![]() ![]() Now, however, she is weary of the situation and determined to do her very best both to explain everything to her husband and then to achieve a reconciliation. Claire, in the meantime, accepted her banishment and put Westcliffe’s neglected lands in order. Westcliffe beat Stephen up, banished Claire to his country seat, and spent the last years having sex with as many women as he could before devoting himself to a single mistress who is as cold and self-centered as she is greedy. They were married three years earlier, at the age of 17 and 25 respectively, and the marriage went disastrously wrong when Westcliffe found Claire in bed with his younger brother Stephen on their wedding night. Secretly, Claire is also determined to mend the breach between herself and Westcliffe. She wants to spend the Season in London to introduce her younger sister Beth to society, so that Beth will be spared the anguish of an arranged match. When he gets home, he is surprised to discover that his estranged wife Claire has come for a visit. ![]() ![]() The novel begins with Morgan Lyons, the Earl of Westcliffe, having sex with his mistress. The book started in a rather aggravating way, developed some sterling qualities in the middle, and ended in a downward spiral of melodrama. Lorraine Heath is a new author for me, and my impressions are mixed after finishing Passions of a Wicked Earl. ![]()
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