TEMPTING JULIANA
Lauren Royal
Author's Cut Edition
Novelty Press
TEMPTING JULIANA by Lauren Royal - Author's Cut Edition
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Originally published in paperback by Penguin Putnam Inc.
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ISBN 978-1-93807-10-4
8th Edition, March 2015
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Page
Book Description
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A Message from Lauren...
Dedication
1: Lady Juliana Chase's family often accused her of looking for trouble.
2: "How many baby clothes do you need to make?"
3: James Trevor, the Earl of Stafford, hadn't been to a ball in years.
4: "This pink is pretty," Emily said Monday at Grafton House...
5: "Where is Amanda?" Juliana said Wednesday afternoon in the drawing room.
6: "I really must be on my way, Aunt Aurelia."
7: Over the next two days, Juliana helped Amanda order an entire new wardrobe.
8: "There he is," Amanda said dourly as they stepped into Lady Hammersmithe's ballroom.
9: Wary of Juliana's grin, Griffin watched her heading his way with their cousin.
10: While Amanda was off dancing with her fourth or fifth potential suitor...
11: Despite having persuaded her cousins to attend her party, Juliana...
12: "What do you think of this dress, dear?" Sitting across from James...
13: Wondering what Juliana wanted of him, James led...
14: Before the duke left on Monday afternoon, he'd asked...
15: "You-you-you're afraid of Emily's...
16: Juliana placed little mounds of dough on...
17: As James's carriage crawled toward the Egyptian Hall...
18: The exterior of the museum at Number Twenty-two Piccadilly...
19: "I cannot see," Frances complained.
20: The weather was always a popular topic of conversation...
21: "So," Juliana said to James as they waltzed, "have you decided...
22: "Isn't this a stunning carriage?" Juliana asked as she and Amanda...
23: After dinner, when the ladies would usually have left the men...
24: "I cannot believe you didn't tell me you'd talked to Lord Stafford," Amanda said...
25: James handed the hopeful young woman a pencil...
26: The Billingsgate ball was in full swing, and music...
27: "You're foxed," Juliana told James later as they danced.
28: The next morning dawned bright and sunny, which should have made Juliana feel...
29: Dark was falling.
30: James had finally kissed Juliana, and it had been better...
31: "It's the rheumatism, I fear," Lady Avonleigh said the next afternoon.
32: "Where's my aunt?" Juliana cried. "And Lord Malmsey?"
33: James's aunts were even better seamstresses than Rachael and her sisters.
34: As James was leaving that evening, Cornelia walked into Stafford House.
35: Juliana was scandalized. Absolutely, positively scandalized.
36: Lord Malmsey was the youngest man at the Pevensey residence.
37: For five days—ever since she'd come to his house and offered to volunteer...
38: On Saturday evening, Griffin watched Juliana scan the Teddington's ballroom.
39: Aunts Aurelia and Bedelia had been thrilled when James asked them...
40: After James left, Juliana returned to the ballroom, furious...
41: In his study at Stafford House the next day, James...
42: As Lady Hartley's guests followed the Wolverstons from the room...
43: The next day, Juliana paced around the drawing room...
44: Even with a flurry of activity, Juliana's afternoon...
45: "Why are you so sad, Lady Juliana?"
46: There were different ways of dealing with the blows life randomly chucked...
47: For two days, Juliana had done little but sew baby clothes...
48: James's eyes met Juliana's in understanding...
49: At the top of the elegant staircase, James didn't walk Juliana...
50: And so it was that James arrived at Lady Amanda's house...
51: In the end, Amanda was the one who objected.
52: When Juliana had dreamed of walking down the aisle...
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Bonus Material
Author's Note
Books by Lauren Royal
Regency Chase Family Tree
Excerpt from THE ART OF TEMPTATION
Contest
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Jewels of Historical Romance
Contact Information
BOOK DESCRIPTION
London, 1816
Lady Juliana Chase wants nothing more than to see everyone around her happy. That's why she takes such pleasure in playing matchmaker. Her latest efforts involve Dr. James Trevor, the Earl of Stafford, and her good friend Amanda, who are absolutely perfect for each other. So why on earth is the handsome physician ignoring Juliana's good intentions and ruining her carefully laid plans?
After losing his wife, James buried himself in his work, opening a clinic to vaccinate London's poor against smallpox. The last thing he wants is to fall for another woman. So when Juliana meddles with his love life, he's surprised to find himself smitten—but not with Amanda. Now he must turn the tables and beat Juliana at her own game, or risk losing the determined beauty who has reawakened his desires and captured his heart...
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