Carole Mortimer - Not Just a Wallflower

A lady never tells …

Elena Leighton and Ellie Rosewood might only be a lowly governess and a lady’s companion, but there is more to these women than meets the eye!

For their meek and respectable demeanour hides this season’s most scandalous secrets … and all is about to be deliciously revealed!

How far will the Duke of Royston go to lay bare the real Ellie Rosewood?

NOT JUST A WALLFLOWER December 2013

And Lord Adam Hawthorne makes a date with impropriety in

NOT JUST A GOVERNESS Already available

And in eBooks from Mills & Boon ®Historical Undone!

NOT JUST A SEDUCTION Already available

‘Mortimer understands the time and place so well that she paints a colourful and accurate portrait of the era.’

—RT Book Reviews on SOME LIKE IT WICKED

‘This book would be a typical romance, but by adding the strong themes of family and loyalty she shifts her novel into something with an underlying power that touches the heart.’

—RT Book Reviews on THE LADY FORFEITS

‘This longtime plot theme works nicely for Mortimer, who infuses her tale with an independent-minded heroine, a dangerously sexy hero and a bit of danger and sexual tension that make for a quick and enjoyable read.’

—RT Book Reviews on THE LADY GAMBLES

‘Mortimer completes The Copeland Sisters trilogy, about three women who flaunt society and their guardian to find their own futures, with a charming, fast and sweetly sensual romance.’ —RT Book Reviews on THE LADY CONFESSES

CAROLE MORTIMERwas born in England, the youngest of three children. She began writing in 1978, and has now written over one hundred and fifty books for Harlequin Mills & Boon®. Carole has six sons: Matthew, Joshua, Timothy, Michael, David and Peter. She says, ‘I’m happily married to Peter senior; we’re best friends as well as lovers, which is probably the best recipe for a successful relationship. We live in a lovely part of England.’

Previous novels by the same author:

In Mills & Boon ®Historical Romance:

THE DUKE’S CINDERELLA BRIDE * * The Notorious St Claires ** The Copeland Sisters † Daring Duchesses ‡ A Season of Secrets You’ve read about The Notorious St Claires in Regency times. Now you can read about the new generation in Mills & Boon ® Modern ™ Romance: The Scandalous St Claires: Three arrogant aristocrats—ready to be tamed! JORDAN ST CLAIRE: DARK AND DANGEROUS THE RELUCTANT DUKE TAMING THE LAST ST CLAIRE And in Mills & Boon ® Historical Undone! eBooks: AT THE DUKE’S SERVICE CONVENIENT WIFE, PLEASURED LADY A WICKEDLY PLEASURABLE WAGER ** SOME LIKE IT SCANDALOUS † NOT JUST A SEDUCTION ‡ And in M&B ® Regency Castonbury Park mini-series: THE WICKED LORD MONTAGUE

THE RAKE’S WICKED PROPOSAL * * The Notorious St Claires ** The Copeland Sisters † Daring Duchesses ‡ A Season of Secrets You’ve read about The Notorious St Claires in Regency times. Now you can read about the new generation in Mills & Boon ® Modern ™ Romance: The Scandalous St Claires: Three arrogant aristocrats—ready to be tamed! JORDAN ST CLAIRE: DARK AND DANGEROUS THE RELUCTANT DUKE TAMING THE LAST ST CLAIRE And in Mills & Boon ® Historical Undone! eBooks: AT THE DUKE’S SERVICE CONVENIENT WIFE, PLEASURED LADY A WICKEDLY PLEASURABLE WAGER ** SOME LIKE IT SCANDALOUS † NOT JUST A SEDUCTION ‡ And in M&B ® Regency Castonbury Park mini-series: THE WICKED LORD MONTAGUE

THE ROGUE’S DISGRACED LADY * * The Notorious St Claires ** The Copeland Sisters † Daring Duchesses ‡ A Season of Secrets You’ve read about The Notorious St Claires in Regency times. Now you can read about the new generation in Mills & Boon ® Modern ™ Romance: The Scandalous St Claires: Three arrogant aristocrats—ready to be tamed! JORDAN ST CLAIRE: DARK AND DANGEROUS THE RELUCTANT DUKE TAMING THE LAST ST CLAIRE And in Mills & Boon ® Historical Undone! eBooks: AT THE DUKE’S SERVICE CONVENIENT WIFE, PLEASURED LADY A WICKEDLY PLEASURABLE WAGER ** SOME LIKE IT SCANDALOUS † NOT JUST A SEDUCTION ‡ And in M&B ® Regency Castonbury Park mini-series: THE WICKED LORD MONTAGUE

LADY ARABELLA’S SCANDALOUS MARRIAGE*

THE LADY GAMBLES ** ** The Copeland Sisters † Daring Duchesses ‡ A Season of Secrets You’ve read about The Notorious St Claires in Regency times. Now you can read about the new generation in Mills & Boon ® Modern ™ Romance: The Scandalous St Claires: Three arrogant aristocrats—ready to be tamed! JORDAN ST CLAIRE: DARK AND DANGEROUS THE RELUCTANT DUKE TAMING THE LAST ST CLAIRE And in Mills & Boon ® Historical Undone! eBooks: AT THE DUKE’S SERVICE CONVENIENT WIFE, PLEASURED LADY A WICKEDLY PLEASURABLE WAGER ** SOME LIKE IT SCANDALOUS † NOT JUST A SEDUCTION ‡ And in M&B ® Regency Castonbury Park mini-series: THE WICKED LORD MONTAGUE

THE LADY FORFEITS ** ** The Copeland Sisters † Daring Duchesses ‡ A Season of Secrets You’ve read about The Notorious St Claires in Regency times. Now you can read about the new generation in Mills & Boon ® Modern ™ Romance: The Scandalous St Claires: Three arrogant aristocrats—ready to be tamed! JORDAN ST CLAIRE: DARK AND DANGEROUS THE RELUCTANT DUKE TAMING THE LAST ST CLAIRE And in Mills & Boon ® Historical Undone! eBooks: AT THE DUKE’S SERVICE CONVENIENT WIFE, PLEASURED LADY A WICKEDLY PLEASURABLE WAGER ** SOME LIKE IT SCANDALOUS † NOT JUST A SEDUCTION ‡ And in M&B ® Regency Castonbury Park mini-series: THE WICKED LORD MONTAGUE

THE LADY CONFESSES ** ** The Copeland Sisters † Daring Duchesses ‡ A Season of Secrets You’ve read about The Notorious St Claires in Regency times. Now you can read about the new generation in Mills & Boon ® Modern ™ Romance: The Scandalous St Claires: Three arrogant aristocrats—ready to be tamed! JORDAN ST CLAIRE: DARK AND DANGEROUS THE RELUCTANT DUKE TAMING THE LAST ST CLAIRE And in Mills & Boon ® Historical Undone! eBooks: AT THE DUKE’S SERVICE CONVENIENT WIFE, PLEASURED LADY A WICKEDLY PLEASURABLE WAGER ** SOME LIKE IT SCANDALOUS † NOT JUST A SEDUCTION ‡ And in M&B ® Regency Castonbury Park mini-series: THE WICKED LORD MONTAGUE

SOME LIKE IT WICKED †

SOME LIKE TO SHOCK †

NOT JUST A GOVERNESS ‡

*The Notorious St Claires

**The Copeland Sisters

† Daring Duchesses

‡ A Season of Secrets

You’ve read about The Notorious St Claires in Regency times. Now you can read about the new generation in Mills & Boon ®Modern ™Romance:

The Scandalous St Claires: Three arrogant aristocrats—ready to be tamed!

JORDAN ST CLAIRE: DARK AND DANGEROUS

THE RELUCTANT DUKE

TAMING THE LAST ST CLAIRE

And in Mills & Boon ®Historical Undone! eBooks:

AT THE DUKE’S SERVICE

CONVENIENT WIFE, PLEASURED LADY

A WICKEDLY PLEASURABLE WAGER ** ** The Copeland Sisters † Daring Duchesses ‡ A Season of Secrets You’ve read about The Notorious St Claires in Regency times. Now you can read about the new generation in Mills & Boon ® Modern ™ Romance: The Scandalous St Claires: Three arrogant aristocrats—ready to be tamed! JORDAN ST CLAIRE: DARK AND DANGEROUS THE RELUCTANT DUKE TAMING THE LAST ST CLAIRE And in Mills & Boon ® Historical Undone! eBooks: AT THE DUKE’S SERVICE CONVENIENT WIFE, PLEASURED LADY A WICKEDLY PLEASURABLE WAGER ** SOME LIKE IT SCANDALOUS † NOT JUST A SEDUCTION ‡ And in M&B ® Regency Castonbury Park mini-series: THE WICKED LORD MONTAGUE