Books like When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn
Michael Stirling, London’s most infamous rake, has spent a lifetime persuading women to abandon their pursuers. A single glance at Francesca Bridgerton, however, turns his flirtations into a fierce love that threatens to upend his reckless life.
Their fateful first meeting occurs at a dinner celebrating Francesca’s upcoming nuptials to Michael’s cousin, exposing a bitter truth: her surname will change in a mere thirty‑six hours.
Years later, when Michael has become an earl and Francesca is free from her marriage, their paths cross once more. She still regards him only as a friend, but a chance encounter and the pull of hidden passion force Michael to confront the once hidden love that has lingered for decades.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Julia Quinn
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