A Wicked Game by Kate Bateman
Series : Ruthless Rivals #3
Genre : Historical Romance
Publisher : St Martin's Press
If there’s one thing impossible for a Davies to resist, it’s a
challenge from a Montgomery. . .
A teasing bet.
Shipwrecked and imprisoned thanks to an incorrect map, Captain Morgan
Davies has returned to London to exact sweet revenge on the cartographer
responsible for his suffering. He’s also vowed to claim the winner’s
prize―three kisses―in the bet he made with his long-time nemesis, the
prickly, smart-mouthed Harriet Montgomery. His incarceration has
clarified his feelings for her, but convincing the infuriating woman he
wants to marry her is going to be his greatest challenge yet. When
Harriet’s revealed to be the very mapmaker he seeks, Morgan decides to
combine revenge and seduction into one delightful package. . .
A dangerous enemy.
Harriet’s always wanted witty scoundrel Morgan, and now he’s back; as
handsome and as taunting as ever. She has enough on her plate dealing
with her father’s failing eyesight and a rival mapmaker copying her work
to play wicked games with a dastardly Davies―however tempting he might
be. But when a threat from Morgan’s past puts them both in danger, Harry
discovers that she and Morgan might not be enemies at all . . .
Actually it's my first reading this author's work and I was
pleasantly surprised!❣️✨ This one was really good and hit all
the right notes for me! 😍 Also, let's take a moment to admire
that cover as that's the thing that caught my eye at first! I
was thinking this one was going to be about two enemies falling
in love but it turned out to be different - and in a good way!😆
It's two rivals(the type of playful rivals not the mean ones!)
who've been lusting after each other for so long!🤣 This is
definitely a favorite of mine this month - just for being so
lovely, steamy and not giving me any tension! I mean, I always
have something to nitpick about the characters in almost all of
my reads but not in this one!😌
Harriet Montgomery and Morgan Davies have been rivals since
childhood mainly because of family history, but it has never
stopped them or their siblings from interacting with each other
and engaging in bets! And just before Morgan sails off, Harriet
puts forth a daring bet and now Morgan is back to claim the
three kisses that she promised him. But it's upto him to decide
the logistics of it 😉 He does get a surprise when he finds out
that she's the mapmaker who was indirectly responsible for his
imprisonment, but it wasn't really her fault so he doesn't care.
And his experiences have made him determined to marry Harriet,
but convincing her to believe him is the challenge. Luckily, he
has three unclaimed kisses and a way to make her realize that
she's just as attracted to him as he is!
Because imprisonment had granted him a shocking
epiphany: He needed Harriet Montgomery.
In his bed.
In his life.
Permanently. True, they rubbed each other the wrong
way, but that constant friction created a delicious
kind of heat— a heat he planned to kindle until it
burst into flame. He knew perfectly well how good the
two of them could be together. Not just physically,
but intellectually too. They shared a quick wit, a
love of the absurd, a thirst for knowledge and
adventure.
I loved the not-so-subtle seduction game that they
were playing and the steamy attraction between them!
Rhys is all in from the beginning and there's no will
they- won't they thing happening her except for some
misgivings that Harriet has - and Rhys immediately
addresses them! So extra points for all of this alone!
And on a side note, I must admit that I was reading
some of the steamy scenes while I was on public
transport and oh my lord! 🥵🥵🥵*fans self*
If you're looking for an angst-free, steamy historical romance
with two rivals and adorable family members this is the one for
you! In the meantime I'll be checking out the author's other
books and waiting for Rhys' story!
You can also find my review on my bookstagram here
*I was provided with an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an
honest review*
Kate Bateman, (also writing as K. C. Bateman), is the #1 bestselling
author of Regency, Victorian, and Renaissance historical romance.
Her Renaissance romp, The Devil To Pay, is a Romance Writer’s of
America 2019 RITA® Finalist and her Regency-set A Counterfeit Heart
(Secrtes & Spies series) won the 2018 Book Buyer’s Best contest
for Best Historical Romance.
Kate wrote her first historical romance in response to a $1 bet with
her husband who rashly claimed she’d ‘never finish the thing.’ She
gleefully proved him wrong. Her books feature her favorite
intelligent heroines, (badasses in bodices!) wickedly inappropriate
banter, and heroes you want to both strangle and kiss.
When not traveling to exotic locations ‘for research’, Kate leads a
not-so-secret double life as a fine art appraiser and on-screen
antiques expert for several TV shows in the UK, each of which has up
to 2.5 million viewers. Before writing romance, Kate was director
and valuer at her own UK Auction House, Batemans in Stamford,
Lincolnshire. She currently splits her time between Illinois and her
native England and writes despite three inexhaustible children and
that husband… who still owes her that dollar.
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