In the Thrill of the Night (The Merry Widows)

Fans of the historical romances of Sabrina Jeffries, Loretta Chase, and Jo Beverly will enjoy this sexy, award-winning romance by New York Times bestselling author Candice Hern. 
 
Meet the Merry Widows – a group of respectable ladies with a secret pact that is anything but respectable!  The five friends who act as patronesses of charity balls are assured of money and position.  None are interested in marrying again.  But they have no intention of forsaking physical passion for the rest of their lives.  Instead, they make a daring pact to seek out lovers for the pure pleasure of it.
 
Marianne Nesbitt adored her late husband, David, but the racy reminiscences of the Merry Widows make her wonder if she missed something special.  Might she find it now through a love affair?  Uncertain how to go about it, she asks Adam Cazenove, an old friend and notorious rake, to tutor her in the arts of seduction.
 
The brazen request turns Adam's world upside down.  He never imagined his best friend's very proper and exceedingly attractive widow would seek out a lover.  If not for his recent betrothal to a young beauty, he would jump at the chance to warm Marianne's bed.  Since he cannot bear the thought of another man doing so, he foils her every attempt at seduction.
 
Until one night of unintended passion changes everything.
 
"Hern gracefully crafts a tale of friendship and romance between two beautifully matched protagonists that is delectably sexy, delightfully clever, and simply superb." – Booklist
 
"Funny, fresh, and outrageously original, this lively, Regency-set historical hooks readers from the start and sweeps them right on to the satisfying conclusion." – Library Journal (starred review)