A Reckless Proposal. A Counter Offer. The stakes are higher than either imagined. Her Reckless Proposal—Ophelia Templeton’s dead husband, Viscount Havenstock, convinced her she was a cold, unfeeling woman incapable of passion. When her drunkard of a father loses her home to the Earl of Thornbury in a wager, Ophelia presents the man with a rash proposal. The return of her home in exchange for the challenge of teaching her to feel passion. Unfortunately, she’s propositioned the wrong man. His Counter Offer—Mathias Gilchrist has always protected the interests of his brother, the Earl of Thornbury. When Ophelia mistakes him for his brother, he thinks she’s one more in a long line of women eager to be a countess. Despite his initial impression, Mathias is intrigued by Ophelia, and he makes her a counter offer in the game of seduction and passion. Now the stakes are higher than either imagined. — When pleasure becomes a dangerous game of hearts, it will take meddling by the Reckless Rockwoods to ensure their friends have their HEA. The Reluctant Rogues series is a spin-off from the popular Reckless Rockwoods series. If the Rockwood family has anything to do with it, these reluctant rogues are going to have a lot of help finding their HEA. CONNECTED SERIES—The Reckless Rockwoods Obsession Dangerous The Highlander's Woman Redemption The Beastly Earl (coming 2019)

As a member of the Reckless Rockwoods family, Constance Rockwood Blakemore, Countess of Lyndham, is determined to help her friends find love, but at what cost to her own marriage. Experience taught Gideon Lethbridge, Earl of Chelmsford, that only money and social position interest women. When a passionate interlude in a dark garden sets Gideon’s heart on fire, he’s outraged to learn his lover is an American heiress who bought herself a title. Despite his anger at being taken in by Viscountess Helstone, she’s haunted Gideon’s dreams ever since that night. When he discovers her living in his home five years later, he’s not about to let Lady Helstone leave until he’s had his fill of her. Five years ago, Phoebe Hodges Wakefield, Viscountess Helstone’s hopelessness led to a moment of indiscretion with a stranger. Now a penniless widow, she’s author of the Currer Chronicles mocking the Marlborough Set. When Phoebe becomes the Marchioness of Wrotham’s secretary, she comes face-to-face with the man she’s never forgotten. Worse, she’s ridiculed in the Chronicles. With Gideon determined to seduce her, Phoebe is desperate to keep her writing a secret while trying not to fall in love. The an dara sealladh is a part of who Constance Rockwood Blakemore, Countess of Lyndham is. Although her husband, Lucien, insists Constance end her unsolicited meddling in the affairs of others, she cannot abandon a friend in need. But ignoring Lucien’s wishes puts Constance’s marriage and happiness in jeopardy as well. Now helping Phoebe means Constance might lose the one thing that will destroy her, Lucien’s love. The Rogue’s Countess is a Reckless Rockwoods Novel that prominently features different members of the Rockwood family as they meddle in their friends’ lives to ensure they find a happy ending. Books In The Reckless Rockwoods Series Book 1 — Obsession (Sebastian and Helen) Book 2 — Dangerous (Constance and Lucien) Book 3 — The Highlander’s Woman (Patience and Julian) — Scottish setting Book 4 — Redemption (Rhea and Percy) Book 5 — The Beastly Earl (Louisa and Ewan) — Scottish setting Reckless Rockwoods Novels feature different Rockwood family members who meddle in their friends’ affairs to ensure a HEA. A Reckless Rockwoods Novel—The Rogue’s Offer: Reluctant Rogues #1 (Mathias and Ophelia) A Reckless Rockwoods Novel—The Rogue’s Countess: Reluctant Rogues #2 (Gideon and Phoebe) The Reckless Rockwoods series and Reckless Rockwoods Novel are steamy Victorian historical romance books filled with suspense, intrigue, ghosts, psychics, the paranormal, villains, highlanders, and alpha males who succumb to the love of a woman. Five siblings descended from Highlanders, whose motto is to never refuse a challenge no matter what the reason. Whether it’s scandalous passions, wicked seductions, wanton pleasures, meddling in the love affairs of friends, or tragedy, each of these historical romance books focuses on the hero/heroine finding their sensually spicy HEA.