
When He Was a Rogue
A Regency Historical Romance
Tess Thompson(Author)
The Duke's Legacy (Publisher)
Published on 14. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-969349-87-4 (ISBN)
Description
He's determined to restore his family's honor. She's desperate to secure her sister's future. Neither expected to find a love that would change everything.
James Ashford has survived disgrace, war, and years on the edges of society. Now he is determined to reclaim his family's honor by restoring Ashford Manor, the crumbling estate that once defined his family's legacy. To see it rise again, he turns to Georgiana Hartwell-a widowed lady bold enough to continue her late husband's architectural practice.
For Georgiana, the commission is more than a livelihood. It is her chance to prove her worth in a world that would rather dismiss her, while earning the dowry her younger sister needs to secure a good match. Yet even as her passion for the project grows, so too does the pull she feels toward the roguish man who defies every rule of society.
But their budding partnership faces powerful enemies: Georgiana's manipulative mother, determined to control her future, and a predatory figure from her past who refuses to let her go. With scandal circling and danger drawing near, James and Georgiana must decide if they will risk reputations, safety, and the carefully built walls around their hearts-for a love strong enough to redeem them both.
When He Was a Rogue is a sweeping Regency romance of passion and redemption, where every page tugs at the heartstrings and proves that love-once found-is worth every risk. Step into The Duke's Legacy Series by USA Today bestselling author Tess Thompson today.
Tropes You'll Love:Rogue / Reformed Rake
From Rogue to Gentleman
Independent Heroine in a Restrictive World
Widow Heroine
Slow Burn Romance
Opposites attract
Protective Hero
Society vs. Outsider
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Series
Language
English
Publishing group
Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
337 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-969349-87-4 (9781969349874)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Tess Thompson is the USA Today Bestselling and award-winning author of contemporary and historical Romantic Women's Fiction with over 50 published titles. Her books are emotional and heartwarming with themes of second chances, redemption and the power love has to change lives and create community.She lives in the Pacific Northwest in a house on a small lake with her husband and kitties. Her four children are now young adults exploring their own paths and adventures, leaving an empty nest and a lot more time to write. She and her husband enjoy a quiet life, obsessed with birds and the other wildlife on their property, which makes them officially old. On any given day their yard could be visited by deer, bears, coyotes and squirrels.Most days, she can be found curled up in her favorite chair reading or in her office writing while keeping an eye out for hummingbirds in the feeder outside of her office.