A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel
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4.6 • 5 Ratings
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- $21.99
Publisher Description
A brooding earl. A secretive smuggler. A gothic manor where danger brews—and love ignites.
In this intensely emotional MM Regency romance from KJ Charles, opposites attract under stormy skies—and risk everything for a chance at devotion.
Major Rufus d’Aumesty never asked to be an earl. Now master of a decaying estate on the edge of Romney Marsh, he’s under siege from greedy relatives, bitter inheritance battles, and the shadows of his own past. What he needs isn’t a soldier. It’s a strategist—and maybe something more.
Luke Doomsday is a smuggler’s son, a brilliant secretary, and a man with secrets as deep as the marshes. Sent to assist the new earl, Luke didn’t expect to fall for him. But there’s more at stake than desire—and more at risk than either man can afford to lose.
Praise for KJ Charles:
“KJ Charles is one of the best romance novelists writing today.” —Sarah MacLean, NYT bestselling author
“An absolute masterpiece.” —Joanna Shupe, USA Today bestselling author
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Charles's swashbuckling second Doomsday Books romance (after The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen) enthralls as it transports readers back to the moors of 19th-century Kent. Set 13 years after the previous installment, the story focuses on Luke Doomsday, who was introduced as the intelligent but unhappy child of a notorious family of smugglers and has now grown up to be a talented and successful secretary, recently hired by Rufus d'Aumesty, the new Earl of Oxney, who needs help navigating the harsh world of the marsh on which his estate resides—and who wants to be more than just Luke's employer. With the Doomsday clan on hand, there's plenty of family drama, scheming, and secrecy to complicate the lovers' path forward. Charles's historical accuracy extends all the way to the colloquial names of the day for penis ("his stand" is a common one) and she excels at delivering both steamy sex scenes and fascinating discussions of honesty and morality. How, for example, does one decide whether to tell a loved one a secret that will surely break their heart? Charles tackles this and more in a beautifully executed sequel that will live up to fans' expectations.
