Scoundrels, thieves, and rebels inhabit the rookeries–where dangerous men fall in love with fierce women.WHEN AN UNDERWORLD PRINCESS…Beautiful, innocent Mina Mason has led a sheltered life as the sister to the most notorious crime lord in England. Her family’s wealth and expectations keep her in a gilded cage, never able to act on her true desires. Like kissing — and engaging in far more … true desires. Like kissing — and engaging in far more scandalous behavior with–Charlie Thatcher, her childhood best friend. As a member of a rival gang, Charlie is distinctly off-limits.
FALLS FOR THE WRONG MAN…
Charlie Thatcher has known since he was a boy where his loyalties should lie: with the Chapman Street Thieves, who saved him from a brutal death in the dark alleys of the Ratcliffe rookery. As a bartender for the Three Boars public house, he protects his fellow brothers with his mind and his fists. But when one of those members threatens Mina’s safety, Charlie’s primal, protective instincts are triggered–and his defense of her puts them both in danger.
PASSION MAY BE THEIR DOWNFALL.
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Note: Stealing the Rogue’s Heart is a dark, gritty, and steamy (on page sex scenes) romantic suspense set in pre-Victorian England. West Side Story meets working class London. While it is the conclusion to the Rookery Rogues series, it can be read as a stand-alone historical romance.
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A different love story not involving lords and ladies but the criminals that inhabited London but didn’t enjoy that life. I’d never thought of the family of the gang leaders before. Perfect ending for this couple but does make you think about all the others. I loved Mina’s perseverance in a time when women had no voice.
A gothic twist on Romeo and Juliet. These two come from rival gangs in the slums of Regency London, and I was thrilled to read about someone other than Dukes and ladies for a change. I loved that this author examined these characters’ psyche (esp the hero!) so deeply, and gave them such believable, relatable goals. (Because, really, it’s hard for me to relate to the heroine deciding between the Duke and the Marquess in most Regency books…) 🙂 Recommended!
Found this book predictable and boring. Too easy to put down. Characters were OK. The storyline was a bit dull. The hero was not heroic.
Found the book entertaining.
This is a part of history that is seldom if ever spoken about. It was truly interesting to read this take on what it was like to live in these times. Very well written and thought out characterization.
Great book!!! Page turner with steamy romance and great story line!! Well done!!
Stealing the Rogue’s Heart is not my favorite book by Erica Monroe, but is still a good read. Ms. Monroe has given readers a well-written book. Mina is being forced into a marriage she doesn’t want by her brother, leader of the King gang. Charlie is a cog in the wheel of rival gang, Chapman Street Thieves. Charlie and Mina have been friends since childhood and love each other. Their story is loaded with drama, action, humor, spice and suspense. I enjoyed reading Stealing The Rogue’s Heart and look forward to my next book by Erica Monroe. Stealing The Rogue’s Heart is book 4 of The Rookery Rogues but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
I liked this book. Easy t o read. I would recommend certain oh recomend it for light readin g.
Hard to understand. Crazy that I had to keep going back to the beginning to see the meaning. Didn’t finish. It just didn’t catch my interest.
Read a chapter and deleted. Boring, slow moving story.
Sorry that I did not waste my time with rewriting my reviews for each book. The summation for When a Rogue Falls applies to all the books. Just dig through for this book’s review.
When a Rogue Falls – This collection consists of the previously published stories from nine authors. All are new to me, except for Aubrey Wynne; her book is the reason why I chose this collection. Although I have a couple of collections with these authors’ books, I never was interested in reading their books. The review conditions required that I read all the books. I received an Epub file, which made my reading experience a nightmare, until I found Calibre. Some of these books came with an overview, which I appreciate knowing what the story is about before I read it.
This will be the last collection of these authors that I will review/read. The dialog is too modern for the times, which spoils the reading for me, along with the amateur ways used to show the woman in question is independent. A bit simplistic and Hollywood in the styles, too. I will stick with Ms. Wynne, except for her Legacy Series since books two and three were unsatisfactory.
Every one of these books needs editing. What is the deal with using lowercase for titles and names (so common nowadays) – disrespect and intolerance? Doesn’t anyone know the difference between woman and women (or man vs. men), singular vs. plural, or possessive vs. plural? Authors, may I recommend Dame Barbara Cartland for reference material; not an author I cared to read even in childhood, but she knew her stuff. In case this matters to some, she’s the step-grandmother to Princess Di. 3*
Caroline Linden, The Secret of My Seduction – I was unable to finish this story. It had a good beginning and the characters were interesting, but once the sex started I became bored and quit reading. 3*
Erica Monroe, Stealing the Rogue’s Heart – There is a glossary of older terms that are not all commonly used today. I liked the storylines, the characters and dialog. Although there was a little bit of today’s theme of men not telling her what to do, the story is actually realistic. There is some vulgar language and I skipped the sex scenes. 4*
Katherine Bone, The Pirate’s Debt – I could not get into this story. I felt like I missed a previous book and what I was reading confused me. 3*
Aileen Fish, That Miscreant Marquess – This is a nice, clean, simplistic story with good characters. The storylines were OK, but the romance bit from his end happened on the next page after he said he wasn’t interested in her. That didn’t flow smoothly with all the denials and wham love, and her acting like he belonged to her at a certain point. 3*
Christina McKnight, Adeline – I found this to be an interesting and intriguing version of Beauty and the Beast, and enjoyable reading. The storylines are interesting and the support characters are my type of conspirators and caring people. The two main characters, both damaged in their own way, kept me immersed in the pages, even though there were some silly thoughts. Good descriptions. Good dialog, considering, but still too modern as with the servants’ behaviors. 4*
Dawn Brower, A Lady Hoyden’s Secret – I was interesting in where the story was going but with chapter two when the switch flipped I started getting bored with the same old formula. Then a bit later, same chapter, the vulgar language began with the fantasies. There was not enough story to get me interested in these characters, nor did I feel any sexual tension between them; just sneakiness. He ignores her for decades and now he’s hot for her; yeah, right; maybe further into the story. 2*
Aubrey Wynne, Rhapsody and Rebellion #3 – I enjoy the stories by Ms. Wynne, but this one is just OK. Good storylines well told but the dialog is not authentic. This is a quickly read romance set in England during the early 1800s. The characters are good and likeable, well almost all of them, and there’s plenty of love and caring mixed with a touch of suspense. This story is not on the same level as some of her previous books. Some research would have helped this story immensely, and the author would have learned that God and the Bible were important to these characters and would not have used lowercase as is so popular nowadays with the “modern” folk. I contacted the author to review her books and received this copy through Booksprout. Needs minor editing. 3*
Amanda Mariel, Love Only Me – There seems to be lots of confusion for this author concerning possessive vs. plural, to the point of annoyance for the reader. BUT … this is an interesting story with good characters and good dialog, better than the rest. Although I skimmed, I did finish this one. 4*
Lauren Smith, His Wicked Embrace – Did not make it far into the story before boredom set in. There was nothing that interested me about the characters or the storylines. 3*
Lauren Smith, His Wicked Embrace – Did not make it far into the story before boredom set in. There was nothing that interested me about the characters or the storylines. 3*
I found this book on Booksprout. 3*
First I have read in this series. Well worth reading and makes me want to read more.