Love Is a Rogue (Wallflowers vs. Rogues Series #1)

by Lenora Bell

Overview

Once upon a time in Mayfair a group of wallflowers formed a secret society with goals that had absolutely nothing to do with matrimony. Their most troublesome obstacle? Rogues! 

 

They call her Beastly Beatrice. 

Wallflower Lady Beatrice Bentley longs to remain in the wilds of Cornwall to complete her etymological dictionary. Too bad her brother’s Gothic mansion is under renovation. How can she work with an annoyingly arrogant and too-handsome rogue swinging a hammer nearby?

Rogue. Scoundrel. Call him anything you like as long as you pay him.

 Navy man Stamford Wright is leaving England soon and renovating Thornhill House is just a job. It’s not about the duke’s bookish sister or her fiery copper hair. Or the etymology lessons the prim-yet-alluring lady insists on giving him. Or the forbidden things he'd love to teach her.

They say never mix business with pleasure. But when Beatrice and Ford aren't arguing, they're kissing. 

Sometimes temptation proves too strong to resist…even if the cost is a heart.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062993458
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/27/2020
Series:	Wallflowers vs. Rogues Series , #1
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	441,310
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.50(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Lenora Bell is a USA Today bestselling, award-winning author of historical romances. A teacher with an MFA in Creative Writing, Lenora has lived and worked on five continents. She currently lives in Colombia with her partner and two tiger-striped rescue kitties. She loves hearing from readers! Sign up for her mailing list to hear about new books, sales, and giveaways.

Editorial Reviews

★ 08/24/2020

Bell (How the Duke Was Won) unites a bookish Lady looking forward to spinsterhood with a handsome carpenter in the sparkling launch of her Wallflowers vs. Rogues series. In 1830 Cornwall, Lady Beatrice Bentley struggles to complete work on an etymological dictionary at Thornhill House, her brother’s mansion, but is distracted by the presence of Ford Wright, a dashing rogue working on renovations to the estate. After Beatrice returns to London and reluctantly follows her mother’s command to attend the events of the season, she inherits a bookstore from an estranged aunt and determines to transform it into a haven for her companions in the Mayfair Ladies Knitting League. When Ford turns up in London hoping to consult with Beatrice’s brother on business, Beatrice hires him to complete repairs on the shop. As the pair spend more time together, Ford’s teasing of Beatrice turns into a genuine infatuation with her intelligence and caring, though he believes she will never return his affections because of their class disparity. But Beatrice blossoms through her friendship with Ford, learning to stand up to her mother, exert her independence, and go after what she wants. Witty, insightful dialogue and expertly developed characters fill the chapters of this page-turner. Gripping and emotionally charged, this romance promises more good things from the series to come. Agent: Alexandra Machinist, ICM Partners. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly

If you’ve been looking for a bold, new voice in historical romance, the search ends here. Lenora Bell is it.” — Sarah MacLean, New York Times bestselling author

"You’ve been waiting for Lenora Bell." — Sophie Jordan, New York Times bestselling author

"Lenora Bell is a true delight to read.” — Lorraine Heath, New York Times bestselling author

“Fresh, flirty, and fabulous! Lenora Bell is the new Belle of Historical Romance!” — Kerrelyn Sparks, New York Times bestselling author

“[A] sparkling launch … Witty, insightful dialogue and expertly developed characters fill the chapters of this page-turner. Gripping and emotionally charged, this romance promises more good things from the series to come.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Praise for One Fine Duke: “Bell artfully unfolds an ingeniously imaginative and cleverly crafted plot in the latest sublime addition to her School for Dukes series, with the abundance of bracing wit and graceful panache that makes all her superbly entertaining Regency-set historicals must-reads…” — Booklist (starred review)

Praise for What a Difference a Duke Makes: “Sassy dialog, breathtaking chemistry, and a healthy dollop of hilarity result in a Mary Poppins-like success that takes the classic governess tale to a new level. Great fun!” — Library Journal

Praise for What a Difference a Duke Makes: “In the first entry in her new School for Dukes series, Bell reimagines the story of Mary Poppins for the Regency era, with delightful results that go beyond the typical fairy tale [...] A supercalifragilisticexpialidocious start to a new Regency series.” — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

Fresh, flirty, and fabulous! Lenora Bell is the new Belle of Historical Romance!

Kerrelyn Sparks

Praise for One Fine Duke: “Bell artfully unfolds an ingeniously imaginative and cleverly crafted plot in the latest sublime addition to her School for Dukes series, with the abundance of bracing wit and graceful panache that makes all her superbly entertaining Regency-set historicals must-reads…

Booklist (starred review)

If you’ve been looking for a bold, new voice in historical romance, the search ends here. Lenora Bell is it.

Sarah MacLean

"Lenora Bell is a true delight to read.

Lorraine Heath

"You’ve been waiting for Lenora Bell."

Sophie Jordan