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Dare to be Wicked (Daring Daughters Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Emma V Leech (Author), ~ (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Their mothers dared all for love.
Just imagine what their daughters will do...
Dare to be Wicked

Two daring daughters…
Lady Elizabeth and Lady Charlotte are the daughters of the Duke and Duchess of Bedwin. Raised by an unconventional mother and an indulgent if overprotective father, they both strain against the rigid morality of the era. The fashionable image of a meek, weak young lady, prone to swooning at the least provocation, is one that makes them seethe with frustration.

Their handsome childhood friend…
Cassius Cadogan, Viscount Oakley, is the only child of the Earl and Countess of St Clair. Beloved and indulged, he is popular, gloriously handsome and a talented artist. Returning from two years of study in France, his friendship with both sisters becomes strained as jealousy raises its head. A situation not helped by the two mysterious Frenchmen who have accompanied him home.

And a simmering sibling rivalry… Passion, art, and secrets prove to be a combustible combination, and someone will undoubtedly get burned.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A wonderful book to launch the series ~ Amazon Customer

**** This is the first book in a series and focuses on the children of The GIrls Who Dare series. They can be read separate from Girls Who Dare; however for a more intimate experience, one should read the Girls Who Dare first. Reading order for Daring Daughters is as follows:
  • Dare to be Wicked
  • Dare to be Brazen
  • Dare to be Wild
  • Dare to Cause a Scandal
  • Dare it all for Love
  • The Trouble with a Dare
  • Dare to Risk it All
  • The Mistletoe Dare
  • Just a Little Daring
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08FBNPRFT
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 19, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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  • Book 1 of 19 ‏ : ‎ Daring Daughters
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Regency Romance Author, Emma V Leech is the award-winning writer of six series with many more to come! Selected in the AMAZON UK Kindle Storyteller Awards four years running with Flaming June, A Scent of Scandal and The Last Man in London from Rogues and Gentlemen. For To Follow her Heart, To Ride With the Knight and To Hunt the Hunter from the Bestselling Girls Who Dare series, and for Dare to be Wild, from the Bestselling Daring Daughters series.

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ROGUES AND GENTLEMEN: Regency Romance. Sexy, tumultuous, and desperately romantic, Rogues and Gentlemen will have you wishing for your own pirate, smuggler, earl, or duke to carry you off into the past.

GIRLS WHO DARE:

Regency Romance. Twelve book series. Inside every wallflower is the beating heart of a lioness, a passionate individual willing to risk all for their dream, if only they can find the courage to begin. When these overlooked girls make a pact to change their lives, anything can happen.

THE DARING DAUGHTERS:

Their mothers dared all for love. Just imagine what their daughters will do. This in an ongoing next generation series in the Girls Who Dare world.

THE REGENCY ROMANCE MYSTERIES: Historical Romantic Suspense. If you prefer your Regency Romance with a little dash of mystery and murder, these are the books for you. Dashing heroes and wicked villains abound, and of course, a plucky heroine who won't sit about looking ornamental until she's rescued

THE FRENCH VAMPIRE LEGEND: Paranormal Romance. This is a dramatic and heart-wrenching story of courage and sacrifice and a love that nothing ... not even time, can tear apart.

THE FRENCH FAE LEGEND: Paranormal Romance. With close to sixteen million online reads to date the award-winning Dark Series is one of Emma's most successful works. An epic saga set between modern-day France and the Fae Lands - a historic version of our own world, where only love is more powerful than magic.

ABOUT EMMA:

As an accomplished romance author, Emma won the world’s largest online writing competition ‘The Wattys’ two years running, first with The Darkest Night, and then with her short story, A Dark Imperfection, A Les Fées Novella. Her third published novel, The Dark Prince has been touted as one of The Top 50 Self Published Books Worth Reading in 2015 and is #2 on the list of the Top 50 Indie Books in 2015 as well as being hailed as "An enchanting fantasy with a likeable heroine, romantic intrigue, and clever narrative flourishes." by Kirkus Reviews.

Emma's novels have garnered attention worldwide, and fans who continue to clamour for more through email, Facebook, and Twitter.

When she's not writing she strives to live as far from the real world as possible. but otherwise, she can be found in Darkest Dordogne, South West France with her husband, three children, assorted cats and a wild imagination

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Customers find the book entertaining and well-written, with a great plot and romantic elements. They appreciate the character development, with one customer particularly enjoying seeing older characters from previous books. The book serves as a nice start to the new series, with one customer noting how it successfully sets up the following stories.

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14 customers mention "Storyline"11 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the storyline of the book, describing it as enthralling with a great plot, and one customer particularly appreciates the semi-jilted sister character.

"...their tale, a story that is well-written, sizzling passion, an enjoyable plot with witty and playful banter...." Read more

"This was a good story, great characters, but a little to many for my liking, a sister betrayal to another, two brothers, who aren't quite suitable,..." Read more

"...I was not disappointed! The characters, the dialog, the plot that twists and turns and the romance were all addicting...." Read more

"I loved the Peculiar ladies books know I love reading about their children...." Read more

13 customers mention "Enjoyment"13 positive0 negative

Customers find the book entertaining, with one customer particularly enjoying reading about the grown-up children, while another appreciates meeting all the couples' offspring.

"...It was so much fun revisiting with old & meeting the new, awesome grown children & a couple of friends Cass brought with him from France...." Read more

"...Cat is a handful to manage and quite a younger version of Phoebe, Ashton is so fun, what are hiding Louis and Nicolas and so on...." Read more

"...taking the lead parts in this adventure into love with many delightful moments when the couple find it difficult to keep their hands off each..." Read more

"...Lots of typos, as always in Emma V Leech's novels, but still very enjoyable." Read more

10 customers mention "Character development"10 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one customer particularly enjoying seeing the older character from earlier books.

"...I loved seeing the older character from earlier books & meeting the new brothers, sisters, cousins & friends in the new generation...." Read more

"What I liked: -Sweet hero -Vivacious, self-effacing, What-you-see-is-What-you-get heroine -Interesting secondary characters..." Read more

"...Lottie (Charlotte) & Cassius's characters were Absolutely Wonderful...." Read more

"...Emma V Leech has written a heartfelt story, filled it with characters that come off the pages and pull you into their tale, a story that is well-..." Read more

9 customers mention "Readability"9 positive0 negative

Customers find the book readable, with one mentioning it's part of a wonderful series by this author.

"...Another wonderful series by this author!" Read more

"I absolutely loved the first series...." Read more

"Great characters with lots of personality. I love series, where you learn all the different characters over time...." Read more

"This was a very good book and I enjoyed reading it very much I loved I will be looking for more books by this author" Read more

8 customers mention "Story development"8 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story development of the book, with several noting it's a nice start to a new series, and one customer mentioning it successfully sets up the following stories.

"...It was so much fun revisiting with old & meeting the new, awesome grown children & a couple of friends Cass brought with him from France...." Read more

"A great start to the Daughters of the Peculiar Ladies Club. Lottie (Charlotte) & Cassius's characters were Absolutely Wonderful...." Read more

"...of the mind as the side characters are introduced, with snippets of what’s to come, little Cat is a handful to manage and quite a younger version of..." Read more

"...The introduction of the new characters was well written. A good start for the daughters to take over the "Dare Hat"." Read more

8 customers mention "Story quality"8 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the well-written story of the book, with one customer noting its engaging plot that keeps readers turning pages, while another appreciates the playful banter between characters.

"...perfectly amazing as they are meant for each other & the story makes the reader turn pages to see what will happen...." Read more

"...Why four stars? This is so well written, and despite the lack of a prologue (or flashbacks) to garner sympathy for the H and h, the couple is very..." Read more

"...that come off the pages and pull you into their tale, a story that is well-written, sizzling passion, an enjoyable plot with witty and playful banter..." Read more

"...A beautiful story to start the next generation." Read more

7 customers mention "Romance"7 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in the book, with one describing it as a slow burn and another noting its sizzling passion.

"...He was so immature, though charmingly so in many respects, just not here. And as for Charlotte, what she did was almost unforgivable...." Read more

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  • Lana Birky
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Start to a New Series - I Loved It!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2021
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    I knew I would love the first book in the series - it was a continuation of all the characters I love in the original series (you don't have to read the first series, but it helps if you want to know the parents in this one) but now their children twenty years later. It was so much fun revisiting with old & meeting the new, awesome grown children & a couple of friends Cass brought with him from France. This story is based around Cassius (Cass) Cadogan, Viscount Oakley & son of Jasper Cadogan, Earl of St. Clair & his wife Harriet Stanhope Cadogan & Lady Charlotte (Lottie) Adolphus daughter of Robert Adolphus, Duke of Bedwin & his wife, Duchess Prunella Adolphus Bedwin.

    Cass & Lottie find themselves in love with one another, but they can't let it be known because it will hurt Lottie's sister. This couple is perfectly amazing as they are meant for each other & the story makes the reader turn pages to see what will happen. I loved seeing the older character from earlier books & meeting the new brothers, sisters, cousins & friends in the new generation. I cannot wait for the next book with Nic & Eliza's story & more dares from "The Hat".
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  • Cynthia L. Bogner
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice start to new series
    Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2021
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    What I liked:

    -Sweet hero
    -Vivacious, self-effacing, What-you-see-is-What-you-get heroine
    -Interesting secondary characters
    -Funny, chill (for the most part) parents
    -A soothingly simple love story. Yes, there is some angst, but not too much (at least not the main hero and heroine). This is a sweet, slow burn romance that does eventually get to some real heat. I am so glad that the H and h didn’t decide to “end” their relationship out of guilt over their friend and sister. The French brothers’ story, I fear, will be filled with angst.

    What I liked less:

    -Trying to keep all the characters straight. The family trees helped, but in the e-book, they are not visually crisp, especially the Bedwins’.

    -The fact that a friendship so strong it inspired two young adults to believe they would marry was never demonstrated. We only heard about it. Yet I took to heart the truth that such a friendship existed, so as I will explain later, the hero gets no pass from me for his behavior.

    -The kernel of affection that was supposed to have been building over the years between the H and h was also described but never demonstrated. So, despite the fact that Cassius and Charlotte made a cute couple, it came off as simply a strong physical attraction on the hero’s part, at least in the beginning. If we had been provided a prologue that showed the relationship of the two sisters and Cass before he left for France, there might have been a way to create more sympathy for the H and h.

    -The lack of real recrimination for the H and h’s behaviors. As written, I could not help but be angry with Cass and Charlotte. The only character that reacted appropriately to how Lottie was betrayed was Nic Demarteau.

    Sometimes Ms. Leech (whom I love, btw) effectively breaks the fourth wall to make excuses for her characters. She wants us to forgive them and tries to manipulate that reaction, but I’m a bitter wench when it comes to my expectations of literary heroes and heroines. It matters not that marriage contracts weren’t signed. EVERYONE from the butler to the Duke to the fly on the wall knew that Eliza and Cassius expected to marry regardless of said friends and family’s personal misgivings. The only ones that didn’t seem to know - which is the most damning black mark against Cassius - are the French brothers.

    Cassius was gone two years, all the time writing letters to Eliza that left no hint that his feelings had changed. Yet in that time, he never told his French friends he had an understanding with Eliza? Furthermore, he took lovers while Eliza was back home turning down marriage proposals from dukes and marquesses because she was staying true to him. It’s one thing to sow your wild oats when there isn’t an intended, but not when there is one you supposedly love who is waiting patiently for you. And then when he finally comes home, he avoids her. He was so immature, though charmingly so in many respects, just not here.

    And as for Charlotte, what she did was almost unforgivable. She tried to seduce Cass before she even knew he was going to break it off with Charlotte. And to make matters worse, she had never been honest with her sister about either her feelings for Cass or the fact that she thought Cass and Eliza did not suit. Then she (and her mother, to my great disappointment) steers Eliza toward the Comte even though no one knows a thing about him. I had Deja vu of Matilda (Girls Who Dare series) who was always being maltreated because of her proper ladylike behavior and agreeable nature.

    In some ways, this was not Cass and Charlotte’s story, but Eliza’s. And because of that, the actual H and h suffered in the eyes of this reader. I’m not arguing with the plot elements. An ill-advised informal betrothal plus the hero’s burgeoning interest in the younger sister and that sister’s returned affection is a GREAT plot. Furthermore, I’m not even saying that Eliza shouldn’t have eventually forgiven them, but she did so way too fast.

    Even if she was starting to have her own doubts, neither Cass nor Charlotte gave Eliza the time or opportunity or the respect of a conversation to work it out. I would have been completely happy from a plot standpoint if Eliza had not attended the wedding and had visited friends in Scotland or London instead, and I think everyone should have supported her, including her parents. It was too much to expect Eliza to get back to business as usual. But that was the theme, after all. Everyone expected Eliza to grin and bear it even whilst obliquely condemning her for being so accommodating which, by the way, was my final criticism.

    Why four stars? This is so well written, and despite the lack of a prologue (or flashbacks) to garner sympathy for the H and h, the couple is very sweet. And most readers will be enchanted with the extended family and the anticipation of their stories yet to come.
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  • AmazingJ
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful, Entertaining, Delightful & Romantic Story.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2023
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    A great start to the Daughters of the Peculiar Ladies Club.
    Lottie (Charlotte) & Cassius's characters were Absolutely Wonderful.

    Eliza & Lottie whom are sisters are excited for their childhood friend coming home from being abroad. Eliza believes Cassius is going to propose to her, & Lottie has been in love with him for years now.

    Both sisters are complete opposite, Lottie loves adventure & Eliza is the prim & proper one.

    I am looking forward to reading Eliza's story next in this series.
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  • Kindle Customer 123
    5.0 out of 5 stars I Loved It!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2021
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    I loved it! From the first page to the last Dare to be Wicked will keep your attention from the moment you begin the journey with Charlotte and Cassius until the very end! This is the first novel to the series Daring Daughters. Emma V Leech has written a heartfelt story, filled it with characters that come off the pages and pull you into their tale, a story that is well-written, sizzling passion, an enjoyable plot with witty and playful banter. With visits from characters who you found a special place in your heart from the Girls Who Dare series was very enjoyable.
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  • NavyWave62
    3.0 out of 5 stars LOVED THE SECONDARY STORY BETTER
    Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2021
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    I agree with other reviewer's stating the H and h acted more like teenager's. Not to be honest with supposedly your best friend. The h is 21 and the H older - everyone assumed when the H came back from France he would purpose to the h's sister/Eliza. Nope didn't happen because the H fell in love with the sister/Lottie and she with him.

    All the sneaking around was childish. I know the author thought if she threw in that Eliza was having doubts and was feeling an attraction to someone else all would be forgiven. Eliza felt like she was being made a fool of and was hurt.

    I didn't feel a connection to the H or Lottie at all. So when they have sex it isn't filled with passion/love but lust. Heat level 4 out of 5.

    I rated it higher than I would have because I did enjoy the secondary story with Eliza and her Frenchman.
    There story is left hanging.

    Wasn't romantic for me, no cliffhanger for the main couple and steam. (ljb)
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Stealing love
    Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2021
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    This was a good story, great characters, but a little to many for my liking, a sister betrayal to another, two brothers, who aren't quite suitable, and a young man torn between the two sisters, and an ending, that leaves room for Elizabeth story .
    Thank you♥️
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  • Maria Luisa
    3.0 out of 5 stars Romance leve
    Reviewed in Brazil on May 2, 2023
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  • Laura
    5.0 out of 5 stars And so another series starts
    Reviewed in Italy on May 27, 2021
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    As always, a lovely story... how good to find again the Peculiar Ladies and their family! It’s so intriguing watching their children grown up and at the center of new adventures
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  • Safari Plum
    5.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed it very much
    Reviewed in Australia on October 10, 2021
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    Nice first book of the second generation of peculiar ladies. Kicks off with Charlotte's (Lottie's) story, daughter of The Duke and Duchess of Bedwin.
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  • Amber
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great fun
    Reviewed in France on April 7, 2021
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    I so enjoyed the series that led up to this, the "Girls Who Dare" that I couldn't wait to read the first of their daughters' stories and wasn't disappointed. Emma V Leech creates characters with personality, the girls have spirit, the men have backbone and you know sparks are going to fly. Sit back and enjoy the read.
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  • Crystal Carr
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved loved loved it !!!
    Reviewed in India on February 19, 2021
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    This book felt like when you come home and that feeling of warmth and love envelops you - this book made me feel right back in the love of the peculiar ladies !!!

    Lady Eliza is convinced that after two years travelling, her childhood friends Cassius Cadogan will settle down with her as oer their childhood promise. Little does she realize that life often takes a different turn and she does not find that she is very attracted to Cassius !

    When two of Cassius's french friends arrive - Lady Eliza is drawn to the illegitimate brother making her questions her own feelings and when her sister seems to be drawn to Cassius - she is at a loss to understand. Lady Lottie and Lady Eliza decide to understand each other and confronts their feelings !

    Witty, romantic and with full of french surprises ( *WINK*) - this book is indeed a wonderful start to what seems to be another best seller for Ms. Leech !

    I can't wait for the next installment ! Grooannn ! April 2 is so far away !

    Romance Level: 4/5
    Steamy Level : hot kisses and detailed love making scene ** adorable*
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