Wicked Series

Book 2 The Wicked Series Six months have passed since the Countess of Iverleigh went to the gallows for her crimes against Catherine's family. Much has changed. Nicholas' past comes back with a vengeance as he pursues the men who tormented him as a child. To the detriment of his happiness, he seeks to destroy them all. Catherine tries to recall the love and faith of the man she married and ignore her growing awareness to her former lover, Gabriel St. Armand, the Earl of Iverleigh. Torn apart by lies and illicit deceptions once, they discover each other again with bitter consequences. Catherine must make a choice once more and resist the man who adores her. A tragic turn makes being with Gabriel again a very real possibility. Haunted by a promise to the man she loved, she vowed to leave London and Gabriel. The Earl offers marriage now with heart in hand, upsetting her intentions. But first, she is determined to begin their life with no secrets between them. She learns firsthand how unforgiving her former lover can be when he refuses to accept the truth.The men who ripped her husband's life apart are now after her. The assassin and crime lord Caspian Roth is back keeping watch over her, appealing to her every desire through his music and passion. Time runs out as he seeks to save her from unseen dangers, a madman's obsession, and ghosts who will not die in this sequel to A Wicked Proposition. The curtain has gone up and the cast is poised to act out the revenge Nicholas has set in motion.

Lady Catherine Dunleavy arrived in London from Dublin to confront her negligent guardian, only to find the man has abandoned his Countess, and the three orphans left in his care. Her sister offers her condolences for the tragedy that has killed their parents and sanctuary, but little else in the way of help. The Earl has made plans to set aside his Countess and has petitioned for divorce. Scandalous and as unheard of as it is, Catherine realizes without Lord Iverleigh's help, her and her two young brothers are destitute. Her sister Lilly seems content to sit back and give Lord Iverleigh his way, but Catherine has other ideas. The shockingly wicked solution to end his plans of divorce and remarriage to his illustrious mistress gives Catherine the idea. Steal him away from the widow and spurn him, and give her sister the chance she needs to reconcile with her husband. But Gabriel is not the man Catherine was led to believe, and after enjoying his tender passions, she comes to see the man that he truly is. Honest and noble to a fault, the handsome nobleman Gabriel St. Armand has seen his share of heartache at the hands of his treacherous wife. He rescues the raven-haired beauty from life in a brothel, only to discover a woman who reignites his heart's desire. Determined now to be free of his Countess and to be with Catherine, he has no idea his steps to free himself further imperil them both. Nicholas Van Ryker is a smuggler and adventurer, and unlikely best friend to Gabriel. He obsesses over the green-eyed beauty his friend stole beneath his nose, determined to ignore the feelings she ignites within him. Gabriel asks him to follow his new mistress and divine her many secrets. Nicholas agrees, led by the memory of a stirring kiss shared in a quiet garden. He discovers Catherine is deceiving his friend and offers terms to keep his silence. He thinks one day with her spent in his bed will make him forget the lush beauty he cannot get from his mind. The Countess's game is in play. Lilly is not about to give up her place as Gabriel's wife. Determined and cunning, she has thought of everything to reach her goals, even sacrificing the sister who unknowingly aids her. From the smoke-filled boudoirs of London's most notorious brothel to the drawing rooms of the nobility, comes a tale of murder, blackmail, and unquenchable passions. On a windswept island a new love is born and is tested by the unseen ghosts of the past. Catherine is haunted by a love she cannot forget and a man who owns her soul. Forced to choose, she must follow her heart at last.

Gillian St. Armand fled her glittering life in high society London, embittered and disillusioned with her marriage of convenience. Free to pursue her own pleasures now that she’s met the terms of their hated arrangement, she is haunted by the lingering desire for the man she cannot forget. Though Gabriel gave his heart to another, years ago, Gillian is determined to bring her husband to heel. Amid the pomp and splendor of Regency England, a lady goes to any lengths to reclaim the man who haunts her dreams, spurring her on a deadly course as intrigue is once more sparked at every turn. Gabriel St. Armand cursed the day he ever agreed to Gillian’s demand for independence, allowing pride and past heartaches dictate his hasty actions. As a deadly plot once more swirls around him and his family, he must conquer Gillian’s heart or risk losing her forever. The whims of fate once more conspire against Gabriel, perpetuated by his beautiful and conniving mistress, threatening his bid to reclaim his lovely wife with her heartless ultimatum. The remaining nobles on the blackmail list have once more turned their eyes to Lord Iverleigh, determined to avenge the past and attain their rightful due. Treachery and betrayal once more threaten Gabriel and Gillian’s fragile newfound happiness, forcing them to at last learn to trust the other before all is lost.

Lord Iverleigh’s willful daughter always gets her way. All that Lady Rosalyn St. Armand ever wanted was to be a grand countess like her mother, to be accepted within London society. She falls in love with Jaime Dunleavy from the moment she first sees him. She vows she will marry the darkly handsome Irish lord at any cost, even knowing he is engaged to another. Rose cruelly rejects Jaime’s younger brother Cullen from the onset, blinded to all but her own ambition. She wants better than a penniless second son. She is driven to do the unthinkable after learning she is her father’s illegitimate daughter, threatening her dreams for the future. Foolishly, she ignores the warnings of a gypsy’s curse, determined to have her heart’s desire, and forfeiting what she can never get back. Jaime never expects to be waylaid by Lord Iverleigh’s daughter after he arrives for his niece’s wedding in England. Determined to see his father’s dream come to fruition, Jaime agrees to marry a nobleman’s disgraced daughter. The well-being of his family is all that he cares about, driven to succeed in all things but what matters most. Jaime is furious to have all he worked for undermined by a social-climbing young miss. Determined to punish Rose the only way he can, he cruelly disabuses his wife of any doubt that he will honor the vows he was forced to make, callously destroying her girlish dreams through a series of thoughtless acts. A reversal of fortune places Rose directly in a viper’s nest after a jaded nobleman dies and makes her his heiress. An old enemy of Lord Iverleigh’s now stalks Rose, determined to destroy her after a scandalous memoir is published revealing many devastating secrets. Rose soon finds herself helplessly torn between the Dunleavy brothers, one who torments her faith and challenges her heart, the other who loves her beyond reason, but holds her to the fateful decision she made to marry his brother. Treachery and betrayal surround her on all sides. The gypsy’s prophecy has finally come to pass, striking out at her two-fold, and hovering with a third prediction. Rose has no choice but to run after Jaime is feared dead and their child is lost by a tragic twist of fate . Now she must outwit her diabolical half brother in order to stay alive and seek to pay the gypsy’s hated price for any future happiness.

On the run and in fear for her life, Rose Dunleavy finds herself championed by an honorable British officer assigned to protect her. Lieutenant Michael Halloran is also running for his life, carrying a damning letter that changes everything in regard to Jaime’s tragic death. Rose seeks her half sister in Belfast for assistance, only to learn Portia and Lord Yarborough are now estranged. She reluctantly agrees to pose as her nephew’s nurse as Portia faces cruel banishment for betraying her husband. Pretending to be an Irish servant, Rose is tasked to dig up something damning on the disreputable Lord Yarborough in order to stall his annulment efforts. In her grief, Rose turns to Michael, seeking to save her from herself and her disturbing new awareness of her mysterious employer. Michael promises her much but soon disappears, making her believe he was caught by the men who pursue him for the letter. By a twist of fate, Rose is summarily dismissed, sent away from Yarborough’s estate. She arrives penniless to the city, taken to her former employer’s townhouse. In exchange for her discretion, she is offered a place to hide to become Riordan Shelby’s newest mistress. With no choice but to appeal to the man’s every wicked desire, Rose falls headlong into another vicious web. Hiding behind her enigmatic protector, she gives herself up to his darkest passions. Looking to dull the pain of Jaime’s loss; she spirals ever downward, nearly losing her soul. Cullen is stretched in too many different directions. He searches for Rose while desperately trying to find his brother’s abducted son, all while maintaining his dangerous disguise as an Irish rebel. Soon he arrives in Belfast, seeking The Brotherhood’s henchman who ordered the executions of his parents. Bitter and disillusioned over Rose’s abandonment, he turns to a beautiful Irish spy for comfort. Isla Downey is helping him to find the man who ordered his family’s deaths for a price. Isla’s innocence and fiery passion appeal to Cullen in every way but his heart remains steadfast to finding Rose. After near tragedy, Rose has to finally face Rory with the truth of who she is. Heartlessly, he forces her to remain with him while playing a vicious game of cat and mouse with her hated half brother Jonathan Bane. Refusing to reveal his feelings, Rory is disheartened to learn her identity. He risks her life and his if The Brotherhood should ever learn she is the widow of the man who betrayed his organization. Falling for his beautiful mistress more by the day, he tries to find some way for them to remain together. Meanwhile, Cullen is working to turn The Brotherhood against itself from within, knowing he runs out of time. Always one step ahead and one away from discovery, he unleashes his fury upon the underground rebel organization who wronged his family long ago, only to discover the woman he loves now resides in the center of it all. Released in two continuing parts back to back, follow the turbulent continuing saga of The Dunleavy’s until the epic conclusion this summer.

Rose is cruelly cast aside by Lord Yarborough. She refuses to acknowledge her unresolved feelings for the selfish, enigmatic man who kept her as his mistress, sent back to Dunleavy Hall to reclaim her son. Thrown headlong into certain danger, Rose is dragged back to England to face her hated guardian. As her half brother and twisted siblings circle to get their due at long last, Rose is desperate as time is running out. In the midst of all, the hated final line in the gypsy’s curse is realized, and with it the certainty that she must see this game through to the end to save herself. Cullen brings his vengeance to a swift close in Belfast. The trap he sets now encircles those who wronged his family years ago. Though still struggling with his unrequited love for Rose, he begins to realize his emerging feelings for the lovely Irish spy helping him bring down The Brotherhood. Rose is championed by her fierce protector once more, unaware that Rory will do anything, even the unthinkable to save her. Determined to free herself from Jonathan’s despicable hold, she enlists Rory’s help to find the proof to destroy Jonathan Bane. As all spirals out of control, a tragic twist of fate brings about unintended consequences. Her intentions to marry Lord Yarborough quickly become a source of contention with all her family, forcing her to choose between the dangerous man she loves, and the child cruelly stolen from her. Rory’s darkest nature and evil machinations begin to fully emerge, making Rose question her choices. The past and the present collide when Jaime returns. Made a fugitive for the crimes of another, Jaime seeks to escape Lord Yarborough and the rebels who ruthlessly pursue him. But first he must reconcile his feelings for Rose, to consider giving her up in order to have any future at all. The remaining players clamoring for Lord Lyndon’s fortune are willing to do whatever is necessary to win. In a stunning turnabout, the rules have all changed with new players entering the fray. Soon, Rose must decide her own fate at long last, making a desperate choice that soon threatens her future with Jaime, and imperils her own life.