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    A Bit of Rough
    A Bit of Rough
    A Bit of Rough
    Audiobook5 hours

    A Bit of Rough

    Written by Jackie Barbosa

    Narrated by Jessica Jeffries

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    Lucas Delgado Guerrero’s skin is too brown and his accent too foreign for him to feel truly at home in England. Returning to Mexico, which he scarcely remembers, however, is hardly a choice. So he remains in London, publishing an illegal newspaper devoted to reformist and revolutionary causes. One of his most popular writers is the intriguing and mysterious Polly Dicax, who delivers sharp, witty screeds by messenger every week.

    At twenty-five, Lady Honora Pearce is too busy writing seditious treatises to pay much attention to men. Especially when marrying would mean giving up the very rights she argues for in her fierce diatribes. She is, however, intrigued by the editorials written by one of her publishers. Here, at least, is a man with worthy ideas and ideals. Not that she ever expects to meet him, since both their identities must remain secret. But everything changes when circumstances force her to deliver her weekly column herself and, on the heels of her arrival at the printer’s shop, the police raid the premises.

    To protect the shopkeeper and themselves, Honora and Lucas must hide together in a small chamber. They shouldn’t have to kiss, but somehow, they do. And when Honora finds she can’t stay away, Lucas discovers he can’t refuse her, even if he can never be more than her bit of rough.

    Editor's Note

    Passionate History...

    Class, politics, and romance collide in Barbosa’s historical romance “A Bit of Rough.” The hero is a Mexican living in Regency-era London. He publishes a seditious newspaper with articles penned by an aristocrat using a pseudonym. Barbosa’s deeply-researched and passionate writing imbues every page of this book with heart and emotion.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBryant Street Publishing
    Release dateJan 11, 2022
    ISBN9781094437194
    Author

    Jackie Barbosa

    Jackie Barbosa always wanted to be a writer, but she took a few detours on the road to publication, including a stint in academia (she holds an MA in classics from the University of Chicago and was a Mellon Fellowship recipient) and many years as a technical writer/instructional designer for a data processing company. She still holds her day job in instructional design, but her true passion is writing steamy romances-both historical and contemporary. Her short stories and novellas have been published by Cobblestone Press, Kensington Books and now Harlequin Books. Jackie learned to believe in love at first sight when she met the man of her dreams over twenty years ago and to believe in happily-ever-after when she married him. She lives in Southern California with her husband, their three children and an ever-changing menagerie of pets.

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    • 4/5
      I enjoyed the story and the narrator was tolerable. I really liked the Lady Honora character, as she is feisty, and goes against the social norms of those times. I love the honesty between the characters.
    • 5/5
      History, politics, heat. Wonderful hero. Great story and nice to connect to the other family members of the founding series. Keep piling on the history and extended family.
    • 3/5
      This is a lovely story, but the robotic narration kills the mood.