Four In Hand

The second book in the Regency series, 1993

Dear Reader,

With Four in Hand, we are stepping back to the second book I ever wrote-and quite probably the most classic Regency romp I've created thus far. I remember that when I sat down to start writing it, all I knew was that poor Max was going to fall hard-you'll understand when you meet him that that is the only way a rake like Max could fall-and the horrendous complication for him was that his bride-to-be had three sisters, all with marriage on their minds.

By a baleful stroke of fate, all three sisters were his wards. And the eldest, the lady his roving eye immediately fixed upon, thought she was, too.

Now, what would be the greatest torture for an acknowledged London wolf to have to battle in winning the lady of his heart? My answer in this book is to have to protect and defend the honor of his lady's three sisters-none of whom are in the least grateful-against the incursions of his friends and peers, while simultaneously trying to woo a lady of independent mind.

I hope you enjoy the story of how Max triumphs against the odds!

Stephanie Laurens