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The daring members of the Stud Club are reckless gamblers and no strangers to risk—until love raises the stakes in Twice Tempted by a Rogue.

Luck is a double-edged sword for brooding war hero Rhys St. Maur. His death wish went unanswered on the battlefield, while fate allowed the... read more

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  • Rhys St. Maur: Lord Ashworth Member of the Stud Club
  • Cora Dunn: Harlot who was with Leo on the last night and says she can identify the murders
  • Julian Bellamy: Member of The Stud Club Not born into society and wealth so he always feels like he's lacking something Feels he should have prevented Leo's death
  • Darryl Tewkes: Local who likes to tell ghost stories about the Ashworth estate that was destroyed by fire
  • Gideon Myles: Local smuggler desperate to keep Lord Ashworth away
  • Leo Chatwick: Member of the Stud Club who was killed in an alley in London. The other club members are trying to find who did it and why.
  • Meredith Lane Maddox: Owner of the local inn. Has been in love with Rhys since childhood
  • George Lane: Meredith's father and former horse master for the Ashworth estate
  • Mrs. Ware: Meredith's cook for the inn
  • Spencer Dumarque, Duke of Morland: Another member of the Stud Club
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  • “I'm going to build that house with my own hands, from the foundation to the roof. I'm going to do it for us, and I'm going to do it right, so it lasts forever...”
    Rhys St. Maur
  • “This very moment has to be the work of fate. Brcause I swear to you, there's nothing I've done in my life to deserve it.”
    Rhys St. Maur
  • “This is what I've learned, over the course of my life. Fate is fate. Things will happen the way they're meant to happen. It's pointless to resist.”
    Rhys St. Maur
  • “I don't want you dead, but then I'm rather ambivalent to your general existence.”
    Rhys St. Maur
  • “Lucky for you, this is the week I give up killing men with my bare hands.”
    Rhys St. Maur
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  • What a party they made: a lord, a whore, a smuggler, and a widow, all walking to the church. It was like the prelude to some bizarre, blasphemous joke that would only sound more humorous with successive pints of cider.
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  • Two people who would never belong to the crowd, happily belonging to each other.
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  • Fifty-second, the most decorated regiment in the British Army. Light infantry foot guards, the first line to attack in any battle.
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  • “You fancy yourselves good in a fight? I fought for eleven years with the
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  • He kept waiting for that voice to speak up, echo off the walls of his skull. Get up. Stand, you miserable wretch. Rise and take more.
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  • And … and beautiful.
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  • He stood and reached for his waistcoat. “What I am is indestructible. And I’m not going anywhere, Meredith. You’re stuck with me now.”
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  • “It’s all right. I’ll keep building—stone by stone, plank by plank, kiss by kiss—until you do. And yes, I’ll wake up stiff and aching for you each morning. But it’s worth it.” He reached out and tilted her face to his. “You’re worth it.”
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  • “It’s cruel, I tell you. Cruel.” “It’s a cruel, cruel world,”
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First Sentence edit see section history

Rhys St. Maur, newly Lord Ashworth, was a broken man.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1 - 27

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 2 of 3 in The Stud Club. (standard series)

Preceded by One Dance with a Duke, and followed by Three Nights with a Scoundrel.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Tessa Dare (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 22, 2010
ISBN: 034551887X
Page Count: 384

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