The Duke's Christmas Comeuppance

♥ A Christmas house party

♥ A jilted wallflower

♥ The duke who did her wrong

♥ Schemes, scandals, and sweet, sweet vengeance

♥ Steamy Regency romance!

A holiday Regency romance featuring New York Times bestselling author Lauren Royal's "outrageously funny, loyal, compassionate, and unconventional" Chase family!

A year after Jonathan Stanhope, the Duke of Rathborne, left Lady Claire Chase at the altar, her dolt of a brother invites him to their Christmas house party. Claire is livid-until she realizes she's found the perfect opportunity for revenge...

A year after Jonathan made the biggest mistake of his life, he's reunited with his former fianc嶪 at Christmas. From the moment he enters her home of Greystone Castle, Claire does all she can to turn his holiday into a nightmare. But no matter what she throws at him, he's not giving up on her this time...

PLEASE NOTE: This book is the steamy version of "How the Duke Ruined Christmas" by Lauren Royal & Devon Royal.

A complete, standalone story-no cliffhangers!

Series: Chase Family Series: The Regency, Book 4

Style: Humorous historical romance

Length: 50,000 words (about 200 standard pages)

Bonus Material: Author's Note, preview of next book, link to giveaway

R-rated Content: Steamy love scenes!*

* If you prefer to read Sweet & Clean (kisses only) romance, look for "How the Duke Ruined Christmas" by Lauren Royal & Devon Royal.

"A captivating historical romance. Fans of Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series on Netflix will love Lauren Royal!"

-Glynnis Campbell, USA Today Bestselling Author

While The Duke's Christmas Comeuppance can be read as a stand-alone novel, many readers enjoy reading it as part of a series. All of Lauren's books feature Chase family members. Should you wish to read them in chronological order, this is the sequence:

Chase Family Series

When an Earl Meets a Girl

How to Undress a Marquess

If You Dared to Love a Laird

A Duke's Guide to Seducing His Bride

Never Doubt a Viscount

The Scandal of Lord Randal

A Gentleman's Plot to Tie the Knot

A Secret Christmas

A Chase Family Christmas

Alice Betrothed

Chase Family Series: The Regency

Tempt Me at Midnight

Tempting Juliana

The Art of Temptation

The Duke's Christmas Comeuppance

LAUREN ROYAL is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of humorous historical romance. Her "truly enchanting" novels have won many awards including Booklist's "Top 10 Romance of the Year" and earned raves from reviewers including Publishers Weekly, who calls her "an impressive talent."

All of Lauren's books are complete, stand-alone stories, and yet they are also all connected-because they all feature her beloved "outrageously funny, loyal, compassionate, and unconventional" Chase family.

Lauren writes steamy historical romance on her own and sweet/clean historical romance with her daughter, Devon Royal. She lives in Southern California with her husband, two constantly shedding cats, and a stupendous collection of fuzzy socks.