The Wicked Wallflower

In this sizzling Regency romance by USA TODAY bestselling and award-winning author Tracy Sumner, an unconventional duke’s sister and a dangerous rookery scoundrel risk everything for the one thing neither expected to claim. Each other.

A Top Pick on Thirteen Best of Historical Romance Lists!

Tropes you’ll love: Wallflower Heroine, Brother’s Best Friend, Rookery Rogue, Forbidden Desire, Rescue Romance, Class Divide, Scorching Chemistry

An Incorrigible Hellion

Lady Philippa Darlington is determined to remain free. Independent, impulsive, and far too clever for the marriage mart, she guarantees her escape by playing the role of wallflower through two interminable London seasons. With the guidance of the most feared feminist enterprise in the city—the Duchess Society—Pippa vows never to wed.

Then a madcap misadventure shatters her careful plan…and throws her into the arms of the one man she has never been able to forget.

The one man who does not want her.

A Rule-Breaking, Rookery Titan

Xander Macauley rose from the slums to rule an empire with grit, violence, and sheer will. Known as the Prince of the Streets, he guards his secrets as fiercely as his power. One of them? His forbidden desire for his best friend’s reckless little sister. Pippa Darlington is the last woman in England he should want—and the only one he has ever loved.

When a masquerade ball spirals into danger, Xander is forced to rescue the woman he swore he’d never claim. And once she’s in his arms, he discovers there are no limits he won’t cross to protect—and possess—her.

The risks are undeniable.
But so is the pull of true, devastating love.

Dive into this captivating Regency romance and fall for a shamelessly obstinate lady and a rookery rogue who has never heard the word no.

Heat level: Scorching hot. We warned you.

The Duchess Society Series
The Brazen Bluestocking
The Scandalous Vixen
The Wicked Wallflower
One Wedding and an Earl
Two Scandals and a Scot
Three Sins and a Scoundrel

Also in this world:
Prequel: The Ice Duchess
Christmas novella: The Governess Gamble