Lord of Pleasure: A Regency Romance

Erica Ridley

May 2017 · WebMotion

About this eBook

In the Rogues to Riches historical romance series, Cinderella stories aren’t just for princesses… Sigh-worthy Regency rogues sweep strong-willed young ladies into whirlwind romance with rollicking adventure.
Nondescript “good girl” Miss Camellia Grenville only ever opens her mouth when forced to sing at her family’s musicales. That is, until the night she infiltrates the ton’s most scandalous masquerade ball on behalf of her sister, and finds herself in the arms—and the bed—of the one man she’d sworn to hate.
Irresistibly arrogant and unapologetically sensuous, infamous rake Lord Wainwright always gets his way. When he accepts a wager to turn his rakish image respectable in just forty days, he never anticipates falling for an anonymous masked lover...or that discovering her identity would destroy them both.

Ratings and reviews

Erica writes Regency romance novels that make me yearn to travel back in time. Lord of Pleasure is the second in the Rogues to Riches series, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I love reading about a Lady bringing the Rake to heel. I also liked reading that the Lady's family was a little unconventional, the sisters didn't care about following the rules so much. I was given an advance copy to give my honest opinion of the book. You won't be disappointed, it's a wonderful read!

Why this same format of meeting, finding seemingly unsurmountable obstacles, finding happily everafter, is not tiresome I can't discern, but I STILL enjoy Erica Ridley's romances! Her characters STILL are like real people, her scenarios STILL enjoyable forays into the imaginable world of long gone times....I read to relax, escape a little while, find a little different than now. STILL love it.

Lord of Pleasure is fine romp in the ballrooms and parlors of Regency England. Combining two very different people together was an artistic stroke by Ridley. Or were they really, deep inside, so very different? I loved how well the sisters related and supported each other. Ridley developed strikingly different personalities for each of them, yet they complimented each other. I look forward to seeing what Ridley crafts for them in future books. Her development of Wainwright's morals and personality, as she allowed him to mature, was wonderful to see. Never as bad as everyone thought, he still had a long way to go to be respectable. She slowly unfolded the layers of Wainwright's personality and ambitions. She revealed the true person behind the reputation. In turn, with growing confidence, Camellia bloomed from the mousey spinster. Also the well-developed secondary characters in Lord of Pleasure added depth to the story-line. As a result, I laughed and giggled as the characters snipped at each other. Some of things Camellia and her sisters said were hilarious. Although, Lord of Pleasure, includes an intense intimate love scene, I did not find it offensive or overly descriptive. Finally, in concluding my reviews of romance novel, The Lord Of Pleasure, I found a well-developed story-line with well-developed characters. Also the pacing of the story was smooth and steady and the plotting seamless. Additionally, I found Lord of Pleasure suitable for young adults and adults. In addition, I purchased this book choosing to voluntarily review the book/novel with honest reviews for romance novel, The Lord Of Pleasure.

About the author

Erica Ridley is a USA Today and New York Times best-selling author of historical romance novels. Her most popular three series, The Dukes of War, Rogues to Riches, and The 12 Dukes of Christmas, feature roguish peers and dashing war heroes amid the splendor and madness of Regency England. When not reading or writing romances, Erica can be found riding camels in Africa, zip-lining through rainforests in Costa Rica, or getting hopelessly lost in the middle of Budapest.