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    A Dangerous Invitation: The Rookery Rogues, #1

    By Erica Monroe

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    Scoundrels, thieves and rebels inhabit the rookeries--where dangerous men fall in love with fierce women.


    SHE'S GIVEN UP ON LOVE, AND WANTS ONLY INDEPENDENCE...
    Torn from her life of privilege by her father's death, Kate Morgan survives in London's dark and depraved rookeries as a fence for stolen goods. The last man she ever expects, or wants, to be reunited with is her first love, who promised to cherish, honor and protect her, and instead fled amidst accusations of murder.

    HE'S THE REFORMED RAKE DETERMINED TO WIN HER BACK.
    One drunken night cost Daniel O'Reilly the woman he loved. If he ever wants to reclaim Kate--and his old life--he'll not only have to prove he's innocent of murder, but convince the pistol-wielding hellion that he's no longer the scoundrel he once was.

    Together, they'll have to face a killer. Time is running out...
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    *2014 Daphne du Maurier Excellence in Romantic Suspense Finalist in Published Historical Romance*


    Note: A Dangerous Invitation is a dark, gritty, and steamy (on page sex scenes) romantic suspense about the working class of pre-Victorian England, taking place in the London underworld. It is a full-length standalone historical romance, and is book one in the Rookery Rogues series. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherQuillfire Publishing
    Release dateFeb 12, 2016
    ISBN9780990022916
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    A Dangerous Invitation: The Rookery Rogues, #1
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    Erica Monroe

    USA Today Bestselling Author Erica Monroe writes dark, gritty historical romance. Her current series include Gothic Brides (Regency Gothics), The Rookery Rogues (pre-Victorian gritty working class romance), and Covert Heiresses (Regency spies who are the children of a duke). She was a finalist in the published historical category for the prestigious Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Romantic Suspense, and her books have been recommended reads at Fresh Fiction, Smexy Books, SBTB, and All About Romance. When she's not writing, she's drinking coffee, reading comic books, or watching televison. She lives in the suburbs of North Carolina with her husband, two dogs, and two cats. Visit Erica online at ericamonroe.com and sign up for her new release newsletter at: hyperurl.co/emnl.

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    • 4/5
      A Dangerous Invitation by Erica MonroeBook starts out with Kate Morgan has been followed and now she has a gun to his body...and she finds out it's Daniel. She knows of his past.Story also follows Daniel O'Reilly who had left London because others wanted their goods back and he dind't have them or kill Tommy.They try to solve the mystery of who had actually killed Tommy.Being buried alive, whoa such details. Sex scenes and they figure out what really happened to not only Tommy but her father.
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      romance noir! ______ 3 1/2 starsNot your usual regency romance! No sashaying Ladies and rakish Dukes! Instead the desperation of life on the wrong side of the tracks! Here in the dark underbelly of London, in the depths of rookery we meet those who do what they must to survive. Life in the most sordid of Dicksonian conditions. Kate grew up in and out of her fathers shipping company in the docks of London.Daniel worked his way up in the company to become her father's assistant. The two were engaged. A man, Tommy Dalton, was murdered and Daniel, drunk on gin, was accused. A friend helped Daniel escape and now three years later He has returned to the Rookery to try and prove his innocence, and to find the woman he's never stopped loving.Kate's life is very far from what he had imagined. Her father's business failed, and with his death, she was left destitute on the streets. Deserted by her friends, she was a woman alone in the most desperate parts of London. She's literally clawed her way back from the gutter. Now a successful fence she is beholden to no-one and in charge of her life.Searching for the truth is a dangerous game especially when others have so much to lose.I really enjoyed the storyline's premise, the tension leading up to the discovery of who murdered Dalton, some of the minor characters along the way like Atlas and the question marks raised about Sergeant Thaddeus Knight. All are nuggets of gold.It's just that I felt that towards the end the writing fell away and didn't maintain the verve it opened with. Perhaps it's something about Kate and Daniel's interactions that were a tad off kilter. Really, the plot was strong enough that it didn't need their sexual interplay in full flight. In fact the storyline might have been stronger with less. Daniel's struggle with gin is real, Kate's struggle with maintaining her life is gritty and heartfelt. Individually they're strong characters, but their dialogue in the together moments just lacks something.Perhaps I wanted Kate to continue to be some sort of leading light to those around her. She certainly has the strength for it.Don't get me wrong, I will continue to follow this series. Indeed, the Rookeries has it all--mystery, gangs, murder, brothels, the resurrection trade. It's all one in the rookery!A NetGalley ARC