Septiembre de 1821. Cuando su padre anuncia que debe casarse con un vicario de rostro sombrío y dudosa reputación, Lucy decide realizar un plan desesperado. Robando el preciado semental de su padre y escapar a través de los páramos, solo para caer en manos de notorios ladrones de caballos y en los brazos engañosos de su rudo pero encantador líder.Se ve obligada a participar en sus crímenes, pero cuando intenta engañar a Philip, hijo del conde de Darwell, Lucy es atrapada. Philip le da un ultimátum y le ofrece un plan: ir a la horca por ladrona o ayúdarlo a recuperar las escrituras de una mansión Darwell Manor y las joyas perdidas de su madre.Ahora, Lucy debe recuperar su libertad mientras pierde su corazón ante el apuesto y distante Philip ... que no confía en ella ni un milimetro.Este libro contiene escenas de sexo explícito y no es apto para lectores menores de 18 años. Lorna Read was born in Liverpool and started writing at the age of six, when she wrote her first song (words and music) and first poem (about her cat!). When she was eleven, she wrote the first few chapters of a book featuring a Canadian lumberjack, which is still lurking in a battered old notebook. At school, she won several essay prizes and came second in an RSPCA essay competition.After gaining an Honours degree in English from Bangor University in North Wales, she moved to London and started work as an advertising copywriter, then spent several years as a rock music journalist whilst singing with her own band. Next came a stint with IPC Magazines as editor of romantic story magazine, Loving. During her decade on the title, she regularly appeared on radio and TV as an agony aunt.Lorna now lives in West London. The Earl's Captive is her first title for Next Chapter and she is currently working on the follow-up, The Earl's Concubine.
