In the second installment of Diana Quincy’s steamy Victorian historical romance series, a Persuasion retelling, an Arab-American young woman is reunited with the lost love of her youth and forced to reckon with their past and undying tension.

American Naila Darwish always regretted calling off her engagement to the man she loved because he wasn’t successful enough for her family. Eight years later, she travels to England for her sister’s wedding and gets the shock of her life when she runs into Basil again. Overjoyed, she wonders if the fates have given her a second chance at love.

But Basil Trevelyn is not the same carefree young man Naila rejected all those years ago. Having unexpectedly inherited a noble title, he is now the Earl of Hawksworth, one of England’s most sought-after bachelors. Still bitter after Naila’s heart-wrenching rejection all those years ago, Hawk is cold and distant, suspecting Naila is after his money and position.

When the two lost lovers are repeatedly thrown together, they discover that the chemistry between them burns brighter than ever and that some feelings are too strong to deny. Will they allow pride and lingering resentment to keep them from seizing their last chance at happiness? 

I’m excited to let you know that my next series, Clandestine Affairs, will be published by Avon/HarperCollins. The first book in the series, Her Night With the Duke, will be out September 29. 

Here’s the official announcement from Publisher’s Weekly:

Fiction: Women’s/Romance

Diana Quincy’s HER NIGHT WITH THE DUKE, the first in a new #ownvoices Regency historical romance series, Clandestine Affairs, in which London’s most straight-laced duke has a one-night stand with an adventurous widow of Arab descent, only to discover that she is closely related to the “proper” Englishwoman he plans to marry, to Carrie Feron at Avon Books, in an exclusive submission, in a three-book deal, by Kevan Lyon at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency (world).

I can’t wait to share this story with you! 

READ AN EXCERPT HERE

The Duke Who Ravished Me is a Washington Post Best Romance of 2018!

Sarah MacLean, whose books I adore, describes the fourth book in my Rebellious Brides series as a “long, slow tumble into love between unlikely partners … Quincy delivers a layered, lovely romance, with an ending that readers won’t see coming.”

Although this book is part of a series, all of my novels are complete stories that stand on their own. 

Here’s a little more about The Duke Who Ravished Me. 

An impulsive kiss between a libertine duke and a mysterious governess sparks a blaze of desire—and intrigue—in this breathtaking Regency romance from the award-winning author of Spy Fall.

Adam Fairfax, the Duke of Sunderford, happily enjoys a different woman (or two) every night—or he did, until his wards landed on his doorstep. Ever since Sunny took in the seven-year-old twin girls and their prim and proper governess, Isabel Finch, his love life has been a shambles. But, as time goes by, Sunny catches himself getting lost in Isabel’s haughty blue eyes, or following the curves beneath her unbecoming dress. An unexpected kiss ignites a passion that shocks him into realizing how thin the line between love and hate can be. 

If Isabel’s hidden past were revealed, she could lose everything. Oddly enough, only when “Sinful Sunny” is near does she feel safe—or safe enough to speak up in defense of the girls. The duke’s decadent lifestyle is a disgrace, and clearly he considers Isabel a nuisance. Still, she can’t help admiring his sculpted cheekbones, strong-cut jaw, and tousled amber hair. When their lips meet, it’s almost as if he could kiss the secrets right out of her. Worse, she’s tempted to let him. . . .

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