My Rogue, My Ruin by Amalie Howard
The Marquess of Hawksfield’s lineage is impeccable and his title coveted, but Archer Croft is as far from his indulgent peers as he can get. His loathing for the beau monde has driven him to don a secret identity and risk everything in order to steal their riches and distribute them to the less fortunate.
Lady Briannon Findlay embraces her encounter with the Masked Marauder, a gentleman thief waylaying carriages from London to Essex. The marauder has stirred Brynn’s craving for adventure, and she discovers an attraction deeper than the charming thief’s mask.
Brynn is a revelation, matching Archer in intelligence, wit, and passion. Stubborn and sensuous in equal measure, she astonishes him at every turn, but when someone sinister impersonates Archer’s secret personality, and a murder is committed, Archer begins to think he doesn’t stand a fighting chance without her.
- File Name:my-rogue-my-ruin-by-amalie-howard.epub
- Original Title:My Rogue, My Ruin
- Creator:Amalie Howard; Angie Morgan
- Language:en-AU
- Identifier:urn:ean:9781633758117
- Publisher:Entangled Publishing, LLC
- Date:2016-10-07T02:08:26Z
- Subject:historical romance; romance; Lords of Essex; Rogue; Ruin; historical; Select Historical; Entangled; secret life; secrets; Robin Hood; retelling
- File Size:1.608 MB
Table of Content
- 1. Dedication
- 2. Chapter One
- 3. Chapter Two
- 4. Chapter Three
- 5. Chapter Four
- 6. Chapter Five
- 7. Chapter Six
- 8. Chapter Seven
- 9. Chapter Eight
- 10. Chapter Nine
- 11. Chapter Ten
- 12. Chapter Eleven
- 13. Chapter Twelve
- 14. Chapter Thirteen
- 15. Chapter Fourteen
- 16. Chapter Fifteen
- 17. Chapter Sixteen
- 18. Chapter Seventeen
- 19. Chapter Eighteen
- 20. Chapter Nineteen
- 21. Chapter Twenty
- 22. Chapter Twenty-One
- 23. Chapter Twenty-Two
- 24. Chapter Twenty-Three
- 25. Chapter Twenty-Four
- 26. Chapter Twenty-Five
- 27. Epilogue
- 28. Acknowledgments
- 29. About the Authors
- 30. Discover more historical romance…
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- Enticing Her Unexpected Bridegroom
- Less Than a Lady
My Rogue, My Ruin, Book 1 of the Lords of Essex series, was about Lord Archer Nathaniel David Croft, the Marquess of Hawksfield, heir to the Duke of Bradburne, and Lady Briannon "Brynn" Findlay, daughter of Lord Findlay, the Earl of Dinsmore. Losing his mother at an early age and leaving him in the tenuous care of the Duke, Archer learned to despise his father for his gluttony and wicked ways. Having cheated on his mother their entire marriage...and beyond...Archer determined he would never marry and never carry on his father's name. The year after his mother died, he had taken to pilfering money from his sire to give money to the poor. This became his act of revenge, not only against his father but also against the other members of the ton who cared more for themselves than for those in need. Growing up as neighbors with the Marquess, Brynn knew him to be a rogue of the worst kind, just as his father was. On their way to a ball thrown by the Duke of Bradburne, Brynn and her family were beset upon by the "masked marauder" and had all their money and jewels taken. Unknown to Brynn, the bandit was none other than the Marquess himself, who took the liberty of removing her grandmother's pearls from her neck and ears, much to her dismay. As often as Archer and Brynn were thrown together, the chemistry and passion were given free rein. However, both fought it as much as they could until things got out of hand and another, less desirable suitor showed his interest and brought out the wrath of Archer. While it was a good book, it had a tendency to meander and had quite a bit of fluff, making it run on too long. It didn't hold the reader's interest as well as other books. The twists and turns the author threw into the mix weren't very realistic and were more inclined to the unacceptable at times. There were a lot of surprises and shaking of the head at how things turned out, even with the HEA for the main characters. The book was more of a mystery than a romance novel with a great deal of intrigue that filled the pages from start to finish. The angst and drama of the story were also very high and, at times, annoying as it had very little humor to alleviate the tension they brought to the book. While the passion was high, it still wreaked of anything but romance. It definitely was not worth a five-star rating, when all is said and done.