by Eloisa James
First published 2017
Lord Alaric Wilde steps off his ship after years of foreign adventures to discover that England has transformed him into a sensation. Mobs of women shriek his name at the docks. Newspapers chronicle his every move. The son of the Duke of Lindow flees to his father's castle, bewildered by his sudden notoriety. There he meets Miss Willa Ffynche, a woman who reads voraciously and tells ribald jokes to her close friends while presenting a calm face to society. She wants nothing to do with a man whose romantic escapades fill the gossip columns. Alaric has conquered every challenge he has faced, but he has never desired a woman the way he wants Willa. She presents his greatest battle yet. Willa must decide whether to trust a notorious rake or protect herself from a man whose fame makes privacy impossible.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, contemporary, adult, adult-fiction, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: England
Period: 19th-Century
416 pages · Kindle Edition · Avon