{Rogues to Riches Review} Lord of Temptation by @EricaRidley

Lord of Temptation by Erica Ridley
Series: Rogues to Riches #4
Published by WebMotion on March 30, 2018
Genres: Historical, Romance
Pages: 317
Format: eBook
Source: Netgalley
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Be careful what you wish for...

When Lord Hawkridge inherits a penniless marquessate, he must abandon his courtship of the lowborn girl he loves. Years later, she rises from commoner to textiles heiress. Hawk has never banished her from his heart. Here's their chance to share his home! But how can he convince a woman whose trust he destroyed that he desires her far more than her money?

Faith Digby's chaotic world is too full to bother with men. She controls half a boarding school, one life-endangering secret, and two recently gentrified parents. There's no time for the old flame roaring back into her life. Not when admitting she still loves him would imperil everything and everyone she holds dear...

I received Lord of Temptation for free. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Also in this series: Lord of Chance (Rogues to Riches, #1), Lord of Pleasure

 

 

Two people from seemingly different worlds fall in love at the tender age of 18. She gives herself to him, body and soul. He takes everything she gives believing he can make her his bride. When the harsh truth settles over them the next day, hearts are broken and a decade will pass before they can see one another again.

Hawk has worked the ten years to rally his title to a prestigious rank once again. His dream is to open a port at one of his properties and become what his mother detests, a merchant. His problem? Gathering the initial funds to build the port.

Completely by chance, he sits at a dinner table with his half-brother, sister-in-law, and the woman he scorned years earlier, Faith Digby.

Faith has been keeping a secret tucked closely to her chest for years and the reappearance of Hawk could bring her world down. With the very real threat hanging over her head, she can’t help but feel the love she once had burn hotter than ever. Fortunately the feelings aren’t one-sided, but the secret rips a hole in their relationship.

I’ve loved all the novels I’ve read by Erica Ridley and this one was just slightly different. She took a chance and made a choice for Hawk I never saw coming. Some readers might’ve been turned off by this turn, but for me it made the novel that much more realistic. Yes, this is fiction, but it can’t always be hearts and flowers getting to the happily ever after. Ridley made the choice to write the proud, virile Hawk and his reactions to certain situations come from that place. Sometimes raw and painful, but always rang true to his character.

When these Rogues make another appearance, I am more than willing to soak up another read from Erica Ridley!