Carrie Lofty Song of Seduction (epub)

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.Tormented by guilt.Haunted by scandal.Freed by love.Austria, 1804Eight years ago, composer Arie De Voss claimed his late mentor’s final symphony as his own and became an icon.But fame has a price: fear of discovery now poisons his attempts to compose a redemptive masterpiece.Until a new muse appears, intoxicating and inspiring him…Mathilda Heidel renounced her own musical gift to marry, seeking a quiet life to escape the shame surrounding her birth.Sudden widowhood finds her tempted by song once more.An unexpected introduction to her idol, Arie De Voss, renews Mathilda’s passion for the violin—and ignites a passion for the man himself.But when lust and lies reach a crescendo, Arie will be forced to choose: love or truth?Dear Reader,Thank you for purchasing this Carina Press launch title.During our journey these past months to acquire manuscripts, develop relationships with authors and build the Carina Press catalog, we’ve been working to fulfill the mission “Where no great story goes untold.”If you’d asked me what I’d be doing a year ago, I never would have conceived I’d be working with the brilliant team behind Harlequin’s digital program to bring you a new and exciting digital-first imprint.I have long been a fan of Harlequin books, authors and staff and that’s why I’m so pleased to be sharing these first Carina Press launch titles with you.At Carina Press, we’re committed to bringing readers great voices and great stories, and we hope you’ll find these books as compelling as we do.In this first month, you’ll find a broad range of genres that showcase our promise to Carina Press fans to publish a diversity of content.In the coming months, we’ll add additional genres and continue to bring you a wide range of stories we believe will keep you coming back for more.We love to hear from readers, and you can e-mail us your thoughts, comments and questions to generalinquiries@carinapress.com.You can also interact with Carina Press staff and authors on our blog, Twitter stream and Facebook fan page.Happy reading!~Angela JamesExecutive Editor, Carina Presswww.carinapress.comwww.twitter.com/carinapresswww.facebook.com/carinapressSong of SeductionCarrie LoftyTo Keven, as always.AcknowledgementsAt least two dozen people contributed to the completion of this romance, working as beta readers, research helpers, craft doctors, and native speakers of German and Dutch.Any mistakes are my own.My particular thanks go out to Ann Aguirre, Carin Andreski, Patti Ann Colt, Michelle Curet, Cathleen DeLong, Diane Drew, Cathy Hill, Kalen Hughes, Maya Missani, Jennifer Ritzema, Kate Rothwell, Kelly Schaub, Sandra Schwab, Isabel L.Scott, Silvia Segatori, Lindsey Sodano, Pam Strout, and Carin van Doremalen.I also appreciate how generously my husband and family let me ignore them long enough to make it work.And thank you to my wonderful editors and support team at Carina Press, particularly Deborah Nemeth.ContentsCOPYRIGHTPART ONECHAPTER ONECHAPTER TWOCHAPTER THREECHAPTER FOURCHAPTER FIVECHAPTER SIXCHAPTER SEVENCHAPTER EIGHTCHAPTER NINECHAPTER TENCHAPTER ELEVENPART TWOCHAPTER TWELVECHAPTER THIRTEENCHAPTER FOURTEENCHAPTER FIFTEENCHAPTER SIXTEENCHAPTER SEVENTEENCHAPTER EIGHTEENCHAPTER NINETEENCHAPTER TWENTYCHAPTER TWENTY-ONECHAPTER TWENTY-TWOCHAPTER TWENTY-THREECHAPTER TWENTY-FOURPART THREECHAPTER TWENTY-FIVECHAPTER TWENTY-SIXCHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENCHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTHISTORICAL NOTEAbout the AuthorPART ONEIntoxication must first enhance the excitability of the whole machine, else there is no art….Above all, the frenzy of sexual excitement, the most ancient and original form of intoxication.Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the IdolsCHAPTER ONEFürstentum of SalzburgJanuary, 1804Arie De Voss flexed his hands and rolled his shoulders against the tension pooling between his shoulder blades.Wind whipped through the canyons between tall, narrow town homes, down from the steep slopes of Mönchsberg where it loomed above the city.He caught his hat against the gust [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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