How to Tame a Wild Rogue

RECOMMENDED: How to Tame a Wild Rogue by Julie Anne Long is $1.99! This made our Best of Reviews 2023 list at number five. There are also many of Long’s books ons ale, including book one, Perils of Pleasure, in her Pennyroyal Green series. Lara gave this a Squee grade:
This book made me swoon IRL. Reading it was a fever dream and not just because of the sex scenes. I was so immersed in it that the real world and its troubles didn’t even occur to me for the duration of the book. (I am anxious by nature, so this is a feat.)
In USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Long’s thrilling new romance in the Palace of Rogues series, an infamous privateer’s limits are put to the test when he’s trapped during a raging tempest with a prickly female at the Grand Palace on the Thames.
He clawed his way up from the gutters of St. Giles to the top of a shadowy empire. Feared and fearsome, battered and brilliant, nothing shocks Lorcan St. Leger—not even the discovery of an aristocratic woman escaping out a window near the London docks on the eve of the storm of the decade. They find shelter at a boarding house called the Grand Palace on the Thames—only to find greater dangers await inside.
Desperate, destitute, and jilted, Lady Daphne Worth knows the clock is ticking on her last chance to save herself and her family: an offer of a loveless marriage. But while the storm rages and roads flood, she and the rogue who rescued her must pose as husband and wife in order to share the only available suite.
Crackling enmity gives way to incendiary desire—and certain heartbreak: Lorcan is everything she never dreamed she’d wanted, but he can never be what she needs. But risk is child’s play to St. Leger. And if the stakes are a lifetime of loving and being loved by Daphne, he’ll move any mountain, confront any old nemesis, to turn “never” into forever.
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The Heiress Hunt by Joanna Shupe is $1.99! This is book one in Shupe’s latest historical romance series. Elyse recently reviewed this one and gave it a C-. I think Elyse and I both agree that Shupe does a wonderful job about giving us tantalizing sequel bait. There are more of Shupe’s historicals on sale, by the way.
High society reprobate.
An unconventional heiress.
Childhood friends.Is it too late…
Knickerbocker scoundrel Harrison Archer returns to New York to discover that his deceased father has bankrupted his estranged family. To save them from ruin, he’s forced to quickly find and marry an heiress. For a matchmaker, Harrison turns to the one woman he wishes he could marry: his childhood friend and true love, Maddie, who once broke his heart and is now engaged to a duke.
For true love?
When her best friend Harrison left for Paris without a word, Maddie Webster took refuge in her infatuation with tennis. Now Harrison is back and needs her help in finding a bride. Begrudgingly, Maddie arranges a house party in Newport with a guest list of eligible heiresses. But watching Harrison flirt with potential brides is more than she can bear.
When Harrison and Maddie reunite, the passion between them ignites. But with their marriages to others looming, time is running out. Is their fate inescapable . . .or can love set them free?
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RECOMMENDED: Devil’s Daughter by Lisa Kleypas is $1.99! This is book five in The Ravenels series and Elyse gave it a B+:
Fans of Kleypas’s work will love the cameos that Devil’s Daughter has to offer. Newcomers might feel a little lost with all the name dropping, but I think will find West and Phoebe charming enough to overcome it.
New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas delivers a scintillating tale of a beautiful, young widow who finds passion with the one man she shouldn’t…
Although beautiful young widow Phoebe, Lady Clare, has never met West Ravenel, she knows one thing for certain: he’s a mean, rotten bully. Back in boarding school, he made her late husband’s life a misery, and she’ll never forgive him for it. But when Phoebe attends a family wedding, she encounters a dashing and impossibly charming stranger who sends a fire-and-ice jolt of attraction through her. And then he introduces himself…as none other than West Ravenel.
West is a man with a tarnished past. No apologies, no excuses. However, from the moment he meets Phoebe, West is consumed by irresistible desire…not to mention the bitter awareness that a woman like her is far out of his reach. What West doesn’t bargain on is that Phoebe is no straitlaced aristocratic lady. She’s the daughter of a strong-willed wallflower who long ago eloped with Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent—the most devilishly wicked rake in England.
Before long, Phoebe sets out to seduce the man who has awakened her fiery nature and shown her unimaginable pleasure. Will their overwhelming passion be enough to overcome the obstacles of the past?
Only the devil’s daughter knows…
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The Earl Takes a Fancy by Lorraine Heath is $1.99! This is another historical romance author with several backlist titles on sale. I know a lot of us perk up when bookstores and book-loving characters appear in romance, though this didn’t deliver as well as Carrie had hoped. She gave it a C-.
New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath pens another richly satisfying romance in her Sins for all Seasons series.
She’s looking for a nobleman to wed…
Though born out of wedlock, Fancy Trewlove is determined to fulfill her mother’s wish that she marry into nobility. Fancy’s keen intellect and finishing school manners make her the perfect wife for any gentleman—if he’s willing to overlook her scandalous lineage. But Fancy’s plans are thrown into chaos when an intriguing commoner begins visiting her bookshop—and she finds herself unable to stop thinking about him.
He’s looking to escape his title…
Widowed just a year ago, the reclusive Matthew Sommersby, Earl of Rosemont, has been besieged by women hoping to become his next wife. Desperate for anonymity, he sheds Society life to search for the peace that eludes him. Fancy’s shop is his one refuge, until the night their passion erupts into a kiss that nearly leads to her ruin—and leaves both longing for much more.
Together, they discover an unlikely love…
As Fancy finds herself torn between her family’s expectations and her growing feelings for Matthew, secrets are exposed—secrets that force Fancy to question if she can trust her heart’s desire…
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This is just to say that I wish Lisa Kleypas would start writing again.
I took a spin through my ever-growing wishlist on Kobo last night and found a surprising number of books on sale. (I think there were a few more but I closed the tabs and my browser history has somehow had forgotten a bunch of the books I looked at.)
– SAY YES TO THE MARQUESS by Tessa Dare
– THE RAKE GETS RAVISHED by Sophie Jordan (also the other 3 of the first 4 DUKE HUNT books)
– NINE RULES TO BREAK WHEN ROMANCING A RAKE by Sarah MacLean
– SECOND NIGHT STAND by Karelia & Fay Stetz-Waters
– ALONG FOR THE RIDE by Sarah Dessen (YA; summer story but no obvious bingo squares)
– OF STARLIT BALLS AND STARSHIP CAPTAINS by K. L. Noone (Truly, what is more magical and romantic than “starlit balls”?)
Not romance but maybe of interest:
– FATHER TIME: A Natural History of Men and Babies by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy (“A sweeping account of male nurturing” by an anthropologist / primatologist who’s into sociobiology and evolutionary psychology; I’m wary of evo-psych but she at least seems to take a different tack than the dudely just-so stories.)
– STRANGE PRACTICE by Vivian Shaw (“Dr. Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, must defend London from both supernatural ailments and a bloodthirsty cult”; I vaguely remembers this being reviewed here; looks like it was just mentioned in Podcast 401. https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/401-rewriting-the-voice-in-your-head-creation-and-inspiration-with-dr-nicole-peeler/ )
Currently reading HOW TO TAME A WILD ROGUE (acquired in a prior sale) and enjoying it pretty well.
HOW TO TAME A WILD ROGUE and DEVIL’S DAUGHTER are both great. You could read ROGUE without having read the rest of the series, but DEVIL’S DAUGHTER will probably work better if you’ve read the rest of the Ravenels series because the hero, West, has a long redemption arc over the course of the series.
$.99:
– The Protector: Games People Play by HelenKay Dimon
– The Good Luck Sister: A Wildstone Novella (Kindle Single) (The Wildstone Series) by Jill Shalvis
– To Redeem a Highland Rogue: A Passionate Enemies to Lovers Scottish Highlander Historical Mystery Romance Adventure (Heart of a Scot Book 2)
by Collette Cameron
– The Striker (Gods of the Game Book 1) by Ana Huang
– The Mysterious Marquess (The Bad Heir Day Tales Book 2) by Grace Burrowes
– Power: An Age-Gap, Billionaire Romance (Powers Brothers) by Cassandra Robbins
– Cash (Lucky River Ranch Book 1) by Jessica Peterson
– His Three-Day Duchess (The Sommersby Brides Book 3) by Laurie Benson
– Stranger in the Mirror (Love and Light) by Tina Wainscott
– Summer at the Lakeside Resort: The Lakeside Resort Series Book 2 by Susan Schild
– False Colors by Alex Beecroft
– Diamond of the Season (Heiress Book 1) by Tamara Gill
$1.99:
– How Doctors Think by Jerome E. Groopman
– Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
– Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
– Year of Wonders: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks
– Real Men Knit (Real Men Knit series Book 1) by Kwana Jackson
– The Match: A Novel by Sarah Adams
– Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
– Dear Mrs. Bird: A Novel (The Emmy Lake Chronicles Book 1) by AJ Pearce
– Never the Right Time: A Second Chance Romance (The Love & Music Suite Book 2) by Reese Ryan
$2.99:
– Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England’s Kings and Queens by David Mitchell
– The Wedding People: A Novel by Alison Espach
Free:
– Delicate Ink (Montgomery Ink Book 1) by Carrie Ann Ryan
– Rebel Spell (Salem Supernaturals Book 1) by Lisa Carlisle
– Loving the Texas Lawman: A Second Chance, Fake Marriage Romance (Forever Texan Book 2) by Charlene Sands
– Stiff Suit: A small town billionaire CEO grumpy boss romantic comedy (Ponderosa Resort Romantic Comedies Book 5) by Tawna Fenske
– In Search of a Husband (The Society of Scandalous Brides Book 3) by Rebecca Paula
– Wild and Wicked: A one-night stand, surprise pregnancy, hockey romance (Italian Stallions Book 4) by Mari Carr
– A Slice of Summer (Silver Falls Book 2) by Melissa McClone
– Cinderella’s Cowboy (Montana Home Book 4) by Roxanne Snopek
– Spin the Block: A Second Chance Romance (The Love & Music Suite Book 1) by Reese Ryan
– More Than Friends: a Second Chance Friends-to-Lovers Romance (The Love & Music Suite Book 3) by Reese Ryan
Free Black Music Month event: https://thebookboombox.com/
There’s a big sale on Amazon right now. It expires at 3 AM EST today (6/17/25). It’s so big you will just have to look. Quite a bit of literary fiction. I mostly go to Kobo now but this is a Kindle only sale.