Duchess Society

In this sizzling Regency romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Tracy Sumner, a scarred earl and a notorious hellion collide in a slow-burning battle of wills, desire, and impossible hope.Tropes you'll love: Scarred Hero, Enemies to Lovers, Slow Burn, Forced Proximity, Caretaker Romance, Country House Romance, Found Family, Emotional HealingA Scarred Earl with a Big Heart-and an Impossible ProblemSince returning from war, the Earl of Stanford has retreated from the world. His life is a tangle of obligations and regrets: a meddling older brother, a crumbling estate, an injury that changed everything, and a future he no longer knows how to want. Content to hide in the countryside with his telescope and his solitude, Ollie Aspinwall wants nothing to do with society-or schemes.Until his brother delivers one to his doorstep.The most infamous landscape architect in England.A Gorgeous Hellion with Wild Dreams-and a Dangerous DareNecessity Byrne has never obeyed the rules. Known for shocking society and blazing her own path, she's built a reputation as a brilliant, unconventional gardener-and a woman no one can control. Helping restore a ruined estate for a reclusive earl should be simple enough…except for the inconvenient spark she's never forgotten from the steely-eyed rake she once met years ago.A spark that still burns.They agree to work together and nothing more. To restore the gardens, save the earldom, and keep their distance.But proximity breeds temptation.As attraction deepens into something neither expected, Ollie must decide if he dares offer his heart-and his dreams of love and family-to a woman who refuses to be tethered. And Ness must choose whether the most dangerous risk of all is falling for a broken man who sees her exactly as she is.Come along for a scorching slow-burn romance featuring a besotted earl, a fearless hellion, and a love that grows wild where no one thought it could.Heat level: Scorching hot. Slow burn included.The Duchess Society SeriesThe Brazen BluestockingThe Scandalous VixenThe Wicked WallflowerOne Wedding and an EarlTwo Scandals and a ScotThree Sins and a ScoundrelAlso in this world:Prequel: The Ice DuchessChristmas novella: The Governess Gamble

Nominee: Romance Through the Ages -- Best Historical RomanceIn this sizzling Regency romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Tracy Sumner, a feared London spymaster and the woman who once broke his heart are forced to confront the past-and the love neither ever escaped.Tropes you'll love: Second-Chance Romance, Secret Identity, Rookery Rogue, Widowed Countess, Angst-Heavy Reunion, Unforgiven Love, Found Family, Scorching ChemistryA Man with a Thousand Faces-and One Fatal WeaknessJasper Noble is the most feared man in London. A ruthless power broker with a reputation forged in the shadows of the rookery, he trades in secrets, survival, and silence. Once a gentleman, Jasper lost everything to betrayal-his name, his future, and the woman he loved. Now he lives behind disguises and lies, determined never to be vulnerable again.Except where she is concerned.A Woman Who Never Stopped Loving HimCecilia Willoughby married to save her family from ruin, sacrificing her heart in the process. Now widowed and finally free, the Countess of Ashdown returns to London determined to live on her own terms. She never expected to find the man she left behind lurking in the city's underworld-harder, darker, and still devastatingly hers.When fate thrusts them together, old wounds reopen and long-buried passion ignites. But Jasper cannot forgive the past, and Cece refuses to surrender the future she's fought to reclaim.In a world where truth is dangerous and love is the greatest risk of all, they must decide whether redemption is possible-and whether a second chance is worth everything it might cost.A scorching, emotionally charged romance about lost love, buried secrets, and the one woman powerful enough to bring a dangerous man to his knees.Heat level: Scorching hot, with deep emotional payoff.The Duchess Society SeriesThe Brazen BluestockingThe Scandalous VixenThe Wicked WallflowerOne Wedding and an EarlTwo Scandals and a ScotThree Sins and a ScoundrelAlso in this world:Prequel: The Ice DuchessChristmas novellas: The Governess Gamble, The Daring Debutante

A wickedly fun and heart-melting Christmas novella in USA Today bestselling author Tracy Sumner's Duchess Society series.~ National Excellence in Romantic Fiction Finalist~ NJ Romance Writers' Golden Leaf Finalist~ New England Readers' Choice FinalistShe fled a scandal. He is one.American heiress Francine Shaw never imagined she'd be posing as a governess in a rakish viscount's home-but desperate times call for velvet gowns, fake references, and a plan to snag a titled husband before Christmas. Preferably one who doesn't tempt her into forgetting all her good intentions.Viscount Chance Allerton has no interest in marrying, let alone falling in love-not since heartbreak taught him better. But when a sharp-tongued, impossible-to-ignore governess shows up at his doorstep, he's intrigued…and instantly undone. She's too clever, too beautiful, and too American to be trusted.As secrets unravel and sparks fly, a no-strings holiday tryst turns into something far more dangerous: hope.Can a man sworn off love fall for a woman hiding everything? Or will their Christmastide affair melt away with the snow?Their deal was simple. Their desire? Anything but.The Duchess Society SeriesThe Brazen BluestockingThe Scandalous VixenThe Wicked WallflowerOne Wedding and an EarlTwo Scandals and a ScotThree Sins and a ScoundrelThe Ice DuchessThe Daring Debutante

Best Historical Romances -- One Book More Reviews! The start of the wildly popular Duchess Society series!"Lush and romantic, The Ice Duchess weaves a beautiful tale of hidden desire and a second chance at love too long denied." ~ Sofie Darling, Award-Winning historical romance authorA scandalous countess plays matchmaker…for a man she once longed to take for herself.Georgiana Whitcomb, Countess Winterbourne, is known as the Ice Countess for her rebellious ways and refusal to marry again. But a scandalous Christmas wager fashioned by Georgiana's childhood obsession changes everything.The demanding duke needs a bride…Dexter Munro, mere days from becoming the Duke of Markham, made a promise to his dying father to find a wife by the Twelfth Night. Except the only woman he's ever desired has vowed never to marry again. Not even to become his duchess.Georgiana and Dex share a sizzling attraction and a wicked past…but is their scorching passion enough to melt the Ice Countess' heart?If you adore sexy Dukes, feisty Duchesses, and a steamy second-chance romance set in the magnificent Regency era, The Ice Duchess is the romance novel for you!The Duchess Society Series#PREQUEL NOVELLA The Ice Duchess (Dex & Georgie)#1 The Brazen Bluestocking (Tobias & Hildy)#2 The Scandalous Vixen (Roan & Helena)#3 The Wicked Wallflower (Macauley & Pippa)#4 One Wedding and an Earl (Ollie & Necessity)#5 Two Scandals and a Scot (Dash & Theo)#6 Three Sins and a Scoundrel (Jasper & Cece)#7 Christmas novella: The Governess Gamble (Chance & Francine)#8 Christmas novella: The Daring Debutante (Nigel & Arabella)