Enjoy a collection of 3 witty, emotional, feel-good historical romances from New York Times bestselling author Erica Ridley and USA Today bestselling author Darcy Burke: The Wicked Dukes Club (Books 1-3) ONE NIGHT FOR SEDUCTION by Erica Ridley When a duke attempts to marry off a timid wallflower, he never suspects she’s living a double life… or that his career—and heart—will soon be in danger! … suspects she’s living a double life… or that his career—and heart—will soon be in danger!
ONE NIGHT OF SURRENDER
by Darcy Burke
After sharing one unforgettable night a decade ago, a duke and a governess are tempted to repeat past mistakes, but she won’t risk her future and he can’t risk his heart.
ONE NIGHT OF PASSION
by Erica Ridley
The one obstacle between an adventuress and her chance for independence is a stubborn, sexy suitor whose passionate embrace voids the terms of her inheritance…
Meet the unforgettable men of London’s most notorious tavern, The Wicked Duke. Seductively handsome, with charm and wit to spare, one night with these rakes and rogues will never be enough…
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A wonderful collection of stories from two of the best writers in historical romance. I read each of these as a stand alone book but together it is hours of enjoyment!
One Night for Seduction
London, England 1817 At the Wicked Duke Pub, the owners were celebrating the ten year anniversary of operation. Caleb, fifth Duke of Colehaven had won it in a bet and his winning streak was still not broken. But when his friend wagers he cannot find a husband for his ward, Cole accepts, but why is she not married at five and twenty?
Diana Middleton does not want marriage and is an expert at being a wallflower and unnoticeable. She has things to accomplish and wants her independence. She works, unbeknownst to everyone to help others who cannot help themselves and she is determined not to give that up.
But when the handsome Duke of Colehaven meets her, he lets her know he will find her a husband but she holds steady and states she will not marry. Thus begins the adventure between the two of push and pull and tempers flaring! The spark is there almost immediately between the two, but one rule is that Cole cannot be the one to marry Diana or he will lose the wager!
Erica Ridley, as always, creates a delightful story with characters that always entertain, while trying to find their happy ever after. Some just resist more that others! An amazing start to a new series that I cannot wait to read more!! Plus isn’t that cover gorgeous?
One Night of Surrender
A story of a long ago encounter that never was forgotten by either party. Years ago, Valentine, Duke of Eastleigh had experienced one amazing night with Isabelle Cortland, the daughter of the head of the college. Since then he had been through a terrible marriage and was determined never to get caught in that trap again. But then he literally ran into Isabelle.
Isabelle had married after that encounter but was now a widow and left with no money, so she went to work as a governess for the two girls of Lord Barkley. Having renovations done on his townhome, they stayed at Val’s house. What are the chances? She intended to stay far away.
As fate would have it, almost after her arrival she met him unexpectedly in the corridor. “Isabelle?” She was older of course, and far more beautiful than he remembered. He blinked, closing his eyes for a moment, but when he opened them she was still there.” paraphrased but he was astonished and the spark was still there! Could their love rekindle from so long ago?
Darcy Burke always writes such wonderful stories that pull me in quickly. Such a heartwarming second chance emotional tale with characters that grab you and have you desperately wanting them to find their happy ending. The secondary characters are full of life and bring a lot to this tale and I cannot wait until the next book in this series! This series is an amazing collaboration between two brilliant authors of historical romance!!
One Night of Passion
March 1817, Almack’s London, England “Thaddeus Middleton, plain old “mister” in and endless line of plain old misters, considered himself the luckiest of men.” Signing the dance card of a wide eyed debutante, he could only think they would both be lucky tonight. He was looking for more than a dance partner. He wanted a wife. The great part was he had a Choice. He thought he might actually run into Princess Charming!
I loved this opened few paragraphs! It was a reversal of roles because usually it is the lady looking for Prince Charming, but I absolutely loved Thad and his optimism to find love! “If Almack’s was the Marriage Mart, he had a very specific shopping list: True love. What else mattered?” Yep I loved this guy!!
Then he spotted her. Miss Priscilla Weatherby whom he had met before several years ago at her come out. But when he approaches her, she really just rebuff him. You see Priscilla was playing a waiting game. She had to wait until she was twenty five to obtain her inheritance, but one stipulation was she had to be out socializing. Well, she did not have much longer to wait and she would be a wealthy spinster and do what she wanted!
But Thad is pushed by his cousin to try to get to know her and who knows? She might just be “the One”.
This was such a delightful humorous story that I could not help but smile through most every page. Would these two get together and would Priscilla consider giving up her inheritance and indepence to fall in love? Erica Ridley always pulls me in with her stories and I just can never get enough! Luckily there are more books in this series that she is writing with the fabulous Darcy Burke and these two authors together are two of my favorites!!