Wicked Designs

Orphaned heiress Emily Parr has endured her uncle's control and the unwanted advances of his business associate. Her plan is simple: marry a kind gentleman who will grant her independence through her inheritance. That plan unravels when Godric St. Laurent, Duke of Essex, abducts her — determined to punish the uncle who embezzled from him. This incorrigible duke harbors deep wounds behind his captivating green eyes, and has no interest in marriage, only in his club and his rakish reputation among his four closest companions. But Emily's combination of sweetness and sharp wit awakens a desire for something he long ago rejected: real love. As passion ignites between captor and captive, Godric's shadowed past threatens to cost him the woman he has come to need. Book one of Lauren Smith's League of Rogues series — a lady who refuses to stay kidnapped, a devilish duke with a dark past, and an assortment of charming rogues.