Criminals, con men, tricksters and toughs; five men who dwell in the shadow realms of Regency London live with risk and reward as a matter of course. While adept at all the scandalous arts necessary to conduct daring robberies or build illegal empires, love has never been part of their repertoire--until five daring, spirited women show them that a heart is the only thing worth stealing...
Poppy Richardson has always lived a quiet life in the village of Mary and Wye, building a reputation as a skilled grower of medicinal herbs--as well as that of a spinster. But when her best friend Anne marries a wealthy and well-connected gentleman, catapulting Poppy into an entirely different social set, she is suddenly held to completely new and terrifying standards--and beset with questions about when she is going to find a suitable husband.
Only George Wicks, lifelong friend of Anne's new husband and lifelong thorn in Poppy's side, hasn't changed his attitude towards her: both jocular and dismissive. Eventually, George wagers that Poppy will never find a husband--and Poppy, irritated beyond measure by George's constant meddling, accepts on one condition; that George help her become as marriageable as possible.
George, for his part, is soon in far over his head. His constant teasing of Poppy hides more than a little admiration for her--and once he's thrown into the business of preparing Poppy to marry gentlemen far richer and more cultured than himself, other feelings begin to surface more quickly than George can manage.
A relationship based on mutual teasing quickly blossoms into something far more passionate. Poppy and George find parts of one another's deepest selves that even they didn't know existed. But Poppy is meant to fall for someone above her station, not the irritating man who knows everything about her--and can George overcome his sense of inferiority to claim the woman he loves?
Lose yourself in this deliciously sensual slice of Regency escapism by Felicia Greene, the queen of quick-read romance novellas. With tortured dukes, teasing heroines and attraction that defies all decorum, these brief but beautiful tales will make any spare hour fly by!
This book is the fifth standalone in the Disreputables series, with plenty of familiar faces from books one, two, three and four popping up. If you like misadventures, forbidden attraction and love that defies all odds, you'll love these quick, steamy Regency reads!
Genre: Historical Romance
Poppy Richardson has always lived a quiet life in the village of Mary and Wye, building a reputation as a skilled grower of medicinal herbs--as well as that of a spinster. But when her best friend Anne marries a wealthy and well-connected gentleman, catapulting Poppy into an entirely different social set, she is suddenly held to completely new and terrifying standards--and beset with questions about when she is going to find a suitable husband.
Only George Wicks, lifelong friend of Anne's new husband and lifelong thorn in Poppy's side, hasn't changed his attitude towards her: both jocular and dismissive. Eventually, George wagers that Poppy will never find a husband--and Poppy, irritated beyond measure by George's constant meddling, accepts on one condition; that George help her become as marriageable as possible.
George, for his part, is soon in far over his head. His constant teasing of Poppy hides more than a little admiration for her--and once he's thrown into the business of preparing Poppy to marry gentlemen far richer and more cultured than himself, other feelings begin to surface more quickly than George can manage.
A relationship based on mutual teasing quickly blossoms into something far more passionate. Poppy and George find parts of one another's deepest selves that even they didn't know existed. But Poppy is meant to fall for someone above her station, not the irritating man who knows everything about her--and can George overcome his sense of inferiority to claim the woman he loves?
Lose yourself in this deliciously sensual slice of Regency escapism by Felicia Greene, the queen of quick-read romance novellas. With tortured dukes, teasing heroines and attraction that defies all decorum, these brief but beautiful tales will make any spare hour fly by!
This book is the fifth standalone in the Disreputables series, with plenty of familiar faces from books one, two, three and four popping up. If you like misadventures, forbidden attraction and love that defies all odds, you'll love these quick, steamy Regency reads!
Genre: Historical Romance
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