Lucas is someone Rory’s known for years-a man as devastatingly handsome as he is coldly disapproving of her.

The Scandalous Flirt by Olivia Drake is a sweeping Regency romance you won't be able to put down! Could it be that Lucas has been in love with Rory all along.and has finally found a way to win her heart? What she never expects, however, is that the icy aristocrat has a soft spot for her-and a secret plan to redeem her status. What in the world could he want from her or her family? Rory intends to find out as soon as she comes face to face with her old foe. Now she’s been summoned back to London by her stepmother, who is being blackmailed by the least likely person Rory can imagine: Lucas Vale, Marquess of Dashell. She is a New York Times bestseller and winner of numerous honors, including the Golden Heart Award and the coveted Rita Award for excellence in the historical romance genre.Aurora Paxton was once the belle of the ball, the most sought-after debutante of the season-until a scandalous mistake ruined her.Shunned by her family, Rory was banished to the country to live in disgrace. Many of you also knew Olivia as Barbara Dawson Smith. Her other series include 'Heiress in London' (SEDUCING THE HEIRESS, NEVER TRUST A ROGUE, SCANDAL OF THE YEAR) and 'The Cinderella Sisterhood' series (IF THE SLIPPER FITS, STROKE OF MIDNIGHT, ABDUCTED BY A PRINCE, BELLA AND THE BEAST, HIS WICKED WISH, THE SCANDALOUS FLIRT). The third stand-alone book is WHEN A DUKE LOVES A GOVERNESS. Her most recent series is called 'Unlikely Duchesses' and began with THE DUKE I ONCE KNEW, followed by FOREVER MY DUKE. Olivia Drake is the author of 35 romance novels.

Her two daughters have flown the nest, but still come back whenever they want a home-cooked meal!

She now lives in Texas in a cozy cottage with two feisty cats and a photographer husband. Shortly after graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in journalism, Olivia Drake sold her first novel two weeks after sending it to a publisher.

The scandalous flirt by olivia drake