When the Earl of Rancliffe suffers humiliation at the hands of a mysterious woman, he vows revenge.

However, his anger soon becomes obsession, as she leads him into ever more dangerous games.

As wicked as she is beautiful, his nemesis has no intention of revealing her true identity, nor of entangling her heart.

But in a world of vice and dark desire, what does she secretly yearn for?

If you love gallant heroes, delicious villains, brave heroines, and sizzling encounters, you'll love Emmanuelle de Maupassant's 'Dangerous Desire' trilogy of Victorian dark historical romance.

Prepare to devour a world of danger, dark temptation, and desire!

The complete trilogy edition comprises all three titles from this deliciously gothic historical romance series, combining mystery and adventure with dark romance:

Forbidden Desire

Forbidden Temptation

Forbidden Seduction

The trilogy contains the following tropes, themes and settings:

Hidden identity

Heroine in disguise

Enemies to lovers

Forced Proximity

Unwilling bride

Kidnap

Power play

Revenge

Imprisonment in an Italian castle

A murderer at large on a transatlantic ocean liner

A decadent gentleman's club in London

Heat level : open door bedroom scenes with extremely high heat