A brooding rake. A runaway lady. A scandalous arrangement that could ruin them both?or lead to everything they never dared to dream.

Desmond Amador has built a life most men would envy?title, wealth, and power earned through royal favor after his sister's marriage to the King of Cardenas. But his rise came at a cost: betrayal by his adulterous wife and disillusionment with the court's empty glitter. Now, Desmond wears his reputation as a wicked libertine like armor, determined never to love?or trust?again.

Lady Anastasia Harden is desperate. Fleeing a cruel cousin determined to force her into marriage, she finds herself penniless, alone, and hiding among the shadows of The Red Rose, a brothel that caters to the elite. Faced with survival, Ana is offered a choice: labor in drudgery as a maid, or live in luxury as the mistress of the brooding Gypsy Lord.

When Desmond discovers the beautiful stranger scrubbing floors, he sees a tempting distraction. What begins as a scandalous arrangement soon spirals into something far more dangerous. With each stolen night, Ana chips away at the icy walls around Desmond's heart?but she harbors a secret that could destroy the fragile trust between them.

And when the truth surfaces, it brings danger that neither of them could have foreseen.

The Gypsy Lord is the fifth decadent installment in The Royals of Cardenas, a sweeping historical/fantasy romance series filled with dark passion, daring heroines, and brooding heroes who fall hardest when love is least expected.

The Rogue Prince is Book 1 in Royals of Cardenas, a historical romance series set in the fictional kingdom of Cardenas, following the lives of the royal Rothchester family.

When Desmond Amador's sister married the king of Cardenas, the son of a Gypsy dancer and a sailor became a titled lord with more wealth, land, and power than he could have ever hoped to possess. But, before long he discovered the true nature of both his adulterous wife and the gilded world of the royal court. Bitter and jaded after a public divorce, Desmond cultivates a reputation for himself as a conscienceless rake, one he wears as a badge of honor.

After the death of her father, Lady Anastasia Harden flees the only home she's ever known to escape the clutches of her despicable cousin, who plans to force her into marrying him. When her escape goes awry, she finds herself penniless and without a friend in the world. Taking shelter within The Red Rose, a brothel catering to a wealthy and titled clientele, Anastasia faces a choice between working her fingers to the bone as a maid or earning wealth and comfort as the lover a dark lord.

Upon finding the enigmatic Ana working as a maid at The Red Rose, Desmond is determined to have her, and no price is too great. With an arrangement agreed upon, he thinks to indulge in a meaningless affair, but finds himself rapidly falling under Ana's spell. As feelings of passion begin to develop into something more, he will be forced to acknowledge his growing love for her.

Anastasia does not want to keep the truth of her past from Desmond, but the revelation would tear them apart. Yet, when that truth becomes a danger to them both, she is left with no choice but to reveal it all. Faced with the possibility of losing everything, Anastasia will learn that Desmond's wild heart is not so easily captured, or tamed.