A Wicked Way to Win an Earl

Starred review from October 5, 2015
Regency-era romance feels new and bright in Bradley’s delightful debut. Delia Somerset is en route to a house party in Kent when her carriage is damaged. She sets off through the mud in search of assistance, only to find a gentleman and a village maid getting ready to enjoy some quality time against a convenient tree. Inevitably, he’s her soon-to-be host, Alexander Sutherland, Lord Carlisle. After they enjoy a lively tête-à-tête on fornication against trees, Alec successfully delivers Delia and her sister to his home to visit with his sisters. The two families have a complicated history, as Delia’s upper-class mother jilted Alec’s father in favor of running away (and enjoying a lovely life) with a country squire. Despite the old scandal that now hovers over Delia’s generation, Alec and Delia’s attraction soon overcomes any reservations they might have had about being together. Bradley’s quick wit and humor keep the story flowing smoothly. Readers will devour this passionate romance as eagerly as Alec and Delia devour each other when their flirtations lead at last to the bedroom. Alec’s siblings and Delia’s sisters will surely make the Sutherland Scandals series a pleasure to follow. Agent: Marlene Stringer, Stringer Literary Agency.

October 15, 2015

A generation ago, brave, well-born Millicent Chase scandalized the ton by publicly jilting and humiliating arrogant Hart Sutherland. Instead, she married untitled country gentleman Henry Somerset, shunning the snobbism of society and guaranteeing her family's ostracism. Now, with their parents dead, Millicent and Harry's two oldest daughters, Delia and Lily, have been invited to a house party at the estate of the family of the man Millicent rejected. Alec Sutherland, Earl of Carlisle, and Delia are forced to face their feelings and their long-held prejudices. VERDICT A tart-tongued, challenging beauty and a dashing, reformed (sort of) rake who needs to get his priorities straight play a dangerous game. Full of steamy passion and sexy banter, Bradley's debut beautifully kicks off her spicy Regency series. The author lives in Portland, OR.

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October 1, 2015
When Alec Sutherland, the Earl of Carlisle, discovers that his younger brother, Robyn, has invited Delia Somerset to attend their family's house party with the intention of wooing her, Alec knows he must nip this potential romance in the bud. After all, Delia's mother already dragged the Carlisle name through the mud years ago when she jilted the brothers' father in order to marry Delia's father. As far as Alec is concerned, there can be no better way to even the score between their families than by using his legendary charm to seduce Delia away from Robyn and ruin her reputation. However, what starts out as a diabolical plan of family payback turns into something much more complicated when Alec begins spending time with Delia and discovers he is no longer certain exactly who is seducing whom. Bradley's flawlessly written debut, the first in her Sutherland Scandals series, will immediately win readers over with its intoxicating blend of wit, simmering sexual tension, satisfying sensuality, and superb characterization.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)