The daring members of the Stud Club are reckless gamblers and no strangers to risk—until love raises the stakes in Twice Tempted by a Rogue.
Luck is a double-edged sword for brooding war hero Rhys St. Maur. His death wish went unanswered on the battlefield, while fate allowed the murder of his good friend in the elite gentlemen’s society known as the Stud Club. Out of options, Rhys returns to his ancestral home on the moors of Devonshire, expecting anything but a chance at redemption in the arms of a beautiful innkeeper who dares him to take on the demons of his past—and the sweet temptation of a woman’s love.
Meredith Maddox believes in hard work, not fate, and romance isn’t part of her plan. But when Rhys returns, battle-scarred, world-weary, and more dangerously attractive than ever, the lovely widow is torn between determination and desire. As a deep mystery and dangerous smugglers threaten much more than their passionate reckoning, Meredith discovers that she must trust everything to a wager her heart placed long ago.
*flails* TESSA DARE, WHAT YOU DO TO ME. The more I read by her, the more I want. Good thing I still have quite a few books left to read...
So I wasn't quite sure about Twice Tempted by a Rogue because Rhys wasn't exactly a character who makes you say, "Yes, I want to read his story!" You want to know more, yes. But... well, he's intimidating and scary even as you want to know more. Which is why you have someone like Meredith.
And after reading so many books with the virginal heroine, it was so damn refreshing to have a heroine who knew what she wanted. (At least carnally. And really. That's what's easiest in these stories.) In some ways, Rhys was the chaste one---horny, but chaste---and that was a fun change of pace. I liked it. And Meredith. #WomenPower
Dude. This book really pulled on the heart strings. And! The "deep mystery" is not one that I guessed at. I maintain that I was too distracted by the romance to care much about the mystery, but the mystery---the betrayal---was gooood. And because this was a series that started with a murder, that mystery has only deepened as well. Which I suspected will be resolved in the next book.
