Sweet Deceit

by Lynn McKay

Diana Rainville would do anything for her beloved, aging husband, the Duke of Wimberly. To protect the family legacy from his disreputable nephew, the Duke begs his wife to produce an heir by another... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843949767
• ISBN13: 9780843949766
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.7" x 6.4"

Customer Reviews

What a story!!

Who would have thought that such a storyline could actually be made into such a great story. Sweet Deceit has no flaws that I could find. Diana Rainville was a perfect heroine with plenty of moral fibre and Gavin Winslow was a hero with passion enough for the both of them. I like the fact that she didn't go meekly through with the absurd plan that her dying husband came up with. Instead she fought for what she thought was morally right in the eyes of God. Because her husband, the Duke of Wimberly, couldn't pursue his "husbandly rights", he asks his nephew to produce an heir with his lovely wife. Feigning near death, they finally succumb to his wishes. What happens throughout the rest of the story is the struggle between a love that has to wait, and a love that has to triumph over the evil in their lives. This is an excellent regency. Unlike a lot of the other regency writers out there, this has lots of emotional depth and not alot of whining and fighting. Ten stars if I could.

A novel that entices and entertains!

I loved Sweet Deceit! The book was not only hot, but heartwarming. Lynn McKay touched me with her characters and made me want more, more, more! I can't wait to read her next book!

Sweet Deceit

I seldom read romance but found Sweet Deceit by the localauthor, Lynn McKay, and thought I'd give it a chance. Thestory was funny, serious, romantic, fantastic characterdevelopment, many twists and turns, I couldn't put it down.What can I say, I loved the book. I want to read many, manymore from Lynn McKay. Morgan Spencer Houston, Texas

entertaining Regency romance

In 1814 England, though her spouse is much older than her and ailing, Lady Diana Rainville loves Geoffrey. They both desperately want a child, but she is a pure innocent and he can no longer sire an heir. Desperate to not allow the estate to fall into the hands of a gambling wastrel, Geoffrey concocts a plan to have a surrogate father impregnate his shocked spouse. He turns to his nephew, a second son, to sire an heir. Reluctantly Gavin Winslow agrees to the scheme only as a deathbed pledge he makes with his dying uncle. However, neither Gavin nor Diana could fathom the feelings that spring up between them and the length an unknown assailant abetting Montjoy will go to gain the inheritance. SWEET DECEIT is an entertaining Regency romance that is at its best when the villains remain off stage and the plot focuses on the triangular relationship. When the honorable Gavin, the trusting and loyal Diana, and the memories of the good Geoffrey take center stage, the readers feel the angst and guilt of the lead protagonists as they fall in love with one another while also loving the deceased Geoffrey. When the villain and his partner intercede in the plot, they feel like intruders slowing down an engaging relationship drama. Lynn MacKay furbishes a wonderful historical romance that sub-genre fans will want to read and desire similar but more succinct works from this author.Harriet Klausner