Continuing the New York Times bestselling series, this marriage-of-convenience romance delivers ”flawless prose and delicious wit…Burrowes is pure reading gold” (Library Journal, starred review).
For Miss Charlotte Windham, the best way to maintain her spinsterhood-and her independence-is a teeny, tiny brush with scandal. She chooses wealthy, handsome upstart Lucas Sherbourne as her … tiny brush with scandal. She chooses wealthy, handsome upstart Lucas Sherbourne as her unwitting accomplice. He’s intelligent, logical, and ambitious. What Charlotte doesn’t count on is that one kiss will lead them straight to the altar.
Sherbourne has no love for polite society, nor is he keen on being anybody’s husband of last resort. He is attracted to Charlotte’s boldness, though-and her family’s influence. Without a title, he knows he’ll never truly be part of their world, even as he and Charlotte inch closer to a marriage that means much more than convenience. But a scheming business partner is about to test that tenuous trust, forcing Sherbourne to make a drastic choice: his wealth or his wife.
Grace Burrowes creates her own worlds and populates them with the most delightful and intriguing characters. The characters in this book fall right into that delightful and intriguing category. The banter between the characters is very entertaining and you’ll often find yourself smiling – especially in the early chapters of the book. For example – in an exchange between Charlotte and Sherbourne, where she has talked about being ruined, the following exchange takes place. Sherbourne says, “That’s a taste of torrid, a mere sample. A lovely sample I might add.” Charlotte replies, “You torrid very well, Mr. Sherbourne. May I prevail on you to ruin me?”
Charlotte, as the last unwed Windham, has become the family project. The Windham’s are all matchmakers and they have driven Charlotte to the point that she has just about decided to become ruined in order to stop the matchmaking. She is a very acerbic, prickly young lady and does not suffer fools. She’s plainspoken – perhaps to the point of being rude. Charlotte once scolded Wellington for hiding in the card room at her aunt’s ball rather than standing up with the wallflowers.
Lucas Sherbourne has little, if any, use for the aristocracy. He views them all as shiftless, lazy and not particularly honorable. However, he has finally made a bit of a truce with his neighbor, the Duke of Haverford (who is married to Charlotte’s sister). In London, Lucas rescues Charlotte from an overly amorous and enthusiastic marriage proposal. Sherbourne ends up proposing as well – as a business arrangement rather than a romance and Charlotte requests some time to decide. When he comes for the answer, she refuses – but then – she kisses him – where anyone could see – and they did. Charlotte and Lucas are married a week later.
Most of the story deals with how two people who are so much alike can find their way into happiness and love in a marriage of convenience. Throw in some financial difficulties, an aristocrat bent on causing trouble, landslides, and a few other things and you have a fun-filled, fast-paced and very interesting read.
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The last and most stubborn and feisty of the Windham sisters gets her book and laudy was it a slow burn, gently-paced hard fought one when she is paired with a strong-willed, opinionated man not of her class. Sherbourne and Charlotte were quite the match and I enjoyed seeing them realize that they were equals, partners, and just right.
A Rogue of Her Own is the fourth book in the Windham Brides series. It would do alright standalone, but it works better having read at least the previous book, No Other Duke Will Do, when the romance pair first encounter one another along with the other prominent characters.
I enjoyed Sherbourne from the previous book. He was the villain character in that one, but he wasn’t really a villain so much as a man who had been subject to the snubs and bullying that the upper class could give one who was not one of their own. He has no concept of family and only knows how to stand alone for himself. He has money, but not birth and status so he was treated poorly when he was sent for an education among the sons of the aristocracy and when he is forced to mingle with them because of his wealth. Charlotte catches his eye, but he is wary of this attraction even while he can’t resist.
Charlotte on the other hand is acerbic and stubborn in her own right. She says the most shocking things which made it fun particularly when she was bantering with Sherbourne. Her high intelligence and sense of self-worth makes her convinced that it is best to remain her own person and not at the whim of a husband who would attempt to curtail her. Yet, she knows with her family making her their project as the last unwed Windham and societal expectation because of her connections that she will continue to be hounded if she doesn’t do something soon- like scandal… or, better yet, a scandalous marriage made in the form of a business proposition.
So, between a class difference and a marriage of convenience and a male character I really liked, I knew I’d enjoy this mild-mannered story and I did. Charlotte got on my nerves a little, but then she grew on me. This pair learned to understand each other by working together on a shared project. I was glad to have Elizabeth and Haverton still strong in this one, too.
All in all, this one wrapped up the series nicely and gave me a gently-paced, steadily developed historical romance that I loved. I recommend this series, but would suggest the reader start with the earlier Windham series and then go into the Windham Brides to get the most out of it.
Outstanding Love Story
Oh my, how I love this book! Grace Burrowes never disappoints with her warm and sexy stories, this one bringing multiple love matches. Could not put it down, just wanted more and more of Lucas and Charlotte and their family of amazing characters.
Even though Charlotte was my least favorite of the sisters and I didn’t want to like Sherbourne at all, I wound up loving them together.
I haven’t read the earlier books in this series, but it didn’t dent my enjoyment. Two strong people with their own codes that inevitably crash.
A Rogue of Her Own, Windham Brides Series, book 4 – Grace Burrowes
A delightful Regency romance story… A story of strong people and the righting of some wrongs in the most interesting ways. I did enjoy the time I spent with Charlotte Windham and Sherbourne and the voice of James Langdon. I am thankful that through my local library I also have the privilege of downloading audio books and e-books from my state library. This is another story that I might have missed without my access to the public library system.
Fun read
Loves this author. Her writing style has vivid descriptions and the dialogue and banter makes this a fun and romantic read. Outstanding end to an excellent series. I love the glimpses of the other family members. Does not fall back on ridiculous misunderstanding and conflicts that spoil the romance.
Great storyline and strong characters.
I enjoyed the dialog between the different characters.
Always lovely. Good prose string characters and no need to have read the prior installments
Always enjoy Grace Burrowes. Our hero and heroine seem so mismatched at times, but when all is said and done, they are exactly what is needed to each other.
Entertaining enough
Grave Burrews is a gifted writer of romances and this up to her usual standards with a great setting, unusual characters and a lovely romance.
I haven’t read a Grace Burrowes book that I didn’t enjoy. She does it again with “A Rogue of Her Own”. She has such an artistic way with words. I find myself re-reading her sentences and just marveling in the ways she gets into the characters minds and finds a unique descriptive way to report their spoken words and unspoken thoughts. I find myself smiling and respecting Grace Burrowes so much. The H and h are simple, caring characters that you can relate with. Extended family and friend characters are also interesting and are in her previous books but this one is a stand-alone noel and you don’t need to read her previous novels but you will be greatly entertained if you do. HEA ending.
I’m a huge fan of Grace Burrows writing. I love the language, conversations, plots and characters.
I really like Grace Burrows books. I also like to see many of the same characters from past books. I think she is a good writier. She almost sticks to the time genre
but sometimes slips there. She has good characters.
Grace Burrowes has another wonderful story.
Anything by Grace Burrows is worth a read! Her writing style is intelligent and brilliant! Love her!