One Wicked WinterROGUES & GENTLEMEN: BOOK SIXEdward Greyston, Marquess of Winterbourne, is a haunted and violent man. Blackmailed by his sister into giving a Christmas house party to celebrate her recent marriage, Edward is quite certain that the next few days will be an utter nightmare.Nightmares, however, are something Edward is all too familiar with. After the bloody battle of Waterloo, he … with. After the bloody battle of Waterloo, he has returned from the war a changed man, full of rage and guilt.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This story had it all, clever writing, witty characters, passion and intrigue.” ~ Amazon customer review
The party is as he feared, but he hadn’t banked on one of his house guests, the bluestocking Belinda ‘Belle’ Holbrook, to try and trap the unsuspecting, and quite gullible, Lord Nibley into marriage. Anticipating the worst, he tried to warn him… only to get caught by Belinda himself.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This story had it all, clever writing, witty characters, passion and intrigue.” ~ Amazon customer review
Furious, but honour bound.
Edward finds himself furious, but honour bound to do the right thing and not long after finds himself married to a woman whom he doesn’t trust and knows nothing about. More to the point, he has no intention of trying to find out more.
Belle, however, is made of sterner stuff and refuses to be afraid of the angry man she married. Somehow, she determines to melt icy Lord Winterbourne’s frozen heart, and she’s prepared to be wicked to do it.
The sixth book of the acclaimed Rogues & Gentlemen historical romance series from Emma V Leech, the multi-award-winning Amazon Top 10 romance writer. Author of fan favourites such as Flaming June and Last Man in London, both listed in the 20 ‘Romance Reads You Can’t Miss’ in the Amazon Kindle Storyteller Awards 2018.
**** Warning: This book contains haughtiness of the highest degree, a smattering of mild swearing and after some time and effort, a small amount of graphic and descriptive sex scenes. We are at pains to point out, however, that this book – or series – is in no way verging on erotica ****
The Rogues & Gentlemen series can be enjoyed as stand-alone novels or as part of the wider series. If the full series appeals, the suggested – but by no means essential – reading order would be:
•Book 1: The Rogue
•Book 2: The Earl’s Temptation
•Book 3: Scandal’s Daughter
•Book 4: The Devil May Care
•Book 5: Nearly Ruining Mr Russell
•Book 6: One Wicked Winter
•Book 7: To Tame a Savage Heart
•Book 8: Persuading Patience
•Book 9: The Last Man in London
•Book 10: Flaming June
•Book 11: Charity and The Devil
•Book 12: A Slight Indiscretion
•Book 13: The Corinthian Duke
•Book 14: The Blackest of Hearts
•Book 15: Duke and Duplicity
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after reading this I ordered several more books from this author. Original topic well handled
This was a really enjoyable romance that dealt with some very real problems and I truly enjoyed it. The characters were wonderful and the story kept me riveted. Highly recommend it!
Loved this book! Made me laugh out load so many times. GREAT characters and wit. It was well written all around. The growth of the main characters was so great to watch. One of my new favorite authors in this genre.
After being introduced to Edward Greyston in Nearly Ruining Mr. Russell (Book 5), here we learn a bit of his suffering that helps explain his behavior toward his sister in that installment of this series. Now Eddie’s entitled to find some happiness. But first there is mistrust, and then some very hot passion between the H and h. Belinda’s desperation of her and her younger sister’s financial and social situation is well described, yet not overdrawn. This is a very engaging series.
i like this book and i imagine there are a lot of veterans who come home from war to be like Edward. war is hell
Good read.
This story is of man that is no longer himself and never will be. Belle is a woman who needs to marry to get out from under her aunt’s guardianship. Although, there is something between Edward and her, she sets her caps on Mr. Nibley. He is nice and wouldn’t it be wonderful to live in a house with someone who wasn’t vulgar, bullying and money grubbing. Edwards falls into her trap, instead of Mr. Nibley and it’s of his own making. I love that Belle is determine to be a wife and help her husband cross back into the land of the living. She accepts that it will be a long and difficult road, but is willing to make the sacrifice to have a happy home. We know that Edward is not a bad man, just an angry and guilt-ridden one. The problem with the story is Edward’s character in the beginning is not the same one as in the last book. I’m only hoping that maybe the author’s intent was to show that he had manage to get some control over himself as he plans the ball for when his sister returns from her honeymoon. Even for a Marquess, Edward is quite vulgar at times, and I end up shaking my head that anyone would even grace themselves to come to a ball at the Marquess’s home.
I’ll start off by saying there are two things I don’t like: Regency Romances and starting a series in the middle.
Regency Romances are not my cup of tea…they never have been. From the cardboard characters to the gratuitous sex scenes, to the painfully obvious plot devices, my blue stocking brain had no (as in zero) time for them. If someone recommended a book with a bare chested man or half dressed woman (or both) on the cover, I’d politely but firmly decline. This book has changed my mind. FINALLY, a heroine with a backbone and a brain. And a hero that is far from perfect. I’d say more but I’m afraid I’d give out some spoilers (another thing I’m not fond of).
The main characters are very well developed, as are some of the secondary ones. It’s obvious to tell which ones appeared in previous novels as their backstories were only alluded to, but somehow without reading the earlier books, I got a very clear picture of who they were and what they were made of. The lesser characters (Aunt Grimble comes to mind) were more of the cardboard variety, but I didn’t mind once they served their purpose they were removed.
I think what I loved best about this book was its realistic depiction of marriage. It’s not all promises and roses, longing glances across ballrooms and romantic horse rides into the sunset. It’s arguments, misunderstandings, surprises, and little realizations that somehow you ended up with the perfect person for you.
All in all, a fantastic book by a clever author. I’m seriously thinking about searching my local library for the other books in this series.
A Delightful Story.
Just enough sexual content to have your heart fluttering yet not overly drawn out & not really Exotic.
I give this a passing grade. But barely. The ending leaves things unsettled. I would have liked a little more of the story where they have feelings between the two . But overall it’s a entertaining story.
This felt like a cross between a Tessa Dare and Elizabeth Hoyt which is an odd combination, but two authors I like for totally different reasons. There is Dare’s humor and lightness to the characters and dialogue, but the essential plot and character development has some of darkness and depth and redemption of Hoyt.
Belle and Crecy are living with their disgusting Aunt who is plotting to sell them off as mistresses unless they get their act together and find husband’s stat. She is such a ratfink that I would have loved more of her and her outrageous acts. Belle is particularly concerned about Crecy who is gorgeous, but could care less about the Ton, men or marriage. If it were 2019 she would be heading a CSI team or be the lead forensic pathologist as she loves all things dead and damaged. She and her damaged but not dead hero are in the next book, To Tame a Savage Heart. Why do I feel that the editor/publisher had a hand in that horrible, bodice rippery title?
The H is a PTSD victim of Waterloo and very anti-social. He’s tormented by the men he sent to die in battle and his own survival. The only reason he has agreed to a house party is to make his little sister happy. Emma Leech does an excellent job later in the book humanizing the survivors of war. Reading a Regency or any historical, it is easy to romanticize their war and battles as opposed to our modern wars. The horror, devastation and brutality of any war and what it does to the survivors is brought home in a just a few pages as Leech introduces various survivors. No gross war details, but a quiet scene that brought home to me the toll of war.
The heroine has set her cap on a pleasant young man who is obsessed with rocks. She’s nit happy about it, but is compelled to protect her sister. She is blunt with herself and the hero when he calls her on her evil entrapment plot. She lays out quite clearly the options available to her and her sister as women in society. Marriage or ruin.
Her plot goes awry and the H and h end up married. It’s rough sailing for the two at first where the only place they can connect is in bed. The heroine comes up with a nice plan for redemption that was pretty believable. If you like Mary Balogh’s Survivor’s Club series, you would probably like this. Both series deal with the devastation war has on its immediate survivors and their loved ones.
There were some issues with backstory not being developed or explained enough, but I’ve picked this up in the middle of the series. Despite that, an enjoyable read with minimal character stupidity so four stars for a job well done.
The quirky Crecy and her dark, dark beau sound very promising.
Easy read, great for an escape from reality.
I liked the characters, but the leading man seemed like a lot of work.
I loved how the psychology of the hero was portrayed and the effects that war has on those who are in the midst of it. Belle was the perfect partner for Edward as she was able to see behind the anger that Edward displayed and saw the pain within.
This is a great series 🙂
Enjoyed this story centered around the history of English Christmas traditions. Great characters.
lots of Married sex….PTS syndrome
Sweet story fun to read.
Loved this book. Will look for more from this author. Great story and loved the murder mystery
A fun and easy read as nice as a chocolate milkshake.