A Touch Wicked
A brand-new for 2024 steamy and spicy historical romance novel
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
The Masquerade has only two rules: Depart by morning and never reveal your identity.
HE IS LONDON'S MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR
James, the Earl of Kent, is at the top of every debutante's list for marriage. He's handsome, wealthy, and on the lookout for a bride. But when he meets a mysterious beauty at London's most illicit club, fascination becomes intrigue - and she harbours deadly secrets.
SHE IS A PENNILESS NOBODY
In a desperate bid to save her criminal sister, Emma Dumont infiltrates the earl's household under false pretences. When a clue leads her to a scandalous masque, she finds herself in the arms of her handsome employer - and torn between duty and lethal attraction.
As her sister's crimes threaten to expose Emma's deception, she becomes entangled in a brutal conspiracy. And with the truth comes danger...
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Readers LOVE A Touch Wicked:
'A wonderfully seductive read with a fantastical masquerade center piece and brilliant characters.' - Reader review, 5*
'I read this book in one sitting - I couldn't put it down! Really clever and fresh storyline combined with good writing, interesting characters and some well-written steamy parts.' - Reader review, 5*
'Vivid characters, lots of interesting background, lively dialogue and steamy romance...' - Reader review, 5*
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A woman searches for her missing sister in Kendrick's riveting fourth Private Arrangements Victorian romance (after A Bride by Morning). After Emma Dumont's sister, Isabel, disappears, Emma is attacked by a strange man while searching Isabel's ransacked Paris apartment, but not before she finds a clue to Isabel's whereabouts: a card reading simply, "The Masquerade, London." Emma, who, along with Isabel, is an illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Southampton, heads to London and blackmails the duke into giving her a glowing reference as a lady's maid, the ideal vantage point from which to spy on high society. She obtains a position in the household of James, the Earl of Kent. Emma then discovers that the Masquerade is an illicit underground club and disguises herself as a noblewoman to gain entry. In this guise and calling herself Tempest, she runs into James, and mutual attraction leads to a steamy affair. Given the class differences between them, Emma believes pursuing a romance to be unwise, but when her continued search for Isabel lands her in danger, James is determined to protect her. Kendrick's nuanced portraits of her leads enhance the fast-paced plot. Perfectly balancing romance and intrigue, this is a true page-turner.
