Royal Brotherhood Historical Romance Book Series by Sabrina Jeffries

In the Prince’s Bed by Sabrina Jeffries (2004)

Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Royal Brotherhood series. Recently inherited earl Alec needs to marry an heiress and decides to seduce Katherine into marrying him. Alec has a semi-tragic backstory being the bastard son of a countess and the Prince Regent, but his mother was married to an earl, so Alec is legitimately the earl’s heir. His “father” hated him his whole life, so Alec has spent most of his time abroad. Upon his return, he finds his estate totally impoverished and he needs some money fast. He enlists the help of his two half-brothers (also sons of the Prince) so that he can woo his way to an advantageous marriage. Katherine is set to inherit a fortune of her own upon her marriage, but she’s hung up on her friend and almost-but-not-quite fiance. Alec tries to convince Katherine to spend more time with him by saying they can scheme to make this other guy jealous. She goes for the ruse, but the whole thing is a mess of lying and deception, and then they fall in love for real (except for all that lying that’s hanging over their heads). The friend and not-fiancee has his own little side story too, and hopefully we get to see that resolved in a later book.

Ebook borrowed from my local library via Libby.

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To Pleasure a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries (2005)

Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 2 of the Royal Brotherhood series. Marcus is a reclusive viscount who detests society and all its pretense, but he’s worried about his sister Louisa’s entry into society. He’s also highly suspicious of the duke that’s courting her, believing it to be a scheme from the Prince Regent. That duke’s sister Regina comes to call on Marcus ask him to allow a courtship, but they end up in a bargain of their own instead. The duke can court Louisa, if Marcus can court Regina. And then we begin a game where they test each other’s boundaries with flirting and scheming. Regina’s also hiding some big secret about herself and doesn’t want Marcus to find out and use it against her. Loads of drama and intrigue here and very entertaining to read.

Ebook borrowed from my local library via Libby.

One Night with a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries (2005)

Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 3 of the Royal Brotherhood series. Widowed marchioness Christabel needs assistance recovering some incriminating letters that her late husband had stolen and sold to pay off his gambling debts. Somehow, Gavin, the unacknowledged illegitimate son of the Prince Regent is recruited for the job in exchange for a barony. In order to gain entrance to a house party, Christabel needs to pose as Gavin’s mistress and learn to play an impressive game of cards. She thinks it’ll just be a ruse, but Gavin is determined to make it a true liaison. There’s a lot of push and pull here with Christabel’s steadfast refusal, and she’s generally confused by her newfound lustful thoughts. We get some added intrigue with all the scandalous card players at the party and we get to see Gavin soften and truly care for Christabel. Loved seeing the strong-willed nature of Christabel and how she was able to adapt to her new environment.

Ebook borrowed from my local library via Libby.