Hot Duke Summer: Regency Historical Romance Anthology by Scarlett Scott, Alexa Aston, Annabelle Anders, Meara Platt, Kathleen Ayers, Chastity Bowlin, Sara Adrien, Jude Knight
US pub date - 8/24/24
The Duchess Bride - Scarlett Scott
*character called Buttercup ✔️
*character named Westley ✔️
*masked, yet familiar, man kidnaps MFC to save her from a miserable marriage not to a Prince Humperdinck but to a Humberton ✔️
Dilemma over a Duke - Alexa Aston
*MFC decides on a marriage of convenience to a friend ✔️
*childhood friend / crush (her betrothed’s brother, oops) returns from war ✔️
The Duke’s Day Off - Annabelle Anders
*titled man falls for his mother’s long suffering amanuensis / companion ✔️
*Memento Mori leads to love? ✔️
The Moonstone Mermaid - Meara Platt
*injured soldier and duke falls for the woman he ‘accidentally’ spies on while she’s swimming ✔️
Say Anything, Duke - Kathleen Ayers
*accident prone MFC ✔️
*MFC’s mother = 🤬🤬🤬✔️
I Know this Much is True - Chastity Bowlin
*insta insta love ✔️
Love is the Duke’s Best Remedy - Sara Adrien
*My Fair Lady / Pretty Woman vibes ✔️
The Worth of an Earl - Jude Knight
*reverse Aladdin
Anthologies are an excellent way to discover new-to-me authors or read shorter offerings from favorites and I found this one to be a very enjoyable read 🙂
Thank you to Dragonblade Publishing and NetGalley for the DRC
Can a ruined lady's love save the Earl of Every Sin?
When Alessandro, the half-Spanish Earl of Rayne, settles upon a marriage of convenience with Lady Catriona Hamilton, the terms are clear: an heir in exchange for her freedom. Still haunted by his painful past, he has no intention of entertaining a true marriage with his new wife or remaining in England.
A ruined lady brought back from her banishment for a second chance, Catriona is practical and determined. There's no stronger lure than the prospect of her independence. Except for the earl himself, that is.
Saddled with a scapegrace brother-in-law, a mouse-toting ward, a Spanish-speaking butler, and a wife he cannot stop wanting, Alessandro is about to learn life is best when it does not go according to plan. But if he doesn't let go of the past, he'll lose everything. The darkest hearts fall the hardest...
Heat level: Scorching hot! Don't say you weren't warned!
Don't miss the deliciously steamy Sins and Scoundrels series...