Notorious Atherton Patricia Rice Author

From NYT bestselling author Patricia Rice: a delightfully delicious, sensual gem of a read Joan Hammond, RT Reviews 4 ½ star Top PickThe Pirate and the Princess. . .Nora Adams believes she is nothing but a schoolteacher and poor seaman's widow... Read more

From NYT bestselling author Patricia Rice: a delightfully delicious, sensual gem of a read Joan Hammond, RT Reviews 4 ½ star Top PickThe Pirate and the Princess. . .Nora Adams believes she is nothing but a schoolteacher and poor seaman's widow until she travels to London to collect a small inheritance. She takes with her a mysterious message from her mother to Elena, a newly arrived foreign royal, who promptly steals Nora's identity and vanishes. Bearing an uncanny resemblance to the princess, Nora takes the place of the runaway, but she wants her simple life back. Nick Atherton once lived a villainous life of piracy under the name Devil Nick, but he's left his past behind. Or had... until he's dragged out of his role as fashionable fribble to protect a princess—or in this case a fake one named Nora—from assassins. Nick would far rather seduce the comely widow than play noble knight. Unfortunately prim and proper Nora is determined to return the ill-fitting royal shoes, and she enlists him in her pursuit of Elena. In the process, they must dodge French spies, misbehaving royalty, and a potential killer.For the fate of a nation, Devil Nick takes to the high seas again, but will that cost him the only woman he could ever love?The Rebellious Sons Series in order:Prequel Novella: Incomparable Lord MeathBook #1: Wicked WyckerlyBook #2: Devilish MontagueBook #3: Notorious AthertonBook #4: Formidable Lord Quentin Less