![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her parents are determined that she marry, and have arranged a match with an earl who is well into his fifties. Maryann Fitzwilliam is considered a wallflower, and, at twenty-three, nearing spinster status. So far, there is only one man left to identify, a man Nicolas calls the Black Dahlia, and Nicolas has a lead on who he may be. His sole purpose in life has become finding the identity of each man who abused her, and ruining them. When Nicolas received Arianna’s letter, he was devastated and full of guilt. Then she threw herself into the river, not wanting to live. With her spirit broken, Arianna sent a letter to Nicolas, describing the men and what they had done. Her journey was interrupted by an encounter with several young aristocrats, who proceeded to rape her, uncaring that she was just sixteen years old and an innocent. Knowing they could never marry, Arianna decided to set off for London to try to find success as an actress. Years ago, as a teenager, Nicolas had a friend, Arianna, who was his first young love but was the daughter of servants. These characteristics are greatly exaggerated, but they have allowed Nicolas to keep company with the very men he seeks to ruin. Ives, the Marquess of Rothbury, has spent years cultivating a reputation for himself as a rake and libertine. "Will His Desire for Revenge Outweigh His Desire for Her?" Her Wicked Marquess ![]()
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