Secret Desires of a Gentleman by Laura Lee Guhrke

However, despite the fact that I liked Maria quite a bit, and even had a certain affection for her upright, uptight hero, Phillip, I ultimately feel that Secret Desires of A Gentleman was not a very strong entry in the girl-bachelor series.Īs a baker with dreams of opening her own upscale patisserie, Maria, at 29, seems a confirmed girl-bachelor, completely focused on her ambition and her passion for fine pastry.

It is hard to resist these girl-bachelors after all, who wouldn’t want to root for these young women who seek real independence and also find the gift of love along the way. I enjoyed your last book, Wicked Ways of A Duke and was looking forward to Maria Martingale’s story. Janet Book Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Category 19th century / Historical Romances / Laura-Lee-Guhrke 23 Comments She is beautiful, demure and intelligent – in fact everything he ever wanted in a wife – so he persuades her to save him from Louise by marrying him.OctoREVIEW: Secret Desires of A Gentleman by Laura Lee Guhrke He motivation is clear – although penniless at the time, he has since suddenly inherited the title and estates after his uncle’s death in a train crash.Fleeing Louise and London for the safety of the countryside he breaks his collarbone in a carriage accident and is knocked unconscious.When he awakens he finds he is being nursed by a lovely country girl called Purilla.

Man about town and something of a “ladies’ man” the new Earl of Rockbrook has given little thought to a liaison at Windsor Castle in which one of the Queen’s Ladies-in-Waiting, Lady Louise appears in his bedroom – so he is appalled when he learns that Louise’s mother expects him to marry her. and the more he sees her, the harder it is for Phillip to keep his own secret desire for her a secret. Now, twelve years later, Maria discovers that the man who holds her fate in his hands is none other than the haughty gentleman who sent her packing-and he's as handsome and arrogant as ever.Īlways the proper gentleman, Phillip will do anything to protect his family from scandal, and when Maria dares to move in right next door, he knows scandal will surely follow. But Phillip Hawthorne, Marquess of Kayne, put a stop to those plans when he learned his younger brother intended to marry a cook's daughter. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! Secret Desires of a Gentleman Laura Lee Guhrke We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog.

Secret Desires of a Gentleman by Laura Lee Guhrke