Taming an Impossible Rogue

February 6, 2012
Enoch brings back Diane Haybury and the ladies of the Tantalus Club in the delectable second Scandalous Brides Regency (after A Beginner’s Guide to Rakes). Camille Pryce is tired of being ignored by her lifelong fiancé, marquis Stephen Pollard. She flees her wedding, is immediately disowned, and finds employment at Diane’s infamous gentleman’s club. Stephen resents being made a laughingstock; barred from the club, he sends his cousin, Keating Blackwood, to get Camille back. Keating, who knows all about second chances after being embroiled in a scandal of his own, tempts Camille with promises that society would forgive everything if she returns to the fold and marries Stephen—but she’s even more drawn to Keating’s mocking commentary on the Regency world’s rigid expectations. Readers will savor this unusual tale of love and happiness found in the midst of scandal. Agent: Nancy Yost, Nancy Yost Literary Agency.

April 15, 2012

Denounced by her aristocratic family, abandoned by her friends, and left to fend for herself after she publicly jilts the cold, self-important Marquis of Fenton, Lady Camille Pryce is saved from the streets when she finds work--and friendship--at the Tantalus Club, a wildly popular, unconventional gentlemen's gambling establishment that is owned and run by a woman. But Fenton has not given up. Humiliated and furious, he is determined to redeem his reputation by bringing a humbled, repentant Camille to her knees and back to the altar--even if he has to bribe his infamous cousin Keating Blackwood, a charming rogue with a murderous reputation, to do it. VERDICT With humor, grace, and superb insight, Enoch takes a pair of bold, refreshingly honest, vividly rendered protagonists with renegade tendencies, gives them a seemingly unresolvable conflict, and keeps the tension building until the end. The brilliantly atypical Tantalus Club backdrop puts a delightful, surprising spin on the classic runaway bride plot, while the wealth of intriguing characters will entertain fans and have them anxiously awaiting the next in the series. Enoch (A Beginner's Guide to Rakes) lives in Southern California.

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