Everyone knows the Byron brothers are “mad, bad, and dangerous.” But the devilishly desirable fourth son, Drake, is too scholarly to misbehave . . . or is he?

Lord Drake Byron has no time in his busy life to worry about taking a wife. He is more interested in the unbreakable code he has developed to defeat Napoleon’s forces. Little does he know that the irresistibly lovely new housekeeper he’s hired is really a French secret agent.

Sebastianne Dumont is not at all who she seems to be. Forced to spy to save her family, she embarks on a mission that takes an even more dangerous turn when she falls in love with the surprisingly tempting man she must ultimately betray. And if she succeeds in her mission, will she also break Lord Drake’s heart, while leaving her own behind?

Rowena’s review of The Bed and the Bachelor (Byron’s of Braebourne, Book 5) by Tracy Anne Warren.

Hero: Drake Byron
Heroine: Sebastianne Dumont

To her surprise, Lady Mallory Byron finds herself walking down the aisle with the last man she ever expected to ask for her hand . . . .

Everyone knows the Byron brothers are “mad, bad and dangerous.” Now their sister shockingly discovers she’s the newest talk of the Ton when she marries the scandalous Earl of Gresham. Faced with a tragic loss, she’d sought comfort from him as a family friend. But soon consolation turned to passion, scandal—and a wedding! In the bridal bed, she finds pleasure beyond her wildest dreams. But can nights of wicked delight change friendship into true love?

Charming rakehell Adam, Earl of Gresham, has secretly loved Mallory for years. He lost her once to another man, but now he has a second chance to win her love—and plans to do so by any means necessary. Will Mallory’s heart give him what he so dearly desires? Or is the past too much to overcome?

Rowena’s review of Wicked Delights of a Bridal Bed (Byrons of Braebourne Series, Book 4) by Tracy Anne Warren.

I’ve been waiting a long time for this book to come out. Mallory is one of my favorite characters in this series and mostly because I saw her storyline unfolding in the background of the other books and man I couldn’t wait to see what would happen. I had a feeling it would all lead up to this climatic happy ending for her and I was so anxious to get on with the story telling already.

This was one of those friends to lovers to true loves stories and I ate it all up. My favorite thing about this story was that the crush wasn’t the heroines on the hero but the hero’s on the heroine. Oh man that was a juicy little tid bit. I loved seeing Adam show up at Braebourne and do everything he could to bring a smile to Mallory’s face again.

Mallory’s fiance, Michael was killed in action and it’s been a year since he died and she still can’t get over it. She suffers from that survivor’s guilt, the one where she can’t bear the thought of forgetting Michael, of moving on while he lays in some grave somewhere and while it drove me bat shit crazy, I understood it. She was truly in love with Michael when they were together and grieving was only normal.

There were plenty of times while reading this book that I fell a little more in love with Adam and watching the love he had for Mallory only made him more swoon worthy but as much as I loved him, there were times that I wanted to give him a good swift kick to the groin for being such a bonehead.

His idiotic vow that he made Mallory make because of his jealousy? Yeah, I totally wanted to knee him in the ball sack because of that. His insane attitude toward the whole thing that made him jealous? Yeah, he needed to protect his family jewels because I wanted to kick him where it hurt but I got over all of that in the end because I adored Adam. He wasn’t the perfect hero but he was still a great one. I never once doubted his love for Mallory and though Mallory wasn’t the most perfect heroine herself, I still liked her. I thought she was great and the both of them together made for some fantastic reading.

All in all, this was a great addition to the Byrons of Braebourne series and I am so very much looking forward to Drake’s story. Over the course of the series, my love for Drake the scholar has grown by heaps and bounds. So much so that I’m anxiously awaiting his story.

Historical fans will enjoy this story and while I feel you should read the other books in this series to thoroughly enjoy this book, I think the book stands great on its own. The characters were very engaging and the story moved along so well that I got this book read in no time at all. Warren did a great job of showing the friendship between Adam and Mallory and she did a wonderful job of penning their romance in a way that was believable and enjoyable. So would I recommend this book?

Yep, totally.

Grade: 4.25 out of 5

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He had to marry her…

Everyone in London agrees the Byrons are just as “mad, bad, and dangerous to know” as their poetic non-relation. But Lord Jack Byron is facing a predicament that is scandalous…even for him!

Marry a young woman because he lost a bet? Unreformed rake Lord Jack Byron would do anything to get out of it. But the rich merchant who holds his debt insists Jack lead his on-the-shelf daughter to the altar…and make her believe it’s a love match. With no options, Jack agrees, thinking he’ll be shackled to a closed in spinster.

But Grace Danvers is no milk-and-water miss. When he first encounters her in a London bookstore, Jack is struck by her tempting sensuality and soon becomes determined to bed-and wed-her (in that order!) Yet though he plans to seduce her with his touch, he never dreams he’ll also want to win her with his love.

Rowena‘s review of Seduced By His Touch by Tracy Anne Warren.

Hero: Lord John Byron
Heroine: Miss Grace Danvers
This is the third book (or story, I should say) by Tracy Anne Warren that I have read and by far, it is my favorite. I first read Tempted By His Kiss last year and while I did end up enjoying Cade and Meg’s story, there was still quite a bit about the story that irked my frickin’ nerves. That wasn’t the case with this story. I adored it!

This book starts off at Cade and Meg’s wedding with an uncomfortable Jack Byron feeling the noose of marriage sneaking in to choke the snot out of him. He’s happy for his brother but he’s just learned that he’s soon to be married himself….only difference between him and his brother is that he’s being forced into his marriage where Cade went willingly into his. Moreover, Jack has to woo his intended and she must agree to take him in order for him to get married and he needed to get married to pay off a debt he owes while gambling…to his intended’s father.

The whole storyline isn’t one that we haven’t read before but I enjoyed reading Warren’s take on this storyline. I must admit that I had forgotten if I’d met Jack in Cade’s book and I’m kicking myself in the shin for it because I absolutely LOVED Jack. I don’t know what it is about the name Jack. I absolutely love the name and so far, I’ve loved a whole lot of Jack’s. This Jack is no exception.

Throughout the entire book, Jack is seducing Grace into his corner. He needs her to fall in love with him so that he can pay off his debt and when he firsts meets her, he’s glad that she’s not this gorgon (his words). The entire time that Jack is courting Grace and seducing her, I’m being seduced my damn self. I fell right into everything that Jack did and said to Grace, loving every minute of it. I thought it was super cute to see him falling for Grace and even though he wasn’t completely honest with her, I still loved him. He had ample time to come clean with her but I understood his reasons for withholding. I couldn’t be mad at him because I knew that he loved her.

When the shit hit the fan (and it kept hitting the fan in this book), everything that happened afterward felt real. I could totally feel Grace’s pain at the betrayal and I totally understood the way she reacted, the way that she guarded herself against falling for Jack again and even though I wanted to kick Jack in his balls for letting her go on thinking the stuff that she did, when they came together at the end of the book, I was so frickin’ happy.

Jack and Grace’s happy ending was easy to come but after all was said and done, there was no mistaking the fact that these two loved each other intensely and passionately. Toward the end when they finally realized how much they loved each other, in the last couple of chapters (plus the epilogue) the cheese was laid on pretty thick but I didn’t care. I ate all of it up. I thought they were cute and I was so frickin’ glad that they were together and in love.

There were times when I wanted to throttle Jack but as a whole, he was a solid hero. One that I fell in love with. Grace was a great heroine, one who was perfectly normal and such a good match for Jack. I enjoyed the storyline, I enjoyed the characters and I’m so looking forward to more in this series. Next is Edward’s story and man am I mighty curious to see how his story is going to pan out. I’m also VERY interested in reading Mallory’s story. I cannot wait to see how her story will play out. I’ve got my theories and I’m looking forward to reading it. I certainly hope that we won’t have much of a wait.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys historical romance that has that old school feel to it without being totally angsty. This book entertains and with charming characters that make it easier to follow along with the story, you won’t be sorry for picking this one up. I also enjoyed seeing India and Weybridge in this book and hope to see them in other books as well. The Byron series is turning out to be a great series, one that I can’t wait to continue.

Great job, Tracy Anne Warren.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5

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