Ruthless with a Rogue – Reformed Rake

Coming October 2025

Book 2 in the Lords of Second Chances series.

Stealing a Marquess’s clothes is just part of the equation.

Miss Olivia Forester is calculated, tenacious, and has never met a math problem she can’t solve. Love, on the other hand, is an equation she can’t seem to crack. Determined to show her childhood sweetheart she is worthy of his love, Livy ventures to London to prove she is more than a poor baron’s daughter. All she must do is ascend to the upper echelons of society. When she stumbles upon the influential Marquess of Dunmore, she knows he is the key to accessing the coveted circles of the ton. And how does one gain the assistance of a powerful Lord? By stealing his clothes, of course.

Scoundrel Roderick Blackwood, the Marquess of Dunmore, hasn’t met a line he won’t cross—blackmail, murder, seducing a virginal unmarried miss. Life has never granted him any favors, so why should he offer any in return? Obsessed with control, Derek lives strictly by the rules he has set for himself, the most important being: Never more than one night with a woman. When blue-eyed angel, Livy, falls into his lap asking for his assistance, naturally his answer is yes. His goal? One more woman in his bed. But he never imagined agreeing to this bargain would put his rules, and his heart, at risk.

As each seeks to use the other, temptation—and unexpected love—flare. For love to triumph, Livy and Derek must dare to break their own rules… before their time together runs out.

Ruthless with a Rogue is a spicy Regency romance featuring an overbearing lord who needs nothing more than a brazen woman to put him in his place. Tropes: Reformed Rake, Touch Her and Die, Bold Bluestocking, Slutty Little Glasses, Clever Girl, Probability, Dirty Talk, Scandalous Alliances, Talk Nerdy to Me, Mental Health Rep, Hurt x Comfort, Grumpy x Sunshine, Soft Pleasure Dom, Horrible Chaperones, The Perfect Gift, Kozverse Cameos, Torturous Slow Burn

CONTENT WARNINGS:
Note: Certain content warnings may reveal elements of the story and could be considered spoilers.

This book contains explicit adult content between consenting adults.
It also includes mature themes and elements that may be distressing to some readers, including:

• Sexual assault / assault (minimally described on-page), with associated emotional trauma and PTSD symptoms
• Mental health struggles stemming from childhood abuse, including depression and on-page references to flashbacks
• Graphic on-page violence and gore
• Grief and uncertainty surrounding the possible loss of a loved one