It's hard not to enjoy this book. As a romance reader, it hit everything I needed it do. Emotion, relationships, passion, drama. Well done.

Erica Ridley books are sure fall back if one is a historical romance reader. You can definitely enjoy reading any one of her books.

This is my first ARC review for Ms Ridley. I enjoyed Micheal and Camilla’s story. Started off a bit cliched with a girl on the shelf/ blue stocking wanting one escapade before marriage to an older man. Micheal is fed up of stories about his so called scandals. Nevertheless they meet at the forbidden masquerade. They continue to meet masked of course enjoying each other’s company. It’s through these conversations that the characters show their true selves, and fall in love albeit masked. The Grenville sisters are hilarious and fun characters.

The author is a talented story teller and I have read many of her books. This one, I’m not so sure, definitely worth a read, but not on my repeat goto collections.

I am sorry to say but this book just didn't work for me. I am a big fan of Erica Ridley but this story was all froth and no coffee. I had to suspend belief quite a few times, especially that the heroine was able to go to 4 masquerade balls with out her parents finding out. Also, there was a part of the plot that was completely dropped...the Bow Street runner looking into the harp theft. Why was that hole chapter even included if it is never mentioned again? The best part of the book was the sibling relationship. It not only left Lord Wainwright envious but me as well.

This is my favorite book this year! Erica Ridley has quickly become my absolute favorite author. (if you don't follow her already, you should!) This book had some twists and turns that I didn't see coming which made for an even more fun reading experience. This is not your run of the mill romance, the story line may be but the details are an original story all its own.

Michael Rutland, Earl of Wainwright, is known as a rake and cant stay out of the scandal sheets. So much that even when he doesn't do anything; they just say well people flock to him etc. So he makes a wager to stay out for a month even though he knows he doesn't plan on returning. He may be carefree and like to have fun but he also knows his responsibility and is actually very serious but feels like he must put on a "mask" for society.
Camellia is the dutiful daughter who has never stepped out of line, and hasn't truly lived. She stays in the shadow and thinks that due to this her family will not make her leave or marry. But because she is the "perfect daughter" her parents marry her off without any say in the matter. So she now has one month to truly live before she must do her duty and marry an older man who's estate is days away so she wont be able to see her sisters.

With the help of her sisters' she goes to a masked ball and after being accosted then another masked gentleman steps in and rescues her. But with them only having the masked ball every week to "see" each other will it be enough to put everything on the line? Or will it be an "itch" she needs to "scratch" before she can do her duty to her family?
this story has everything you need; go read it now!! :)

great read. I loved the characters and the setting. so beautiful. well done. I didn't want to put it down.

This was such a great book. I loved the plot and the two main characters were so interesting that I couldn't put the book down. I also loved that there was an element of mystery to the book because of the masquerade ball. And there was a little bit of humor to the book as well. Overall, this was a lovely book.

I read this in one sitting. There are so many things to love about this story. The characters were lovable and charming. The masquerade setting gave the charmingly wholesome setting a bite of edge and mystery. The enemies to lovers trope was done to perfection, just the right amount of build up, pacing, and tension. And that ending had me in tears, it was so unbelievably romantic. I need more of these books in my life.

I loved this book! Miss Camellia Grenville is the oldest daughter in a respectable family. Her parents inform her that she's been betrothed to a man twice her age without her knowledge. To make the most of her free time before the banns are read, she goes to a masquerade ball thanks to her younger, wilder sister procuring an invitation. No names are used at the ball, but she meets Lord X who is actually the infamous rake, Lord Wainwright. The same man she's sworn to hate after he unknowingly caused donations to be stopped to her younger sister's home for girls. He is tired of having his name in the gossip pages, so he makes a bet that he can stay out of them for 40 days. What better place to avoid notice than a series of masked balls...or is it?! Get this delightful book to find out!

I received a copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

Lord if Pleasure was a lovely book! I loved this story line and the romantic side was so refreshing. This series is a bit different from Erica Ridley's other books and I'm loving them!

These two characters were fun to follow along with. Their interactions with each other and others were fun, light hearted and sometimes humorous. Overall, one of my favourite recent reads.

So many masks—real and figurative! Erica Ridley has imbedded them in a plot so beautiful that you’ll whip through the pages to see each mask removed, leaving you with a precious, honest love. Definitely a “pleasure” to read about this Lord and Lady!

Lord Wainwright has a reputation as a flirt, and much worse. Camellia has always tried not to be noticed, or appear in the scandal rags. A masquerade offers them the opportunity to get to know each other and fall in love without knowing who the other is.
Reputations are at stake in the second story of this series, though not in the way one would assume. In fact, part of the delight of this story are the subverted expectations, along with how they want to break free of the constraints their very opposite lifestyles have hoisted on them.
Camellia is one of my favorite heroines, forcing herself into the role of a wallflower for the sake of her family, and not complaining when her parents arrange a marriage for her, so her younger sisters can now be courted. But when she turns into Cinderella she finds she loves the role too much to give it up. To my surprise, it wasn’t that hard to like Michael as well, even if he’d been enjoying his reputation and going through life as a rich casual jerk. Seeing his change and growth is even more intriguing than hers, especially because he doesn’t do it to please the woman he’s fallen in love with.

An absolutely charming Cinderella story! I love the reformed rake trope and "The Lord of Pleasure" is perfect!

I thought the first book in this Series was going to be my favorite, this one is even better, Hard to believe, I know. Camellia and Michael's story is wonderful. Cameillia is a wallflower who has never stepped into the light, She is the oldest of three girls. She loves her younger sisters and will do anything for them. If that means marrying an older man and moving away from the only home that she has ever known, it is what she will do, even if it is breaking her heart.
Michael Rutland, Earl of Wainwright is a man misunderstood. Sure he loves women and makes sure every one of them walks away from his bed pleasured and satiated. He has never been in love. The Ton and Scandal sheets only see the fun-loving Gentleman. He is much more. He takes his Title and responsibilities seriously. Is active in The House of Lords and he enjoys the respect and admiration of his close friends, even though they love to rib him about always being in the Scandal Sheets. Cameillia despises him because of a careless remark that hurts her younger sister.
Camellia is determined to enjoy the last month at home and her younger sisters talk her into going to a masque ball that no proper young lady would be caught dead at. Wearing a beautiful risque dress and a facemask she arrives at the ball. She is immediately accosted by a drunk. Another man comes to her rescue and she is immediately enchanted. He is well built, has wonderful manners and makes her feel beautiful like a Princess. They spend the rest of the evening talking about things that she has never told anyone else and he makes her promise to come back next week.
Michael has never met a woman like her. There is something about her that enchants him and he doesn't want her to leave. He tells her about his parents, which he never talks about to anyone. He misses them every day and the love that was a daily part of his family life. He talks her to coming back the next week.
They meet three more times and fall in love, even though they do not know each other without their masks on. Michael wants to find out her identity and convince her to marry him. She accidentally finds out who he is and is appalled that she could love a man like him. She has been a fool. One result of the month is that she has decided that she is not going to marry the man her parents want her to. She is going to do what makes her happy and make sure her sisters are too. Michael is desperate to find out who she is, he loves her and will not stop until he finds her.
Erica has written a wonderful love story that reminds me of the tale of Cinderella. Her characters are marvelously flawed and lovable. I also loved the sisters and the Rogues who will get their own stories. I have the next two books in the Series and cannot wait to read them. I highly recommend Erica's books.

Erica Ridley's romances are always full of unexpected pleasures. This was a good, fun read. I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy of this book provided by NetGalley.

I've lost interest. The story was a little on the slow side and it was not for me.

Another wonderful story from this author! This story was well-written and the characters were interesting and lovable. I loved that they met at a wicked masquerade. Great romance! The story pulled me in from start to finish! Well done and highly recommended!

Provided a review copy for an honest review. My review is entirely my own words. Miss Camellia Grenville does not like to perform for an audience but she ends up doing a favor for her sister and attends a masquerade ball. She has an intense dislike of Lord Wainwright but who should she find behind the mask but him. Erica Ridley's series is delightful. While I have read 2 others, this is a good stand alone.

Erica writes the best contemporary Regency fiction around, in my opinion. Her heroines buck against the society rules that surround their lives and find a way to make their passions into a way of life. And at the same time, find a dashing suitor with all the usual requirements of alpha hero.

Opera, in Regency times was far from a respectable place for women to sing in, and yet there were wonderful songs being written. In fact, if you were a Society woman, you only sang in family circles and only very circumspect songs at that. No real opportunity to exercise those lungs and voice. So in this story, the heroine, with the help of her reformed rake, finds a way to sing what she wants, when and where she wants.

Michael Rutland, the Earl of Wainwright, commonly referred to as the Lord of Pleasure, is sick of constantly having his life appear as a caricature in the newspapers. It's not his fault that women are taken not just with his title, but also his good lucks. All he does is try to be polite and complimentary to those he meets - so, why the fuss? And if he does consider a tryst with a woman of his acquaintance, it's not with a debutante, but a more worldly woman, often a widow. He's not the sort to take advantage or "ruin" a young lady. Yet, his critics accuse him of all sorts of things, mostly sordid. To make matters worse his best friends, Maxwell Gideon and Lord Hawkridge, have taken to displaying those very illustrations around his favorite hangout, the Cloven Hoof. Determined to change his reputation he vows to live quietly and keep his face out of the "comics" for forty days. Bets are made and the wager begins. No saint, he decides to attend the Duke of Lambley's infamously bawdy Masquerade Ball for some discreet entertainment. Here he meets and becomes fascinated by Lady X. Of course, the rules of the establishment are "no names" (thus the masks) and neither Lambley or the amiable doorkeeper Phillip Fairfax are talking (see Lord of Chance, Book One of the Rogues to Riches series).

Then there's Miss Camellia Grenville whose parents have just revealed she is to marry Mr Irving Bost from out of the way North Umbria. He's coming in a month to start the marriage process, willing to make her his wife, sight unseen, based on her reputation as a good girl who never causes trouble - unlike her two hoyden sisters, Dahlia and Bryony. Despite having a father who is a Baron, the Grenville family seems to live on the fringes of The Ton, with their claim to fame the popular musicales they perform in their home. Middle daughter Dahlia runs a school for disadvantaged girls and has developed a distaste for Lord Wainwright when he inadvertently criticizes her endeavor causing her to lose some prospective critical funding. All three sisters band together in their hostility towards the earl who seems as frivolous as the scandal sheets imply. When they do meet, he is not given a warm welcome but asked to leave. The eldest daughter intrigues him with her bluntness versus the swooning he usually gets from females, even ones at the advanced age of twenty six. Little does he know that she's the beautiful and alluring Lady X who is stealing his heart. Nor does she suspects he's the bewitching Lord X who charms her each Saturday while she takes advantage of her last moments of freedom before the unwanted looming marriage.

Well written and intriguing with witty repartee and some interesting side trips, Lord of Pleasure is one of Erica Ridley's better Regency Romances - Book 2 in the Rogues to Riches series. While the Musicales at the Grenville home featuring Camellia as the soloist, accompanied by her sister Bryony and brother Heath (Dahlia has no musical talent), have been repeatedly referred to as a must see event in the Dukes of War series, the sisters have never been front and center and the trio presents an interesting dynamic. The cluelessness which over shadows the entire affair provides a few head wags and while the Grenville parents seem heartless in marrying off their eldest daughter who would prefer to spend her days reading or huddling with her siblings, they truly love her and want what's best. They even support, albeit reluctantly, their headstrong offspring in some outrageous life choices (see future books in the series).

While the author's tendency to repeat the main character's angst is evident, it seems under control and only mildly annoying and we won't mention those parts of the book which don't reflect the Regency period.

Four stars and a thank you to Netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review. This review also appears on my blog, Gotta Read.