Love’s Revenge

Series: Standalone
Genres: Historical Romance
Heat Level: 5 | Legend
Publisher: Maroli SP Imprints
Publication Year: 2013
ASIN: B00BIOABDS
ISBN: 978-1-948505-01-7
Formats: Digital, Print

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A reverse May/December romance with a strong, independent heroine pitted against a younger hero who’s as sexy, mature, powerful, and alpha as they come.

“This story shines in every sense of the word.”

— Romance Readers at Heart

Quentin Blackwell, Earl of Devlyn, refused to marry a woman carrying another man’s child. To avenge his youngest daughter, Baron Townsend financially ruined Devlyn. But when Sophie Hamilton, the baron’s eldest daughter, comes to Quentin with an unexpected offer, he seizes the chance for vengeance. What Quentin didn’t bargain on was how revenge might cost him the one thing he wants the most. Sophie’s love.

All her life, Sophie tried to earn her father’s love to no avail. Even her one chance for happiness was crushed beneath his tyrannical thumb when he convinced her only suitor to marry her youngest sister. A sister ruined and in a family way from a tryst with the stable boy. Now firmly on the shelf at forty-one, Sophie accepts her fate as a spinster until she impulsively uses her father’s criminal activities to escape a life of servitude and right a wrong at the same time. She never really expected the Devil of Devlyn to actually accept her rash proposal, and she certainly hadn’t planned on falling in love with a younger man.

“Monica Burns’ stories are breathtaking romances with sexy heroes and beautiful and neglected women. I love how she isn’t afraid to feature an older heroine/younger hero believably.”

— Maria, GoodReads Reviewer

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“…the attraction and chemistry between Quentin and Sophie is electric; the pages vibrate with it. From the very first page to the last, Ms. Burns keeps me on the edge of my seat devouring every word. Each encounter was ripe with tension and in some cases, explosive love scenes that were phenomenal to read.”

— Romance Junkies, 5 Blue Ribbons

Critical Acclaim

“Erotically crafted and sensually woven, this tale is interspersed with smoking hot love scenes and pithy dialogue between Devlyn and Sophia. Even as they circle each other like a couple of spitting cats, the desire between them sizzles, flourishes, and explodes..” Recommended Read

― Fallen Angel Reviews

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Sophie Hamilton will do whatever is necessary to avenge the wrong her father and sister reaped on the Earl of Devlyn, Quentin Blackwell. If she gets retribution for her sister’s duplicity in stealing her fiancé, then all the better.

But her bargain with the Devil of Devlyn… soon proves to be a battle of love.

Burns explores the taboo of an older woman/younger man relationship in a scandal-mongering English society. The sex scenes are scorching, but the love between her hero and heroine is better. An excellent Regency tale of betrayal, revenge and love.

—RT BOOKReviews

Understanding the Heat Levels in my books: I make no apologies for the sex in my books or the language I use. The rating system here, and a description of what/why I write further down is the best way I can help you decide if you'll like a book.

Levels 1 and 2 — No sex scenes.
Level 2 — One tame sex scene and/or heavy petting scene.
Level 3 — One or two steamy sex scenes
Level 4 — Two or more hot sex scenes
Level 5 — Multiple sex scenes ranging from hot and raw to visceral, up-against-the-wall sex. My books average a Level 4.

The Sex I Write: I write open-door straight, male/female romantic sex with some fellatio and cunnilingus scenes. Regardless of your steam preferences, I wish to emphasize that my sex scenes are sensual, emotional, and romantic. I use minimal physical descriptions and focus on the emotions the characters are experiencing during the sex scene. The amount of sex in a book is dependent on the characters, not because I think I need to add sex as a selling point. If I did, I'd write under a different name. Some books have a lot of sex, others don't. It's truly a matter of the characters.

Language Use — My heroes use the word FUCK to demonstrate anger and frustration. It depends on the hero and what's happening in the story as to how often it's used. Fuck has been used by men since before the time of Shakespeare, and only until recently, it was never used in a lady's presence. But despite some readers' wishful thinking, men of all levels of society use it within their male bastions of socializing. It doesn't matter whether he was Mr. Darcy, Edward Rochester, or other favorite classic heroes, even those men would have used the word fuck among their male friends in a club or elsewhere. They most likely would have used it while with the women they bedded in brothels too. Sorry to disappoint you.

It is highly unlikely you will ever see the word sh*t or sh*te in my historicals (I avoid saying never because there could always be that one moment...). The word is far more offensive to me as it brings to mind images of raw sewage, pit toilets, and the worst, stopped-up toilets. I don't want images of those things popping into my head when I'm reading (and it does when authors I read use the word). That's NOT romantic in my book. At least with the word fuck, the worst you'll think of is sex, or maybe that saying fuck a duck.

In my paranormals, which are ancient Roman historical contemporaries, I have used the Latin word, Cak. However, that word usage was limited to once or twice. I use the word fuck because it's raw, visceral, and the guttural sound makes it perfect for harsh emotions. I use other words too, so it's not fuck this, and fuck that. But in my opinion, the word for excrement doesn't sound harsh or raw at any time it's used and cannot begin to emphasize a deep frustration. So, you have been warned. *grin*

What I do not write is menage, anal sex, LBGQT, reverse harem, or dark romance. I write what I enjoy reading. Since those topics don't interest me, I've no desire to write that content. I don't clutch my pearls if someone else enjoys writing or reading books with content I don't care for. After all, many readers of historicals won't even consider reading my paranormal series. Different strokes for different folks.

I have two BDSM books (His Mistress and His To Command). In truth, in almost every romance there is a small aspect of the BDSM genre in terms of a dominant character and a submissive character. If you've read Fifty Shades of Grey and loved it, great. A lot of readers did. However, please understand that series DOESN'T even remotely resemble what BDSM is. In fact, the BDSM community was deeply outraged by the lack of research the author did for her trilogy, and subsequently, the media frenzy that made the lifestyle sound obscene. BDSM has nothing to do with sex. It's about a character's need to surrender to someone more powerful and capable of taking on some of their burdens. If you want to read BDSM, I recommend you read Joey Hill.

Love’s Revenge

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A reverse May/December romance with a strong, independent heroine pitted against a younger hero who’s as sexy, mature, powerful, and alpha as they come.

— Romance Readers at Heart

— Maria, GoodReads Reviewer

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— Romance Junkies, 5 Blue Ribbons

Critical Acclaim

― Fallen Angel Reviews

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—RT BOOKReviews

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