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y separately published work icon The Taste of Innocence single work   novel   romance   historical fiction   adventure  
Is part of The Cynster Novels Stephanie Laurens , 1998 series - author novel (number 14 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 The Taste of Innocence
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'When New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens created the world of the Cynsters, she introduced readers to the glittering ranks of aristocratic British society, where arranged marriages are the norm for securing dynasties, where passion is an art practiced by sophisticated lovers and high-born mistresses, and love is a potentially dangerous indulgence.

'For no gentleman is this more true than for Charles Morwellan, the 8th Earl of Meredith. Although he's seen the many successful unions of his Cynster connections, he has also watched his father's obsessions nearly destroy his family and fortune, a mistake Charles will not repeat. But as Lord Meredith he must marry, so he offers for Sarah, daughter of his neighbors, Lord and Lady Conningham. She's intelligent enough to run his social life, beautiful enough to grace his arm, and old enough to know the value of his offer.

'For most young ladies of the ton, the right marriage is the culmination of years of training, perfect deportment and intricate plans and statagems that would impress a general. But as a lady of independent means with a life of her own, Sarah is unwilling to surrender her independence unless it be for unbounded love.

'But Charles always gets what he wants. He convinces Sarah to give him two weeks to win her, after which-if he succeeds-they will marry immediately. And so begins an intense courtship. By day, Charles and Sarah are models of decorum indulging in innocuous walks, polite conversation, sedate waltzes. But each night they steal away to the lush, moonlit gardens where sensual embraces turn to searing kisses, which soon become much more. Both are swept away on a tide of passion and feeling neither can resist.

'But after the wedding, despite nights of insatiable passion, by day Charles maintains an aloof distance as if the near-sinful sweetness of their nights exists only in a dream. Sarah battles to prove that true love is a force that can't be contained, a gift worth fighting for, but it's only when she's engulfed in a web of increasingly dangerous incidents that Charles discovers how much he's willing to surrender to protect...the taste of innocence.'

Source: Stephanie Laurens website, http://www.stephanielaurens.com/
Sighted: 29/08/2012

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia , 2007 .
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      Extent: 364p.
      ISBN: 9780732284992
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      William Morrow ,
      2007 .
      Extent: 396p.
      ISBN: 9780060840860
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Piatkus ,
      2007 .
      Extent: 380p.
      ISBN: 9780749937607 (pbk.)
    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Avon Books , 2008 .
      Extent: 364p.
      ISBN: 9780060840877
Alternative title: Sturm der Verführung
Language: German
    • Munich,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Blanvalet ,
      2009 .
      Extent: 410p.
      ISBN: 9783442372980 (pbk.)

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