Lady Derring Takes a Lover (The Palace of Rogues #1)
Julie Anne Long
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· 76 ratings · 384 pages · Published: 26 Feb 2019
Delilah Swanpool, Countess of Derring, learns the hard way that her husband, "Dear Dull Derring," is a lot more interesting—and perfidious—dead than alive. It's a devil of an inheritance, but in the grand ruins of the one building Derring left her, are the seeds of her liberation. And she vows never again to place herself at the mercy of a man.
But battle-hardened Captain Tristan Hardy is nothing if not merciless. When the charismatic naval hero tracks a notorious smuggler to a London boarding house known as the Rogue's Palace, seducing the beautiful, blue-blooded proprietress to get his man seems like a small sacrifice.
They both believe love is a myth. But a desire beyond reason threatens to destroy the armor around their hearts. Now a shattering decision looms: Will Tristan betray his own code of honor…or choose a love that might be the truest thing he's ever known?
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- historical 9
- regency 8
- class difference 6
- mystery 5
- m-f romance 5
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- aristo/royal heroine 4
- age gap 3
- men in uniform 3
- betrayal 3
- height difference 2
- forced proximity 1
- good grovel 1
- found family 1
- military 1
- independent heroine 1
- take-charge heroine 1
- sassy heroine 1
- sweet/gentle heroine 1
- early 20s fmc 1
- grumpy/cold hero 1
- in his 30s 1
- warlord/commander hero 1
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- third party sexual assault 2
- miscarriage / infertility 1
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The 'The Palace of Rogues' series
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- I'm Only Wicked With You by Julie Anne Long Book #3
- After Dark with the Duke by Julie Anne Long Book #4
- You Were Made to Be Mine by Julie Anne Long Book #5
- How to Tame a Wild Rogue by Julie Anne Long Book #6
- My Season of Scandal by Julie Anne Long Book #7
- The Beast Takes a Bride by Julie Anne Long Book #8
audiobook · m-f · regency · historical · open-door · england · third-person-pov · dual-pov · forced proximity · class difference · aristocratic heroine · alpha male · age difference · sweet heroine · length-medium · strong heroine · slow burn · men in uniform · tortured hero · cheerful heroine
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