Give All to Love (The Sanguinet Saga #11)

the long version

Though he had half the women in England at his feet, criminally handsome Alain Devenish had--at the ripe old age of thirty-three--eluded all the trappings of matrimony. Perhaps it was his devotion to his ward, Miss Josie Storm, the irresistible little minx he'd rescued from captivity. Who'd have guessed such a tragic waif would become such a beautiful lady? With suitors lined up offering for Josie's hand, "Don Juan" Devenish was suddenly feeling less like a parent and more like a jealous lover--a situation Miss Josie Storm found most agreeable indeed! Give All to Love is the long-awaited conclusion to The Sanguinet Saga, written at the urgent request of many readers who were anxious to learn the fates of some of Patricia Veryan’s most memorable characters. It completes the story of Josie Storm, the impishly lovely girl who was rescued from gypsy captors by Alain Devenish, a thoroughly respectable rake. No one is certain of Josie’s true parentage, and no one knows her real age—but the years she has spent at the isolated Devencourt estate have only added to her elusive charm. No longer the awkward waif Devenish took in from the streets, Josie has begun to attract an array of suitors—noble and otherwise—who have come to seek her hand. When the truth about her origins comes out, there’s more than a little scheming to be done. But the single-minded Josie is not about to let notions of suitability stand in the way of love—even if that means traveling far from Devencourt to meet the demands of the only man who has ever won her heart. Give All to Love is sure to satisfy ardent Sanguinet fans—as well as newcomers to Veryan’s uniquely delightful Regency world