Rules for the Reckless Series by Meredith Duran -> Restarting June 5th, 2025

[Alaina]

When a wicked widow meets a sexy doctor, sparks fly in this sizzling and evocative Regency romance.

In the social whirl of Regency England, Elizabeth Chudderley is at the top of every guest list, the life of every party, and the belle of every ball. But her friends and admirers would be stunned to know the truth: that the merriest widow in London is also the loneliest. Behind the gaiety and smiles lies a secret longing—for something, or someone, to whisk her away.

Raised in scandal, Lord Michael de Grey is convinced that love is a losing gamble—and seduction the only game worth playing. But when duty threatens to trump everything he desires, the only way out is marriage to a woman of his brother’s choosing. Elizabeth Chudderley is delightful, delicious—and distressingly attractive. With such a captivating opponent, Michael isn’t quite sure who is winning the game. How can such passionate players negotiate a marriage of necessity—when their hearts have needs of their own?

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 1-3 (view spoiler)[ Not sure about this so far. I mean he seems mean with the whole kidnapping thing but at the same time caring and concerned about her being hurt. Hopefully they catch up with the cousin and figure out why he is lying to people and conning them. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 4-6 (view spoiler)[Im glad that she is starting to trust her a little more. It’s very clear that it’s the cousin at this point and I don’t understand why or how he doesn’t see that, like there are so many signs. Also I like her character and how she stood up for the boy. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 7-9 (view spoiler)[Not sure about this so far. I mean he seems mean but at the same time caring. Hopefully they catch up with the cousin and figure out why he is lying to people and conning them. (hide spoiler)]

Finished (view spoiler)[Well I was wrong about the cousin but he was lying to her and left her there, so I can understand why she felt the way she did and didn’t want to be with him. I’m glad that he went after her eventually and told her he loves her. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

25% (view spoiler)[This book is SO boring! I am falling asleep listening to it. It’s that bad. I should probably DNF it but I feel like the next one in the series will be better. I wish my audiobook would go past 3x speed. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

47% (view spoiler)[Okay, well that’s good that he had so much faith in her to help save both the baby and persons life. Still don’t like this book though. The whole friendship aspect is really awful. And this whole false identity thing is terrible. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

75% (view spoiler)[Okay, this is boring me. I’m glad that she knows who he really is, but the whole him helping her get married is just taking this book too far. I really don’t like either of these characters or this plot. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Finished (view spoiler)[I am so happy to be done with this book! I didn’t care at all about it or how it ended. I didn’t care that he asked her to marry him or anything that happened after that. I feel like I wasted 6 hours listening to a terrible audiobook. (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

Ok after reading your thoughts, I think I won't reread the first book. I gave it 2 stars when I originally read it in 2015 so I'll just jump right in with the second book which I haven't read yet.

[Ashlyn]

Yes! Skip it and go straight to book 2.

[Melanie]

Will be starting book 2 in the next few days.

[Ashlyn]

Will continue this series soon

[Ashlyn]

Updating this now since I’ll be on vacation the next few weeks.

[Ashlyn]

I think this is the one I started

[Ashlyn]

27% (view spoiler)[I kind of forgot what I was reading 🫣 It’s not very interesting and I heard this was the best one by this author. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

55% (view spoiler)[I still don’t really understand this book. It seems like he is trying to be aggressive towards her to teach her a lesson but she likes it. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

83 (view spoiler)[I feel like so much happened with him finding her in his room and then saving her from the jail and everything else. Finally getting good. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Finished (view spoiler)[I actually wasn’t expecting it to be his wife the entire time that was after her, but it makes complete sense. Glad that she was able to save the kids from having a bad fate, but get justice in the end. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Will continue this soon

[Ashlyn]

Will continue this series soon

[Ashlyn]

I’ll get back to this soon

[Ashlyn]

Will continue

[Ashlyn]

Continuing soon

[Ashlyn]

I’ll read this soon

[Melanie]

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RESTARTING JUNE 5TH, 2025

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[Melanie]

I'll start this one later this month.