Mistress of Two Fortunes and a Duke: A Steamy Regency Romance (Parvenues & Paramours Book 2)

· Parvenues & Paramours Book 2 · Tessa Candle
4.2
79 reviews
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762
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"...a witty, humorous and thoroughly delightful romp through Regency times where behind the veneer of respectability, the nobility are anything but proper and straight-laced... a must read for anyone who loves strong female characters, adventure and steamy romance." –Margaret, customer reviewer

Never let a trifle like organized crime stop you from marrying the duke of your dreams and conceiving his baby. Not necessarily in that order.


Parental neglect and new money have been the making of parvenue heiress and incorrigible do-gooder, Tilly Ravelsham. She is bent on relieving poverty and forwarding the cause of liberty by whatever means necessary. True, she dabbles in the demimonde. True, she breaks into houses. True, she conducts scandalous enterprises and an affair that could ruin her socially, if her enemy exposes her. But is that all so very wrong?

Despite falling in love with Mr. Rutherford, a delicious man about town, Tilly is bound in a secret pact to the man about to marry her. She didn’t mean to fall for Rutherford, and breaking his heart is making her wretchedly unhappy. Then she realizes that her actions and influence are slowly destroying him.

Reluctant duke-to-be, Mr. Rutherford, has his life turned upside-down by the most fascinating, tempting and shocking woman he has ever met. But as merely seducing her has proved ineffective, Rutherford must find some other way of convincing her to marry him before she makes it to the altar with her rich-as-a-prince fiancé.

When Rutherford’s love for the adventuress of his dreams gets him stabbed, pistol-whipped, unlawfully confined, and almost framed for a capital offence, will he conclude that there is such a thing as a young lady who is too interesting? Will he turn to the mysterious, beautiful widow his uncle has made him swear to protect?

And will a concealed pregnancy or a murder be the powder keg that blows all of Tilly and Rutherford’s plans and secrets wide open?

 


Mistress of Two Fortunes and a Duke is a full length Steamy Regency Romance novel and Book 2 in the Parvenues & Paramours series. Bedroom doors wide open—but not until the characters have earned it.


You will love this book, because you crave that witty Regency dialogue but still want strong, unconventional heroines and a peek into the boudoir. Is that too much to ask? Of course not! Go get your delicious Regency Escape now…

Ratings and reviews

4.2
79 reviews
Suzannah Clark
October 26, 2018
Mistress of Two Fortunes and A Duke is book two in the Parvenues & Paramours series by Tessa Candle. This is definitely not your typical romance. Candle confronts hard issues in this story such as drug addiction, sex slavery and the limitations on women of participating in “trade” during the late 1700’s to early 1800’s. Mistress of Two Fortunes is a complex tale with vulnerable and flawed characters. Book one was a hilarious romp. Book two ploughs into deeper issues while holding true to romance. There is some adventure and action in the story. But always with a happy ending. Make sure you read these books as a series. They are much richer that way.
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Cheryl Burton
December 5, 2018
The story flowed well and kept me interested throughout. The characters were well written and the story continued well from the previous book, though you could read this one separately also (though I wouldn't recommend it)
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Laura Widiastuti
November 2, 2018
It has lots of stories unweilding thoughout the story and not that many steam so i can still feel the sweetness of the romance. Furthermore i am quite curious for the next sequel..
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About the author

Tessa Candle is a lawyer, world traveler, and author of rollicking historical regency romance. She also lays claim to the questionable distinction of being happily married to the descendant of a royal bastard.

When she is not slaving over the production and release of another novel, or conducting research by reading salacious historical romances with heroines who refuse to be victims, she divides her time between gardening, video editing, traveling, and meeting the outrageous demands of her two highly entitled Samoyed dogs. As they are cute and inclined to think too well of themselves, Tessa surmises that they were probably dukes in a prior incarnation.

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