The Rogue and The Earl’s Temptation (Rogues and Gentlemen)

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The Rogue
The notorious Rogue that began it all.

Set in Cornwall, 1815. Wild, untamed and isolated.

Lawlessness is the order of the day and smuggling is rife.

Henrietta always felt most at home in the wilds of the outdoors, but even she had no idea how the mysterious and untamed would sweep her away in a moment.

Bewitched by his wicked blue eyes.

Henrietta Morton knows to look the other way when the free trading “gentlemen” are at work. Yet when a notorious pirate bursts into her local village shop, she can avert her eyes no more. Bewitched by his wicked blue eyes, a moment of insanity follows as Henrietta hides the handsome fugitive from the Militia.

Her reward is a kiss, lingering and unforgettable.

In his haste to flee, the handsome pirate drops a letter, a letter that lays bare a tale of betrayal. When Henrietta’s father gives her hand in marriage to a wealthy and villainous nobleman in return for the payment of his debts, she becomes desperate.

Blackmailing a pirate may be her only hope for freedom.

The Earl’s Temptation
Alexander Sinclair, Fourth Earl of Falmouth, has a reputation for reveling in vice.

Wine, women and gambling are only one side of this dangerous man, for the Earl has a second life, leading a criminal gang, smuggling contraband between France and Cornwall.

Seeking ever more risk Alexander often leads his men on their night-time missions. One unlucky night, the revenue men appear, and the smugglers sail into a violent storm in an effort to escape, but the ship and all aboard go down.

Barely alive, Alexander washes ashore on the coast of France.

Enter innocent beauty, Celestine Lavelle, the daughter of a noble French family forced to flee their estate during the revolution. Having lost everything, she must work in the kitchens of a coastal brothel.

Desperate and alone, her future is besieged by sin. The discovery of a half-drowned English smuggler on the shore will lead her heart in directions she never dreamed of.

Alexander determines to save his beguiling rescuer. He plans her future should be full of everything that is good and honorable . . . but will the temptation to take her as his own be too hard to resist?

The first and second book of the acclaimed Rogues & Gentlemen historical romance series from Emma V Leech, the multi-award-winning Amazon Top 10 romance writer. Author of fan favorites such as Flaming June and Last Man in London, both listed in the 20 “Romance Reads You Can’t Miss” in the Amazon Kindle Storyteller Awards 2018.