Game of Rogues
A Novel
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4.8 • 4 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
In this sexy regency romance by USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Long, a lady on the edge of ruin must plead with the king of London’s underworld to save her family, only to find herself instead caught in his web...and unable to resist him.
One disastrous night. One devastating man. One diabolical proposition.
Gabriel Marchand ruthlessly fought his way up from the gutters of St. Giles to preside over London’s most exclusive gaming hell. Few dare cross him. But when a young earl gambles away his inheritance, Marchand makes an enemy: a woman with wit like a dagger and the softest eyes he’s ever seen.
Spend a night in his bed, and he’ll call off the debt. This is the offer he makes Guinevere Woodville, the earl’s sister, when she blames him for her brother’s disaster. She’d rather die, of course. But when their seething enmity gives way to sizzling attraction at The Grand Palace on the Thames, his offer haunts them. Soon it seems a matter of not if, but when.
It's not long before Ginny is facing two stark truths: the so-called worst man in London is the best man she’s ever known....and keeping him would mean losing everything and everyone else she loves. But Marchand has one final card to play…and losing everything is a risk he’s willing to take if it means a chance to love her forever.
A sexy, witty, and heartwarming tale, Game of Rogues has everything readers love about Julie Anne Long.
Tropes:
enemies to loversforced proximityage gapclass differencepartners in crime
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Long's sensuous and achingly tender ninth Palace of Rogues Regency (after The Beast Takes a Bride) follows determined Guinevere "Ginny" Woodville, who has raised her younger siblings since their mother died when she was 16. After her brother, Hogarth, gambles away her sisters' dowries at Lucifer's Fall, one of London's most notorious gaming clubs, she seeks out the infamous owner, ruthless businessman Gabriel Marchand. Gabriel reveals that Hogarth owes £15,000 to a fellow patron and £4,000 to the house, which he offers to forgive—but only if Ginny will spend the night in his bed. Ginny indignantly refuses, embarking instead on a hunt throughout London for the man to whom her brother lost their fortune and the means to recover the money. When Gabriel's and Ginny's paths cross again at the boarding house where both are staying, they agree to avoid each other—but Gabriel repeatedly intervenes in Ginny's mission under the guise of trying to safeguard his business's reputation. Soon, however, his surprising, quiet kindness and desire to protect her become evident. The pair go from enemies to unlikely friends as Ginny uncovers Gabriel's sweet side, even as their undercurrent of sexual tension never goes away. Long crafts a deeply emotional and refreshingly nuanced story of grief, family, and love. Add in crackling repartee between the well-matched leads and this scintillates.
