“Dusk with a Dangerous Duke” by Alexandra Hawkins (historical, St. Martins, March 2013, $7.99, 320pp)

Series: Lords of Vice, book six

Summary:
They were children when the Duke of Huntsley was introduced to Lady Grace Kearly. The young duke—nicknamed “Hunter”—took one look at his future bride and thought only of escaping his responsibilities to his family. Marriage was for grown-ups and Hunter still had years of skirt-chasing ahead of him. But now the time has come for Hunter to heed the call: if this Lord of Vice hopes to keep all of his inheritance, he’ll have to claim his long-neglected betrothed…

“All Afternoon with a Scandalous Marquess” by Alexandra Hawkins (historical, St. Martins, August 2013, $7.99, 320pp)

Series: Book 5 in the Lords of Vice

Summary:

Simon Jefferes, the Marquess of Sainthill, has done the unthinkable—he’s fallen in love. The so-called “Saint” has spent his life gambling, dallying with women, and satisfying his every whim. And he fully intended to continue his wicked ways, until he met the mysterious, exotic, and irresistible Madame Venna—the one woman he can’t have…and the only one he’s ever wanted for more than an evening.

“Sunrise with a Notorious Lord” by Alexandra Hawkins (historical, St. Martins, January 2012, $7.99, 304pp)

Series: the Lords of Vice

• “All Night with a Rogue” – Juliana and Sin
• “Til Dawn with the Devil” – Sophia and Reign
• “After Dark with a Scoundrel” – Regan and Dare

Review:
The meddling mother is a staple character in romance novels, and Alexandra Hawkins plays on this theme in her latest installment of the Lords of Vice series, “Sunrise with a Notorious Lord.” The Marchioness of Netherley wants her son, Christopher Courtland, Earl of Vanewright, to marry, and she isn’t afraid to pull out all the stops to ensure a successful campaign. These machinations give “Sunrise with a Notorious Lord” an entertaining twist that makes this romance one to remember.

Earlier this year, newcomer Alexandra Hawkins, wowed us with her debut, “All Night with a Rogue,” with a dark, flawed hero named Alexius “Sin” Braverton.  He is one of the seven men known as the “Lords of Vice”, who have founded the notorious gentleman’s club called Nox.
 
On August 3, Hawkins released her second book in the series, “Till Dawn with the Devil,” which tells the story of Gabriel Addison Housely, the Earl of Rainecourt, best known best as “Reign”.  

Reign has a reputation to live up to.  He is a suspected killer and comes from a questionable family.  But as he takes Lady Sophia as a wife, his layers slowly peel away to prove otherwise.
 

Hawkins' debut: A tale of deception and redemption

"All Night with a Rogue" (Historical, St. Martin's Paperbacks, 316 pages, $7.99), by Alexandra Hawkins: To escape an impudent ball escort, Lady Juliana Ivers, gown and all, becomes snagged in a hazel tree. If that's not troubling enough, she becomes an unwilling witness to a couple canoodling a few feet below.

Alexius "Sin" Braverton, the Marquess of Sinclair, notices the tree-bound Juliana and discreetly ends his rendezvous with a married lover to focus on the mysterious woman above. Although put off by his lascivious behavior, Juliana is nonetheless attracted by his virile charm. After helping her to get free, he asks for her name, but before he can learn her identity, she races inside to rejoin her family.

"All Night with a Rogue," the first installment of Alexandra Hawkins' Lords of Vice series, captivates from the first chapter.