SPORTOCHICK’S MUSINGS: For the record if I was a female book character I would want to be like Daisy. You need to read this fun sexy book.

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Road Trip With a Rogue
Her Majesty’s Rebels #3
by Kate Bateman

Pub Date Jul 29 2025
St. Martin’s Press | St. Martin’s Paperbacks

DESCRIPTION

Mistakenly holding up the coach of the man who broke her heart is bad enough, but having to endure his sinfully alluring company all the way to Scotland is Daisy Hamilton’s worst nightmare . . . and her most secret desire.

A midnight mishap.

Daisy Hamilton’s new mission for King & Co., London’s premier private investigation firm, is simple: stop heiress Violetta Brand from eloping. But her case is derailed when she mistakenly holds up the carriage of Lucien Vaughan, Duke of Cranford—cynical war hero, infamous libertine, and the very man who broke her heart five years ago.

A reluctant road trip.

Lucien’s determined to see his lovestruck nephew married to Miss Brand, but the unexpected appearance of Daisy— the one woman he’s never been able to forget—could ruin his plans. As they follow the runaway couple together, Lucien decides that delaying the headstrong Daisy by any means possible—including seduction—will be his absolute pleasure . . . and hers.

A dangerous desire.

After Daisy’s reputation is threatened, Lucien makes a scandalous claim, but when an unexpected enemy threatens her life, he realizes she’s the only woman for him. Their past encounters have made Daisy almost as jaded about love as Lucien himself, and it’s going to take action, not words, to convince this knife-wielding hellion to risk her heart on him again…

REVIEW

I don’t feel guilty for loving this entertaining and laugh out loud book. I will admit that I might get a lot of entertainment out of feisty woman that like to cause havoc in a man’s calm boring life. This book will keep the reader on their toes following the fast-paced storyline.

Daisy is a Duke’s daughter and the main female character trying to find her way in a time when woman had no rights. The authors’ handling of this situation was done with finesse and sensitivity while maintaining delightful plot.

The primary character, Lucien Vaughan, Duke of Cranford’s, intrigued me. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what drove him regarding his past and present feelings for Daisy. It didn’t distract from the story just got me involved of discovering what he was about.

For the record if I was a female book character I would want to be like Daisy. You need to read this fun book. I give it 5 STARS.

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