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Tessa Dare is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of fourteen historical romance novels and five novellas. Her books have won numerous accolades, including Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA® award (twice!) and the RT Book Reviews Seal of Excellence. Booklist magazine named her one of the “new stars of historical romance," and her books have been contracted for translation in more than a dozen languages.

A librarian by training and a booklover at heart, Tessa makes her home in Southern California, where she lives with her husband, their two children, and a trio of cosmic kitties. ...more

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Image: The Eiffel tower, set against a blue sky. Text reads April 2, 2022. Save the Date. Rare 22 Paris. For the obvious reasons, most in-person reader events in 2021 have been canceled or postponed, but as we look ahead to 2022, it feels relatively safe to make plans! I can’t wait to get out and see readers in person again. Virtual events have helped fill the gap, but they’re just not quite the same.

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Average rating: 3.89 · 329,681 ratings · 37,569 reviews · 45 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 35,102 ratings — published 2017 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Romancing the Duke (Castles Ever After, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 33,126 ratings — published 2014 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Week to Be Wicked (Spindle Cove, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 26,026 ratings — published 2012 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When a Scot Ties the Knot (Castles Ever After, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 23,746 ratings — published 2015 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Night to Surrender (Spindle Cove, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 21,127 ratings — published 2011 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Any Duchess Will Do (Spindle Cove, #4) 4.05 avg rating — 19,678 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Governess Game (Girl Meets Duke, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 19,666 ratings — published 2018 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Lady by Midnight (Spindle Cove, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 15,884 ratings — published 2012 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Say Yes to the Marquess (Castles Ever After, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 16,804 ratings — published 2014 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wallflower Wager (Girl Meets Duke, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 17,727 ratings — published 2019 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Tessa Dare

“Oh no. Don't smile. You'll kill me. I stop breathing when you smile.”
― Tessa Dare, A Lady of Persuasion

tags: breathing, desire, humor, love, romance, smile, tease

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“Oh no. Oh God. I couldn't possibly be so stupid."

"Don't limit yourself. You can be anything you wish.”
― Tessa Dare, A Week to Be Wicked

tags: sarcasm, teasing

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“He kissed her. Without warning, without permission. Without even deciding to do it, but simply because he couldn't have done anything else. He needed that breath she was holding. It belonged to him, and he wanted it back.”
― Tessa Dare, One Dance with a Duke

tags: historical-romance, one-dance-with-a-duke, regency, stud-club

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For our Spell-It-Out: F.I.R.S.T. Q.U.A.R.T.E.R.L.Y. Challenge, help us choose for the letter "T". - Round II.

Voted for in Round I & II, so far for "T":

◆character: tough female character
◆theme: trilogy

book titles: that start with "T"

12 votes 41.4%

author: Tessa Dare

5 votes 17.2%

character: teacher

3 votes 10.3%

character: thief

3 votes 10.3%

color: turquoise

2 votes 6.9%

theme: treasure hunt

1 vote 3.4%

theme: Technology (techno-thriller, character works in tech field, etc)

1 vote 3.4%

color: teal

1 vote 3.4%

author: Sherry Thomas

1 vote 3.4%

color: tan

0 votes 0.0%

29 total votes

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