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K.C. Bateman

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Kate Bateman / K.C. Bateman, is a bestselling author of Regency and Renaissance historical romances, including the Secrets & Spies series, Bow Street Bachelors series, Ruthless Rivals series and Her Majesty's Rebels series. Her books have received multiple Starred Reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal, and her Renaissance romp The Devil To Pay was a 2019 RITA award nominee.

Kate's books have been translated into multiple languages, including French, Italian, Brazilian, Japanese, German, Romanian, Czech, and Croatian.
When not writing, Kate leads a double life as a fine art appraiser and on-screen antiques expert for several TV shows in the UK. She currently lives in the UK with her husband, three inexhaustible children, and a nau ...more

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	This Earl of Mine (Bow Street Bachelors, #1) by Kate Bateman, K.C. Bateman (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 4,714 ratings — published 2019 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Catch an Earl (Bow Street Bachelors, #2) by Kate Bateman, K.C. Bateman (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 2,364 ratings — published 2020 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Steal a Heart (Secrets & Spies #1) by K.C. Bateman (Goodreads Author), Kate Bateman 4.08 avg rating — 1,598 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Raven's Heart (Secrets & Spies #2) 4.13 avg rating — 1,299 ratings — published 2016 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Counterfeit Heart (Secrets & Spies #3) 4.23 avg rating — 958 ratings — published 2017 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Devil to Pay 4.16 avg rating — 952 ratings — published 2018 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Promise of a Kiss 3.86 avg rating — 455 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Midnight Clear 3.56 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Christmas Brothel: A Set of Canterbury Christmas Tales by Ava Stone (Goodreads Author), Kate Pearce (Goodreads Author), Jane Charles (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets & Spies Box Set: Includes To Steal A Heart, A Raven's Heart, and A Counterfeit Heart. 4.51 avg rating — 77 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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EEEK! It's RELEASE DAY for Road Trip with a RogueRoad Trip With A Rogue!
I honestly had so much fun writing this one, and I know you're going to love Daisy and Lucien's snarky, steamy, kidnap-and-rescue shenanigans. If you like banter, highwaymen, only one bed, forced proximity, two idiots who enjoy fighting as foreplay, and SO MUCH YEARNING, then you’re going to LOVE IT.

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How to Fall for a Scoundrel (Her Majesty’s Rebels, #2)

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K.C. Bateman said: " It's release day for How To Fall For A Scoundrel! Woop! Reviewers have called this one "Remington Steele in the Regency" and they're absolutely right. I am so excited for you to meet my charismatic con-man Harry and shy-yet-brilliant wallflower Ellie ...more "

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The Phantom of Drury Lane (The Scandals and Scoundrels of Drury Lane, #5)

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K.C. Bateman said: " Hi everyone! Kate here, and I am VERY excited for you to read The Phantom of Drury Lane. It’s a fun and flirty spin-off for my Ruthless Rivals Series.

Intrepid Lucy Montgomery has survived a shipwreck off Madagascar and the sweltering jungles of Brazi ...more "

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“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”
― K.C. Bateman, Secrets & Spies Box Set: Includes To Steal A Heart, A Raven's Heart, and A Counterfeit Heart.

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“No matter what country you were in, the human need for stories never changed. Everyone had the desire for a happy ending, a promise that even in the dead of winter, spring would surely come.”
― K.C. Bateman, A Midnight Clear

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“The human capacity for both cruelty and kindness always amazed Tatiana.”
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“Has he ever even said he loved you?"
"He's been telling me for years," she said softly, "I just wasn't listening”
― Connie Brockway, As You Desire

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“He stopped. She heard the intake of his breath. “You are my country, Desdemona.” Yearning, harsh and poignant and she felt herself swaying toward him. “My Egypt. My hot, harrowing desert and my cool, verdant Nile, infinitely lovely and unfathomable and sustaining.”

She gasped.

His gaze fell, shielded by his lashes. An odd, half-mocking smile played about his lips. “You’ll never hear old Blake say something like that.”

She swallowed, unable to speak, her senses abraded by his stimulating words, her pulse hammering in anticipation? Trepidation?

“Remember my words next time he calls you a bloody English rose.”
― Connie Brockway, As You Desire

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“Daisy Hamilton had been looking forward to her first highway robbery, but someone had beaten her to it. Several someones, in fact.
Bloody Hell.”
― Kate Bateman, Road Trip with a Rogue

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“He was glad her eyes were closed. Something strange always happened to him whenever their eyes met: he experienced a tightening in his chest, an instant rush of desire that turned his cock to iron. It was infuriating. No other woman had ever had the same effect.”
― Kate Bateman, Road Trip with a Rogue

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“His stupid body didn’t seem to know the difference between fighting and foreplay.
With Daisy, there was hardly any difference. He wanted her with a desperation that was shocking.”
― Kate Bateman, Road Trip with a Rogue

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