How the Lady Seduced the Viscount : A Steamy Historical Regency Romance

How the Lady Seduced the Viscount : A Steamy Historical Regency Romance
Author: Laura A. Barnes
Publisher: Laura A. Barnes
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2021-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

When one believes in love, they will embrace … She wanted to keep her independence. He wanted her to accept his marriage proposal. After her uncle withdrew his support of their union, will they discover they only need each other’s acceptance for a happily ever after? Jacqueline Holbrooke refused to become the latest match in her uncle’s mad matchmaking scheme. She watched her sisters and cousins fall victim to his madness. Yet, if she were honest with herself, they weren’t victims, but just as mad as their uncle. Madly in love. An emotion Jacqueline fought to keep from embracing. However, the dashing viscount she shared scandalous trysts with kept breaking down the barriers guarding her heart. With each scandalous kiss and gentle caress, her resistance crumbled. Soon, an unexpected but very welcoming surprise caused Jacqueline to question her resistance to the dashing and honorable gentleman. Will Jacqueline keep resisting what her heart desires? Or will she allow the viscount to capture her heart? Griffen Kincaid carried on an affair with an innocent lady for the past three years. With every secret rendezvous, she wrapped her spell tighter around him. He waited with patience for Jacqueline to accept his offer. However, every time she rejected his suit. When her family learned of their affair, he must prove himself worthy of her love. Griffen set out to woo Jacqueline, enticing her into a scandalous bet to win her affections. When someone from his past arrives at Colebourne Manor and slanders his name, Griffen fears Jacqueline will question their love. Can Griffen convince Jacqueline of his true character? Or will his past be the reason for his ultimate demise? A lady who allowed her fears to keep her from finding happiness. A gentleman whose past behavior could ruin his chance at winning his true love’s heart. Will Jacqueline and Griffen allow the obstacles in their path to tear their fragile love asunder? Or will they embrace the seduction of their love? How the Lady Seduced the Viscount is the fifth book in Laura A. Barnes’s Matchmaking Madness Series. If you enjoy scandalous romances filled with stolen kisses and unwavering love, then you’ll love Jacqueline and Griffen’s seductive love affair. Unlock How the Lady Seduced the Viscount today!

The Seduction of Viscount Vice

The Seduction of Viscount Vice
Author: Nicola Davidson
Publisher: Entangled: Scorched
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2017-05-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1633759237

Proud Scot and Fallen co-owner, Lord Iain 'Vice' Vissen is dedicated to performing in and producing the pleasure club's hedonistic shows. Until the night he apprehends a rogue footman in their midst and discovers the spy is Lady Mairi MacNair—the woman who long ago broke his heart. Born an earl's daughter but now a seamstress, Mairi has returned to London to help open a superior pleasure club to Fallen, and finally realize her dream of being the seductive leading lady. But when she discovers her main rival is Iain, the man she loved beyond reason and was forced to abandon, she is soon caught in a web of lies, secrets, and raw, scorching passion that time hasn't dimmed... Each book in the Fallen series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order. Series Order: Book #1 Surrender to Sin Book #2 The Devil's Submission Book #3 The Seduction of Viscount Vice

Seducing the Viscount

Seducing the Viscount
Author: Alexandra Ivy
Publisher: eKensington
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2014-08-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1601832370

A spinster’s fling with a rake could lead to something more in this Regency romance by the New York Times–bestselling author of Bedding the Baron. Illegitimacy is no obstacle for Ian Breckford. Darkly handsome and thoroughly charming, he has bedded his way through London’s most exclusive society. Yet this pleasurable existence has lately seemed a trifle dull—a fact soon remedied by a visit to his father’s estate, where his aunt has acquired a delightful new companion. Mercy Simpson may be shy, but she is also sharp-witted and stubborn, especially when persuading Ian to relieve her of her innocence . . . Ian’s arrival presents the opportunity for Mercy to experience uninhibited sensual adventure before she returns to her spinster life. Ian’s extraordinary skill is everything she dreamed a lover might offer—and everything she can never hope to keep . . . unless her brazen seduction can ignite a true, lasting passion . . .

To Seduce a Scoundrel

To Seduce a Scoundrel
Author: Darcy Burke
Publisher: Zealous Quill Press
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2012-07-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0985455829

A lady on the brink of disaster… Lady Philippa Latham is determined to avoid scandal at all costs. When her mother’s outrageous behavior threatens their family’s reputation, Philippa attempts to curtail her activities. Unwittingly, she follows her to a party no unmarried Society girl would risk attending, where she locks lips with England’s most notorious scoundrel. She should stay far away from him, but a night of danger and kisses ensures they will be linked, at least for a short time. A scoundrel in need of seduction… Lord Ambrose Sevrin is famous for having ruined his brother’s fiancée and refusing to marry her. Now celibate, he doesn’t deserve to stand next to Lady Philippa, let alone touch her. Yet when she needs his help to secure a husband before her mother ruins them all, he can’t resist offering his assistance. He must not, however, succumb to her charms because he can’t tolerate redemption—or love.

The Viscount Made Me Do It

The Viscount Made Me Do It
Author: Diana Quincy
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2021-07-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 006298683X

Diana Quincy returns with the second novel in her Clandestine Affairs series featuring a steamy romance between a working class London bonesetter who is dangerously attracted to her mysterious noble client. A seduction that could ruin everything . . . Hanna Zaydan has fought to become London’s finest bonesetter, but her appealing new patient threatens to destroy everything she’s worked so hard for. With each appointment, the daughter of foreign merchants is slowly seduced by the mysterious former soldier. She’s smart enough to know Griff is after more than he’ll reveal, but whatever it is, the bonesetter’s growing desire for the man just might tempt her to give it to him. An attraction that cannot be denied . . . Rumors that he killed his own parents have followed Thomas Ellis, Viscount Griffin, practically since he was a boy. More than a decade after the tragedy, Griff receives a tip about his parents’ killer . . . one that takes him straight to a beautiful bonesetter. Griff is convinced Hanna is a fraud, but she stirs genuine feelings in him that he thought had perished along with his family. Hanna has a gift for fixing fractured people, but can she also mend a broken heart? More importantly, will Griff let her?

A Kiss of Seduction

A Kiss of Seduction
Author: Beverley Kendall
Publisher: Season Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 125
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

She hopes to gain his affectionsFor Miss Elizabeth Smith, sharing her first kiss with the charming Lord Derek Creswell is nothing short of a dream come true...that is, until she is spotted by one of the most influential gossips of the ton. With scandal nipping at her heels, to avoid total social ruin, Elizabeth must present a fiance by the end of the Season. But when the viscount proves reluctant, Elizabeth is forced to employ a seduction of a different sort...He is determined to ruin herViscount Derek Creswell believes Elizabeth set out to trap him into marriage. After all, her sister attempted the very same thing with his brother six years before. Now the delectable Miss Smith expects a betrothal and a ring, while Derek finds her ruination infinitely more appealing...But as Derek sets out to seduce only her body, Elizabeth is intent on claiming his jaded heart.

How the Scoundrel Seduces

How the Scoundrel Seduces
Author: Sabrina Jeffries
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2014-09-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 147111385X

Investigator Tristan Bonnaud has one aim in life - to make sure that his half-brother, George, can't ever ruin his life again. When Lady Zoe Keane, the twenty-one-year-old daughter of the Earl of Olivier, shows up demanding that the Duke's Men find a gypsy woman, Tristan seizes the chance to hunt for his gypsy horse trader friend, who might know secrets about George that he can use against him. But along the way, Tristan discovers unexpected Keane family secrets, but will they stop him from falling for the woman who will risk all to discover the truth.

The Viscount Who Loved Me

The Viscount Who Loved Me
Author: Julia Quinn
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2015-04-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062424076

# 1 New York Times Bestseller The inspiration for season two of BRIDGERTON, a series created by Shondaland for Netflix, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn: the story of Anthony Bridgerton in the second of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family. ANTHONY’S STORY This time the gossip columnists have it wrong. London’s most elusive bachelor Anthony Bridgerton hasn’t just decided to marry—he’s even chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended’s older sister, Kate Sheffield—the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate’s the woman haunting his increasingly erotic dreams... Contrary to popular belief, Kate is quite sure that reformed rakes do not make the best husbands—and Anthony Bridgerton is the most wicked rogue of them all. Kate’s determined to protect her sister—but she fears her own heart is vulnerable. And when Anthony’s lips touch hers, she’s suddenly afraid she might not be able to resist the reprehensible rake herself...

The Viscount Without Virtue

The Viscount Without Virtue
Author: Katherine Grant
Publisher: Katie Flanagan
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2021-10-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1734381396

A Shelf Unbound Best Indie Books Notable of 2022 When she discovers her family's enemy is hiding in plain sight, what choice does a lady have but to seduce him? Maximilian Hainsworth, Viscount Berwick, is on a mission: to write a scathing expose of England’s most famous country estate, Northfield Hall. While much of England praises Northfield Hall for its egalitarian economy and boycott of foreign imports, Max knows that the Preston family must have an alternative hidden income to explain Northfield's prosperity. Max is determined to uncover their secrets and humiliate the Prestons with an inflammatory report. Disguised as a carpenter, he gets himself hired so he can learn Northfield Hall’s secret ins and outs. A few things quickly go wrong with his plan: 1. He doesn’t bring his own tools 2. No one is willing to speak ill of the Prestons 3. He keeps accidentally flirting with Miss Ellen Preston Ellen can see plain as day that the new carpenter’s assistant lied about his experience with woodwork. She is willing to overlook this, especially since he is handsome and easy to talk to. However, when she overhears him asking strange questions, she does some investigating - and discovers he is one of her father’s biggest political enemies. Taking the matter into her own hands, Ellen vows to delay Max’s report any way she can. Even if that means kissing him again. Working against each other, Max and Ellen begin asking difficult questions about Northfield Hall. What they discover forces each of them to rethink their own assumptions and answer for themselves: are their principles more important than love? “5 Stars - Come for the sex, stay for the economic debate, and stick around for more sex? Yes please.” - Plot Trysts Podcast Read this book if you love: strong heroines, strong female main characters, heroines with masculine jobs, female characters with men's jobs, bluestocking, bluestocking heroines, alpha heroes, alpha male, romances set in England, romances set in London, feminist romances, feminist historical romances, historical romances, fake identities, fake identity romance, secret identity romance, journalist hero, secret writer romance, romance at a country house, antiracist romance, opposites attract, opposites attract historical romance, enemies to lovers, enemies to lovers historical romance, steamy regency romance, steamy historical romance, sexy historical romance