A Wicked Game
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A Wicked Game marks the third book in Kate Bateman's popular regency romance series, Ruthless Rivals. 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 . . .
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Ruthless Rivals is a 5-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by Kate Bateman.
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Kate Bateman has recently turned into an auto-buy because she really know how to write the best banter, chemistry, and some amazing heroes worth swooning over.
For this book, I just could not stop smiling from the beginning when we meet our besotted, pining, “I've Loved You Forever” Morgan. And the smiles never left my face till the end.
Morgan courts Harriet under the guise of playful games, and he's so effective that I felt like I was being courted. The book does sacrifice a more substantial plot in order to focus on their romance. But watching them cross the line from frenemies to lovers was so much more fun, and allowed me to get invested (more than usual in other books) in their happily ever after. It's rare to find a good book that can stand on the romance alone versus a complex story-line, but this is one of those rare ones that I wouldn't want any other way.
This is book was so delightful and one to pick up when you want your cheeks to hurt from grinning too much,
I received an Advanced Reader Copy through NetGalley. All opinions in the review are my own.
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Kate Bateman has recently turned into an auto-buy because she really know how to write the best banter, chemistry, and some amazing heroes worth swooning over.
For this book, I just could not stop smiling from the beginning when we meet our besotted, pining, “I've Loved You Forever” Morgan. And the smiles never left my face till the end.
Morgan courts Harriet under the guise of playful games, and he's so effective that I felt like I was being courted. The book does sacrifice a more substantial plot in order to focus on their romance. But watching them cross the line from frenemies to lovers was so much more fun, and allowed me to get invested (more than usual in other books) in their happily ever after. It's rare to find a good book that can stand on the romance alone versus a complex story-line, but this is one of those rare ones that I wouldn't want any other way.
This is book was so delightful and one to pick up when you want your cheeks to hurt from grinning too much,
I received an Advanced Reader Copy through NetGalley. All opinions in the review are my own.
