Isn’t He Wicked

A wicked past casts a dark shadow…


Lord Joshua Dane makes no apology for his notoriety. An infamous duel, a broken engagement, and subsequent casual love affairs are all fodder for gossip in the upper circles of society. His aversion to marriage is as legendary as his rakish reputation, but one fateful rainy evening his world is irrevocably altered by a well-meaning ingénue, and he finds no matter how jaded he might be, there’s no choice but to play the gentleman.


Marrying the devilishly attractive man of your dreams is not ideal if the groom in question is forced to the altar out of a very reluctant sense of obligation. Lady Charity has been in love with Joshua for a long time, but all her visions of poetic declarations of devotion and tender romance are not the reality. He has no desire to wed her, and certainly no desire to be an attentive husband. The one saving grace is that there is a combustible physical attraction between them, so at least she has his attention in the bedroom, but is that all he will ever offer her?


A sophisticated aristocrat and a hopeful young bride fight a high stakes battle of wills on the uncertain ground of love and an undeniable passion…