How to Love a Dangerous Rogue
Scarlett Scott
Gilded Age Historical
Lady Tansy Francis has been a loyal lady-in-waiting for most of her life. In the eyes of the ton, she has come to London for the formal betrothal announcement of the princess who is like a sister to her. But secretly, Tansy has become caught up in the plans for a revolution in her homeland. She finds herself with no choice but to join forces with the last person she should ever trust, a coldhearted man who is feared by many: the king to whom the princess is about to announce her betrothal.
King Maximilian of Varros has a reputation that precedes him as a brutal, callous ruler who has stopped at nothing to claim his throne. After many long years of war, he has forged peace in his kingdom. But that peace is being threatened, and he’ll burn everything and everyone to the ground to save it. Only a few obstacles are standing in his path, and one of them happens to be a fearless lady-in-waiting he can’t stop wanting.
Tansy’s allegiance is to the princess, but King Maximilian has no qualms about seizing whatever he desires, consequences be damned. With the fires of revolution lit and chaos swirling around them, their passion is forbidden and yet impossible to resist. Trapped between old loyalties and new longings, Tansy has to make the most difficult choice of all—risk her heart for a dangerous rogue…or watch as he marries her best friend.
Uncaged Review: Princess Anastasia is betrothed to a King of Varros, a match her horrible uncle has made for an alliance with the country and is sent to London to meet up with her match, taking her lady-in-waiting, Tansy, with her. But the uncle is crude, and has exiled the true heir to the throne, the princess’s brother, who has not been found, so Princess Anastasia sneaks out through a window, and is working to find her brother to overthrow her uncle from the throne. During this time, King Maximilian tries to visit with the Princess, but only is able to see Tansy, who is covering for the princess. Feelings develop between the two in the times they spend together, even though Tansy knows he’s betrothed to the princess.
A lot of hot romance, intrique, action and danger, and forbidden passion is within the pages of this story. I was intrigued from the start and even though Max is a bit too alpha at times, I still loved all the characters, especially Nando, who is the subject of book 2 of this series and already on my kindle. Reviewed by Cyrene
4.5 Stars
