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01/02/2019

Marquess to a Flame (Rules of the Rogue #3) by Emily Windsor. Historical Romance Release & ARC Review.

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A winter’s heart…
“Debonair, handsome and with a devil’s smile. How could any woman resist?”

The Marquess of Winterbourne has long been guided by his Rules of the Rogue, but as emissary for the Crown, his next mission will break every single one. Sent to the wilds of Cornwall to beguile secrets from a country miss, the last thing this rogue expects is to unearth his own buried heart.

A taste of spring…
“A rogue and a fribble. How could any woman succumb?”

Miss Tamsyn Penrose remains far from impressed by charming London scoundrel Lord Winterbourne, preferring a wild gallop over the moors to flashing black eyes and fulsome flattery. But as danger lurks and prejudice ebbs, she uncovers a complex man who awakens her hidden strength and arouses her forgotten fire.

Seasons collide…

Desire sparks and passion flares in this Cornish land of cove and tor. Can Tamsyn step from the shadow of her past? And will Jack Winterbourne tear up the rules for a woman who maddens his senses and thaws his heart?

A sensual Regency Romance with warmth and wit, this story also includes a fusty valet with a secondary love story, picnics, swordplay, peacocks and…piskies.

Note: contains scenes of a sexual nature.

These books can be read stand-alone or as part of the Rules of the Rogue Series.

1 – An Earl in Wolf's Clothing
1.5 – Merry Christmas, my Viscount (Christmas novella)
2 – Let Sleeping Dukes Lie
3 – Marquess to a Flame
 

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A vicious attack left Miss Tamsyn Penrose hiding in silence for years,  too terrified to say a word about who hurt her. 
Now she is starting to recover with the help of her friend. 
Jack,  the Marquess of Winterbourne works as a spy for the Crown.  His best friends and fellow spies have one by one found love,  usually with a little matchmaking from him.  Now he is being sent to the wild coast of Cornwall to get information on a particularly vicious French spy.  He is much more used to the hustle and bustle of life in the city,  he is sure to be bored so far from anything remotely exciting. 
Our heroine is much stronger than she ever believed,  and she will need every ounce of that strength.  Our hero is a very well known rogue.  Nobody knows better than him that a persons reputation doesn't always reflect the truth. 
A very exciting story full of danger and fun.  All characters have lots personality.  This is part of a series but each book can be read on it's own.  It will probably tempt you to read the rest in the series.  They are all well worth reading. 
I loved it. 


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Emily grew up in the north of England on a diet of historical romance and classical mythology.
Unfortunately, you couldn’t study Georgian slang or the Regency London Season, so she did the next best thing and gained a degree in Classics and History instead. This ‘led’ to an eight-year stint in engineering. 
Having left city life, she now lives in a dilapidated farmhouse in the country where her days are spent writing, fixing the leaky roof, battling the endless vegetation and finding pictures of well-tied cravats.

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21/05/2018

Let Sleeping Dukes Lie (Rules of the Rogue, #2). by Emily Windsor. Historical Romance Release & ARC Review.


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“Strait-laced. Ruthless. Arrogant.”
Alexander Westhide, the Duke of Rakecombe has no quarrel with such faint praise as he has forever shunned marriage, women and anything remotely resembling love. Indeed, the damning words merely serve to enhance his haughty faΓ§ade. But beneath the controlled demeanour lies a duke beset by tragedy, a man turbulent and restless.

“Forthright. Impudent… Capricious saucebox.”
Miss Aideen Quinlan can’t quite express why she feels the need to taunt, tease and generally annoy the Duke of Rakecombe. Maybe it was for the heart-racing spar of words that always ensued, or maybe it was to see the duke’s broad fist clench on his ebony cane, green eyes glittering.
Or maybe it was because she was unable to erase the memory of his vehement kiss…

An unlikely couple.
Torn between his world of espionage and this unquenchable passion, the duke still refuses to lower his fierce defences.
If Aideen is to capture her resistant duke’s troubled heart, it is she who must follow the Rules of the Rogue.
Resistance is futile…

A sensual Regency Romance with warmth and wit, this story also includes unpalatable chefs, a darling of the Season with a secondary love story, deadly walking canes and sheep…

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Alexander Westhide,  the Duke of Rakecombe is an agent for the Crown.  His life is full of danger,  not only to him but all those close to him.  That is why he pulls a cloak of ruthlessness around himself.  If he shuts himself off,  nobody can get hurt.  Unfortunately or fortunately for him a certain Irish spitfire will not be ignored. 
Miss Aideen Quinlan has always known about the secret world of undercover work.  Her beloved uncle makes some of their best gadgets.  It can be a scary and dangerous world,  but she is no fainting society miss. 
Our protagonists met in a previous book in this series,  but you don't have to have read it to enjoy this one. 
This story is full of excitement and danger,  but there are definite times when you want to smack the hero.  Much like our heroine does.  A very amusing tale with great characters.  Hopefully "Jack" will get his story next.  I can't wait for some lady to bring him to heel. 
I love this series , you can read each book on it's own, but I prefer to read them in order. 


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Emily grew up in the north of England on a diet of historical romance and classical mythology.
Unfortunately, you couldn’t study Georgian slang or the Regency London Season, so she did the next best thing and gained a degree in Classics and History instead. This ‘led’ to an eight-year stint in engineering. 
Having left city life, she now lives in a dilapidated farmhouse in the country where her days are spent writing, fixing the leaky roof, battling the endless vegetation and finding pictures of well-tied cravats.

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11/02/2018

An Earl in Wolf's Clothing (Rules of the Rogue #1) by Emily Windsor. Historical Romance, ARC Review.


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A pursuit is underway…
From the hallowed halls of London’s Almack’s to the unkempt taverns of Drury Lane, from whispered words in glittering theatres to seductive kisses at Vauxhall Gardens – an earl must pursue his lady.

Propriety be damned. Anything is allowed. But for success, the Earl of Kelmarsh may have to enact the Rules of the Rogue…

A resolute lady.
Miss Sophie Beckford escaped to Ireland after her almost betrothed broke her heart. Now a year later, she’s back in London – stronger, better attired, armed with her cousin and determined not to fall for the blackguard’s wiles again.

A desperate gentleman.
What’s an earl to do when his almost betrothed refuses to speak to him, hear him out or even look at him after a misunderstanding of gargantuan proportions?

With dubious assistance from a roguish marquess, a strait-laced duke, and even the occasional poet and famous actor throwing in their sixpence, the earl will try any ruse, any rule in the book to recapture Sophie’s heart.

Failure is not an option.

A sensual Regency romance with warmth and wit.
 

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Miss Sophie Beckford has been recovering from a broken heart, but now it's time to return to London.  The man who broke her heart is still intent on winning her back,  but will not be honest with her.  She has grown up a lot in her time with her outspoken cousin.
Abraham Wolcott,  Earl of Kelmarsh is a spy for the Crown.  He has asked to be released from service, but that could take time.  He needs to win back his love,  but cannot tell the truth.  He is taking advice from his friends on how to get back in her good graces.  Silly man. 
We have lots of wonderful characters in this and I'm sure we will get to meet them again. 
A funny and exciting story full of intrigue and danger. 
I loved it. 


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Emily grew up in the north of England on a diet of historical romance and classical mythology.
Unfortunately, you couldn’t study Georgian slang or the Regency London Season, so she did the next best thing and gained a degree in Classics and History instead. This ‘led’ to an eight-year stint in engineering. 
Having left city life, she now lives in a dilapidated farmhouse in the country where her days are spent writing, fixing the leaky roof, battling the endless vegetation and finding pictures of well-tied cravats.

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03/12/2017

Merry Christmas, My Viscount (Rules of the Rogue #2) by Emily Windsor. Historical Romance Release & ARC Review.


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Mrs Lily Mereworth’s List of Bold New Life Resolutions. To be completed by Christmas Eve, 1814.

• Burn Miss Pikesworth’s Guide to Etiquette – Achieved.
• Visit a gaming hell and win oneself lots of money – Achieved.
• Imbibe new-fangled absinthe – Preparations underway.
• Seduce a rogue – ?

Attending a Christmastide gathering is surely the best way for the most proper widow Mrs Lily Mereworth to complete her list and banish her past. After all, there will be more than a few suitable gentlemen present.
If only a shrewd, hazel-eyed viscount didn’t keep disrupting her plans…

Newly ennobled Viscount Asher Rainham has no schedule for seduction, Christmas or dallying with women. He has merely turned up for the good company, intelligent card playing and excellent brandy. But as snow swathes the land, a certain Mrs Mereworth confounds his expectations and assaults his methodical senses.
Asher, spymaster, a man who never takes risks, finds himself in need of some Rules of the Rogue…

Ghost stories on a windy night, swordplay down the Great Portrait Gallery, snapdragon in the dark – a lady and a gentleman with no thought to love… Merry Christmas.
 

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Widowed Mrs. Lily Mereworth made a list of things to do. All things her husband would have forbidden.  She wants to rediscover herself. There are only two things left on her list,  and she only has this Christmas celebration  week at her friend's house to accomplish them.  She is a highly intelligent woman who has had hide what she is capable of for too long. 
Viscount Asher Rainham only recently gained his title because of his services to the Crown.  He is a spy master and the commander of some of the men at the house party.  He is a man who likes to calculate the odds of success of everything he does.  Everything must be orderly , and the pretty minx is confusing him. 
I want to go to a house party like this.  It was obviously so much more fun than the type we have nowadays. I loved all the entertainments they thought up.  There are lots of fascinating characters whose stories I'm dying to read.  I loved it. 


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Emily grew up in the north of England on a diet of historical romance and classical mythology.
Unfortunately, you couldn’t study Georgian slang or the Regency London Season, so she did the next best thing and gained a degree in Classics and History instead. This ‘led’ to an eight-year stint in engineering. 
Having left city life, she now lives in a dilapidated farmhouse in the country where her days are spent writing, fixing the leaky roof, battling the endless vegetation and finding pictures of well-tied cravats.

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