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If You Give a Smuggler a Secret & If You Give a Rake a Reason - Pirates & Petticoats Special Edition Books 1 & 2 - cover

If You Give a Smuggler a Secret & If You Give a Rake a Reason - Pirates & Petticoats Special Edition Books 1 & 2

Chloe Flowers

Publisher: Flowers & Fullerton

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Summary

Two novels for the price of one! A headstrong lady tangles with a rakish smuggler in this enemies to lovers, American historical adventure. Beautifully written, three-dimensional settings and humorous, charismatic characters provide readers a wonderful, romantic escape.A lady plotting her way out of an arranged marriage. A smuggler with a cryptic invitation to a clandestine meeting. A group of pirates out for revenge. It’s the perfect storm.If you give a smuggler a secret he'll demand a kiss to keep it. If you give a rake a reason he'll covet a caress to please him...
 
A deathbed confession. A dark plot of revenge. A band of ticked-off pirates. What else could possibly go wrong?
 
If you enjoy historical romance and action and adventure, entwined with charismatic characters and a rich, entertaining plot you’ll love The Pirates & Petticoats Series. (Want sweet romance instead? Read Chloe Flowers’ The Hearts of Adventure Sweet Romance Series!) *NOTE: This is the *sexy version* of the first two novels in The Hearts of Adventure Sweet Romance Series.
 
If You Give a Smuggler a Secret... From the moment he discovered her with a sword in one hand, dagger in the other sparring in a hidden meadow, smuggler and ship’s captain Landon Hart has been intrigued by that independent, spirited tempest, Keelan Grey. But, he isn’t prepared for the impact she has on his tightly guarded heart, or the trouble she manages to attract. From the moment she let him in on her secret training, Keelan knew Landon Hart was going to be a storm on her horizon. With an assassin killing off members of her family one by one, and a father trying to arrange a marriage between her and a vile plantation owner, Keelan had enough on her plate without an exasperating, rakishly handsome, ship’s captain getting in the way of her plots and schemes. When Landon’s own dangerous secrets collide with Keelan’s, it’s the perfect storm.
 
If You Give a Rake a Reason... A deathbed confession plunges Keelan Grey into a dark plot of deception and revenge. As enemies close in, she is forced to act a charade and soon her life depends on her playing the part. Now, with the mystery of her true identity to be solved, she must rely on her wits and skill with a blade to both survive and defend the man she loves. Smuggler and ship’s captain Landon Hart has secret cargo to deliver up north, but when pirates kidnap the impetuous beauty who stole his heart, he prepares for battle. Rescuing her turns out to be the easy part. With a bounty on her head that has too many watchers out looking for her, keeping her close seems like a good plan. Until she disappears.
 
If You Give a Smuggler a Secret, If You Give a Rake a Reason and If You Give a Hellion Your Heart is a trilogy that follows the saga of Keelan Grey and Landon Hart on their adventure of discovery and a love of a lifetime.
Available since: 11/22/2022.
Print length: 617 pages.

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