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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.

The early reviews on this one have been absolutely amazing. Here are just a few of my favorites . . .


“A rakish Duke! A woman who has pined for him since her teens! A road trip in a carriage to Gretna Green to stop someone from getting married! ONLY ONE ROOM AT THE INN! I loved the spice (the spice was spicing). I loved the banter. I loved Lucien the Duke so so much. I truly could not put this down.” - Anika, Goodreads.

“Absolute perfection.” -Stacee, Goodreads.

“Hot. I could only wish that my husband looked at me the way Lucien looks at Daisy!” -Kelly, Goodreads.

“The banter was top tier, the chemistry was off the charts, and THAT PROPOSAL!!!” – Lauren, Goodreads

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Want to get your own copy of Road Trip With A Rogue? (Please do!) It's available in e-book, print, and audio, everywhere books are sold. (Readers outside the USA, you might have to wait a week or two for the print version in your country, but the e-books and audiobooks are live!) Here are some quick links to your favorite retailers:

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I'm starting to get excited about the upcoming release of Road Trip With A Rogue! It's out in less than three weeks - July 29th and I can't wait for you to fall in love with Daisy and Lucien.
So much steamy tension and banter!

Here's a SNEAK PEEK at the opening lines:

Hampstead Heath, London, April 1817.

Daisy Hamilton had been looking forward to her first highway robbery, but someone had beaten her to it. Several someones, in fact.
Bloody Hell.
The three men blocking the moonlit road had obviously identified this wood-lined stretch as the perfect place for an ambush¬—just as she had—but while their decision to hold up this particular coach was presumably random, the crest painted on the door singled it out as her specific target.
She had the worst luck.
Daisy slid silently from her horse, tied the reins to a branch, and crept forward for a better view, careful to stay within the cover of the trees.
A broken log had been dragged across the lane to force the coach to stop, and the burly coachman up on the box was cursing as he tried to control the plunging horses. Two highwaymen had positioned themselves in the middle of the track with pistols drawn, while the third had circled around to the rear of the carriage.
“Stand and deliver!” The foremost robber bellowed.
The coachman paid him no heed. The horses reared, pawing the air, as he fought with the reins. When he finally managed to control them, he shouted, “Move aside, damn you!”
Daisy raised her brows at his tone. He sounded more annoyed than intimidated. Perhaps he’d encountered thieves on this route before? Or perhaps he was an ex-soldier, a veteran, no stranger to threats of violence. Even so, his bravado was unwise, considering the odds of three to one.
She doubted he’d be getting any help from inside the coach. Spoiled eighteen-year-old heiress Violet Brand and nineteen-year-old Peregrine ‘Perry’ Hughes were in the process of eloping. Being set upon by highwaymen could hardly have featured in their plans. Violet was probably having a fit of the vapors in there, and a pampered youth like Peregrine had probably never fired a pistol in his life.
Daisy’s lips twitched in dark amusement. The idiots deserved to be robbed. Who went out into the world so unprepared? She felt naked without at least two blades on her person at any given time. Even in a ballroom.
Still, she cursed her own hubris for telling Ellie and Tess that she could catch the runaways on her own. Her fellow investigators would have been most welcome right now, since she was obviously going to have to intervene in this farcical scene.
She was bloody well going to double her fee when she sent Violet’s father the bill from King & Co.


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This is the first book in my brand new series, Her Majesty’s Rebels, which follows the three brilliant young women who run King & Co., London’s most exclusive investigative agency. Think of them as a Regency-era version of Charlie’s Angels. . .

The heroine of this first book is Tess, and I can’t WAIT for you to read about her disastrous first wedding night to an old duke (which leaves her a very rich, but still-virginal widow.) When she makes a scandalous second marriage of convenience with the NEW Duke, sexy but cynical shipping magnate Justin Thornton, sparks fly! Add in a plot to save the Princess Royal from being blackmailed, a cute dog, a VERY sexy carriage scene, and a pearl necklace used in a most disgraceful manner, and you’re in for an excellent steamy romantic adventure.

Publishers’ Weekly says: “The lovers’ banter crackles and their sexual chemistry burns up the pages”, and who am I to argue with that?!

Second Duke’s The Charm is available in print, e-book and audiobook right now, and here are all the links you need:

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Hooray! It’s Release Day for Desert Island Duke – my steamy, sandy, shipwrecked novella. I hope you love this latest adventure from my Ruthless Rivals – you can read a sneak peek of the first chapters right here, on my website:

https://www.kcbateman.com/…/desert-is...

Available in both e-book and print at all major retailers. https://books2read.com/DesertIslandDuke

Surviving on a tropical island will be hard.

Living with HIM will be impossible. . .

Shipwrecked on a tropical island, Caroline Montgomery is furious to discover that her sole fellow castaway is her brother’s infuriating best friend, Maximillian Cavendish, the fourteenth duke of Hayworth.

Max might be the most handsome man she’s ever met, but he’s teased her ever since they were children. When Max claims to have lost his memory, Caro seizes the opportunity for revenge—and informs him he’s a lowly stable hand.

As they work together to survive, attraction flares hot between them. But should Caro reveal her deception? And what will happen if Max finally remembers he’s a duke?

I’m SO excited to share with you the cover reveal for my new novella, Desert Island Duke! Isn’t it gorgeous? My cover designer Holly did a fantastic job on this one.

Desert Island Duke is a steamy spin-off in my Ruthless Rivals Series. If you’ve read A Wicked Game, then you might have noticed a mention of the three ‘lost’ Montgomery girls. Well, Desert Island Duke introduces you to the first of these intrepid hellions, Caroline ‘Caro’ Montgomery. She’s shipwrecked on a tropical island with her brother’s best friend, the irritatingly handsome Max Cavendish— who seems to have forgotten he’s a Duke…oops! Caro’s certainly not going to remind him. . .

Desert Island Duke will release in ONE MONTH, on Friday 19th May, but it’s available to preorder right now for the bargain price of $2.99 (or equivalent worldwide).

You can pre-order the e-book here from all the major retailers: https://books2read.com/DesertIslandDuke

SALE AHOY! FREE for a limited time! A Counterfeit Heart is free worldwide until Feb 24th!
Sexy cynical spy meets feisty French counterfeiter in this steamy Regency romance.

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Woohoo! A Wicked Game is finally here and I’m so excited for you to meet feisty mapmaker Harriet and sexy captain Morgan as they tease, fight and flirt their way to a happily ever after! It all starts with a teasing bet, three scandalous kisses, and lots of sexy, enemies-to-lovers goodness. Because if there’s one thing impossible for a Davies to resist, it’s a challenge from a Montgomery. . .

If you like enemies-to-lovers, feuding families, secret pining tropes, then this one’s for you!

You can snag your copy here: 

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And you can read a sneak peek of Wicked Game here, on my website:

A Wicked Game — Sneak Peek

Hooray! It’s release day! Orchids and Mistletoe is a fun little novella in my Secrets and Spies series, featuring Kit, the spy who was rescued in A Raven’s Heart. Find out what happens when a deathbed promise forces this reclusive ex-spy to spend Christmas alone with a beautiful botanist. . .

(Hint: it involves Orchids, Mistletoe. Snow. And stolen clothes!)

Reclusive ex-spy Christopher ‘Kit’ Carlisle has barely left his country estate since his escape from wartime captivity, but a deathbed promise has forced him to London to seek out the beautiful—and elusive—Emma Townsend.

Botanist Emma is back from Brazil, determined to keep her precious orchids alive long enough to present them to the Royal Society. For that she needs a hothouse, and the assistance of the one man who’s always made her heart beat faster: the broodingly handsome Kit.

When Kit reluctantly agrees to allow Emma—and her plants—to spend Christmas with him at his country estate, the attraction simmering between them is hard to deny. In Emma’s company, grouchy Kit rediscovers the joy of being alive, while Emma can’t resist the impulse to make Kit smile again—or to steal his clothes while he’s bathing . . .

NB: This sweet addition to the Secrets & Spies series features the ‘best friend’s sister’ trope, with hints of Beauty and the Beast.

Here are the links:

All retailers: https://books2read.com/OrchidsandMistletoe

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I’m thrilled to be celebrating my brand new release, A Daring Pursuit! If you like the enemies-to-lovers trope, this one’s for you!

“Sleeping with the enemy has never been such fun . . .”

I had a great time writing this delicious enemies-with-benefits romance and I’m SO looking forward to hearing what you think of Carys and Tristan. Carys is definitely my most outrageous heroine to date and when her fiery rebelliousness clashes with Tristan’s cool-as-ice exterior, sparks really start to fly! These two opposites make a scandalous enemies-with-benefits bargain, both convinced they’re immune to love (if not to passion). But don’t worry – they both discover how wrong they’ve been by the end of the adventure . . .

“Hands down my favorite book of the year! That is BOLD, I know, but absolutely this is my historical ‘Hating Game’ and it was perfect and lovely and hot and I want to be reading it forever!” – Hannah B, Goodreads reviewer.

Want a sneak peek? You can read the first chapter right here on my website: https://www.kcbateman.com/a-daring-pursuit-sneak-peek/

Order here: https://books2read.com/ADaringPursuit

The Davies and Montgomery families have been locked in an ancient feud. But it’s a thin line between love and hate….
Two enemies
Carys Davies is doing everything in her power to avoid marriage. Staying single is the only way to hide the secret that could ruin her – and her family – if it was revealed. For the past two seasons, she’s scandalized the ton with her outrageous outfits and brazen ways in a futile bid to deter potential suitors. Outwardly confident and carefree, inside she’s disillusioned with both men and love. There’s only one person who’s never bought her act – the only man who makes her heart race: Tristan Montgomery, one of her family’s greatest rivals.
One scandalous bargain
Wickedly proper architect Tristan needs a respectable woman to wed, but he’s never stopped wanting bold, redheaded Carys. When she mockingly challenges him to show her what she’s missing by not getting married, Tristan shocks them both by accepting her indecent proposal: one week of clandestine meetings, after which they’ll go their separate ways. But kissing each other is almost as much fun as arguing, and their affair burns hotter than either of them expects. When they find themselves embroiled in a treasonous plot, can they trust each other with their hearts, their secrets…and their lives?

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