Author: Sophia Nash
Genre: Regency
Author website: www.sophianash.com


 

 

 

 

Let’s honor the hotties from those times when men’s souls were tried by the British aristocracy that gladly would have let our infant nation drown in a sea of tea and taxes. Yes, let us praise the romance heroes of the, well … British aristocracy, actually.

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Historical romances set in England — especially during England’s Regency period (1811–1820) — are wildly popular. And their heroes, usually wealthy dukes, lords and “sirs” who play hard and love harder, make for some of the most appealing dream guys in romance today — even to modern Regular Janes like you and me.

You see, Regency romances aren’t about Prince Charmings saving needy heroines. They’re about often overconfident men who could have or buy in marriage any woman they want, yet who are brought to their knees by the love of women who recognize their own value and realize their potential far beyond the limits set by Regency society.

 

Now, if these historical love stories are sensually arousing — and at some point the aristocrat heroes are sweaty and stripped to the waist whilst wearing doeskin breeches and riding boots — more’s the better, I say.

 

But sensual imagery isn’t everything, unless it happens to be the sweet icing on top of a “Regency” with a delicious classic hero and a heroine worth our admiration, as is the case with “A Dangerous Beauty,” the charming, witty and achingly sensual new romance by Sophia Nash.

 

Rosamunde Baird was a free-spirited young woman until a moment’s loss of inhibition forced her into eight years of marriage to a man who neither loved nor respected her. Now widowed and homeless, Rosamunde accepts a curious invitation to spend a social season with an elderly duchess who enjoys helping young widows build new lives.

 

The duchess’ grandson, Luc St. Aubyn, duke of Helston, is indulgent of his spry grandmother’s whims and, at the risk of ruining his bad reputation, the rakish war hero resorts to some secret scholarly activity to finance her good works.

 

Luc recognizes in Rosamunde an impetuous soul waiting to be freed, and offers to spoil her with excitement and pleasures she’s long denied herself. Yet he’s thrown when Rosamunde notices his better nature, the one he strives to hide behind his harsh, devil-may-care attitude. When Luc’s recklessness mires Rosamunde in yet another scandal, he’s got to decide if offering marriage will cause her more harm than good. After all, if Rosamunde learned his darkest secret, she might just wish he’d left her to ruin.

 

“A Dangerous Beauty” is an example of Nash’s gift for fine storytelling written in an inviting manner, one which allows even the uninitiated Regency reader to experience a new world while enjoying an engaging and deliciously heartrending love story.

 

And best of all, within “A Dangerous Beauty,” we’re introduced to new characters whom we’ll meet again in Nash’s upcoming Merry Widow’s Club series featuring widows who yearn for love, but only if it allows them a measure of independence.

 

Why not celebrate your independence from boring love stories by heeding this advice about “A Dangerous Beauty?”

 

Buy the book.