

  No doubt a portion of the blame lies with our mothers. (It’s so easy to blame Mom.) Maternal warnings always include the things that turn out to be the most fun—wild parties, fast cars, and naughty boys. (All of which got me in plenty of trouble.) But I think most of our infatuation has to do with our desire to take a break from being the perfect daughter, the hardworking employee, the dependable wife, and the super mom. For one brief moment, we want to release our inner bad girl and jerk up that sweater Aunt Sally gave us and flash some cleavage. Or hop on that throbbing piece of machinery and take a ride on the wild side.

  Evenif it’s only in our fantasies—or possibly a steamy romance novel—we want to throw caution to the wind and fearlessly proclaim…

  MAKE MINE A BAD BOY!

  www.katielanebooks.com

  Contents

  Front Cover Image

  Welcome

  Dedication

  A Preview of Hide from Evil

  Acknowledgments

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  The Dish

  Cpyright

  Copyright

  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

  Copyright © 2011 by Jami Alden

  Excerpt from Hide from Evil copyright © 2011 by Jami Alden

  All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

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  First eBook Edition: June 2011

  ISBN: 978-1-609-41913-4

 

 

 


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