A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel

Major Rufus d'Aumesty never expected to inherit an earldom. Now he is the Earl of Oxney, master of a crumbling manor on Romney Marsh, a stretch of coast where smuggling is the local trade. His uncle is contesting the title, and the estate is in disarray.

Rufus needs a clever ally, and he finds one in Luke Doomsday. Luke belongs to the smuggling family that has been causing the new earl trouble. As a secretary he is sharp, capable and a natural schemer, exactly what the household lacks.

Luke has a reason of his own for staying close to Rufus, and he keeps it hidden. It begins as a calculation on both sides, each man making use of the other.

Then real feeling starts to grow, and the secret Luke carries threatens to bring down everything between them. This is a historical m/m romance with a witty tone and a slow build. It is set thirteen years after the first Doomsday Books novel.