The Not So Perfect Duke
(The Rakes of St. Regent's Park #5)
Approx: 73,000 words
Coming Soon in late 2022
Late Victorian Era Historical Romance
Cover art by Erin Dameron-Hill
Due to his father’s untimely demise, Damon Cranston is
thrust into the role of the Duke of Chellenham. His loathsome and debauched
father was too busy indulging in his vices to prepare Damon for such
responsibility and left the dukedom in shambles. Damon turns to Althea Galway,
co-owner of the Galway Investigative Agency, to assist in unraveling the
tangled mess. Since meeting Althea months ago, he hasn’t been able to get her
out of his mind. Not only her beauty, but Damon is also captivated by her
intellect, compassion, and confidence.
Althea Galway has never been impressed by money or
title. Or by looks—although Damon, the devilishly handsome, golden-haired duke,
caught her attention at first glance. Arrogant and egotistical, he is called
Dorian Gray by society because of his reprobate reputation. But Althea senses
deep loneliness, perhaps even inner scars, and is compelled to find the
honorable man she believes is hidden behind the cool exterior.
Damon and Althea are swept up into a maelstrom of
revelations: a conspiracy involving the late duke and numerous others from the
privileged class. Add a personal crisis into the mix, and finding a way to a
shared future together seems hopeless. But they cannot deny the scorching
attraction between them. Finding a way to make it all work will be a challenge.
But it is one the duke and the lady detective are determined to overcome.
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FROM THE AUTHOR: Hello! I am almost finished this book, then it as to go through edits, so I am hoping it will be ready for release later in 2022, but as I have said many times before, I do not place deadlines on myself, so anything can happen (either in my life, or world events) that may cause delays. I am having lots of fun with this, as Damon is quite the rogue. But ultimately, this book is about lost family found, how love can be transformative, and how various crises can make one stronger. Hey, love can conquer all! :)
I have also started book #6 (working title, The Viscount of Shadows) and it will concern Oliver Wollstonecraft (grandson to Aidan, the hero of Love with a Notorious Rake-Men of Wollstonecraft Hall #3) Will there be more after #6? The potential is there, as Oliver has lots of cousins *wink* but I am taking this one book at a time. Cheers!
THE RAKES OF ST. REGENT'S PARK SERIES
In a private meeting place, in an old bank office behind Colosseum Terrace on Albany Street, a group of gentlemen attended a gathering. It had nothing to do whatsoever with financing, investments, or stocks—unless you counted moral bankruptcy. The central rules of this club: no serious attachments to anyone, and the pursuit of one’s own pleasures, especially of the carnal variety, were to be of the utmost importance.
But weariness and boredom were setting in. Along with something more worrying: loneliness. A disquiet of the soul. These bad boy peers of Victorian London were damaged, hiding their inner torture beneath a thin veneer of devil-may-care dissoluteness.
It takes an exceptional group of women to capture the hearts of such men. To see past the outer shell. The ladies are determined to live and love in their own way, with no relinquishment of their independence and no compromises. How satisfying to find that deep down, these progressive men are in total agreement.
Blurb for PROTECTING THE DUKE (The Rakes of St. Regent's Park #1)
The fact that women couldn’t join the London Metropolitan Police was an injustice to Eleanora Galway. She found her way around such an obstacle: by forming a detective agency. When a note arrives from a duke concerning a mysterious and gruesome delivery, Eleanora agrees to investigate.
Despite the pursuit of pleasures by The Rakes of St. Regent’s Park, weariness and boredom were setting in. Along with stark loneliness. No one felt this more than Christian Bamford, Duke of Allenby. Once the Galway Agency arrives, Christian is fascinated by Eleanora and her razor-sharp deductive mind and bold confidence. She attracts him as no other woman has done before.
When Christian proposes assisting her with her inquiries, Eleanora initially balks. But the temptation of being in the darkly handsome duke’s company is hard to resist. Swept up into an adventure and a passion neither had counted on, the blending of unlikely lives, occupations, and societal standing seems insurmountable. But for the independent Eleanora and the progressive-minded Christian, nothing is impossible. Not even love.
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Karyn Gerrard is a multi-published author from the East Coast of Canada. She loves to write sensual historical and contemporary romances. Tortured heroes are an absolute must.
Karyn’s been happily married for a long time to her own hero. His encouragement and loving support keep her moving forward.
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