The Wicked Wyckerly
by Patricia Rice

When he becomes seventh Earl of Danecroft, rakish John Fitzhugh Wyckerly also inherits a crumbling estate and massive debts. Determined to do right, he reclaims his illegitimate daughter Penelope and heads to London in search of a very rich wife.

Abigail Merriweather’s farm has been quiet since she lost custody of her four young half-siblings—until a roguish gentleman named Fitz stops for a rest, his rebellious daughter in tow. His etiquette is questionable, his parenting deplorable—so why does Abby delight in his flirtations? And when she seeks a suitor to help her regain the children, why does Fitz keep popping up?

Patricia Rice's Bio

With several million books in print and New York Times and USA Today's bestseller lists under her belt, former CPA, Patricia Rice, is one of romance's hottest authors. Her emotionally-charged contemporary and historical romance novels have won numerous awards, including the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice and Lifetime Achievement Awards, as well as the Bookrak Bestselling Paperback award. Her books have also been honored as Romance Writers of America RITA finalists in the historical, regency and contemporary categories.

Ms. Rice's next two contemporaries will feature characters who were first introduced in Impossible Dreams (Almost Perfect, McCloud's Woman - Ballantine Ivy). Her next historical returns the reader to the bewitching milieu of magic (Must Be Magic - Signet).

A firm believer in happily-ever-after, Patricia Rice is married to her high school sweetheart and has two children. Born in New York and raised in Kentucky, she resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, and now does accounting only for herself. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, the Authors Guild, and Novelists, Inc., as well as numerous professional accounting organizations and local charities.