Portrait of a Lover

The heiresses are back, this time as matchmakers! Julianne MacLean brings back the ridiculously wealthy Wilson sisters and their dashing rogues, to the delight of her fast-growing fan base. Annabelle Lawson was born in the country, but life-and her love of fine art-have brought her to London where she lives as a ward of the Earl of Whitby (from Love According To Lily). When she boards a train for a short trip home, the uneventful jaunt turns into a twist of destiny, for it is on that train that she first meets Magnus Wallis, a man who awakens her passion for the first time, and inspires her first truly great painting. Now, years later, she must cross paths with Magnus again to get that painting back, but Annabelle does not anticipate a happy reunion. Their short-lived affair ended sourly, when Whitby discovered them and revealed a lifelong feud between his family and Magnus's unsavory relations. Still, despite all the ill will of the past, there is a currency of passion between them that cannot be ignored. Before her reason can take over, she finds herself drawn to his arms again, and it could spell disaster, not just for her, but for Whitby and his family as well. But sometimes, true love can be a risk worth taking...MacLean, Julianne is the author of 'Portrait of a Lover ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780060819354 and ISBN 0060819359.