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Erica Ridley

Autor(a) de The Viscount's Christmas Temptation

98+ Works 2,646 Membros 507 Reviews

About the Author

Inclui os nomes: Katie Spark, Erica Ridley

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Séries

Obras de Erica Ridley

Too Wicked to Kiss (2010) 164 cópias
The Duke Heist (2021) 135 cópias
The Earl's Defiant Wallflower (2014) 118 cópias
Once Upon a Duke (2018) 109 cópias
Lord of Chance (2017) 104 cópias
Kissed by Magic (2019) 97 cópias
Mistletoe Christmas (2021) — Autor — 83 cópias
The Major's Faux Fiancée (1634) 65 cópias
Dark Surrender (1846) 60 cópias
The Governess Gambit (2020) 59 cópias
Too Sinful to Deny (2011) 55 cópias
Must Love Magic (2012) 53 cópias
The Duke's Accidental Wife (2016) 45 cópias
Lord of Pleasure (2017) 45 cópias
Nobody's Princess (2022) 43 cópias
All I Want (2016) 42 cópias
One Night for Seduction (2019) 41 cópias
Kiss of a Duke (2018) 36 cópias
Wish Upon a Duke (2018) 34 cópias
Midwinter Magic (2013) 33 cópias
Lord of Night (2017) 31 cópias
My Rogue to Ruin (2023) 31 cópias
Romancing the Rogue (2017) 31 cópias
Never Say Duke (2018) 30 cópias
Too Tempting to Resist (2019) 29 cópias
Dukes, Actually (2019) 28 cópias
The Rake Mistake (2021) 27 cópias
Lord of Secrets (2017) 22 cópias
Lord of Temptation (2017) 21 cópias
Lord of Vice (2018) 21 cópias
One Night to Remember (2019) 20 cópias
One Night of Passion (2019) 18 cópias
A Midsummer Night's Romance: Anthology (2021) — Contribuinte — 15 cópias
One Night with a Duke (2020) 14 cópias
My Favorite Rogue (8-in-1) (2016) 14 cópias
Dawn with a Duke (2020) 14 cópias
Taming the Rake (2023) 12 cópias
The Duke's Bride (2019) 12 cópias
The Duke's Desire (2019) 12 cópias
Tis the Season (3-in-1) (2013) — Contribuinte — 12 cópias
An Affair by the Sea (2022) 12 cópias
Making Merry (2021) 11 cópias
Holiday Reunion (2019) 11 cópias
Too Wanton to Wed (2019) 11 cópias
The Duke's Embrace (2019) 11 cópias
The Modiste Mishap (2022) 10 cópias
Lord of the Masquerade (2021) 10 cópias
Tempted by His Touch (Box Set 10-in-1) (2014) — Contribuinte — 10 cópias
Too Brazen to Bite (2020) 10 cópias
Undressing the Duke (2023) 9 cópias
Love Letters by the Sea (2022) 9 cópias
Ten Days with a Duke (2020) 9 cópias
Forever Your Duke (2020) 8 cópias
The Desires of a Duke (Anthology 8-in-1) (2017) — Contribuinte — 7 cópias
Defying the Earl (2023) 6 cópias
A Match, Unmasked (2022) 6 cópias
Vexed (2016) 6 cópias
It Happened One Night (2018) 5 cópias
All Things Merry & Bright (2018) — Autor — 5 cópias
Chasing the Bride (2023) 5 cópias
Never Been Bitten (2016) 4 cópias
Bianca & the Huntsman (2023) 4 cópias
Governess Romance: 10 Historical Romance Excerpts (2015) — Contribuinte — 3 cópias
Bewitched 3 cópias
Rogues to Riches, Vol. 1 (2018) 2 cópias
A Duke's Desire (9-in-1) — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
A Duke's Desire: An Anthology (2017) 1 exemplar(es)
Assalto ao Duque 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

Premiere: A Romance Writers of America® Collection (2015) — Contribuinte — 50 cópias
Born to Bite (Anthology 3-in-1) (2012) — Contribuinte — 45 cópias
Duke in a Box (2022) — Contribuinte — 15 cópias
Sunflower Season (2022) — Contribuinte — 8 cópias
Dukes for Dessert (2023) — Contribuinte — 4 cópias

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
Costa Rica
Ocupação
author
Agente
Lauren Abramo

Membros

Resenhas

Prelim Review: I adored Ridley's first gothic historical romance "Too Wicked to Kiss" and was eagerly awaiting this next book (which features the cousin of the main characters in Too Wicked). It did not disappoint at all!

Gothic romances and me have a sort of love/hate relationship, and make no mistake this is definitely a gothic romance. There are more dead bodies in this book then eligible bachelors--and there's about twice as many suspicious characters besides! Susan was quirky, curious and determined to do the right thing, even at the expense of her own life (multiple times at that). She was as quick with her tongue as she was with her smiles and infinitely clever. Evan was a puzzle, a smuggler and libertine he didn't quite fit the same mold the others in the book were in. Which outside of being explained later on, are shown through his actions.

Full review to be posted at Romance Readers at Heart!
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lexilewords | outras 6 resenhas | Dec 28, 2023 |
So we're all clear I would happily read a longer novel of Amelia managing everyone's lives. She is my new heroine.



There was something so very...charming about how Amelia would constantly startle her brother with her almost preternatural ability to think through all possible problems. Just as there was something equally charming about Justin's bafflement over how Amelia could just sweep in and everyone was bending to her will. I fully believe if Amelia had been on the battlefield she would have ended the conflict before the enemy even thought to raise their weapons. She was frightfully competent.

Though even more then that it was her poise and assurance that she knew what was best because she cared about the details. She knew to have a glass of port and biscuits on a tray sent when her brother "suddenly" came to talk because the possibility was there. She knew Justin would possibly make her wait (or not be at home at all really) when she arrived because the possibility was there. In the end though every road led back to her getting what she wanted.

I would have liked to see more of Justin - see how exactly his 12 hours of work then 12 hours of play exactly worked. It didn't occur to me until after I was done reading, but when did he SLEEP exactly? Did he consider that part of the "play" hours and thus calculated it that way? How long did he sleep and could he then in good conscience say he spent 12 hours at play if he slept away half of them?

Is he secretly a robot?

As this is the precursor to a larger series (The Dukes of War, who are referenced by that name by Amelia to her brother and Justin's obvious annoyance) I can only HOPE to see more of them in the next books. I think it will be delightful to watch as the two combine their strengths (of managing people and time so efficiently) to terrorize their friends and family. Or just to see how thrilled Amelia remains once she has kids. I don't think I've ever read of a heroine who is anticipating having children solely so she'd have a new obstacle to manage!

I've read Ridley before (I greatly enjoyed her rather more gothic books TOO WICKED TO KISS and TOO SINFUL TO DENY) so I knew going in I would enjoy her writing style. I was pleased by the humor as well, though I have to wonder if the next books in the series will have as much (unlike the Dukes of War, Justin did not go to war and thus doesn't seem to have the same demons they do).

All in all this was a delightful quick read that I wish was longer, but am content to just imagine all the hijinks these two are getting up to in the name of order and amusement.
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lexilewords | outras 38 resenhas | Dec 28, 2023 |
The classic Cinderella story with a few cute twists, mainly that rather than becoming besotted with the prince, Cinderella/Cynthia is smitten with his sister, Princess Ammalia. No pumpkin coach or fairy godmother, but the mean stepmother and stepsisters are there, as well as Cynthia’s friends Jack and Gus, not mice but magpies. The romance is sweet and just the right amount of steamy, and seeing Cynthia’s stepfamily get their comeuppance was a lot of fun. I would have liked to see a little more depth in the characters and for the story to veer off a bit more from classic Cinderella but still a satisfying little read.

I received an advance copy of this novella as part of the author’s review team. I voluntarily leave this review; all opinions are my own.
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GrandmaCootie | Nov 10, 2023 |
A fun, sweet romance perfect for the holiday season. It's a quick read, but a good way to spend an afternoon (or two if you don't have much time to read). Benedict and Amelia are just too perfect for each other. I loved both of them, they're great characters, and the way Amelia just takes charge of things had me smiling. Highly recommend if you're a fan of cute Regency romances!
 
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LilyRoseShadowlyn | outras 38 resenhas | Oct 21, 2023 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
98
Also by
7
Membros
2,646
Popularidade
#9,706
Avaliação
3.8
Resenhas
507
ISBNs
182
Idiomas
4

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