One Night of Passion (Wicked Dukes Club, #3)

Loved the story of Priscilla and Thaddeus! I liked the idea that there was no “evil protagonist” waiting in the wings to destroy the couple. It was just the choices they had to make regarding their past and their future. I wasn’t entirely happy with how Thaddeus was sorta romantically sappy in the beginning about finding the “perfect” princess, but his witty conversations with Priscilla made it worthwhile! My only problem was that I don’t understand French and several of the comments were lost to me! Thank you for the advanced copy!

Pricilla Weatherby uses a point system to keep herself from temptation and to keep grounded with her ultimate goal. Stay unwed but on the market in order to claim her fortune and true independence. Failure is not an option.

Thaddeus Middleton is an unfailingly nice man. Lovely, kind and the only true threat to Pricilla’s master plan.
Because attraction and temptation can come in many forms, and its coming for Pricilla in the pleasing form of Thaddeus.
Can she withstand his brand of tempting?

I have to tell you, I loved Thaddeus Middleton something fierce.
He’s great. Charming, delightful, he’s my kind of temptation.
Highly recommend.

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Thaddeus Middleton has decided that he is ready to take a wife, so like any respectable gentleman of means, he begins his search at Almack’s. Thad is a romantic at heart and is sure that he will recognize the love of his life at first sight – there will be a sign, a spark, a bolt of lightning – something to let him know that he has found “The One”. But this night what he finds is Miss Pricilla Weatherby – most definitely not “The One”, but he asks her to dance is shocked when she turns him down.

Pricilla has a plan and it does not include marriage – her father and grandfather are adventurers and she longs to join them on their journeys, she hasn’t seen her father in years, but when her mother died he told her that he set up a trust for her – ten thousand pounds will be hers on her 25th birthday if she has not married. But there are conditions, she must not avoid the marriage mart, attend 3 events week, no scandal, she can’t ruin herself and she can tell no one of the trust. Priscilla knows exactly what she will do with the money – join her father in Africa – so she has followed the terms to the letter and perfected the art of attending without participating! But if she was looking for a husband, Thad would be exactly what she would want. He is intelligent, kind and handsome. When the meet again in the park and they chat, she really likes him but refuses to risk her heart and again shuts him down.

Thad wonders if insisting on a love match is just prolonging his loneliness, he misses his cousin Diana and when she comes to visit him, he wonders if he has missed “The One” – he does mention Priscilla to Diana and she is surprised that she was rude to Thad – he says it doesn’t matter, because she is not “The One” – Diana askes how he knows that and he says there was no sign. Diana tells him to try to get to know her before he decides that she is not “The One”, he receives similar advice from his friends at the Wicked Duke. And sets out to befriend Priscilla. When he arrives at her house, the weather clears and he sees a rainbow. He thinks he might have been wrong and decides that he needs to get to know her.

Priscilla is surprised to see Thad, she thought she made it clear that she was not interested, but as she gets to know him, her desires become blurred. And when her father returns unexpectantly and offers to take her with him on his travels, she will have to decide if she should go or if loving Thad is the real adventure.

This was a very sweet story, more emotional than I expected, but a true delight to read. The characters are engaging, the love scenes mild and the ending is wonderful. This is the third book in the Wicked Dukes Club series, but it can easily be read as a stand alone title. I truly enjoyed this story and would be happy to recommend it!

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an e-ARC that was provided to me by NetGalley and the publisher.*

I love this series! Now in the third book, Thaddeus Middleton, is still looking for his Princess Charming. Thad is a kind, considerate and hopeless romantic who believes in marrying for love. However, year after year goes by without any one lady captivating him, that is, until he asks Miss Priscilla Weatherby for a dance. The set down she gives him should have discouraged him from further contact with her, but it has the opposite effect. Thad feels the spark with Priscilla and he’s not willing to turn away. Priscilla doesn’t want to marry. She’s holding out until her 25th birthday when she’ll inherit a fortune and realize her dream of being an adventurer, but is she missing out on a lifetime of happiness with Thad?

The characters in this story had so much depth–both Thad and Priscilla holding onto their dreams and finally realizes that a dream can change over time. There is no villain in this story. It’s a sweet, lovely story of how sometimes what you think you want isn’t the dream you think it is. Priscilla always wanted to travel with her father and thought he would want her now that she was grown, but what Priscilla finds out is that you don’t need to go half-way around the world to enjoy new adventures. Ms. Ridley has written a wonderful story and I can’t wait to read the next story in this series.

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Priscilla lives in London with her grandmother and her African grey parrot, a gift from her father, an adventurer. She has lived with the older woman since she was a small child while her father and grandfather have traveled the world exploring and sending back artifacts. Priscilla longs to join them, but cannot unless she remains unmarried for eighteen more months, until she reaches the age of twenty five and obtains her inheritance. Therefore Priscilla is doing everything she can to avoid falling in love or meeting the man of her dreams, because that will definitely interfere with the plans she has of adventuring with her father and grandfather.
Thaddeus on the other hand, is looking for a wife. He wants to be the prince charming in the love story of his life and he is looking for a love match. He may have found that with Priscilla, except she would have to choose.
It’s up to Thaddeus to convince Priscilla to choose a life with him as her life’s adventure, but will one night of passion be enough to convince her?
Wonderful story, a lovely romance with endearing characters and colorful characters and a few twists along the way. I enjoyed it and recommend it. I am thoroughly enjoying this entertaining series that this book is a part of, although a stand-alone, written by two separate authors, both favorites of mine.

A lovely read with two very different characters but so good together.

I enjoyed this book, with all the ups and downs coming from a family in the high society and the demands that come along with that. The fact that our heroine is always helping everyone, but also stands for what she wants is a great point from me as i got tired of the damsels in distress in need of saving all the time.
Thad is a gentleman, a romantic at the core and so much a swoon-worthy hero that everyone will love him. He’s on a hunt for a wife but finds a woman that he’ll fall in love head over heels with her.

Overall is a good story, great writing that will keep you wanting more and will definitely recommend this book to my friends.

Mister Thaddeus Middleton, not a peer just a mister but he did not mind it. He was a sweet, kind and friendly man who just wanted love for himself. Now he had to find the other half, someone he could love.
Miss Priscilla Weatherby, was not looking for love or any of the other things young girls so enjoy. She wanted the inheritance that her father had set up for her. She could take that money and go find her father and grandfather. They were off adventuring and had been for years.
A delightful and kind of sad tale, Priscilla was lonely and felt unloved. She lived with her grandmother, who was bitter and old because her husband had gone adventuring and the last time she had seen him was fourteen years ago. I thought this was very well written and I enjoy it. There were a few twists but it kept the story interesting and maintained your attention. It has a few questionable spots in the book so you don’t want young people to read it. But for everyone else, it is a great read. The characters were warm and lifelike and seemed to grow throughout the novel.

This book is about a man in the marriage Mart of 1765. And how he picks his would be wife. It’s a fabulous book.

Be still my heart when it comes to Thad because any woman will fall at his feet and for good reason. There are many sparks between these two from the start and it just a matter of time before those sparks turn to flames. I loved that they were very different in their beliefs, but also very much alike when it comes to going after what they want. I did not see the reason for her grandmother’s pushing coming at all, but it was just what she needed. I’d love to see what kind of adventures these two get into.

Priscilla wasn’t expecting her plans to have someone like Thad thrown in the way and make her rethink things. I loved how she helped others and how she was with her grandmother. I cheered when she said no to her father.

Thad may not have a title, but he more charm than all the titled men of the ton put together. I love that he is such a romantic in everything he does and doesn’t let her push him away. He is one of those that you love from the moment you start reading.

Thad will be everyone’s next book boyfriend.

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Awesome Regency romance between a young woman who dreams of traveling and exploring and a Mister looking for love. Priscilla want to be an adventurer like her father and grandfather instead of getting married and ruled by a husband. Thaddeus came from parents that were destructive and chooses to wait for love. The characters were so real and it was fun to watch them grow and change. The storyline dealt with what was expected of a Lady if the Ton and a woman who wanted more. I received a complementary copy of this book and chose to write a review. Ms. Ridley writes so that the reader feels what the characters do and to root for HEA.