ONE WILD NIGHT
The Rosebuds Series
September 2003

Doubleday Book Club selection
Rhapsody Book Club featured selection
Romantic Times finalist, Best Regency historical

Does a dedicated scoundrel mind being redeemed?  Here’s what Brand would say if he were to write his memoirs:

I have always taken pride in my bad reputation.  Polite society viewed me as depraved and utterly dissolute, for I was a disciple of passion.  Pleasure was my hallmark, women my pastime.  That is, before the incomparable Lady Charlotte Quinton disrupted my life -- again. 

Due to a scandal of her own making, she had been banished from home for five years.  Apparently she decided that a life of boring respectability was the key to her happiness.  We might have continued down our divergent paths if not for the vicious attack on our families. 

Tracking a dangerous criminal occupied my time, but the tart-tongued spinster Charlotte occupied my mind -- and my desires.  Certainly no other woman in London was immune to my charms.   Yet the more Charlotte spurned me, the more I vowed to have her.  After all, I can resist anything but temptation.

--The Memoirs of A Rake by Brand Villiers, fifth Earl of Faversham

Reviews

“A well-paced, humorous romantic mystery. . . keeps you guessing about happily-ever-after until the very last page.” –Old Book Barn Gazette

“Another great read from Barbara Dawson Smith.” –Happily Ever After

“Perfection.”  --Romantic Times, 4+ Exceptional rating

“A well-written tale.”  --All About Romance

“A page-turner . . . Barbara Dawson Smith had me hooked from the very first page to the very last . . . this was a book I could not put down.”   --romancereaderatheart.com

“Barbara Dawson Smith returns with another complex and suspenseful tale featuring the well-known Kenyon family . . .  the murder mystery is very good indeed.”  --roadtoromance.com

“A bang-up surprise ending . . .  anyone who likes romance novels will enjoy this book immensely.” –romancejunkies.com

“One Wild Night is an exhilarating amateur sleuth historical romance starring two delightful lead protagonists.”  --Harriet Klauster, Amazon.com

“A fabulous hero who has finally met his match--the tension sizzles!" –Christina Dodd

“Smith spins an engaging mystery and throws in a few finely drawn red herrings to keep readers guessing.” –Publisher’s Weekly

September 2003  *  St. Martin's Press   *  ISBN 0-312-98229-1 *  $6.99
 

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