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The Earl's Temptation (Rogues and Gentlemen Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Emma. V Leech (Author), Gemma Fisk (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 1,757 ratings

Book 2 of 17: Rogues and Gentlemen

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The Earl’s Temptation
ROGUES & GENTLEMEN: BOOK TWO

Alexander Sinclair, Fourth Earl of Falmouth, has a reputation for revelling 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.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A fabulous historical romance […] Ms. Leech has provided readers with a well-written book with amazing characters. Alex and Celeste's story is loaded with drama, action, sizzle, humor and suspense. The Earl's Temptation is book 2 of the Rogues & Gentlemen Series but can be read as a standalone - this is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.” ~ Amazon customer review

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.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I loved the characters so much they are so complex and share a wonderful chemistry. Emma Leech created a world so passionate that evokes so much emotions you cannot put down this amazing steamy story” ~ Amazon customer review

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 honourable… but will the temptation to take her as his own be too hard to resist?

The 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 favourites 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.

**** Warning: Contains both a feisty heroine and a classic alpha male, meaning you may encounter some mild swearing and mildly graphic, descriptive sex scenes. ****

The Rogues & Gentlemen series can be enjoyed as stand-alone novels or as part of the wider series. If the full series appeals, the suggested – but by no means essential - reading order would be:

• Book 1: The Rogue
• Book 2: The Earl's Temptation
• Book 3: Scandal's Daughter
• Book 4: The Devil May Care
• Book 5: Nearly Ruining Mr Russell
• Book 5.5: Winter's Wild Melody
• Book 6: One Wicked Winter
• Book 7: To Tame a Savage Heart
• Book 8: Persuading Patience
• Book 9: The Last Man in London
• Book 10: Flaming June
• Book 11: Charity and The Devil
• Book 12: A Slight Indiscretion
• Book 13: The Corinthian Duke
• Book 14: The Blackest of Hearts
• Book 15 Duke and Duplicity
• Book 16 The Scent of Scandal
• Book 16.5 The Christmas Rose
• Book 17 Melting Miss Wynter
• Book 17.5 The Winter Bride, a Rogues & Gentlemen Novella

Happy reading! And please do leave a review if you can – it would mean the world to hear what you enjoyed most about the book.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06Y2GF8PQ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (April 4, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 4, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3704 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 363 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #100,478 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,640 in Victorian Historical Romance (Kindle Store)
- #2,477 in Regency Historical Romance
- #2,675 in Regency Romances

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Regency Romance Author, Emma V Leech is the award-winning writer of six series with many more to come! Selected in the AMAZON UK Kindle Storyteller Awards four years running with Flaming June, A Scent of Scandal and The Last Man in London from Rogues and Gentlemen. For To Follow her Heart, To Ride With the Knight and To Hunt the Hunter from the Bestselling Girls Who Dare series, and for Dare to be Wild, from the Bestselling Daring Daughters series.

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ROGUES AND GENTLEMEN: Regency Romance. Sexy, tumultuous, and desperately romantic, Rogues and Gentlemen will have you wishing for your own pirate, smuggler, earl, or duke to carry you off into the past.

GIRLS WHO DARE:

Regency Romance. Twelve book series. Inside every wallflower is the beating heart of a lioness, a passionate individual willing to risk all for their dream, if only they can find the courage to begin. When these overlooked girls make a pact to change their lives, anything can happen.

THE DARING DAUGHTERS:

Their mothers dared all for love. Just imagine what their daughters will do. This in an ongoing next generation series in the Girls Who Dare world.

THE REGENCY ROMANCE MYSTERIES: Historical Romantic Suspense. If you prefer your Regency Romance with a little dash of mystery and murder, these are the books for you. Dashing heroes and wicked villains abound, and of course, a plucky heroine who won't sit about looking ornamental until she's rescued

THE FRENCH VAMPIRE LEGEND: Paranormal Romance. This is a dramatic and heart-wrenching story of courage and sacrifice and a love that nothing ... not even time, can tear apart.

THE FRENCH FAE LEGEND: Paranormal Romance. With close to sixteen million online reads to date the award-winning Dark Series is one of Emma's most successful works. An epic saga set between modern-day France and the Fae Lands - a historic version of our own world, where only love is more powerful than magic.

ABOUT EMMA:

As an accomplished romance author, Emma won the world’s largest online writing competition ‘The Wattys’ two years running, first with The Darkest Night, and then with her short story, A Dark Imperfection, A Les Fées Novella. Her third published novel, The Dark Prince has been touted as one of The Top 50 Self Published Books Worth Reading in 2015 and is #2 on the list of the Top 50 Indie Books in 2015 as well as being hailed as "An enchanting fantasy with a likeable heroine, romantic intrigue, and clever narrative flourishes." by Kirkus Reviews.

Emma's novels have garnered attention worldwide, and fans who continue to clamour for more through email, Facebook, and Twitter.

When she's not writing she strives to live as far from the real world as possible. but otherwise, she can be found in Darkest Dordogne, South West France with her husband, three children, assorted cats and a wild imagination

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Gmalg

Great Reading

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2023

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Wonderfully interesting characters. Great story line. I found I could not put it down. Would recommend to those who enjoy reading about the "ton"!

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2017

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Alex is the Earl of Falmouth and a smuggler. Celeste is the dispossessed Contesse of Varley and is working in a brothel. Celeste one day finds Alex, half drowned, washed up on shore. With the help from Mimi (a man who works at the brothel), they save Alex and nurse him back to health. When Celeste is threatened by a rich client, she and Alex secretly depart and arrive at Alex's brother's estate. Alex feels he is too old for Celeste. She feels they are perfect for each other. He decides to give her a chance to have the life she should have had had she not been dispossessed. A life without him. Can Celeste prove to Alex their age difference matters not and their love is what matters most? Will Alex be able to set Celeste free and deny his heartache over loosing her?

This novel is well written. We come to care about Celeste and Alex. The secondary characters are delightful too. The plot is simple. The description is superb. There are steamy love scenes and adult language. I look forward to reading more in this series.

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Calypso's Treasure

Even Better Than Book 1!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2019

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I am really surprised! Usually if the first book in the series is good, the second is a let down. But NO, it was not. In fact, it was BETTER. The intrigue, mystery, storyline, heartache....omg! I actually was brought to tears, not just eye shining tears, but tears streaming the face tears more than once. My husband was wondering what I was crying about and read the chapter, then have it back rolling his eyes. However, he hadn't been reading the book for four straight and been transported back to 1815! I even looked up where Cornwall and Roscoff were on the map. 💏

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These men are men that would be abominable in today's society, but back then it was just accepted. He had to let his regular mistresses down and compensated them for their time and left them all with money to spare. Celeste was ok with his past lifestyle as long as he gave it up. No worries about the fact that their was no STD protection back then (right?!). This makes it easier to let you mind go and jump into the book. The whole Miss Morton thing could have been written better IMHO.

I love Celeste. Yes, she is young and naive and makes some snap judgements. But if she didn't, this would've been a novella 😳. I think that she portrays a more realistic young woman of any period. I NEVER read about anyone masturbating, EVER. I mean, come on. You may be a virgin, but seriously, never touching yourself? And are you always "Proper"!?!?! I am sure that there are those very strict religious girls that are, however sad, but I think they are in the minority. Plus she is smart, street smart. Alex needed that.

How Celeste ended up was fabulous. I loved how Alex found her (many tears 😭 ) and then he found out what occupation she chose. Priceless.

My only hope is that we get some follow up to this family in future books.

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2018

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The Earl's Temptation is a fabulous historical romance by Emma V. Leech. Ms. Leech has provided readers with a well-written book loaded with amazing characters. Celeste was left on her own after Maggie, her mother's old servant, dies. She goes to work, cooking and cleaning in a brothel. Alex went down with his ship and Celeste found him on the shore and nursed him back to health. Alex and Celeste's story is loaded with drama, action, sizzle, humor and suspense. I enjoyed reading The Earl's Temptation and look forward to reading more from Emma V. Leech in the future. The Earl's Temptation is book 2 of the Rogues & Gentlemen Series but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.

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laral

Would be much more if not for poor editing

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2018

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Liked the story, characters and descriptions. Everything was great and charming but editing was superficial and errors quite annoying. Like, ..... come came .... This was in a same sentence. Obviously, there was some editing involved but it was a lazy and poor one. So, 3 stars it is. Other than that, I would even recommend it.

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Kotori

Well written

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2023

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Very well written, not your traditional regency, as this one is definitely full of swearing and an explicit consummation.
The circumstances are quite shocking, but I was still reminded of some of my favourite Georgette Heyer novels.
The premise of a scoundrel and an french ingenue is one she did very well, thinking of These Old Shades.
Anyway this one has its own flavour so there's that.
What I didn't love was all the behaviour of the man, in attempting to deny himself to the ingenue, he says any number of wretched and ghastly things.
Ofc there's a redemption curve where I suppose he suffers to make up for that, but it was in my opinion quite unforgiveable. Our heroine obviously felt differently.
So yes, there were a few things that irked me, but I read the whole book and enjoyed it.
Spicy factor high without being a Bridgerton.

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Ms. A

A Captivating Reading Journey

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2020

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The heroine in this story is adorable and admirable. She is a survivor despite her innocence and youth. The hero complemented the heroine’s character. The story really focused on their love story and how they developed from the first moment they met. I truly liked the plot. There were some really sizzling scenes but nothing graphic and offensive (personally speaking of course). I love how the hero fought for the heroine in the end. This story really took me on a journey. It made me laugh, cry and it frustrated me but it also made up for it by giving such a deserving journey to HEA. I enjoyed reading it.

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Laura

a suffered happy ending

Reviewed in Italy on June 30, 2022

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I loved Alex character since the previous book, so I was happy to read his story, but how much he had to endure! It seemed like three different books, I couldn’t put it down, so curious about the next!

Leighton

A little over the top but in the best way

Reviewed in Canada on May 21, 2020

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This book is not for someone looking for a deep historical dive into Georgian England. The scenery changes fast and the plot is more pulp than plodding. It is very fun and passionate. The heroine is very lovable and you want her to have the world.

Janet Lesley

What a lovely story.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2021

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I think this story was better than Lawrence and Heidi's story, but it was also interesting to see how their lives were progressing.
This is Alex's (Earl of Falmouth) and Celeste's story. Right from the beginning it could be seen that Alex had a soft spot for Celeste, what a feisty young woman she was and quite resourceful, well she had, had to be as life hadn't been easy on her. As Alex thought himself too old for her, being twice her age, he sent her to live with his two aunts, and consequently be brought out into society, but when he saw her in town being perused by other men, as they say resistance is futile, fate conspired against them initially, and once again Celeste showed how she was able to look after herself.
There wasn't an awful lot of plot to the story, but it was a sweet love story, with Alex who was once a very hard and powerful man brought to his knees by a unassuming young lady.
I would recommend this book and I look forward to the next in the series.

Amazon Customer

Narrated beautifully

Reviewed in India on January 30, 2018

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Celeste Valrey, from her childhood, seemed marked by calamity: and her subsequent misfortunes, had excited in Alexander the tenderest pity, respect and admiration. She is the most extraordinary fine creature, who is invincible to a degree. Alexander rescues her from a house of ill repute and lets her take refuge in his brother's mansion. The chaste Celeste leads him on but he is very cautious owing to the difference in their ages.

Kindle Junkie

Well-spun story

Reviewed in Germany on October 28, 2017

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The first I've read by Emma Leech. She's quite a storyteller. This takes us from France to England and back, starting from the point where Celeste finds Alex washed ashore. A sworn bachelor at 36, Alex falls for Celeste but feels the 18-year age difference to be too great and he has lived such a rogue life that he is unworthy of such a sweet and feisty young woman. This is a central theme throughout the story. They run into some difficulties on the way to the usual happy end. Nice supporting characters.
There are some explicit sex scenes.

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