Romancing the Rogue by Lana Williams
One enchanted evening.
One irrevocable moment.
Two lives changed forever.
Caroline Gold is desperate to save her family from financial ruin with a proposal from a wealthy duke. But a misstep has her engaged to the wrong man–Richard Walker, the Earl of Aberland, a handsome but cynical rogue with barely a farthing to his name.
Richard spies for the Crown under the guise of a wastrel rogue and seeks revenge for a fallen comrade killed by a notorious villain. Offering for the beautiful Caroline creates an unwelcome distraction. Yet the desire he finds with her makes him wonder if a life–and love–is possible…but only after he claims justice.
Caroline quickly sees there is more to Richard than expected, and his kindness toward her ailing father melts her heart. Yet marrying Richard won’t save her family despite the consuming passion she discovers in his arms.
A French spy posing as an English lord is on the loose. Can Richard unveil the man’s identity and stop him before he destroys all Richard holds dear, including Caroline?
- File Name:romancing-the-rogue-by-lana-williams.epub
- Original Title:Romancing the Rogue (Regency Rendezvous Book 9)
- Creator:Lana Williams
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B073X7MCQ2
- Publisher:Scarsdale Publishing, Ltd
- Date:2017-07-27T16:00:00+00:00
- File Size:285.831 KB
Table of Content
- 1. Chapter One
- 2. Chapter Two
- 3. Chapter Three
- 4. Chapter Four
- 5. Chapter Five
- 6. Chapter Six
- 7. Chapter Seven
- 8. Chapter Eight
- 9. Chapter Nine
- 10. Chapter Ten
- 11. Chapter Eleven
- 12. Chapter Twelve
- 13. Chapter Thirteen
- 14. Chapter Fourteen
- 15. Chapter Fifteen
- 16. Chapter Sixteen
- 17. Chapter Seventeen
- 18. Chapter Eighteen
- 19. Chapter Nineteen
- 20. Epilogue
- 21. Chapter One
- 22. Chapter Two
Romancing the Rogue, Book 0.5 of The Rogue Chronicles series (as well as Book 5.5 of The Seven Curses of London series, and Book 9 of the Regency Rendezvous series), was about Caroline Gold, the eldest of three daughters of Sir Reginald Gold, and Lord Richard Walker, the Earl of Aberland. With her father's failing health and growing lack of funds, Caroline knew she would need to wed someone who would be willing to help her family financially...and soon. With her mother's eyes set on a duke, who seemed to be just as interested in Caroline as her mother was in him, they thought their troubles would soon be over. Unfortunately, caught in what appeared to be a compromising situation with Richard, Caroline found herself betrothed to a man who, for all appearances, was no better off financially than she. Richard, although Society believed him to be without money, was, in fact, quite well off. He only used the appearance of a down on his luck rakehell to hide the truth...that he was, in fact, very wealthy...and a spy for the Crown. There was a lot of angst, drama, and intrigue in this story, along with a touch of humor. While the romance was apparent, it was decidedly less apparent than the mystery Richard was trying to solve. Caroline inadvertently kept getting caught up in the intrigue and Richard, trying desperately not to fall in love, found himself focusing more on her safety than the answers to the crimes. The characters were well developed. Richard was a bit of a hard sell though. At times he was strong-willed and defensive, while at other times he was almost wimpish. Caroline definitely had a strength that most Heroines of the time period lacked, but it was an attribute that served her well as the eldest daughter who was trying to save her family from utter ruin. The storyline was a bit cheesy though. A lord who was also a spy that believed he couldn't have his cake and eat it too was somewhat unbelievable, especially as he was wishy-washy when it came to his relationship with Caroline. It might have been more convincing if the author had included one of his superiors as a character he interacted with to help alleviate his doubts about what he was doing rather than leave him to stand alone trying to work things out. All in all, it wasn't a bad book. Just not five-star worthy.