Never Deceive a Viscount by Renee Ann Miller

Lily swears she’ll never end up in another abusive home, but when Ryle starts to show all the same warning signs that her mother ignored, Lily learns just how hard it is to say goodbye. The provocative opening takes a dark turn when Lily receives a warning about Ryle’s intentions from his sister, who becomes Lily’s employee and close friend. They meet on a rooftop in Boston on the night Ryle loses a patient and Lily attends her abusive father’s funeral. Hoover’s ( November 9, 2015, etc.) latest tackles the difficult subject of domestic violence with romantic tenderness and emotional heft.Īt first glance, the couple is edgy but cute: Lily Bloom runs a flower shop for people who hate flowers Ryle Kincaid is a surgeon who says he never wants to get married or have kids. Stroke by stroke, the artist shows the viscount what made the Mona Lisa smile-and the moment when all their secrets come into full view is well worth the wait. But what some call scandalous and sinful, others call art.

The complete picture might ruin them both: Simon’s conquests are easy fodder for the scandal sheets, while Emma bears the stigma of a broken engagement. As they sit face to face, they learn about each other one scintillating detail at a time, leaving the rest to the imagination. But the kiss left a lasting impression on them both, and if she’s not careful, she’ll soon be painting her subject in the nude. Though Emma recognizes her patron’s scarred yet handsome face, she can’t tell him where the ring is-not if she wants to stay out of jail.

What he doesn’t know is that it was Emma’s imaginative 12-year-old sister, Lily, who stole the ring, believing it was evidence of a salacious crime, while Emma kissed him to distract his attention. When the clues lead him to his neighbor Emma Trafford, a struggling artist, he hires her to paint his portrait under an assumed name, hoping to draw out a confession without calling attention to himself. Simon Marlton, Viscount Adler, is on the hunt for the mysterious home invader who stole his treasured signet ring-and a kiss. A portrait artist gets to know her subject very well in the latest installment of the Infamous Lords series.

Never Deceive a Viscount by Renee Ann Miller