From the description of this book, I soooo wanted to hate Lord Hawkridge for not choosing love over money; I had a pre-hate going on from the beginning of the story. The author did such a good job of bringing me around to actually liking him in the end, this shows how a good author can cleverly manipulate the story to a happily ever after ending.
The love story between Faith and Hawkridge moves along a believable pace, you can feel what the characters are feeling. Little bit of steam, some angst between the couple and a happily ever after makes this a great read.
This is the first book I have read of this author and plan to read more.
I received this book through NetGalley for my honest opinion.

Lord of Temptation is a second chance romance, one of my favorite troupes. Hawk persued Faith ten years ago, but dropped his courtship when his then-guardian and mother convinced him that marrying a commoner without a suitable dowry was not going to be enough to save his floundering estate. He has regretted giving in to their suggestion ever since, never managed to snag a wealthier wife or to forget his first love and now fate has put her in his path once again--with one major secret and complication he never suspected...

This was my first book from this author, so I am not sure if a lot of introspection on the parts of the main characters is the norm for her or merely the way things were for these characters. It seemed as if both Faith and Hawk spent more time within their own heads than they did accomplishing things outside of them. There was a lot of wondering, second-guessing, musing over the past and agonizing about the future going on when I would rather have seen them getting something done--at times it was quite frustrating. Things end well (if a bit conveniently), though, and there are several cute family and couple moments along the way, ending the book on a satisfying note overall.

Lord of Temptation is the fourth book in the series, but works just fine as a standalone.

Rating: 3 stars / C+

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

The beginning took a bit to get into. I started to enjoy this book once the story started to get going. However, it felt fairly predictable, like a lot of other romance novels. It also ended abruptly, in my opinion. I was hoping for more substance, but it never came. I am not sure if I would read anything else from this author.

Settle in for excellent tale of Lord Hawkridge and Faith Digby as their past comes into the present as their circumstances change to allow a future. Once again this author pens excellent characters and story lines that the reader is pressed to see how this book ends.

Ebook from netgalley and publishers with thanks.Opinions are entirely my own.

Got to chapter 6 and had to give up. No one was behaving logically! They were doing things purely for the reason of plot. No published review.

As a a penniless marquessate, Hawk cannot continue in his courtship of Faith. How would they live? He has obligations. When her merchant father comes into money, they could be together but can Faith trust that he wants her and not just her money? Both have matured in the 10 years apart but trust has not grown. Hawk must rebuild her trust. I have loved all of this series by Erica Ridley.

This was another very enjoyable read from Ms. Ridley. She has a knack for pulling the reader into the story and care about the characters. I adored Hawk. He was willing to do whatever it took to convince Faith that he'd never stopped loving her.

I am a huge fan of Erica Ridley. Another great read from the first page to the last. Can't wait for her next book!

Lacking.

I'm a big fan of Erica Ridley, but this book and the male MC really rubbed me the wrong way.

Zachary Nash, Marquess of Hawkridge, was unlikable. I just really, really didn't like him. He was entitled and arrogant, and I didn't believe his remorse or buy his intentions. It's always hard for me to like a book when I don't connect with one of the MCs, and it affected my enjoyment greatly here.

I don't mind an antihero, actually. as long as things change. Faith forgave Zachary WAY too easily, and I just hated how she let her attraction overcome the uber-crappy way he treated her. I was not buying that bull, no way.

The historical details also felt a little... dodgy. I'm not a stickler for details in a historical romance, but parts of the book felt like a deviation from what would actually have happened at that time.

Erica Ridley is a very talented authors, and I really like her Rogues to Riches series, but this book wasn't quite there for me. Too many issues, too much antipathy for the MCs.

*Copy provided in exchange for an honest review*

4.5 Stars

Two people from seemingly different worlds fall in love at the tender age of 18. She gives herself to him, body and soul. He takes everything she gives believing he can make her his bride. When the harsh truth settles over them the next day, hearts are broken and a decade will pass before they can see one another again.

Hawk has worked the ten years to rally his title to a prestigious rank once again. His dream is to open a port at one of his properties and become what his mother detests, a merchant. His problem? Gathering the initial funds to build the port.

Completely by chance, he sits at a dinner table with his half-brother, sister-in-law, and the woman he scorned years earlier, Faith Digby.

Faith has been keeping a secret tucked closely to her chest for years and the reappearance of Hawk could bring her world down. With the very real threat hanging over her head, she can't help but feel the love she once had burn hotter than ever. Fortunately the feelings aren't one-sided, but the secret rips a hole in their relationship.

I've loved all the novels I've read by Erica Ridley and this one was just slightly different. She took a chance and made a choice for Hawk I never saw coming. Some readers might've been turned off by this turn, but for me it made the novel that much more realistic. Yes, this is fiction, but it can't always be hearts and flowers getting to the happily ever after. Ridley made the choice to write the proud, virile Hawk and his reactions to certain situations come from that place. Sometimes raw and painful, but always rang true to his character.

When these Rogues make another appearance, I am more than willing to soak up another read from Erica Ridley!

I received this book for free. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

LORD OF TEMPTATION is the fourth of six books planned for release in the Rogues to Riches series. Each has a Cinderella theme with a unique twist.

Since we’ve met him, we’ve known that Lord Hawkridge truly was Cinderella, sitting in the ashes. Born to aristocracy, but without a coin left to his name.

I love his awakening to the idea that his heart is a greater rich than any title or bank account. This story, more than any of the other so far in this series, truly is a male Cinderella and his Prince(ss) Faith must be won.

There were so many twists and turns… and smiles, and held breaths, and sighs, and hopes, and dreams. I wouldn’t have missed this story for anything!

I’m looking forward to the next book in the series.

Note: while I was given this book as a gifted ARC, through NetGalley, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

Lord of Temptation is the fourth book in the Rogues to Riches series by Erica Ridley. It can be read as a standalone, but if you've read the previous books there is the bonus of being able to catch up on some of the characters from those.

Lord Hawkridge, Hawk to his friends, and Faith Digby were madly in love 10 years ago. They were very much in lust with each other too and the night before Hawk was to ask Faith's father for her hand in marriage, they anticipated their wedding vows. Unknown to either of them, Hawk would end up unable to meet with her father. Circumstances got in the way. Hawk inherited a marquessate from his father and discovered that it was penniless, with many many huge debts. There was no way he could marry Faith, he needed to marry a rich woman if he ever had hopes of bringing the estate into the black again. He didn't have the courage to face Faith, so he wrote to her to tell her of his circumstances, promptly breaking her heart.

Now, 10 years on he is still struggling to pay off the debts, but is so close to it he can almost taste it. He is shocked when through his half-brother, Simon, he meets Faith again. She is the best friend of Simon's wife. They own and run a school for girls in St Giles, a poor area in London. As soon as they see each other again memories come pouring back. Hawk who never did manage to marry a rich woman never stopped loving Faith, and although she won't admit it even to herself, Faith has never stopped loving Hawk.

Faith is now a woman of means thanks to her parents successful business. She knows Hawk is still struggling, so can there be any chance of their romance being reignited again when she will always be thinking that he is only interested in her now because of her dowry. She also has a skeleton in her closet that she cannot let out, one that Hawk must never know. With those obstacles in mind, there doesn't seem any possibility of them taking up where they left off ten years ago. Or is there?

I really enjoyed this story, and I felt so much for both Faith and Hawk. They were so much in love but had so much baggage between them that they couldn't help but let that get in the way a lot of the time. I wanted so much for them to have a happy ever after and at times could just not see how it was going to be possible. It was a pleasure to read a book where I loved both the hero and the heroine and could see both sides of their story: Could see that they were right about their feelings, their worries, their woes. I also enjoyed catching up with Simon and Dahlia, characters from a previous book in the series. The whole idea of the school and how Dahlia and Faith run it is just beautiful and unique. I could read a whole other series just about the antics of the pupils there. All in all, I definitely recommend this book and indeed the whole series.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced readers' copy of this book

I thought this book started with a compelling hook, and I was initially inclined to like our hero, Lord Hawkbridge. I had a more difficult time warming up to Faith, and as the book proceeded, I was somewhat frustrated with both main characters' pride and stubbornness. If they were not both so focused on mistakes of the past, they could have achieved happiness so much sooner, and frankly, I got a bit frustrated watching them try to work it out. I didn't find this particularly romantic for something billed as a Regency Romance.

I really liked a lot of the secondary characters and the secondary plots though. I found Faith's parents quite charming, and I'm quite intrigued by the Grenville family. I thought the book was well-written and had some nice elements of mystery and humor. Although it felt to me like the pace dragged a bit at times, I was interested in seeing how the characters solved their various problems. Of course, some of these problems won't be solved until the next book!

This is a mostly clean read that should be appropriate for a fairly wide audience. No violence, I don't recall any swearing, and the only sex scene was between a married couple and was not too graphic. While this is the fourth book in Erica Ridley's Rogues to Riches Series, it works just fine as a stand-alone story. It does, however, provide a very nice lead into the next book, Lord of Secrets, which I find myself very much wanting to read. Because I thought this book was generally well-written and I love the idea of rags-to-riches romances, but I liked many of the secondary characters more than the main characters, I suspect I might enjoy other books in the series more than this one.

I was provided an ARC through NetGalley that I volunteered to review. Because I have not seen the final published version, I cannot comment on the final editing and formatting. The ARC I received was neatly formatted and had just a few proofreading errors, which may have been corrected before publication. If not, the errors were sufficiently minor and infrequent enough that I doubt they would interfere with most readers' enjoyment of the book.

A very light and breezy romance, that one can cuddle up with a cup of tea. It was perfect for a weeknight read, you will be able to finish to within a few hours. Lord of Temptation is the fourth book in the series Rogues to Riches, but it can be read as a standalone as well.

This second chance romance features a couple who fell in love as teenagers but were torn apart by duty. Hawk discovered that his father left him astronomical debts. He needed to marry a rich heiress to save his estates. Faith is from a merchant family and not what Hawk’s family wanted for him. While he loves Faith, he knows he must let her go.
Ten years later, Hawk still mourns his lost love and is still desperately seeking an heiress. When he discovers his illegitimate brother’s, wife is Faith’s friend he sets out to apologise for his behaviour.
Faith has no interest in reconnecting with Hawk. Her family are now wealthy and determined for her to marry well. Faith is wholly concerned with the school she and her friend have set up. She desperately seeks to distance herself from Hawk for fear he discover a scandalous secret.
While this is started out well, the middle and end were sadly lacking. I found the characters likable initially. Once the big secret was revealed everything became overly dramatic. I started out liking Hawk but his actions after were high handed and chauvinistic.
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Companion Book to Lord of Night by the same author where we see things from Hawksbridge's point of view. Despite being the legitimate son who not only inherited his title, a level of respectability, he also his father's debts and a grudge against his illegitimate half brother. Whilst it's the fourth in the series, it can be read as a standalone - there are the occasional nod to events in other books, but you would only pick that up if you'd read the other book.



In trying to become friends with Spaulding, Hawkridge accepts a dinner invitation at the school, only to find that one of the women running the school is no other than Faith Digby, a woman he was in love with years before. They were unofficially engaged to, but he broke up with - via letter - when he realised just how bad a state his father had left him and his mother and that neither of them were right for each other.

He is still in love with Faith, and thinks it would be relatively easy for her to accept his apology, and he can start to court her again. Little does he know how much pain he's inflicted on her - having gotten her pregnant before they split, he doesn't know that his daughter has been living with Faith as her ward. When he finds out, the child becomes a pawn between the two of them as Hawksbridge doesn't want the taint of being born out of wedlock. It is a reminder that until the 20th century, children were seen pretty much as property and were more often awarded to the father than to the mother.

Meanwhile, Faith's family have gone up in the world, and despite being "in trade" (the very thing that made Faith not good enough to marry previously), the family are still in trade but are also very wealthy. Faith's parents adore Christina, but are becoming frustrated with Faith and her dedication to not getting married and insisting that her dowry is given to the school. They finally agree that the dowry will be given to the school, as and when she gets married.

In the end Hawksbridge and Faith marry, more out of convenience than anything, and Hawksbridge begins to realise that there's a whole side of life that he's been missing out on - the generosity of his half brother and Faith's family in particular. He sets out to be quite rigid with Christina, doing things all his own way, but soon learns that he needs to compromise with both Christina and Faith in order to get what he wants.....such as allowing Chris to visit Faith's parents on a daily basis, rather than cutting all contact immediately. In doing this, he learns not only how to be a father, but gets to know his in-laws better in the process.

Despite his rather waspish mother's disdain for Faith (both as a person, and because of her lower rank in society), she soon comes round to liking the woman, and having Christina (the daughter) in the house.

Both of the main characters are stubborn, strong willed, have kept secrets from each other, and have to learn to compromise in order to make things work. That means that they are not completely likeable at all times during the book - Hawk for his arrogance, and Faith for having kept Christina a secret from Hawk for so long (though it's not like he gave her the chance to tell him).

The secondary characters of Faith's parents and Hawk's mother are lightly drawn, which is fine. All other characters are written about elsewhere, so dont need to be detailed too deeply here.

All in all, a decent addition to this series and genre, much better than some of the others that I've read recently (and have wanted to throw across the room!). Looking forward to the next one!

This is Faith and Hawkridge’s story. Many years ago they were in love. He promised marriage and took her innocence. He is told he can’t marry someone so beneath him socially. He needs an heiress because his family is in dire financial straits. He writes her a letter breaking it off. She has his child. Her family becomes wealthy. They meet again. He finds out about his child and he forces her to marry him. They’re still in love. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.

This is book four in the series. I loved this book! I enjoyed seeing characters from before play roles in this book. I loved all the ups and downs. The wonderful ending is like a fairytale. This can be read as a stand alone but the other books are worth the read as well. Thumbs up!

This was ok. I have only read a few of Ms. Ridleys books and have found them all to be ok. They are nice light reads with no angst.

This fourth instalment of Erica Ridley's Rogues to Riches is about Lord Hawkridge, the son of Lord Hawkridge and the half-brother of Simon Spaulding (of part three: Lord of Night). Simon and Nash have been tentatively exploring their newfound brotherly relationship. So when Simon asks Nash to come to dinner, he gets the shock of his life, when he encounters Faith Digby.

Before Lord Hawkridge inherited the Hawkridge estate, he was courting Faith. They were planning to get married, but when Nash' father unexpectedly died, he found out he inherited an nearly bankrupt and penniless estate. Marriage to a low-born girl without a dowry is therefore out of the question.

After ten long years of labour, he is nearly out of debts. Faith's parents have done well is those last ten years and now Faith has a very large dowry for her future husband. However, since the love of her life walked out on her, she isn't planning on handing over her dowry to a suitor. Instead, she wants to use her money to run the orphanage, together with her best friend Dahlia.

Lord Hawkridge didn't explain his motives ten years ago to Faith. So why would she believe him now? And although they both can feel their mutual attraction, how can they ever trust each other again now? Maybe Lord Hawkridge now wants Faith for her money? Find out whether they get a happy ending or not. Four out of five stars from me, with a special thank you to Netgalley for providing the arc.