Never Tempt a Rogue by Christy Carlyle (2016)

Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 1 of the Rogues’ Rulebook series. Short, low-angst story. Felicity is a companion and chaperone to her younger cousin at a house party where Felicity is responsible for keeping her cousin away from a rogue of a lord. Alex’s reputation is not actually his true nature and he never had designs on the young cousin anyway. When Alex meets Felicity, he is immediately drawn to her and prefers her to all the other eligible ladies at the party. She tries her best to stay away from him due to their differences in social station, but his earnestness eventually wears down her resolve.

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Never Beguile a Scoundrel by Christy Carlyle (2022)

Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 2 of the Rogues’ Rulebook series. Emily is the daughter of a viscount and soon to be married off to a much older and lecherous man, so she seeks to arrange her own ruin by asking Max, an old friend of her brother’s to pretend to ruin her. He tries to be noble and refuse at first, but then gets jealous when she seeks out another man. They end up getting caught in a scandalous situation anyway and he’ll need to decide if he’s going to do the noble thing and marry her or not.

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Never Defy a Duke by Christy Carlyle (2022)

Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 3 of the Rogues’ Rulebook series. This one is similar in set-up with the first book in the series with the duke’s heir, Gray, being set up at a house party full of eligible ladies. Except he only cares for his childhood friend Evie, who somehow isn’t considered eligible. Of course, they both have been attracted to each other for ages and somehow seeing Gray on the cusp of marriage to someone else has sparked Evie’s jealousy. This one was another quick resolution once Gray figured out who it is he really wants to marry.

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